Unit1 Science Fiction-Using Language 公开课（学案）-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

2019新人教高中英语选择性必修四Unit1ScienceFiction--Usinglanguage公开课学案1.VoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAI学案设计学习目标1.Tomakepredictionsbasedongivenpicturesandwords.2.TovoiceyouropinionsonrobotsandAIbasedonyourknowledge.3.Toorganisewordsbyusingcorrectdiscoursemarkers.4.Toreflectfutureonthedevelopmentofscienceandthefateofmankind.PartⅠLookatthepicturesanddiscussthequestionsinpairs1.Whatjobsaretheserobotsdoing?_________________________________________________________________2.Whataretheprosandconsofrobotsdoingthesejobs?_________________________________________________________________PartⅡWatchavideo《机器人公民索菲亚》—HansonRobotics’mostadvancedhumanrobotandanswersomequestions1.Whatimpressedyoumostinthevideo?_________________________________________________________________2.WhatkindsofrobotsorAIdevelopmentsdoyouhopefor?_________________________________________________________________PartⅢListeningActivity1Listentoaninterviewandputthesestatementsinthecorrectorder.1Thehostintroducestheguest,asci-fiexpert.

Theexperthasrobotsinhishome.

Asrobotsbecomemoreintelligent,theymayalsobecomemoredangerous.

ThehostmentionsAsimov’sThreeLawsofRobotics.

Theexpertsaysrobotswillhaveoccupationssuchasteachingandnursing.

Thelinebetweenhumansandrobotswillbemoreblurredinthefuture.

Thehostasksaboutbenefitsandproblems.

Thehostasksiftherearerobotsintheexpert’shome.

Insci-fistories,robotsoftenbecomesuperiorandtakeover.

