Lesson AWF-1
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Lesson goals
Discuss the future, understand what is included in an academic essay, how to use sources, read about robotics and discuss its contents
Lesson activities
Time capsule discussion
Introduction lecture
Reading comprehension
Time capsule discussion
Time for the activity: ~10 minutes
This warm-up exercise helps you develop your discuss skills
You are taking part of the international summit A Warning to the Future: A New Dark Age or a Bright Future? with the aim of creating a time capsule for future people to find. Apart from including written warnings to the future, other items are also meant to be stored in the time capsule.
You have been selected to participate in group discussions concerning what researchers should include in a time capsule. As a group:
Discuss and decide on four (4) items that you think should be included.
Motivate why you chose those items and share it with the rest of the class
Introduction lecture
Time for the activity: ~20-30 minutes
This exercise helps you develop your writing, discussion and adaptation skills
Reading comprehension
Time for the activity: ~20
As a group, take turns reading the article The State of the World
Once done, discuss the text with your classmates:
How optimistic are you about the future
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/c1-reading/state-world
Homework
Study the Quizlet.
Exit ticket
Do you agree or disagree with what the author has written?
How realistic do we want robots to be?