1. lesson 2
Artificial Intelligence

2. Warm up
What science fiction films have you seen that are about intelligent robots or robots that look like human?
How did the robots behave towards humans?
Which of these things can robots and computers do now?

3. write music, give us the news,
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

4. intelligent robots

7. David

8. Listen to learn

9. 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.

10. 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 She’s never been a child.

11. 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.

12. 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 a programme which, I mean
Listen to the interview again. Complete the Function File with these expressions.

13. (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 now?
To put it another way

14. (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

15. (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

16. 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

17. Voice your opinion
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 become more perfect?

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

19. 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
confusing
strange and

20. 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

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

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.