新核心大学英语B版听说教程3Unit-1

Unit1TheAgeofRobotsInthisunityouwill:1.learnaboutthemajorprinciplesofroboticsanditslatestapplicationsineverydaylife;2.familiarizeyourselfwiththewordsandexpressionsrelatedtothethemeoftheunit;3.practicecommunicationskillsusedinaconference;4.enhancelisteningskillsthroughnon-theme-relatedaudioandvideomaterials;5.useknowledgeaboutwordsandsentencestoprepareforalecture.LearningobjectivesPartITheme-RelatedActivitiesPartIIListeningStrategiesPartIIIExtensiveListeningPartIVCommunicationSkillsPartVAssessmentLogPartITheme-RelatedActivitiesSectionILectureISectionIILectureII(PartI)SectionIIILectureII(PartII)1.Whatdoyouknowofrobots?2.Whatareyourexpectationsofarobotwithemotions?Lead-inquestions:Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Lead-inquestionsWordBankempathize/ˈempəθaɪz/v.有同感；产生共鸣；表同情converge/kənˈvɜːdʒ/v.相交，会合；十分相似，相同conversational/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl/adj.非正式的；用于交谈的；口语的android/ˈændrɔɪd/n.人形机器人hierarchical/ˌhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkəl/adj.按等级划分的；等级制度的pore/pɔː(r)/n.（皮肤上的）毛孔macro-molecular/mækrəʊˌməˈlekjələ/n.大分子nanoscale/ˈnænəˌskeɪl/n.纳米级porosity/pɔːˈrɒsəti/n.渗透（性）；多孔（性）theKoreanAdvancedInstituteofScienceandTechnology韩国高等科学技术学院Unit1》PartI》SectionI》WordBanktheMachinePerceptionLaboratoryattheU.C.SanDiego加州大学圣迭戈分校的机械感知实验室emulate/ˈemjʊleɪt/v.仿真；模仿empathetic/ɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/adj.了解别人感受的devastating/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/adj.令人震惊的WiredNextFestWired杂志所举办的发明大展intuitive/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/n.直觉的；可以靠直觉得知的Interface/ˈɪntəfeɪs/n.接口程序spooky/ˈspuːki/adj.怪异吓人的spokesbot/ˈspəʊksbɒt/n.发言机器人，机器人代表（仿spokesman）spec/spek/v.规则Unit1》PartI》SectionI》WordBankNotesUnit1》PartI》SectionI》Notes1.AbouttheauthorDavidHansonmergesroboticsandarttodesignlife-like,socialrobotsthatcanmimichumanexpressionandemotion.2.AboutthistalkDavidHanson¡¯srobotfaceslookandactlikeyours:Theyrecognizeandrespondtoemotion,andmakeexpressionsoftheirown.Here,an¡°emotional¡±livedemooftheEinsteinrobotoffersapeekatafuturewhererobotstrulymimichumans.Task1Watchthevideoclipandthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Task11.Dr.DavidHanson’snewtypeofrobotispower-consumingandheavy.2.ThenewtypeofrobotwasdevelopedexclusivelyintheUnitedStates.3.AccordingtoDr.Hanson,robotperceptionofhumanemotionalstatesisthekeytothemeffectivelybecomingempathetic.TF______F___4.Accordingtothevideoclip,characterroboticscouldleadtorobotsthatactuallyhaveempathy,aswellgivehopeforthefuture.5.The“spokesbot”Dr.DavidHansonintroducesattheendofthevideoclipistooexpensivetobeachildhoodcompanion.FT______Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Task1Task2Watchthevideoclipforthesecondtimeandthencompletethefollowingsentences.1.I’mDr.DavidHanson,andIbuildrobotswithcharacter,andbythat,ImeanthatIdeveloprobotsthatarecharacters,butalso.2.Thematerialthatallowedthebattery-operatedfacialexpressionsisamaterialthatwecallFrubber,anditactuallyhas.robotsthatwilleventuallycometoempathizewithyouthreemajorinnovationsinthematerialthatallowthistohappen___________________________________________________________________________________________Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Task23.So,we’vemade20robotsinthelasteightyears,duringthecourseofgettingmyPh.D.,andthenIstartedHansonRobotics,.4.So,we’reinvolvingtwothings.One:theperceptionofpeople;andtwo:thenaturalinterface,thenaturalformoftheinterface,sothat.5.InterfacingwiththeInternet,itgetssmarterovertheyears..whichhasbeendevelopingthesethingsformassmanufacturing__________________________________________________it’smoreintuitiveforyoutointeractwiththerobot______________________________________Asartificialintelligenceevolves,sodoeshisintelligence____________________________________________Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Task21.HowdoesDr.DavidHansondefinehischaracterrobots?Task3Watchthevideoclipagainandthenhaveagroupdiscussionbasedonthefollowingquestions.Afterthediscussion,eachgroupwillgiveabriefreporttotheclass.Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Task3Dr.DavidHansondefineshischaracterrobotsasrobotsthatwillempathizewithhumanbeings.Hischaracterrobotsaresupposedtoseefaces,makeeyecontactwithhumanbeings,makeafullrangeoffacialexpressions,understandspeech,modelhumanfeelings,andevenbeabletobuildarelationshipwithhumanbeings.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Whatis(are)themajorphysicalcharacteristic(s)ofDr.DavidHanson’scharacterrobots?3.WhatdoyouthinkofDr.DavidHanson’scharacterrobots?Doyouwantone?Firstly,Dr.DavidHanson’scharacterrobotsoperateonlowerpower/runonverysmallbatteries.Secondly,theyareextremelylightweight._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit1》PartI》SectionI》Task3AlthoughDr.DavidHanson’scharacterrobotareman-likeandinteresting,Idon’twantanykindofrobottoappearinmylife,nomatterhowhumanitlooks._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.HowshouldDr.DavidHansonimprovehisrobots?Personally,Ithinkhuman-likerobotsa