1、lesson 2 Artificial Intelligence1.What science fiction films have you seen that are about intelligent robots or robots that look like human?2.How did the robots behave towards humans?3.Which of these things can robots and computers do now?Warm up work in factories,play football,control cars and Plan
2、es,beat us at chess,write music,give us the news,speak to us,have feelings,have a real conversation with us intelligent robotsDavid Listen to learn1.Where can you see and hear her?what does she do?On the Internet.She presents the news 24 hours a day.Listen to the interview with Ananova and answer th
3、e questions2.Does Ananova really exist?can she really talk?No.she cant really talk.3.Why are there no photos of her as a child?Because she isnt human and she was created in 1999.Shes never been a child.4.How does she find news stories?She has her own search engine.5.What are her plans for the future
4、?Shell be adding more languages and giving personal news directly to mobile phones.Read these words togetherin other words,is that clear?What I dont quite understand,to put it another way,What I mean is,what that means,so does that mean,could you explain how,What Im trying to say,what Im getting at,
5、that a programme which,I meanListen to the interview again.Complete the Function File with these expressions.(3)_ is that we sent the questions to her programmers in advance.(4)._ your creators decided what you should look like?(5)._,they only receive what they want to know.Could you explain now?To
6、put it another wayWhat Im trying to say(6)_,I have no childhood.(7)_ is how you are so quick.(8)_ is how you gather the news so quickly.In other wordsWhat I dont quite understandWhat Im getting at(9).I also have a“Web Spider”-_ searches the Internet(10)._they tell you whether to or smile or read in
7、a serious voice?thats a program whichSo does that mean So what next?(11)._ what are the plans for Ananova?(12)._ is I will deliver the latest stories that youre interested in wherever you are.I meanWhat that means People use a robot to act as guard dog,are you curious?Now turn to page 103,read infor
8、mation about the robot.Could you add your own information so that the robot dog become more perfect?Voice your opinionExplain your robot to your partner using expressions from the Function File.Ask questions about your partners robot.1.2001:A Space Odyssey was first shown in _.2.Some peoples reactio
9、n was to walk out of _.3.Many people found it _ _.1968the premierestrange andconfusing4.The first scene is set on Earth _.5.Some cavemen find a black block,a machine sent by _ _.6.The next part of the film is set on _.the moonan advancedalien civilizationfour million years ago7.The third part of fil
10、m is about a journey to _.8.Only the intelligent computer HAL knows the _.another planetreal plan1.How many astronauts are there on the ship?How many are in“hibernation”?Five on the ship,three in hibernation.2.Why do Frank and Dave talk about turning HAL off?The 9000 computer on Earth says that HAL
11、has made a mistake and they begin to get worried.3.Why does HAL start killing the astronauts?HAL knows the real mission of the Discovery and he must do everything he can to top the men disconnecting him.4.Why does HAL refuse to let Dave back into the spaceship?Because Dave will disconnect him.5.What feelings does HAL have when he is being turned off?He is afraid.6.Why does HAL sing a song before he“dies”?Because he has gone back to his original state.
