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 Unit2 Reading and Thinking 1 What“ ” do you know? Smart technology 2. Smart watch 4. Smart sweeping robot 3. Smart glasses 1. Smart Phone Step1:Lead-in 2 What“ ” do you know? Smart technology Smart air-conditioner 3 What“ ” do you know? Smart technology Smart lock 4 What“ ” do you know? Smart technology Smart curtain 5 If we combine them together… What do we call it? 6 If we combine them together… Smart Home 7 What is a“ ”？ Smart Home 8 Step2:Pre-reading Read the title and three subheadings and answer the questions. 1. What is the type of this text? A. A narration (记叙文) B. A popular science exposition (科普说明文) C. An argumentation (议论文) D. A science fiction story (科幻故事) 2．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 us an insight into smart homes. Read for features 9 3.Who is the intended reader of the text? The people who are interested in_________and hold a_________attitude toward smart homes. 4. 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 positive technology Read for main idea Para.1　 　 A．Smart homes will check people’s health regularly. Para.2　　 B．Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents. Para.3　　 C．Smart homes can make intelligent controls. Para.4　　 D．Smart technology will be used widely in the future. Para.5　　 E．Smart homes will bring us safe, energy-saving and comfortable life in the future. Skim the passage and match the main idea for each paragraph. Step3:while-reading Para.1 introduce the________ of smart homes Para2 Intelligent controls Para3 Regular health checks Para4 No more disasters Para5. The_______ of smart home Fast reading Introduction Main body Summary benefits situation Read for structures Tasks (work in group) Paragraph 1——group_?__ Paragraph 2——group_?__ Paragraph 3-4——group_?__ Paragraph 5——group_?_ Careful reading Task 1: Read paragraph 1 and think over the questions. (group___) 1. Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions? To arouse the readers’ attention to introduce the topic. 2. What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned in this passage? ① Keep us secure; ② Save us energy; ③ Provide a more comfortable environment to live in. How? Task 2: Read paragraph 2 and think over the questions. (group ___ ) 1.What makes all these automatic controls possible? Advanced technology 2.How does automatic control work? Examples? go into an energy-efficient mode learn your daily routine and preferences turn switches on and off play music or TV programmes prepare dinner respond to voice commands Intelligent controls make our home _________. energy-e_____ fficient i____________ ntelligent a___________ controlled utomatically r____ to enjoy eady functions What can smart homes do with these functions? advantages will be monitoring your health Smart bed record how well you sleep check your body weight send a warning to your phone give suggestions on diet and sleep Smart toilet keep constant track of your health warn you early on will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents potentially save your life detect: a leaking water pipe a short in the electrical wiring provide you with the relevant information will be able to fix the problem in time Para.3 Regular Health Checks Para.4 No More Disasters Task 3(group ___ ) Your health will be e________ monitored. ffectively Your home will be s________. ecure 16 energy-e_______ a___________ controlled i___________ r_____ to enjoy e_________ monitored s______ Para2-4 Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No More Disasters fficient utomatically eady ffectively ecure ntelligent energy-efficient automatically controlled secure intelligent effectively monitored ready to enjoy To sum up, Smart homes easier make life 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. 1.Why does the writer say “the home of tomorrow is already the home of today”? Task4 (group ___ ) 2.Are smart homes popular now? Why ? high cost, imperfect technology, risk of danger... 3.What's the author's attitude to smart homes? A.positive B.negative C.doubtful D.neutral[ˈnuːtrəl] 1. If the system breaks down, 2. If hackers hack into your system, 3. For older people, you may find yourself locked out of the house or unable to turn on your TV. will be stolen for evil purposes. it will be difficult to operate the system. your personal information step4:Post-reading Critical thinking Have you ever thought of the disadvantages (potential challenges) smart homes will bring us? lose basic skills financial burden energy-consuming 20 step5.Homework Individual work “What’s your attitude towards the smart home?” opinion supporting details From my perspective, I hold a positive/ negative/neutral attitude towards smart homes. My reasons are as follows. