Artificial Intelligence
Lesson 9.2 tackles reading matching-information questions on artificial intelligence, then applies future forms to an Academic Task 1 trend forecast.
- Match information to paragraphs efficiently
- Describe trend forecasts using appropriate future forms
- Use precise AI-related lexis in writing
Pathway focus · Academic AI lexis
Reading · Matching information — 4-step method
'You may use any letter more than once' is a real instruction — read it carefully before you eliminate anything.
Reading practice · AI in daily life
- Which paragraph mentions an unexpected benefit of AI for older users?
- Which paragraph describes a specific ethical concern raised by researchers?
- Which paragraph gives a numerical prediction about AI adoption?
Attempt matching-information LAST in the reading paper — it's the highest-time-cost question type.
Listening Skills — Artificial Intelligence Lecture
You will hear part of a lecture about artificial intelligence in healthcare. This time, match each finding to the person or system it is credited to.
- Read the list of people/systems, A–F, before you listen so you recognise them quickly.
- One letter may be the answer to more than one question — the recording will make this clear.
- Percentages and figures often relate directly to the system being described.
- Direct quotes are often followed by the name of the person credited with them.
Listen first — the transcript stays hidden so this works like the real exam.
Listening audio
Tap play to generate and listen.
Questions 1–6. Look at the list of findings below. Match each finding to the person or system it is credited to, A–F. Write the correct letter, A–F, next to Questions 1–6. NB You may use any letter more than once.
- Achieved an accuracy rate of 91% in detecting early-stage lung cancer.
- Achieved a lower accuracy rate of 83% without AI assistance.
- Can analyse a medical scan in under 30 seconds.
- Sometimes fails to correctly identify rare types of tumour.
- Led the original clinical trial at a hospital in Chicago.
- Believes AI should support doctors rather than replace them.
- A) The MedScan research team
- B) MedScan (the diagnostic system)
- C) Human radiologists working without AI
- D) Dr Amir Patel
- E) Future diagnostic tools
- F) Hospital administrators in Chicago
Answer key
Writing · Academic Task 1 — Trend forecast
Exam Strategy
- Exam Tip
Trend forecast overviews use 'is projected / is expected'. Don't switch tenses inside the overview.
Independent Practice
Write a 150-word trend forecast in 20 minutes using a graph you find in a news article.
Key Takeaways
- Matching info = paraphrases, not word-hunting.
- Forecast data needs future tense — will / going to / future perfect.
- Band 7 upgrades — grammar rangeCombine simple sentences into accurate complex ones — and keep them error-free.
- Matching headings sprintMatch six headings to six paragraph summaries — fast.
- Band 7 upgrades — Task 1 languageOverview quality, comparison language and precise data description.
Optional — this doesn't affect your lesson or course progress.