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

阅读 1 By the end of this class, you will be able to: gain more knowledge about smart home’s functions, advantages and possible future. infer the writing purpose and intended audience according to its text type and language features. think critically about smart homes and recognize that innovation is closely related to reality and take actions to fulfill our dreams step by step. Learning objectives 2 Lead in Part 1 Reading and thinking 3 Discussion 1.What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”? Lead in A. be clever or intelligent. B. (of a machine, weapon, material, etc.) controlled by a computer, so that it appears to act in an intelligent way. 4 Discussion 2.In your eyes, what is a “smart home”? Lead in 5 Background information A smart home refers to a convenient home setup where appliances and devices can be automatically controlled remotely from anywhere with an Internet connection using a mobile or other networked devices. (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/smart-home.asp) 6 Pre-reading Part 2 Reading and thinking 7 What do you think of a “smart” house can do that other houses cannot? Discussion I expect that a smart house could control room temperature and lights, for example. 8 While-reading Part 3 9 Read the title and the three subtitles and identify purpose and audience. Skimming 10 Skimming Identify purpose and audience The types of phrases used in a passage help identify its purpose. For example, the phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade. And a text that uses imperatives is likely meant to instruct. A passage’s content helps identify its audience. For example, a passage that gives tips on looking after pets would have pet owners as its audience. Identify purpose and audience n.a group of words without a finite verb v. to make sb. do sth. by giving them good reasons for doing it 11 Identify purpose and audience 1.What the purpose of this text? 2.Who is t