unit i - lesson 6

“The problem is not if machines think but if men do it”

Lesson 6Monday 9th, November 2009

What is one of the first questions I ask when we start the class?

What did we do last class?

It was the year 2055

We were walking along the beach…

and found a bottle with a message inside. . .

Let see

• What where the messages we found in the bottle?

It is the year 2055

• What things do you think will be old-fashioned?

• Will technology be the same?

• What about the world in general?

What do you think?Is it true that the

world is changing?

Task 1.

Work with a partner or in small groups and describe the world of the future.

• How do you imagine it?

• Are there going to be robots working instead of men?

• What do you think are there going to be the good and the bad things of the world of the future?

Humans v/s Machines

Do you think machines work better than men?

Why would a company choose to use robots instead of humans?

A)They do not need a lunch break

B) They never get sick

C) Both

In which of these situations would a robot be used instead of a human?

A)A cat was stuck up in a very tall tree

B) A terrorist planted a bomb in an office building

C) An elephant escaped from the circus

Which of the following cannot a robot do?

A)Eat

B) Talk

C) Walk

What other things can NOT a robot do?

Can a robot . . .

• Go up and downstairs?• Feel sadness, pain or mercy?•“See” in the dark?• Cry?• Pick up very heavy objects?

Now open your book on page 136

Activities: page 136

Exercise 2