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 & Thinking I. Viewing and Speaking 1. What can you see in the picture? 2. What do the boy, the robot and the universe probably stand for? 3. What message does this picture intend to convey? ♦the boy: human beings ♦the robot: science technology ♦the universe: infinite future ahead ♦the possible future relationship between man and technology live in harmony? adj. 无限；无法衡量 Lead in 预测未来的最好方式就是去创造它。 The best way to predict the future is to create it. ——Peter Drucker phone smart phone table smart table “SMART” 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. What kind of text is it? Narrative. Expositive. Argumentative. Smart homes to make life easier Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No More Disasters 2. What is the purpose of the passage？ A. To sell integrated sensors. B. To change the old houses. C. To decorate home with smart technology. D. To give us an insight into smart homes. Task 1: Pragmatic Analysis People who are interested in smart homes. 1. What is the type of this text? A. A narration B. A popular science article C. An argumentation D. A science fiction story 3. What do you think is the audience ? General statement Details Conclusion Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No more disasters close-up introduction structure: 1. Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions? To arouse readers’ interest and get them to think actively about the topic. 2. What does "these kinds of things” refer to? Some inconvenient situations people may have in ordinary homes such as… 3. In what ways will such smart homes be helpful? Paragraph 1 They can keep us secure, save us energy and provide us with a more comfortable environment to live in. What makes all these intelligent controls possible? The integrated sensors. Intelligent Controls Paragraph 2 1. Life in the future is the writer 's daydream.( ) 2. With the help of smart home, cancer can be cured. ( ) 3. Smart home is providing us a better life.( ) 4. If we want to apply intelligence widely, we should spend more time on developing science and technology.( ) F F T T 13 Reading for information In the future, what will smart homes do about ...? doors dinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electrical wires toilets lights, favorite music, or TV programs lock the door for us when we’re away switch off TVs and computers when we forget detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information prepare dinner for us record how well we sleep every night, check our body weight, send a warning to our phones when we have sleep or weight problems, and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better keep constant track of our health and warn us early on if there is something wrong come on the instant we enter the door 14 A smart home is one that i _________ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become a _________. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn s_________ on and off, making your home more energy-e_______. The smart home could also m________ itself to make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you w_________ if there is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to d_______ your health problems, and then give you r________ advice as to the food you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives. ntegrates utomatic witches fficient onitor arnings etect elevant Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text. 1. What do you think of smart homes? 2. In the future, what will smart homes do besides what you have learnt in the text? 16 3. Which sentence is true about the second paragraph? A. Everything in our office will be controlled by advanced technology automatically in the future. B. The future home will go into an energy-efficient mode automatically after sensing your leaving. C. Your lights will come on five seconds after you entering the door. D. All controls in your room will respond to facial recognition. 5. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, your bed will do the following things except ___. A. give you advice about how to sleep better B. give you suggestions on a healthier diet C. send a warning to your phone D. ring a doctor immediately 4.What does the word “monitoring” (Para.3) most probably mean? A. Watching. B. Entertaining. C. Treating. D. Recovering. 6. How will your smart homes prevent serious damage from accidents? A. By detecting the problem and provide you with the relevant information. B. By fixing the problem by itself before your home becomes a disaster. C. By using new technology to keep track of your health. D. By providing a more comfortable environment to live in. 7. What’s the author’s attitude to smart homes? A. objective B. Negative C. Positive D. Uncertain Critical thinking What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes? $$