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

Open your mind Now you have an opportunity to travel to the future world and talk about what you have seen. AI robots flying cars smart phones Smart Home Appliances Introduction Examples Conclusion Para. 1: a brief introduction of ___________ Para. 2 Intelligent controls Para. 5 The situation of _____________ Para. 3 Regular health checks Para.4 No more disasters Task 1: Skimming smart homes smart homes 3 Task 1: Skimming People who are interested in smart homes. 3. What are the readers of the passage ? 1. What is the type of this text? A. A narration B. A popular science article C. An argumentation D. A science fiction story 2. What is the purpose of the passage？ A. To sell integrated sensors. B. To change the old houses. C. To decorate with smart technology. D. To give us an insight into smart homes. Task 2: Careful reading Read para.1 and answer the questions. 1) Why does the writer use two questions at the beginning of Para.1? 2) How smart homes will benefit people? To arouse the readers’attention or interest. keep us secure Textbook 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. save us energy provide a more comfortable environment to live in. Read para.1 and answer the questions. 1) Why does the writer use two questions at the beginning of Para.1? 5 Read para. 2 and finish the comparison. Task 2: Careful reading 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 future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey. Intelligent Controls 6 Read para. 2 and finish the comparison. turning switches lights voice commands dinner an energy-efficient mode all by itself swithes, knobs, remote controls on the instant you enter the door by yourself none by yourself prepared for you all controls will be responded to Task 2: Careful reading Today Future 7 examples a topic sentence examples a topic sentence Read para.3&4 and find out main idea for each paragraph. Task 2: Careful reading 8 examples examples record your sleep warn your weight problems give suggestions on diets keep track of your health detect possible problems provide relevant information monitor your health? prevent damage? Q: What examples are given to show how smart homes key verbs Task 2: Careful reading Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No More Disasters Smart homes To sum up energy-efficient ready to enjoy automatically controlled intelligent secure effectively monitored Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No More Disasters Smart homes make life To sum up e nergy-efficient r eady to enjoy a utomatically controlled i ntelligent s ecure e ffectively monitored easier Read para. 5 and tell the situation of the smart technology. Task 2: Careful reading This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. 12 Read the text again and fill in the table below. In the future, what will smart homes do about…? doors dinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electrical wires toilets lights, music, … lock the door for us when we are away already prepared switch off when we forget give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better come on the instant we enter the door detect the problem and provide with the relevant information keep constant track of health and warn early Task 3: Summary 13 Task 4: Group work * What is wrong? * How to solve this problem? How to make it better? * pulled out teeth * changed the voice * add facial recognition * add fingerprint code * traditional lock and key … 14 Use the checklist and reflective questions below to evaluate your study in this period. Checklist Need to be improved Ok Good I can tell the functions and benefits of smart homes. I can judge the type and structure of the text. I can voice my own opinions on smart homes. I am active in joining in class activities. I can sense the significance of advancement in science and technology. Task 5: Assessment $$