Unit 2 Look into the Future（Reading and Thinking）(教学课件）-2023-2024学年高二英语同步精品课堂（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Reading and Thinking 1.Learn how smart homes make our life easier. 2.Learn about the dvantages and disadvantages of technology in the future. 3.Analyze the structure of the article and summarize the main idea for each paragraph. 4.Express your opinions on smart homes. Teaching objectives Look and discuss 1. What can you see in the picture ? 2. According to the picture, what’s the possible future relationship between humans and technology? the boy: human beings the robot: science technology the universe：infinite future conquer？ threat ？ live in harmony？ a. 无限；无法衡量 征服 威胁 和谐相处 导入：你画我猜---smart phones--smart homes The best way to predict the future is to create it. —Peter Drucker Paraphrase What each of us can do is set the goal of creating a better future for the country that is actually achievable. 本单元的引言出自被誉为“现代管理学之父”的彼得·德鲁克(1909－2005)。这句话传递了作者对人类创造力的肯定和期待：预测未来最好的方式就是创造未来。强调人类不仅需要展望未来，更重要的是创造未来。 WHAT CAN YOU SEE IN THIS VIDEO? Smart Homes to Make Life easier Reading and Thinking Do you have any “smart” things? What are they? smartphone smart watch smart speaker smart sweeping robot 1.What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is smart” ? 2.What do you think a “smart” house can do that other houses cannot? To say that something is smart means that it can make decisions on its own without a human telling it what to do,and that it also learns how to do things itself. I would expect that a smart house could control room temperature and lights, for example. Skimming for main ideas Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computers? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These s