Unit 2 Looking into the future Reading and Thinking课件 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版2019选择性必修第一册

UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Reading and thinking Clothes 3D food transportation 1. Do you have any “smart” things? What are they? smartphone smartwatch smartbracelet smart speaker Lead-in 2. What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart” ? Something has a “brain” like a human being. It can make decisions on their own without a human telling it what to do,and that it can also learn how to do things itself. Smart houses Read the title and the three subtitles 1. What's the type of this text? 2. What's the structure of this text? 1. What's the type of this text? 2. What's the structure of this text? Title Introduction subtitle1 subtitle2 subtitle3 Conclusion Skimming A narration (记叙文) A exposition (说明文) An argumentation (议论文) A science fiction story (科幻故事) Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer? 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 smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. Para1 Introduction To arouse readers’ interest To lead to the topic (Some inconvenience in ordinary homes) Para1 Introduction 合—结尾句引出解决问题的方法或建议 Two questions These kinds of things Smart homes A solution 起—引出话题 转—指出存在的矛盾/问题/困难提出疑问 (To arouse readers’ interest; To lead to the topic) (Some inconvenience in ordinary homes) Keep us secure Save energy Provide a more comfortable environment Title: Smart Homes to Make Life Easier to the point; brief ; novel Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The