新编大学英语文化阅读4 教师用书 Unit 5.docx

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新编大学英语文化阅读4教师用书

Unit5

Warm-up

Step1Talkingaboutthepicture

RobotsandAIRobotsandAImaycontributetosomeunemployment.Firstly,theAI-dominatedjobmarketwilllargelyeliminatelaborpositionsthatdonotrequireadvancedskills,especiallyjobsthatinvolvehighlyrepetitivetasks.Secondly,takingthecustomercaredepartmentasanexample,itiscleartorecognizethatalgorithms,AI,androbotscancopewithproblemsaccuratelyandquicklywithoutphysicaltirednessandpersonalemotions.Lastly,well-developedAItechnologyhasalreadyinfluencededucation.WecanfinddifferentlearningmachinesequippedwithAItechnology,whichthreatenstherolethatteachersplayineducation.

Inconclusion,thedevelopmentofrobotsandAItechnologydependsonhumanintelligence.RobotsandAItechnologymaythreatenthecurrentjobmarket,but,atthesametime,theymaybringnewopportunitiesandcreatenewjobs.

Step2Brainstorming

Advancedtechnologymayalsobringaboutthefollowingissues:

Environmentalpollution.Withtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,environmentalpollutionhasbecomeincreasinglysevereandposesathreattothesurvivalofthewholehumanbeings.Thegreenhouseeffect,theholeintheozonelayer,acidrain,andnuclearradiationpollutionaresomespecificenvironmentalproblems.Modernindustryproducesahugeamountofpollutantsincludingexhaust,industrialwaste,andrawsewage.Expertsreckonthatpeoplemustremoveabout6billiontonsofCO2ayearfromtheatmosphereby2050toaverttheworstimpactsofclimatechange.

Ecologicalcrisis.Unrestrainedexploitationandutilizationofnaturalresourcesareoutoftheneedtoimprovehumanmateriallife.However,thedevelopmentoftechnologyconstantlystimulateshumanexcessivedemandandprovideswaystosatisfactionofthedemand.Ecologicalproblemsincludeforestdestruction,speciesextinction,andlanddesertification.

Crimes.Foreve