2019新人教高中英語選擇性必修四Unit1ScienceFiction--Usinglanguage公開課學案1.VoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAI學案設計學習目標1.Tomakepredictionsbasedongivenpicturesandwords.2.TovoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAIbasedonyourknowledge.3.Toorganisewordsbyusingcorrectdiscoursemarkers.4.Toreflectfutureonthedevelopmentofscienceandthefateofmankind.PartⅠLookatthepicturesanddiscussthequestionsinpairs1.Whatjobsaretheserobotsdoing?_________________________________________________________________2.Whataretheprosandconsofrobotsdoingthesejobs?_________________________________________________________________PartⅡWatchavideo《機器人公民索菲亞》—HansonRobotics’mostadvancedhumanrobotandanswersomequestions1.Whatimpressedyoumostinthevideo?_________________________________________________________________2.WhatkindsofrobotsorAIdevelopmentsdoyouhopefor?_________________________________________________________________PartⅢListeningActivity1Listentoaninterviewandputthesestatementsinthecorrectorder.1Thehostintroducestheguest,asci-fiexpert.

Theexperthasrobotsinhishome.

Asrobotsbecomemoreintelligent,theymayalsobecomemoredangerous.

ThehostmentionsAsimov’sThreeLawsofRobotics.

Theexpertsaysrobotswillhaveoccupationssuchasteachingandnursing.

Thelinebetweenhumansandrobotswillbemoreblurredinthefuture.

Thehostasksaboutbenefitsandproblems.

Thehostasksiftherearerobotsintheexpert’shome.

Insci-fistories,robotsoftenbecomesuperiorandtakeover.

