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

Reading and Thinking Unit 2 Looking into the future @欢欢的充电站 vocabulary knob Ways to learn vocabulary picture dictionary word-formation synonyms/ antonyms …… @欢欢的充电站 Lead-in 1. Do you have any “smart” things? What are they? 2. What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”? controlled by a computer/ automatically controlled smartspeaker smartswatch smartphone smartbracelet @欢欢的充电站 Read the title and the three subtitles and identify purpose and audience. @欢欢的充电站 1. What is the purpose of this passage? 2. Who do you think is the intended audience? The purpose of the text is to introduce smart homes. People who are interested in smart homes or positive about the life improved by technology. Read the title and the three subtitles and identify purpose and audience. @欢欢的充电站 Skimming 1. What is the type of this text? A. A narration B. A exposition C. An argumentation D. A science fiction story 2. What's the structure of this text? @欢欢的充电站 Para. 2 Intelligent controls Para. 3 Regular health checks Para. 4 No more disasters Para. 5 This smart technology is not a fantasy. Smart homes to make life easier Title Introduction Examples Conclusion Para. 1 These smart homes will keep us secure, save our energy, and provide more comfortable environment to live in. Skimming @欢欢的充电站 Scanning 1. How does the author start the text? Para 1 Introduction Through two questions. 2. Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions？ To arouse readers' interest To lead to the topic @欢欢的充电站 Scanning 1. What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned in this passage? Para 1 Introduction Keep us secure Save us energy Provide a more comfor -table environment to live in 2. What is the writer's attitude towards smart homes? A. positive B. neutral C. negative @欢欢的充电站 Scanning 1. With intelligent controls, what can we do in the future? swithes knobs romote controls We will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. Para 2 Intelligent controls in the future today contrast @欢欢的充电站 Scanning We will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. Para 2 Intelligent controls go into an energy-efficient mode learn your daily routine and preferences turn on switches on and off play music or TV programmes prepare dinner respond to voice commands @欢欢的充电站 Scanning 1. Based on the contexts, can you guess what the meaning of “monitoring” is here? A. Watching B. Entertaining C. Treating D. Recovering 2. How is the paragraph developed? A. By giving examples B. By giving explanations C. By comparing D. By inferring Para 3 Regular health checks @欢欢的充电站 Read the paragraph 3 and fill in the table below. Functions What can smart homes do with these functions？ Beds Toilets Advantages record how well you sleep check your body weight send a warning to your phones give you 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 potentially save your life will be monitoring your health @欢欢的充电站 Read the paragraph 4 and fill in the table below. Functions What can smart homes do with these functions？ a water leaking pipe or a short in the electrical wiring Advantages Your home will be secure. will be able to prevent serious dangers from accidents detect it provide you with the relevant information will be able to fix the problem in time @欢欢的充电站 Sum up Smart homes automatically controlled ready to enjoy easier effectively monitored energy-efficient secure make our life Title the advantages of smart homes @欢欢的充电站 Scanning Para 5 Conclusion the home of tomorrow: new innovations the home of today: a few things already avaliable a reality 1. Why does the writer say “the home of tomorrow is already the home of today”? How do you understand it? @欢欢的充电站 Today, we have to use 1.________(switch) for our lights and knobs for our appliances. 2.____ the near future, we will be living in smart homes 3.___________ will be using 4.____ (advance) technology every day for automatic control about everything in our home. So you will no longer have to think about 5.________ (turn) switches on and off yourself. Because all will be ready 6.____ you when you get home. In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health and also7._________ (check) your body weight. They can warn you early 8.____ if you have a critical illness. Although the smart technology is not 9.____ fantasy, 10.____ will have a long way to go. Exercise switches In which/that advanced turning for checking on a it @欢欢的充电站 Reading for Writing How to introduce sth. in the future? Tense Structure 一般将来时 (will+do) 将来进行时(will be doing) introduction (through two questions) main body (three subtitles) conclusion @欢欢的充电站 Reading for Writing How to introduce sth. in the future? Expressions You will no longer…… Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door …… If a water pipe starts leaking, your smart home will detect it and…… Tips Contrast: Today……. In the future…… Topic sentence + examples（for example） @欢欢的充电站 Reading for Writing Write a “smart” thing. Tips: 1. Imitate the passage on p14. 2. You can turn to a dictionary or teacher for help. 3. Please pay attention to the tense, struture and expressions. For example: smart school， smart hospital， smart parking lot…… @欢欢的充电站 Rewriting Smart Schools Make Our Learning Easier Have you ever forgotten to bring your books to school? Or, have you ever forgotten where your notes are? These kinds of things happen to us now and then, waste time, and can sometimes lead to problems. @欢欢的充电站 Rewriting However,in the not-too-distant future,we will be living in smart schools where books will be stored in our ipad and we can write notes on it. These smart schools will bring us convenience, save us energy,and provide a more confortable environment to study. @欢欢的充电站 Rewriting Electrical Books Today, we have to bring a heavy bag with a mount of books. In the future， …… Personal Service In addition, your smart school will …… Full-time Recording Smart sschools will record …… @欢欢的充电站 Rewriting This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some schools.In this sense,the school of tomorrow is already the school of today. Nevertheless,it will take some years before most new schools begin to use this new technology. @欢欢的充电站 $$