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

Unit 2 Looking into the future 学科网-湛江市李海艳名师工作室团队作品 Reading and Thinking SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER SMART You are a smart guy. intelligent Do you have any “smart” things? What are they? smartphone Lead-in smartwatch smartlock samrt sweeping robot smart speaker In this class we will Read about living in a smart home; Master the main structure of the passage and understand the main idea of each paragraph; Read about the pros and cons of advances in technology,and write your opinion. Learning objectives Before reading Predict and think. What’s the type of the text? Brief and attractive titles A popular science article (科普说明文) What are the features of a popular science article? A brief and eye-catching title; Explaining general concepts（概念） in a simplified way; Emphasizing on main events; Using quotes, metaphors (比喻), analogies (类比) to explain difficult or abstract（抽象的） scientific concepts. Read the text and answer these questions. 1. What’s the purpose of the text? 2. Who is the intended audience of the text? Pre-reading 1.switch v.转换，交换 n.开关 转换器 2.secure adj.安全的，安心的 3.appliance n.电器，器具 4.remote control 遥控器 5.air conditioner 空调设备 6.automatic adj.自动的 7.warning n.警告，警示 8.cancer n.癌，癌症 Key Words SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER 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. 智能的家让生活更加便利 你忘记过锁家门吗？或是你忘记过关掉电视或电脑吗？诸如此类的事情经常发生在我们身上，浪费资源，有时还会引发问题。然而在不久的将来，我们将生活在智能的家里。智能的家会在我们外出时锁好家门，会在我们忘记关掉电视的时候替我们关上。这样的智能家居将保障我们的安全，节省我们的能源，为我们提供一个更为舒适的居住环境。 while reading do forget to do sth.忘记要去做某事 forget doing sth.忘记做过某事 不远的，不久的adj. 将来进行时 安全 动词+宾语+宾补 Para.1 Para.1 Introduction:The function and advantages of smart homes Intelligent Controls 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. 智能控制 今天，我们必须使用开关来控制点灯，使用旋钮来控制我们的家用电器，使用遥控器来控制我们的电视机和空调。未来，我们每天都能使用先进的技术来自动控制家里几乎所有的东西。未来的住宅将使用集成传感器来感应你每天早晨何时出门，然后自动进入节能模式。你再也不用想着自己打开或关闭各种开关。 自动的 几乎 一体的（集成传感器） 感应 效率高的（节能） 旋钮 电器 遥控器 空调 模式 Para.2 Intelligent Controls 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. 你的住宅还能了解你的日程安排和喜好，所以每天晚上你回到家时，一切都已经准备就绪。在你步入家门的一刹那，灯光亮起，你最爱的音乐或电视节目也会随即开启，而且你会发现，晚餐也已经准备好。所有的控制器都将响应语音指令，因此如果你想要改变日常安排，你只需要大声说出你的想法，家居系统就会照办。 开始运转 意为“一...就”，引导时间状语从句 (that) 瞬间，立即的 连同(与)...一起 find+宾语+宾补 adj.做宾补 响应，对...做出反应 指令 服从，遵守 喜好 日常安排 Para.2 Para.2 Intelligent controls,include today and in the future. Regular Health Checks In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life. 定期健康检查 此外，你的智能家居每天都会监测你的健康状况。例如，你的床铺会记录你每晚的睡眠状况，还能检测你的体重。如果你开始有睡眠或体重问题，它会将警告发到你的手机上。此外，就如何实现更加健康的饮食和更好的睡眠，它还会给予你建议。智能马桶也会持续跟踪你的健康状况。如果发现异常情况，或是你得了癌症等重大疾病，智能马桶会提前警告你，并有可能挽救你的生命。 此外 监测，监控 will/shall+be+现在分词 sb. about 就某事给某人建议 sth. 记录，保持联系 在初期 不正常的 严重的 可能地 Para.3 Para.3 Regular health checks(monitor your health) Para.2 No More Disasters Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire. 没有更多的灾难 智能家居将能够防止事故造成的严重损害。例如，如果水管漏水或发生电线短路，你的智能房屋将会探测出来，并给你提供相关的信息。这样，你就能在房子被水淹或着火之前解决这个问题。 阻止，防止 管道 漏 线路 发现 有关的 电的 sb. sth. 给某人提供某物 解决问题 着火 Para.4 Para.4 No more disasters(prevent serious damage and fix the problem) 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. 这种智能技术不是幻想。这些新近的革新中有许多已经唾手可得，并且正在一些住宅中使用。从这个意义上说，明日之家已经是今日之家。然而，还需要过些年大多数新住宅才会开始使用这种新技术。 