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

Looking into the future Reading and Thinking: Unit2 Smart homes to make life easier 1. figure out the structure of the passage and learn about smart homes and what they can do in the future. 2. infer the writing purpose and intended audience of this passage. 3. express your ideas about smart homes Learning Objectives: After the class, you will： 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 adj. 无限；无法衡量 the possible future relationship between man and technology live in harmony? 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。 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. “SMART” Do you have any “smart” things? What are they? smart sweeping robot smart watch smart bracelet smart vision pro house smart house Smart houses will bring us: convenience safety interest / fun… make our life easier？ 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. 2. What is the type of this text? A. A narration B. A popular science exposition C. An argumentation D. A science fiction story 3. Who’s the intended audience? Skimming People who are interested in technology and hold a positive attitude towards smart home. title itroduction sub-title conclusion The text mainly tells us that smart home will make our life easier in_________ ____________. many aspects Scanning for topic sentences of each paragraph. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accident. This smart technology is not a fantasy. Read for details Para1 1. Why does the writer start with two questions? 2. What is the author’s attitude to smart homes? To arouse the readers‘ attention; to introduce the topic. Positive/Favorable. Intelligent Controls Para2 switches knobs remote controls think about turning switches on and off yourself Today Future use integrated sensors learn your daily routine & preferences All controls will respond to voice commands Manual control Automatic/Intelligent control Intelligent Controls Para2 Future use integrated sensors learn your daily routine & preferences All controls will respond to voice commands Automatic/Intelligent control What are the features of intelligent controls? considerate smart, convenient, easy to control widely accepted, popular efficient, automatic environment-friendly How does the writer develop these paragraphs? Para3&4 giving examples Para3&4 Functions What can smart homes do with these functions? Advantages Para3&4 Functions What can smart homes do with these functions? Advantages Regular Health Checks No More Disasters will be monitoring your health will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents Your bed record how well you sleep check your body weight send a warning to your phone give you suggestions on Smart toilet keep constant track of your health warn you early on potentially save your life will be able to fix the problem in time detect: a water leaking pipe a short in the electrical wiring provide you with the relevant information A general introduction Examples Advantages Para 5 Why does the author mention that smart home is not a fantasy? Are smart homes popular now? Why or why not? Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No More Disasters use _________________ to tell you information all controls will respond to __________________ beds will check your sleep and ____________toilets will keep _____________ of your health a ________ water pipe a short in the _________ ________ Smart technology is not a ________. automatic _______ monitor ______ prevent serious damage from ___________ control health accidents Integrated sensors voice commands body weight constant track leaking electrical fantasy (keep us ______; save us _______; provide a more comfortable _____________ to live in) secure energy environment smart homes wiring 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 P 15 E3 Reading for information 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. Have you ever thought of the disadvantages (potential challenges) smart homes will bring us? If there is a problem with the system/power failure, you may find yourself locked out of the house, or fail to switch your TV on or off. Security is another big concern, as strangers may be able to hack into the system to collect private information about your life and use that for evil purposes. What is your attitude towards smart homes? Critical thinking If you are going to design your ideal smart home, what smart devices will you create? Discuss with your group members. You are supposed to include: Design your ideal smart home What smart devices there are in your home; What their new functions are; The benefits the new devices can bring. 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 利弊，优缺点 Important phrases (P13 ~ P15) 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 节能模式 Important phrases (P13 ~ P15) 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 阻止 Important phrases (P13 ~ P15) Lavf58.20.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf58.20.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $$