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UNIT 2
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Period One Reading and Thinking
-Comprehending
l.To read Smart Homes To Make Life Easier and get its main idea.(重点难点)
目标
2.To learn to identify the purpose and the intended audience of this text.
导航
点难点)
3.To master some useful expressions..(重点难点)
Step 1
Lead-in
Step 3
While-reading
Watch a video.
Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas.
Finish the following exercises according to the
passage.
1.What's the main idea of the passage?
The passage mainly introduces
2.Match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1
A.Smart homes will check
Step 2
Pre-reading
people's health regularly.
1.What
does it mean when we say that
Para.2
B.Smart homes will prevent serious
something such as a phone is "smart"?
damage from accidents.
Para.3
C.Intelligent controls in the
home system.
Para.4
D.Smart technology will be
2.What do you think a“smart”house can do
used widely in the future.
that other houses cannot?
Para.5
E.Smart homes will bring us
safe,energy-saving and
comfortable life in the
future.
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UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Activity 2 Careful-reading for details.
Step 4
Post-reading
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
1.What will happen if we forget to turn off our
Activity 1 Discussion
computers now?
1.In what way is the home of tomorrow
A.Make us unsafe.
already the home of today?
B.Get into trouble.
C.Waste resources.
D.Make life easier.
2.What will all family controls respond to in
2.What might be some of the disadvantages of
the future?
smart homes?
A.Voice commands.
B.Daily habits.
C.Personal interests.
D.Action commands.
3.How health problems will issue a warning to
you?
Activity 2
Summary
A.By your bed.
Nowadays,smart homes are 1.
B.Through your watch.
(become)more and more familiar with us with
C.Through your mobile phones.
the development of science and technology.
D.By your toilets.
They will bring us 2.
safety),
4.Why should we have faith in this smart
energy-saving,and comfortable
life in the
technology?
future,many of