I. Before watching the video below study the following phrases:
-Oh, gee?!= Как бы не так! Ты уверен? Ага, как же!
-to go on a date=идти на свидание
-It is bullshit=это все фигня
- a patch=a small set of instructions to correct or improve a computer program
- an app=an application =компьютерное приложение, программа --> a dating app =приложение, помогающее при свидании
-to work up smth= разрабатывать, придавать законченный вид
- a junkie=наркоман
- a creep=несносный, отвратительный тип, подонок
What do you think the video is going to be about?
II. Watch the video below. I recommend you watch it full screen, carefully reading the pop out notes that appear during the film.
Sight from Robot Genius on Vimeo.
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Watch it over again, prepare answers to the questions:
- How does Patrick start his morning?
- What makes his exercises exciting and prevents him from falling into a routine with his workouts?
- How many points does he need to score to reach Level 3?
- What information does the application provide about the contents of his fridge?
- How can we learn to cook using the sight app? Explain using Patrick’s example. Include phrases such as: to cut accurately, along a dotted line, to score… points in accuracy, and to miss the mark.
- What kind of TV shows does he watch?
- What reminder does he receive? Answer using: to remind someone about a date.
- How does he choose his attire, and what garments does he ultimately put on?
- How does he spend time waiting for his date? Answer using: constellations.
- What does he explain about his sports jacket to the girl, and why does he hesitate at the start of his explanation?
- How does the software assign a high level of difficulty to this date? Answer using: to measure someone’s heartbeat.
- What prediction does Daphne make about the outcome of the date?
- How is she planning to save the date in his memory? Under what tag?
- What makes him even more pessimistic about the success of the date? Answer using: vegetarian and anxiety.
- How does the app assist him?
- Does the girl impress him with her marathon-running achievements? Why or why not? Answer using: unlike her, he has reached Level… in this marathon.
- According to the software’s prompts to Patrick, what should a guy do to win over a girl?
- What happened to Daphne while she was jogging? Answer using: to crash.
- Did he believe her? How did he verify the truth of her story? Answer using: to run the app's patch.
- How does he improve his credit? Answer using: to work up the last patch.
- What has she heard about his company in the news? Answer using: to manipulate.
- What does the application instruct him to do when the girl brings up the issue of people being manipulated through sight? Answer using: to suggest changing the subject of the conversation.
- What was the program’s final prompt when Daphne showed signs of sufficient drunkenness and interest in him? Answer using: to go with the flow and wrap it up.
- What did he propose to her?
- When she arrives at his place, what is her impression?
- Why does she become indignant? Answer using: a dating app that allows… through the function of….
- How does she refer to him?
- Why does she rush to leave? Answer using: to realize, to manipulate, and to win her heart over by….
- Does she manage to escape? Why or why not? Answer using: to access someone’s profile and to wipe someone’s short-term memory.
- According to the video, who will rule the world in the future?
- How will people benefit from such technology?
- What potential harm can such software cause to humans?
- How might human interaction change with the advent of interactive software integrated into contact lenses?
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