Activity2Listentotheinterviewagainandwritedownthediscoursemarkersthatyouhear.Makeanoteofhoweachdiscoursemarkerisusedintheinterview.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartner.Thediscoursemarkers:______________________________________PartⅣSpeakingActivity1Thinkandanswerthesequestions.1.Whatdoyouknowaboutrobottechnology?Whatcanrobotsdo?_________________________________________________________________2.WhatbenefitsdoyouthinkrobotsorAIwillbring?Doyouthinktheywillcauseproblemsaswell?_________________________________________________________________Activity2Brainstorming.1.Whatis“ThreeLawsofRobotics”?_________________________________________________________________2.DoyouknowanythingaboutIsaacAsimovandhisfamousThreeLawsofRobotics?Whatdoyouthinkoftheselaws?_________________________________________________________________Activity3Ingroups,discusswhattheexpertthinksofthequestionsandexchangeyourownviews.Youmayusethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou.PartⅤHomework假如你是李華,你的好朋友John發來電子郵件詢問你公司最新研制的家用機器人的相關情況,請根據下面提示,給他回復一封電子郵件。(1)可以在固定的時間做飯,做飯時間可以根據個人需要進行調整;(2)可以陪老人聊天、下國際象棋、鍛煉身體等;(3)能及時處理緊急情況,例如:在老人突然病倒時及時撥打急救電話等。注意:(1)詞數80左右;(2)可以適當增加細節,以使行文連貫;(3)電子郵件的開頭和結尾已為你寫好,不計入總詞數。DearJohn,I’mgladthatyou’reinterestedintherobotdevelopedbyourcompany.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearliestreply.Yours,LiHua參考答案:PartⅠLookatthepicturesanddiscussthequestionsinpairs1.Servingfood,playingthepiano,doingexperiments,playingtheinstrumentsandplayingfootball.2.(1)Pros:Maybecheaperandfaster;Cons:Communicationdifficulty;Nohumantouch.(2)Pros:Therobotcanplayanythingperfectly;Cons:Nocreativityoremotioninvolved.(3)Pros:Simple,repetitivetasksaredoneathigherspeedmorecheaplyandaccurately;Cons:Humansendupoutofwork;Noaddedskillorcreativity.(4)Pros:Morelivemusicwillbeavailablemorecheaply;Playlistswillbelimitless;Cons:Itreallyisn’tlivemusic;Itismorelikelisteningtoarecord,withoutanyoftheexcitementandemotionofwatchinghumansperform.(5)Pros:PromotelearningandenjoymentofAIandroboticstoawideraudience;Cons:Therobotplayersdon’tevenknowtheyareinacontestandhavenodesiretowin,sothereisnoemotionalcontenttothematch;Nophysicalskillortalentisinvolvedeither.PartⅡWatchavideo《機器人公民索菲亞》——HansonRobotics’mostadvancedhumanrobotandanswersomequestions1.Therobotissohuman.Shecancommunicatewiththehostwithoutanybarrier,andshecanevenimitatehumanfeelings.Itisamazing!2.IhopeforaneducatingrobotbecauseIcanaskanyquestionswhenIhavetroubleinlearning.PartⅢListeningActivity1194527386Activity2justnow,so,well,however,aboveallPartⅣSpeakingActivity11.Robottechnologyhasitsconsandpros.Itcanbringgreatconveniencetohumanbeingstogetherwithsomescientificormoralproblems.Arobotisamachinethatcandoataskaccordingtocomputerprogrammesorthroughtheuseofsomekindofcontrols.2.Themainbenefitsarethattheycandosomekindsofworkmorequickly,better,andcheaperthanhumans,andthattheycantaketheplaceofhumanswhennohumansareavailableorwhenhumanscannotdothework.Theycancauseproblems,however.First,whathappensiftheynolongerservepeopleorstopfollowingorders?Second,thereisthepossibilitythatatsomepointwewillhavedifficultydeterminingwhatconstitutesalivingbeingandwhatconstitutesamachine.Activity21.Law1,arobotmaynotinjureahumanbeing,or,throughinaction,allowahumanbeingtocometoharm;Law2,arobotmustobeytheordersgivenitbyhumanbeingsexceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththefirstlaw;Law3,arobotmustprotectitsownexistenceaslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththefirstorsecondlaw.2.Yes,Ido.IsaacAsimovintroducedthemintomostofhissciencefictionwritingstoshowthatrobotscouldbepreventedfromharmingusorourworld.Theyarenotactualscientificlaws,butratherguidelinesfortheirhumanprogrammerstofollowtokeepourworldsafe.Atfirstglance,therulesseemlogicalandreasonable,buttheyalsoseemoutdated.Activity3A:Oh,bytheway,Isawaprogrammeaboutrobotdoctorslastnight.Itwasveryinteresting.Doyouthinkrobotswilldomoreoftheseimportantjobsinthefuture?B:Certainly.Theywillprobablydomostofourlabourforus.C:Maybe,butthat’sbesidethepoint.Inmyopinion,robotsaredangerous!Theyaremuchstrongerthanweareandmaybesuperiortousinthefuture.A:Ithinkweoughttomoveontothetopicofrobottechnology.Iknowtheideaofithasbeenaroundforever.TheancientGreeksandChinesebothmadecleverdevicesthatweren’tmuchdifferentthansomeoftherobotswehavetoday.B:Yes,butthemodernideaofintelligentrobotsthatlooklikehumansisonlyabout100yearsold.C:Ithinkwehadbettermoveontowhatrobotscando.Let’ssee...therearesimplerepetitivetaskslikefactoryworkandhousework.A:Yes,andIthinktherewillbemorecomplexjobsinthefuturelikeinhealthcare,education,orentertainment.C:Oh,thereissomethingelseImeanttoaskyou—doesanyoneknowwhoevencameupwiththeword“robot”?B:Wasn’titIsaacAsimov?Hewasthatscientistwhowrotealotofsciencefictionstories.A:No...theword“robot”wascoinedmuchearlier,Ithink.C:Butthat’sbesidethepoint.IthinkweoughttomoveontothebenefitsanddangersofAItohumansandoursociety...A:Oh,InearlyforgotwhyAsimov’swritingwassoimportant—hecreatedtheThreeLawsofRobotics.Law1,arobotmaynotinjureahumanbeing,or,throughinaction,allowahumanbeingtocometoharm;Law2,arobotmustobeytheordersgivenitbyhumanbeingsexceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththefirstlaw;andLaw3,arobotmustprotectitsownexistenceaslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththefirstorsecondlaw!B:Butthisiswheretherealdangerlies.Thoselawsarenotreallaws—theyareguidelinesthathopefullyhumansrememberwhentheyprogrammetherobots.Howcanwetrustoursafetyiftherobotsareprogrammedbypeoplewhodon’tkeepthoserules?C:...PartⅤHomeworkDearJohn,

I’mgladthatyou’reinterestedintherobotdevelopedbyourcompany.

