Activity 1: Warm-up · 8 minutes
Lead-in: Can we trust an AI tool to judge our learning?
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about AI in education and get ready to think about the topic of the lesson.
b) Content
T shows the title Artificial intelligence and three questions on the projector:
- Do you use an AI app to study? What for?
- Can a machine give you feedback on your English? Is it always correct?
- Should a computer decide your score without a teacher checking it?
Ss discuss the questions in pairs for two minutes, then share with the class.
c) Expected outcomes
A short list on the board of Ss' uses of AI for study (for example: practising vocabulary, checking grammar, getting quick feedback) and one idea that a teacher should still check machine feedback, for example because a connection failure can delete an answer.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T says: "Today we talk about artificial intelligence in learning. Discuss three questions with your partner in two minutes." T shows the three questions on the slide.
Students
Ss read the questions silently and confirm what they have to do.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T walks around, listens and helps Ss with words such as feedback (phản hồi) and automate (tự động hoá).
Students
Ss discuss in pairs. Possible answers:
- "I use an app to practise vocabulary every evening."
- "The app is quick, but it sometimes makes mistakes, so I ask my teacher."
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 pairs to share their answers and writes key ideas on the board.
Students
Ss report briefly. Expected idea: "A machine feedback is fast, but the teacher should check important decisions."
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the ideas and introduces the aim: to develop and defend a viewpoint on AI and respond to a partner. T writes the key vocabulary on the board: artificial intelligence (trí tuệ nhân tạo), feedback (phản hồi), privacy (sự riêng tư).
Students
Ss copy the new words into their notebooks.