Para.5 幻想 创造 be being done现在进行时的被动语态 从这个意义上说 然而 Para.5 Conclusion,this smart technology is not a fantasy. Intelligent Controls 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. two examples after reading Regular Health Checks In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life. Topic sentence two examples No More Disasters Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire. Example Topic sentence smart homes to make llife easier para.1 Introduction： the functions and advantagesof smart homes things we forget on a daily life the advantages of smart homes para.2-4 the examples of smart homes intelligent controls today in the future regular health checks monitor your health no more disasters prevent serious damage fix the problems para.5 conclusion this smart technology is not a fantasy Structure Read the text and answer these questions. 1. What’s the purpose of the text? To tell / inform people how smart homes make life easier. 2. Who is the intended audience of the text? The text is for those who need new technology to help them solve problems in daily house life. 1. Why does the writer start with two questions? 2. What is the author’s attitude to smart homes? A. To show the topic of the text B. To summarize the main idea of the passage C. To show the importance of smart homes D. To introduce the topic A. positive B. negative C. neutural D. unclear 概述 中立 Execise 3. What will happen if we forget to lock the door in the future? 4. What will the future home use to tell when you leave home every morning? A. Smart homes wil lock the door for us B. Smart homes will switch off the TV C. Smart homes will lead to problems D. Smart homes will tell us by phone A. The computer B. Knobs for our appliances C. Air conditioners D. Integrated sensors Execise 集成传感器 5. How do smart homes monitor your health? 6. What will a smart home do when a water pipe leaks? A. By checking my daily routine and preferences B. By checking my sleep and body weight C. By sending a warning to my phone D. By changing my routine and commands A. Warn you early on and give suggestions B. Give you the relevant information C. Fix the problem all by itself D. Make your home flooded Execise What they can do to show their smartness? Reading for information In the future, what will smart homes do about ...? doors dinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electrical wires toilets lights, favourite music, or TV programmes 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 P15 E3 25 thinking What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes? Disadvantages of Smart Homes energy-consuming 能量消耗 information leakage泄露 high cost security problems lose basic skills ... HOMEWORK Sum up the important phrases in your notebook 1 pros and cons 2 switch off 3 in the not-distant future 4 keep sb secure 5 save sb energy 6 a comfortable environment to live in 7 a remote control 8 integrated sensors 关闭 在不久的将来 保障某人的安全 节省某人的能源 一个舒适的居住环境 遥控 集成传感器 Language Points: Important phrases (P13 ~ P15) 利弊，优缺点 29 9 energy-efficient mode 10 daily routine 11 respond to 12 monitor one’s health 13 send a warning to 14 give suggestions on 15 keep constant track of 16 have a critical illness 日常 对……作出反应 监测某人的健康状况 给……发出警告 就……给出建议 持续跟踪…… 身患重病 Language Points: Important phrases (P13 ~ P15) 节能模式 30 17 prevent ... from 18 provide ... with ... 19 the relevant information 20 fix the problem 21 become flooded 22 catch fire 23 in this sense 向……提供…… 相关信息 解决问题 着火 从这种意义上来讲 被水淹 Language Points: Important phrases (P13 ~ P15) 阻止 31 Thank you 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 P68 监测仪 检测 识别 潜在的 操作 从远方 从远距离 控制 器具，家电 可能地 极大地 有效的 加热 监测 手段 严重的， 重大的 the instant In addition in this sense =as soon as 从这个意义上来说 可能的，潜在的 然而 记录，保持联系 此外 一...就 be 配备有... 万一，以防 习惯于 potentially keeps track of nevertheless 电子设备 支付，买 竞争对手 领先 创新，新事物 $$