Therobotissoadvancedthatitcancookmealsatafixedtime,whichcanbeadjustedaccordingtoindividualneeds.Inaddition,itcanalsoaccompanytheelderlyinhavingachat,playingchessanddoingexercise.Moreover,itcandealwithemergencies.Forexample,ifanoldmanfallsillsuddenlytherobotwillcalldoctorsforhelp.Allinall,AIischangingtheworldaswellasourlife.Lookingforwardtoyourearliestreply.

Yours,LiHua

Writeasci-fishortstory學案設計學習目標:1.ToknowthestoryofTheTimeMachinewrittenbyH.G.Wells.2.Toanalysethestructureandrhetoricaldevicesofasci-fistory.3.Tosharedifferentideasofwhatmighthappennextinthestory.4.Towriteastoryaboutatimemachine.PartⅠBeforereading:lead-inWriteyourownstoryaboutatimemachineyouwillinvent.PartⅡWhilereadingActivity1Readandsummarisethestructure.1.ReadthestoryofTheTimeMachinewrittenbyH.G.Wellsandanswerthefollowingquestions.①Whatdidthetimemachinelooklike?HowdidtheTimeTravelleroperatethemachine?(P1)_________________________________________________________________②WhathappenedwhentheTimeTravellerfirstpusheditforwards?(P1)_________________________________________________________________③WhathappenedwhentheTimeTravellerpusheditforwardsthesecondtime?(P2)_________________________________________________________________④Whatdiditfeellikeduringtimetravelling?(P3)_________________________________________________________________⑤WhathappenedwhentheTimeTravellerpusheditbackwards?(P4)_________________________________________________________________2.Accordingtothequestionsabove,canyousummarisehowtowriteastoryofatimemachine?_________________________________________________________________Activity2Readandidentifythelanguagefeatures.Tips:rhetoricaldevices——metaphor,simile,overstatement,etc.①What’s“my”feelingwhen“Idrewabreath”?(P2L1)_________________________________________________________________②What’sthemeaningof“shemovedlikearocket”?(P2L3)_________________________________________________________________③CanyoufindoutothersimilarexpressionsinP3?_________________________________________________________________④Canyousaysomethinglikethat?_________________________________________________________________Moreexpressionsaboutrhetoricaldevices:①明喻SimileHedroveasifpossessedbythedevil.他著魔似的駕車狂奔。②隱喻/暗喻MetaphorHehasaheartofstone.他鐵石心腸。③擬人PersonificationNecessityisthemotherofinvention.需求乃是發明之母。(將需求比擬成母親)④夸張OverstatementTheoldmanlivedayearinaminute.老人度日如年。⑤雙關PunSevendayswithoutwatermakesoneweak.七天不進水,人就會虛弱。Activity3Discussandshareyourideas.Discussyourtimetravelplanwithyourpartners.Thentrytotellthemwhatitislike.Requirements:Wewillbedividedinto4groups.①GroupA—外形組②GroupO—操作組③GroupE—經歷組④GroupF—感受組Let’sseewhosetimetravelplanimpressesthemost.Activity4Writeastoryofatimemachine.①Hereismytimemachine

__________②WhenIgettotherighttimeintherightplace,I_______________________③Itfeelsasif____________________________Activity5Evaluate.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.1.Doesthewriteruse4aspectscorrectly?2.Doesthewriteruseproperrhetoricaldevices?3.Doesthewriterusecommasandstopscorrectly?4.Isthehandwritingeasytoread?PartⅢSummaryLet’srevisewhatwehavelearnttoday:1.The4aspectstowriteastoryofatimemachine.2.Someusefulrhetoricaldevices:(1)Simile(2)Metaphor(3)Overstatement3.Stimulateourimaginationbywritingourownsci-fi.參考答案:PartⅠBeforereading:lead-inItisatimemachinewithwhichwecantravelthroughtime.Iwanttogotothefuturetoseewhatwillhappentome.Iwanttoleavemyselfamessagetomakemylifeeasierthanitissupposedtobe.PartⅡWhilereadingActivity11.①Therewasaleveronthemainpanel.Therewasalsoaseat.Hepushedtheleverforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.—appearance+operation②Hesawhislaboratoryexactlyasbefore.Hethoughthismindhadtrickedhim.Thenhesawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!—experience③Hisniecemovedlikearocket.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.—experience④It’shardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.ItfeltliketheTimeTravellerwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.—feeling⑤Ifhestoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,theywouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb