1. Artificial Intelligence
Unit 20 Lesson 2 Period 1

2. Objectives : In this class, you will be able to:
● Use the listening strategies to listen to and
understand some information of a robot.
● Use the functional expressions to
explain a robot to your partners.

3. Warm-up What else can robots do ? ★ Travel to the moon
★ Play football, chess
★ Control machines (cars)
★ Work in factories
★ Write music
★ Give us the news
★ Work underwater
★ Travel to the moon
★ Speak to us
★ “Think”
Warm-up

4. Artificial Intelligence We know a science whose main feature
is to teach a robot to “think”, what’s the
science?
Artificial
Intelligence

5. Intelligence Quotient
Artificial hill
IQ:
Intelligence Quotient
人工智能

6. virtual characters Are the leading roles human beings?
What category do the falling films belong to / fall into? Sci-fi, action movie, or fantasy?
Are the leading roles human beings?
Robots that look like human beings.
virtual characters

7. Pre-listening
Ananova falls into the category of being a virtual character. She can do nothing autonomous, so when we interview her, we should send the questions to her programmer in advance, and her programmer will send the answers to her.
Not controlled by others
Ahead of time
One who writes computer programs

8. First Listening 1.Where can you see and hear her? What does she do?
In the real life. She presents news 24 hours every day.
On the radio. She presents songs 24 hours every day.
On the internet. She presents news 24 hours every day.
2.Can she really talk ? Is it a real interview?
Yes, Yes B. No, No C. Yes. No D. No. Yes
3. When was she be created ?
in B. in C D.1998

9. Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.
Second Listening
Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.
Task I: Listen to Part 1 and fill in the blanks.
Ananova presents the news ______ hours a day
on Ananova. com. And tonight she is here on
screen for an interview with us. She falls into the
category of being a ______ character not
real. So it’s not a real interview ,we have
to send the questions to her programmers
____ _________. 24
virtual
in advance

10. Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.
Task II: Listen to Part 2 and answer the question.
What are the good points of Ananova ?
She can read ______ ___ different stories to
millions of different people __ __ ____ ____
and on demand. She also let people choose
what they ___ _________ ____.
millions of
at the same time
are interested in

11. Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.
Task III: Listen to Part 3 and answer the questions.
How does she find new stories?
A team of over ___ experts works ___ hours
a day to prepare all the _____ stories. She
also has a “Web Spider” – that’s a program
which _________ the internet constantly
_____ ____ new stories around the world. 24
100
latest
searches
looking for
2. To Ananova, What’s the only drawback of
being a computer ?
She has no _______ of her own.
feelings

12. Listen to the interview with Ananova and finish the following tasks.
Task IV: Listen to Part 4 and fill in the blank.
The next step is for me to________ the latest stories that you are interested in directly to your mobile phones.
deliver

13. Clarifying and asking questions
Focus on the expressions
Clarifying and asking questions
What I mean is…
What that means is…
I mean…
What I'm trying to say is …
What I’m getting at is…
In other words,
To put it another way,
That’s a programme which…
Is that clear?
So does
that mean…
Could you explain
how…
What I don’t quite
understand is…

14. Third Listening
建议: 在第三次听之前教师可先用2-3分钟引导学生预测这三空所需功能句,这有利
于提高学生实际运用这些功能句的能力, 从而为后面的活动做更充分的准备.
Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the 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. (3) ________________ Is that we sent the questions to her programmers in advance.
What I mean is
Is that clear?
What I’m trying to say

15. (4) _________________ your creators decided what you should look like?
Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions.
(4) _________________ your creators
decided what you should look like?
(5) _______________, they only receive
what they want to know.
(6) ____________, I have no childhood,
(7) ________________________ is how you
are so quick.
(8) ____________ is how you gather the
news so quickly.
Could you explain how
To put it another way
In other words
What I don’t quite understand
What I’m getting at

16. Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions.
I also have a “web spider”- (9) _____________________ searches the internet…
(10) ________________ They tell you whether to smile or read in a serous voice?
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.
That’s a program which
So does that mean
I mean
What that means

17. Post listening ------ Pair work
Tom and Jerry are two robot fans, recently they
have just finished their new creations--- a robot guard dog and a robot friend. And they couldn’t wait any longer to show each other their creations. Now, work in pairs to complete the following two conversations between them, trying to use the functional sentences as many as possible. Attention: some samples are given. VS

18. Tom’s robot guard dog 1. A quite small metal dog
Pair work
1. A quite small metal dog
(80cm high, weigh 25 kilos)
2. Moves fast on flat surface, even goes upstairs
(40 k/ph, ten small wheels on the bottom, spring like a kangaroo)
3. Useful for guarding the house
(can recognize owner’s and friends’ voice; can make a loud bark to frighten thieves / burglars, even use two metal claws to “bite” them; cheaper than a real guard dog without being fed)
4. Calls for help in case of danger, rescue a child from
many dangerous situations (directly phone the police)
5. Is it intelligent?
(Not really, relies on programming but cute than a real guard dog) 跳跃

19. Sample I: T: My robot guard dog is quite a “small”
metal dog, which can move fast on flat surface and even go upstairs.
J: Really, how small? And What I don’t quite understand is how it can move fast on flat surface and even go upstairs ?
T: Well, I mean it is only 80cm high, and just weighs 25 kilos, but can move 40 k/ph by its ten small wheels on the bottom and spring like a kangaroo to go upstairs.
J: Cool, please go ahead.
T: Well, it can / is …

20. Jerry’s robot friend Pair work 1. Three sizes to choose from
(basket ball player, normal, child size)
2. Recognizes its owner’s feelings
(use cameras to see facial expressions and body language)
3. Talks to people about anything; tells jokes to cheer you up;
shares happy time with you; is also a good listener.
(talks about sports, music, films, and so on in ten languages;
has 1,000 jokes programmed; enjoys films, sports, games,
etc. together with you ; listens to your worries and gives
good advice you want. )
4. Does small domestic chores
(make your bed, fold your clothes, take our the trash, walk and feed your dog)
5. Is it intelligent ?
(probably more intelligent than us)

21. Sample II: J: Hey, you know, My robot friend has 3 sizes
to choose from.
T: Wow, fantastic. But could you explain what
are the 3 sizes ?
J: Well, the robot has basketball player,
normal and child sizes, all of which can
recognize its owner’s feelings.
T: Really, but What I don’t quite understand is
how can it manage to do so?
J: See, it uses cameras to see facial
expressions and body language of its
owner. Is that clear?
T: Yeah, and…

22. class, then write them down on your exercise books.
Assignment:
Polish the two conversations made in
class, then write them down on your
exercise books.

23. Thanks