Unit 2 Reading and Thinking 泛读课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER 选修一 Unit 2 Reading and Thinking Extensive Reading Lead-in Pre-reading Pre-reading 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 can’t？ 5 Q&A： 1.What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”？ 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 can also learn how to do things itself. 2. What do you think a “smart” house can do that other houses can’t？ I would expect that a smart house could control room temperature and lights, for example. While-reading While-reading What is the main idea of the passage？ The passage mainly introduces ____________________________________________________. that smart homes will make our life easier in many ways Match each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1 Para.2 Para.4 Para.3 Para.5 B. Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents. A. Smart homes will check people’s health regularly. C. Intelligent controls in the home system. E. Smart homes will bring us safe，energy－saving and comfortable life in the future. D. Smart technology will be used widely in the future. Choose the best answer according to the passage. 1.What will happen if we forget to turn off our computers now? A. Make us unsafe. B. Get into trouble. C. Waste resources. D. Make life easier. C Choose the best answer according to the passage. 2.What will all family controls respond to in the future? A. Voice commands. B. Daily habits. C. Personal interests. D. Action commands. A Choose the best answer according to the passage. 3.How health problems will issue a warning to you? A. By your bed. B. Through your watch. C. Through your mobile phones. D. By your toilets. C Choose the best answer according to the passage. 4.Why should we have faith in this smart technology? A. The home of tomorrow is already the home of today. B. Most families star