Activity2Listentotheinterviewagainandwritedownthediscoursemarkersthatyouhear.Makeanoteofhoweachdiscoursemarkerisusedintheinterview.Thencompareyouranswerswithapartner.Thediscoursemarkers:______________________________________PartⅣSpeakingActivity1Thinkandanswerthesequestions.1.Whatdoyouknowaboutrobottechnology?Whatcanrobotsdo?_________________________________________________________________2.WhatbenefitsdoyouthinkrobotsorAIwillbring?Doyouthinktheywillcauseproblemsaswell?_________________________________________________________________Activity2Brainstorming.1.Whatis“ThreeLawsofRobotics”?_________________________________________________________________2.DoyouknowanythingaboutIsaacAsimovandhisfamousThreeLawsofRobotics?Whatdoyouthinkoftheselaws?_________________________________________________________________Activity3Ingroups,discusswhattheexpertthinksofthequestionsandexchangeyourownviews.Youmayusethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou.PartⅤHomework假如你是李华,你的好朋友John发来电子邮件询问你公司最新研制的家用机器人的相关情况,请根据下面提示,给他回复一封电子邮件。(1)可以在固定的时间做饭,做饭时间可以根据个人需要进行调整;(2)可以陪老人聊天、下国际象棋、锻炼身体等;(3)能及时处理紧急情况,例如:在老人突然病倒时及时拨打急救电话等。注意:(1)词数80左右;(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;(3)电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。DearJohn,I’mgladthatyou’reinterestedintherobotdevelopedbyourcompany.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearliestreply.Yours,LiHua参考答案:PartⅠLookatthepicturesanddiscussthequestionsinpairs1.Servingfood,playingthepiano,doingexperiments,playingtheinstrumentsandplayingfootball.2.(1)Pros:Maybecheaperandfaster;Cons:Communicationdifficulty;Nohumantouch.(2)Pros:Therobotcanplayanythingperfectly;Cons:Nocreativityoremotioninvolved.(3)Pros:Simple,repetitivetasksaredoneathigherspeedmorecheaplyandaccurately;Cons:Humansendupoutofwork;Noaddedskillorcreativity.(4)Pros:Morelivemusicwillbeavailablemorecheaply;Playlistswillbelimitless;Cons:Itreallyisn’tlivemusic;Itismorelikelisteningtoarecord,withoutanyoftheexcitementandemotionofwatchinghumansperform.(5)Pros:PromotelearningandenjoymentofAIandroboticstoawideraudience;Cons:Therobotplayersdon’tevenknowtheyareinacontestandhavenodesiretowin,sothereisnoemotionalcontenttothematch;Nophysicalskillortalentisinvolvedeither.PartⅡWatchavideo《机器人公民索菲亚》——HansonRobotics’mostadvancedhumanrobotandanswersomequestions1.Therobotissohuman.Shecancommunicatewiththehostwithoutanybarrier,andshecanevenimitatehumanfeelings.Itisamazing!2.IhopeforaneducatingrobotbecauseIcanaskanyquestionswhenIhavetroubleinlearning.PartⅢListeningActivity1194527386Activity2justnow,so,well,however,aboveallPartⅣSpeakingActivity11.Robottechnologyhasitsconsandpros.Itcanbringgreatconveniencetohumanbeingstogetherwithsomescientificormoralproblems.Arobotisamachinethatcandoataskaccordingtocomputerprogrammesorthroughtheuseofsomekindofcontrols.2.Themainbenefitsarethattheycandosomekindsofworkmorequickly,better,andcheaperthanhumans,andthattheycantaketheplaceofhumanswhennohumansareavailableorwhenhumanscannotdothework.Theycancauseproblems,however.First,whathappensiftheynolongerservepeopleorstopfollowingorders?Second,thereisthepossibilitythatatsomepointwewillhavedifficultydeterminingwhatconstitutesalivingbeingandwhatconstitutesamachine.Activity21.Law1,arobotmaynotinjureahumanbeing,or,throughinaction,allowahumanbeingtocometoharm;Law2,arobotmustobeytheordersgivenitbyhumanbeingsexceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththefirstlaw;Law3,arobotmustprotectitsownexistenceaslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththefirstorsecondlaw.2.Yes,Ido.IsaacAsimovintroducedthemintomostofhissciencefictionwritingstoshowthatrobotscouldbepreventedfromharmingusorourworld.Theyarenotactualscientificlaws,butratherguidelinesfortheirhumanprogrammerstofollowtokeepourworldsafe.Atfirstglance,therulesseemlogicalandreasonable,buttheyalsoseemoutdated.Activity3A:Oh,bytheway,Isawaprogrammeaboutrobotdoctorslastnight.Itwasveryinteresting.Doyouthinkrobotswilldomoreoftheseimportantjobsinthefuture?B:Certainly.Theywillprobablydomostofourlabourforus.C:Maybe,butthat’sbesidethepoint.Inmyopinion,robotsaredangerous!Theyaremuchstrongerthanweareandmaybesuperiortousinthefuture.A:Ithinkweoughttomoveontothetopicofrobottechnology.Iknowtheideaofithasbeenaroundforever.TheancientGreeksandChinesebothmadecleverdevicesthatweren’tmuchdifferentthansomeoftherobotswehavetoday.B:Yes,butthemodernideaofintelligentrobotsthatlooklikehumansisonlyabout100yearsold.C:Ithinkwehadbettermoveontowhatrobotscando.Let’ssee...therearesimplerepetitivetaskslikefactoryworkandhousework.A:Yes,andIthinktherewillbemorecomplexjobsinthefuturelikeinhealthcare,education,orentertainment.C:Oh,thereissomethingelseImeanttoaskyou—doesanyoneknowwhoevencameupwiththeword“robot”?B:Wasn’titIsaacAsimov?Hewasthatscientistwhowrotealotofsciencefictionstories.A:No...theword“robot”wascoinedmuchearlier,Ithink.C:Butthat’sbesidethepoint.IthinkweoughttomoveontothebenefitsanddangersofAItohumansandoursociety...A:Oh,InearlyforgotwhyAsimov’swritingwassoimportant—hecreatedtheThreeLawsofRobotics.Law1,arobotmaynotinjureahumanbeing,or,throughinaction,allowahumanbeingtocometoharm;Law2,arobotmustobeytheordersgivenitbyhumanbeingsexceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththefirstlaw;andLaw3,arobotmustprotectitsownexistenceaslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththefirstorsecondlaw!B:Butthisiswheretherealdangerlies.Thoselawsarenotreallaws—theyareguidelinesthathopefullyhumansrememberwhentheyprogrammetherobots.Howcanwetrustoursafetyiftherobotsareprogrammedbypeoplewhodon’tkeepthoserules?C:...PartⅤHomeworkDearJohn,

I’mgladthatyou’reinterestedintherobotdevelopedbyourcompany.

Therobotissoadvancedthatitcancookmealsatafixedtime,whichcanbeadjustedaccordingtoindividualneeds.Inaddition,itcanalsoaccompanytheelderlyinhavingachat,playingchessanddoingexercise.Moreover,itcandealwithemergencies.Forexample,ifanoldmanfallsillsuddenlytherobotwillcalldoctorsforhelp.Allinall,AIischangingtheworldaswellasourlife.Lookingforwardtoyourearliestreply.

Yours,LiHua

Writeasci-fishortstory学案设计学习目标:1.ToknowthestoryofTheTimeMachinewrittenbyH.G.Wells.2.Toanalysethestructureandrhetoricaldevicesofasci-fistory.3.Tosharedifferentideasofwhatmighthappennextinthestory.4.Towriteastoryaboutatimemachine.PartⅠBeforereading:lead-inWriteyourownstoryaboutatimemachineyouwillinvent.PartⅡWhilereadingActivity1Readandsummarisethestructure.1.ReadthestoryofTheTimeMachinewrittenbyH.G.Wellsandanswerthefollowingquestions.①Whatdidthetimemachinelooklike?HowdidtheTimeTravelleroperatethemachine?(P1)_________________________________________________________________②WhathappenedwhentheTimeTravellerfirstpusheditforwards?(P1)_________________________________________________________________③WhathappenedwhentheTimeTravellerpusheditforwardsthesecondtime?(P2)_________________________________________________________________④Whatdiditfeellikeduringtimetravelling?(P3)_________________________________________________________________⑤WhathappenedwhentheTimeTravellerpusheditbackwards?(P4)_________________________________________________________________2.Accordingtothequestionsabove,canyousummarisehowtowriteastoryofatimemachine?_________________________________________________________________Activity2Readandidentifythelanguagefeatures.Tips:rhetoricaldevices——metaphor,simile,overstatement,etc.①What’s“my”feelingwhen“Idrewabreath”?(P2L1)_________________________________________________________________②What’sthemeaningof“shemovedlikearocket”?(P2L3)_________________________________________________________________③CanyoufindoutothersimilarexpressionsinP3?_________________________________________________________________④Canyousaysomethinglikethat?_________________________________________________________________Moreexpressionsaboutrhetoricaldevices:①明喻SimileHedroveasifpossessedbythedevil.他着魔似的驾车狂奔。②隐喻/暗喻MetaphorHehasaheartofstone.他铁石心肠。③拟人PersonificationNecessityisthemotherofinvention.需求乃是发明之母。(将需求比拟成母亲)④夸张OverstatementTheoldmanlivedayearinaminute.老人度日如年。⑤双关PunSevendayswithoutwatermakesoneweak.七天不进水,人就会虚弱。Activity3Discussandshareyourideas.Discussyourtimetravelplanwithyourpartners.Thentrytotellthemwhatitislike.Requirements:Wewillbedividedinto4groups.①GroupA—外形组②GroupO—操作组③GroupE—经历组④GroupF—感受组Let’sseewhosetimetravelplanimpressesthemost.Activity4Writeastoryofatimemachine.①Hereismytimemachine

__________②WhenIgettotherighttimeintherightplace,I_______________________③Itfeelsasif____________________________Activity5Evaluate.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.1.Doesthewriteruse4aspectscorrectly?2.Doesthewriteruseproperrhetoricaldevices?3.Doesthewriterusecommasandstopscorrectly?4.Isthehandwritingeasytoread?PartⅢSummaryLet’srevisewhatwehavelearnttoday:1.The4aspectstowriteastoryofatimemachine.2.Someusefulrhetoricaldevices:(1)Simile(2)Metaphor(3)Overstatement3.Stimulateourimaginationbywritingourownsci-fi.参考答案:PartⅠBeforereading:lead-inItisatimemachinewithwhichwecantravelthroughtime.Iwanttogotothefuturetoseewhatwillhappentome.Iwanttoleavemyselfamessagetomakemylifeeasierthanitissupposedtobe.PartⅡWhilereadingActivity11.①Therewasaleveronthemainpanel.Therewasalsoaseat.Hepushedtheleverforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.—appearance+operation②Hesawhislaboratoryexactlyasbefore.Hethoughthismindhadtrickedhim.Thenhesawtheclock.Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!—experience③Hisniecemovedlikearocket.Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.—experience④It’shardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.ItfeltliketheTimeTravellerwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.—feeling⑤Ifhestoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,theywouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb