Unit 2 Looking into the Future Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Lead in Who? AI Smart homes ? do you have such experience? Unit 2 Looking into the future Smart Homes to Make Life Easier Learning Objectives : In this class, we will 1. Get to know the structure and details information of the passage by reading. 2. Express your own ideas about the advantages and disadvantages of the smart homes. 3. Turn a critical eyes to the development of technology and hold a positive attitude to it. title Introduction subtitles Conclusion 1．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 a brief introduction about smart homes. Fast-reading Skim the text and answer these questions.（3minutes) People who hold a attitude towards the life to be improved by technology. positive Body 2. Who’s the intended audience? title introduction subtitles conclusion 3. Where is the text likely to be taken from? A. A science magazine B. A research report C. A health magazine D. A book review 24859 (2) - Read the passage to finish the following tasks. (10mins) Task 1: Read para.1 and answer the following questions. Q1: Why does the writer start with two questions? Q2: How does a smart home deal with “these kinds of things” Task 2: Read para.2 to para.4 and fill in the table. Task 3: Read Para.5 and answer the following question. What does the sentence “In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. ” mean? P15 Task3 Careful-reading 1. Why does the writer start with two questions? Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computers? 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. To arouse the readers’ attention and introduce the topic. 2. How does a smart home deal with “these kinds of things” It will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. Task 1 7 doors dinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electric wires toilets lights, favourite music, or TV programmes lock the door for us when we are away already prepared for you switch off the TV when we forget record how well you sleep; check your body weight; send a warning to your phone; give you suggestions detect the problem; provide you with relevant information leak short keep constant track of your health; warn you early on if there is something abnormal... come on the instant you enter the door In the future, what will smart homes do about...? Task 2 Read Para.5 and complete the following task What does the sentence“In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. ” mean? Task 3 It means the time of smart homes__________(has come/hasn’t come). has come 9 Benefits of smart homes Keep us secure Save us energy Provide a more comfortable environment to live in Intelligent Controls engergy saver automatic controller Regular Health Checks smart monitor intelligent reminder No More Disasters effective preventer Now: New innovations are available Future: It will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. Introduction Body Conclusion Exposition para1 para2-4 para5 Make conclusions Critical thinking What might be some of the advantages and disadvantages of smart homes or AI? The best way to predict the future is to create it. —Peter Drucker 预测未来的最好方式就是去创造它。 12 Thank you! 13 https://clipchamp.com Create videos with https://clipchamp.com/en/video-editor - free online video editor, video compressor, video converter. $$