AI Ethics

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 13 minIT & TechnologyLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: raise an ethical concern about an AI tool in a meeting — acknowledge the benefit, name a concrete risk, propose a safeguard — and stay the most constructive person in the room.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Push back without sounding negative

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the room is judging

    Read a 212-word text about What the room is judging

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: AI Ethics Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The Professional Pushback

    Yes – But – Because – So, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model pushbacks

    Read a 285-word text about Three model pushbacks

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Ethics Terms

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Ethics Statements

    Word-ordering exercise, 4 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Ethics Debate

    Role-play: Discussing AI ethics with a colleague (3 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Raise it in the meeting

    3 discussion questions

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