The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn talked about this at a big tech event in Taipei. They said these AI factories are a new kind of making place, where smart things are made and data centers are the factories. Foxconn, which makes Apple products, wants to do more things and thinks AI factories can help. Nvidia's worth a lot of money because its advanced chips are used in AI. Working with Foxconn will make Nvidia even stronger. Foxconn wants to do as well in making electric cars as it did with computers and phones. They have already said they will work together to make self-driving cars.
Original news source: Nvidia and iPhone maker Foxconn to build 'AI factories' (BBC)
π Vocabulary:
Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. "Nvidia chips," "AI factories," "self-driving cars"). One student from each group will act out the word or phrase without speaking, while the other students in the group try to guess what it is. The group that guesses correctly gets a point.
– News Summary
Instructions: Provide the students with a simplified summary of the article. Ask them to read the summary and then work in pairs or small groups to create their own summary of the article. Encourage them to use their own words and focus on the main ideas. After a few minutes, have the groups share their summaries with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write key vocabulary words from the article on the board (e.g. "Nvidia," "Foxconn," "AI," "chips," "factories"). Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Give each group a piece of paper and a pen. One student from each group will choose a word from the board and draw a picture to represent it, while the other students in the group try to guess the word. The group that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Tell the students to imagine they are writing a headline for an article about the partnership between Nvidia and Foxconn. They should come up with a catchy and informative headline that summarizes the main idea of the article. After a few minutes, have the groups share their headlines with the class and discuss which ones they think are the most effective.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Tell the students to think of two true statements and one false statement related to the article. For example, "Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build AI factories" and "Nvidia chips are used in self-driving cars" could be true statements, while "Nvidia is a company that makes smartphones" could be the false statement. Have the students take turns sharing their statements with a partner or small group. The other students in the group should try to guess which statement is the lie.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
They are going to build AI factories together.
The factories will use Nvidia chips to help cars drive themselves, make robots, and understand big languages.
The United States wants to stop sending advanced chips to China because they are worried it could hurt Nvidia.
Working with Foxconn will help Nvidia keep growing in the AI market and make them even stronger.
The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn talked about this at a big tech event in Taipei.
Foxconn wants to do more things with AI factories and thinks they can help in making electric cars.
Nvidia is worth a lot of money because its advanced chips are used in AI.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Nvidia, a big chip company, and Foxconn, the company that makes , are going to work together to build "AI ." These factories will use Nvidia chips to do many things like helping cars drive themselves, making robots, and understanding big languages. The United States wants to stop sending chips to China, which could hurt Nvidia. But, working with Foxconn will help Nvidia keep growing in the AI market. The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn about this at a big tech event in Taipei. They said these AI factories are a new kind of making place, where smart are made and data centers are the factories. Foxconn, which makes Apple products, wants to do more things and AI factories can help. Nvidia's worth a lot of money because its advanced chips are used in AI. Working with Foxconn will make Nvidia even stronger. Foxconn wants to do as well in making cars as it did with computers and . They have already said they will work together to make self-driving cars.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a chip company?
2. How would you feel if cars could drive themselves?
3. Do you like robots? Why or why not?
4. What do you think big languages means?
5. How do you think AI factories are different from regular factories?
6. Do you think making smart things is important? Why or why not?
7. Why do you think Foxconn wants to do more things?
8. Do you think Nvidia's advanced chips are important? Why or why not?
9. Why do you think Foxconn wants to make self-driving cars?
10. What is an electric car?
11. How would you feel if you could ride in a self-driving car?
12. Do you think AI factories will be successful? Why or why not?
Individual Activities
ππ Vocabulary Meanings:
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