Is AI Just Burning Money?

This proficiency lesson develops hedging language and high-register vocabulary through the lens of AI investment.

Warm-up:

The lesson starts with students discussing a series of thought-provoking questions centered around AI investments. In the second part of this section students match words with their correct definitions.

Reading:

Learners read an article extract and answer questions about the text.

Video:

Students watch a video titled “OpenAI announces it is shutting down video platform Sora”. After watching the video, they answer a few questions related to the video.

Grammar and Exercises:

The learners familiarize themselves with hedging and speculation language. In the next part students rewrite sentences using hedging and speculation structures while keeping the original meaning. In the third exercise, the learners provide arguments for and against a series of statements.

Pick a Card:

Students go through a series of cards with various debate positions and argue each position while the teacher provides counter-arguments.

Discussion:

Learners discuss a number of thought-provoking questions using the vocabulary from the lesson.