Lesson2ArtificialIntelligence.docx

Lesson 2 Artificial Intelligence 1. Listen for general idea.Choose the best answer.1. Where can you see and hear her? What does she do?A. In the real life. She presents news 24 hours every day.B. On the radio. She presents songs 24 hours every day. C. On the internet. She presents news 24 hours every day.2. Can she really talk ? Is it a real interview?A. Yes, Yes B. No, No C. Yes. No D. No. Yes3. When was she be created ?A. in 1999 B. in 1989 C.1909 D.1998II. Listen for detailed information and pay attention to the angles from which Ananova is interviewed.Task I: Listen to Part 1(Introduction) 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 its not a real interview ,we have to send the questions to her programmers _ _.Task II: Listen to Part 2 and answer the question.What is the function of Ananova ?She can read _ _ different stories to millions of different people _ _ _ _and on demand. She also let people choose what they _ _ _.Task III: Listen to Part3 and answer the questions.1. How does she find new stories? (work principle) A. She has her own search engine.B. She can do it autonomously.C. There are few experts working. 2. To Ananova, whats the only drawback of being a computer ?Task IV: Listen to Part 4 and answer the question.What is asked in this part?III. Listen for speaking Focus on the expressionsClarifying and asking questionsListen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions.And tonight shes in the studio for an interview with us, well, (1)_shes here on screen, of course, because shes not real, shes a virtual character-just an image. (2) _Its not a real interview. (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. (6) _, I have no childhood, (7) _ is how you are so quick. (8) _ is how you gather the news so quickly. 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 youre interested in wherever you are.IV. Speaking: make an interview with Baymax.l a virtual character from the movie Big Hero 6. l Tadashi created him, to put it another way, Tadashi is his creator.l He is programmed by Tadashi in advance to take care of Hiros health. l He can do nothing autonomous except for the healthcare procedures. l You can access his healthcare chip by pressing the button on his heart. l Hiro is a gifted programmer. He created a battle chip for Baymax and changed him into a superhero. l “My patients health is my only concern so Ill do everything on demand.”