Your Turn: Writing a Transcript Interview

Watch the three clips below and answer the corresponding questions.

Clip One: The Big Bang Theory: Siri

1.What does Raj say Howard can do to his new phone?

2.Finish the quote from Howard: ´Let me try the_____ recognition´

3.When in his apartment, why does Raj say that Siri does not need to perform the web search for ´Why don't women like me?´

4.What name does Raj end up asking Siri to call him?

Clip Two: The Big Bang Theory: Siri (2)

1.Fill in the blanks of what Sheldon says:
You've taken a great evolutionary ____ by abandoning  human interaction and allowing yourself to bond with a __________ machine.

2. Explain what Sheldon means when he refers to Raj's relationship with his phone as ´taboo love´

3. Why is Barry Kripke having problems with Siri?

4. Finish Kripke´s insult: ´You ____, Siri.´

Clip Three: The Big Bang Theory: Siri (3)

1.When talking about Raj dating his phone,which two  adjectives does Bernadette use to describe the relationship?

2.Which type of music does Raj ask Siri to play?

3.Finish the idiom: ´to read someone like _ ____´ - Explain what this means in your own words.

Task:

Write a transcript interview between Raj and a reporter from the radio based on the question:´What has Siri brought to your life?´

•You could talk about:
1. The implications of artificial intelligence for life as we know it.

    2. What Siri has added to Raj´s life on a more personal level.

•Remember to use the conventions of a transcript interview we saw in our last lesson. You should also aim to use some make, do and get collocations, as well as some 'New Technology' vocabulary from the Quizlet set.