Lesson One

Agenda
Automation is
the technology
by which a
process is
performed with
minimal
human
assistance.
 Artificial Intelligence
Artificial
intelligence (AI) is
the simulation of
human intelligence
processes by
machines
Learning
Reasoning
Self-correction
Do you believe it’s just a
matter of time before
fast-food workers
are replaced by robots?
What do you think would
happen to the world’s
economy if robots
began replacing people in
the workforce?
Did you ever have a favourite Sci-fi films hero who
was a robot?
Would you ever trust a
robot to watch your
children or walk your
dog?
Is it possible for people to all move out of agriculture
and
manufacturing and into knowledge industries, like
creative arts,
design, software programming, and etc?
If the trend of automation continues, what would
life be like in the
year 2050?
If most difficult, physically
demanding, monotonous,
and dangerous
jobs are done by machines,
what will people do?
in your workbook p.XX
Reading

Consumer
Automation:
Smart Homes
for Smarter
Living
Writing: Discussion Argument
I completely
Totally AGREE! First
disagree! To of all...
begin with...

10 min
Building Stronger Argument
• Introducing your point:
To begin with… First of all…
• Connecting your points:
Also… Furthermore… What’s more…
• Showing importance:
More importantly… What’s worse… Above all else…
• Giving examples:
For instance… For example