VERSION B · Bac pro · B1 (lighter version)

Session 5: Should we control AI?

Part 5. Do we need laws for AI?

Objectives

Warm-up

A robot at home: good idea or bad idea? Thumbs up or down, one reason.

Documents

Short text. In 2024, the European Union adopted the AI Act, a law to control AI. Some people think AI could one day be more intelligent than humans.
Easy to find on YouTube: "Big Hero 6 official trailer", Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Activities

  1. Small task: dialogue about a robot at home.
  2. Mini debate: "We need laws for AI." Yes or no?
  3. Speech plan: hello, two ideas, one proposal, goodbye.

Sentence starters

Role play

Pairs: one partner bought a robot to help at home. The other is not happy. Find a solution.

Gap-fill worksheet

QR code to this worksheet
Word bank: law, robot, opinion, agree, control, help
  1. We need a ______ for AI.
  2. The ______ cleans the house.
  3. In my ______, AI is useful.
  4. I ______ with you.
  5. We must ______ AI.
  6. A robot can ______ people.
Answer key
  1. law
  2. robot
  3. opinion
  4. agree
  5. control
  6. help

Homework

Write your speech plan.

Assessment grid

CriteriaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
OpinionNoneSimpleClearClear with reason
InteractionSilentAnswersReactsReacts and argues

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