Future tech — готовый урок английского, C1

Цель урока: Students can discuss the benefits and risks of new technology, speculate about its impact and express degrees of certainty.

Добавьте урок к себе — появятся копии набора слов и упражнений, а урок откроется в конструкторе: там шаги можно поправить и провести урок.

План урока

1
Разминка
Вопросы, чтобы разговорить ученика и выйти на тему.
- Which piece of technology could you not live without?
- What gadget or app do you think will be obsolete in ten years?
- Have you used an AI tool recently? What for?
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Новые слова
Знакомство со словами и закрепление в играх.
Найди ответКроссворд
breakthrough · cutting-edge · obsolete · artificial intelligence · algorithm · streamline · glitch · automate · upgrade · disrupt · prototype · user-friendly · innovative · scalable · backlash
Все слова набора
3
Упражнения
Слова урока в контексте. Ответы видите только вы.
1. Пропуск
  Fax machines are now almost completely ___.
  Ответ: obsolete
2. Пропуск
  The company's decision to charge for the app caused a huge ___ from users.
  Ответ: backlash
3. Пропуск
  Had the engineers tested the prototype more carefully, the ___ might never have happened.
  Ответ: glitch
4. Пропуск
  If self-driving cars had been introduced earlier, there ___ (be) fewer accidents on the roads today.
  Ответ: would be / might be
5. Выбор ответа
  Software that can grow easily to serve millions of users is ...
  scalableuser-friendlyobsoletedisruptive
6. Выбор ответа
  Which sentence expresses the strongest certainty?
  AI is bound to replace some office jobs.AI may well replace some office jobs.AI could conceivably replace some office jobs.
7. Выбор ответа
  Streaming services ___ the music industry: CD sales collapsed within a decade.
  disruptedstreamlinedupgradedautomated
8. Верно / неверно
  Read: "The start-up's prototype impressed investors, but scaling it up proved harder than expected. The algorithm that worked for a thousand users kept crashing with a million. Only after two years of redesign did the product finally launch." The product launched soon after the prototype was shown to investors.
  Ответ: Неверно
9. Верно / неверно
  Read the text again. The original system was not scalable.
  Ответ: Верно
10. Вопрос для разговора
  Choose one technology (AI, self-driving cars, smart homes, gene editing). Is it more likely to improve or damage our lives over the next twenty years? Justify your answer.
  Пример ответа: I'd argue AI is bound to do both. It will almost certainly streamline routine work in medicine and law, freeing people for more creative tasks. On the other hand, entire categories of jobs may well become obsolete, and unless governments plan for that, the backlash could be severe.
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Разговор
Ученик отвечает, используя новые слова.
- Which job do you think AI will never be able to do? Why?
- Should companies be allowed to automate jobs without retraining the workers?
- Is being an early adopter of new technology worth the glitches?
- Do algorithms that recommend content make our lives richer or narrower?
- What technological breakthrough would you most like to see in your lifetime?
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Повторение
Квиз по словам урока. С учеником — домашнее задание по его ссылке.
Квиз

План урока

Разминка

Вопросы, чтобы разговорить ученика и выйти на тему.

Which piece of technology could you not live without?
What gadget or app do you think will be obsolete in ten years?
Have you used an AI tool recently? What for?

Новые слова

Знакомство со словами и закрепление в играх.

Найди ответКроссворд

breakthrough · cutting-edge · obsolete · artificial intelligence · algorithm · streamline · glitch · automate · upgrade · disrupt · prototype · user-friendly · innovative · scalable · backlash

Все слова набора

Упражнения

Слова урока в контексте. Ответы видите только вы.

Пропуск
Fax machines are now almost completely ___.
Ответ: obsolete
Пропуск
The company's decision to charge for the app caused a huge ___ from users.
Ответ: backlash
Пропуск
Had the engineers tested the prototype more carefully, the ___ might never have happened.
Ответ: glitch
Пропуск
If self-driving cars had been introduced earlier, there ___ (be) fewer accidents on the roads today.
Ответ: would be / might be
Выбор ответа
Software that can grow easily to serve millions of users is ...
scalableuser-friendlyobsoletedisruptive
Выбор ответа
Which sentence expresses the strongest certainty?
AI is bound to replace some office jobs.AI may well replace some office jobs.AI could conceivably replace some office jobs.
Выбор ответа
Streaming services ___ the music industry: CD sales collapsed within a decade.
disruptedstreamlinedupgradedautomated
Верно / неверно
Read: "The start-up's prototype impressed investors, but scaling it up proved harder than expected. The algorithm that worked for a thousand users kept crashing with a million. Only after two years of redesign did the product finally launch." The product launched soon after the prototype was shown to investors.
Ответ: Неверно
Верно / неверно
Read the text again. The original system was not scalable.
Ответ: Верно
Вопрос для разговора
Choose one technology (AI, self-driving cars, smart homes, gene editing). Is it more likely to improve or damage our lives over the next twenty years? Justify your answer.
Пример ответа: I'd argue AI is bound to do both. It will almost certainly streamline routine work in medicine and law, freeing people for more creative tasks. On the other hand, entire categories of jobs may well become obsolete, and unless governments plan for that, the backlash could be severe.

Разговор

Ученик отвечает, используя новые слова.

Which job do you think AI will never be able to do? Why?
Should companies be allowed to automate jobs without retraining the workers?
Is being an early adopter of new technology worth the glitches?
Do algorithms that recommend content make our lives richer or narrower?
What technological breakthrough would you most like to see in your lifetime?

Повторение

Квиз по словам урока. С учеником — домашнее задание по его ссылке.

Квиз