Artificial Intelligence Lesson 2 Artificial Intelligence

Before you start

1. What science fiction films have you seen that are about intelligent robots or robots that look like humans? 2. How did the robots behave towards humans?

write music, give us the news, 3. Which of these things can robots and computers do now? work in factories, play football, control cars and Planes, beat us at chess, write music, give us the news, speak to us, have feelings, have a real conversation with us work in factories play football control cars and Planes beat us at chess give us the news speak to us

What are robots doing? The two robots are nursing the patients.

Robot can replace human to do many jobs Robot can replace human to do many jobs. They will not feel tired or make mistakes.

What are they doing? Robots are beating drums. The woman dressed in red is hosting a program.

Who will win the game?

One day robot really can have a real conversation with us.

Listen to learn

Listen to the interview with Ananova and answer the questions. 1. Where can you see and hear her? what does she do? On the Internet. She presents the news 24 hours a day.

2. Does Ananova really exist? Can she really talk? No. She can’t really talk. 3. Why are there no photos of her as a child? Because she isn’t human and she was created in 1999. She’s 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? She’ll be adding more languages and giving personal news directly to mobile phones.

Read these words together in other words, is that clear? What I don’t quite understand, to put it another way, what I mean is, what that means, so does that mean, could you explain how, what I’m trying to say, what I’m getting at, that’s a programme which, I mean Listen to the interview again. Complete the Function File with these expressions.

And tonight she’s in the studio for an interview with us, well, (1) _____________, she’s here on screen, of course, because she’s not real, she’s a virtual character-just an image. (2) ____________ It’s not a real interview. what I mean is Is that clear?

(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. What I’m trying to say Could you explain how To put it another way

(6) _____________, I have no childhood. (7) ___________________________ is how you are so quick. (8) _________________ is how you gather the news so quickly. In other words What I don’t quite understand What I’m getting at

(9) I also have a “Web Spider”- _____________________ searches the Internet… (10). _________________they tell you whether to or smile or read in a serious voice? that’s a program which So does that mean

So what next? (11) ______ what are the plans for Ananova? (12). _______________ is I will deliver the latest stories that you’re interested in wherever you are. I mean What that means

Futurologists, give your own ideas! People use a robot to act as guard dog, are you curious? Now turn to page 103, read information about the robot. Could you add your own information so that the robot dog becomes more perfect?

Spoken English corner Explain your robot to your partner using expressions from the Function File. Ask questions about your partner’s robot.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey was first shown in ____. 2. Some people’s reaction was to walk out of ___________. 3. Many people found it ___________ _________. 1968 the premiere strange and confusing

4. 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 ________. four million years ago an advanced alien civilization the moon

7. The third part of film is about a journey to _____________. 8. Only the intelligent computer HAL knows the ________. another planet real plan

1. How many astronauts are there on the ship 1. 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 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 stop 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.

Homework Finish Exercises 7-8.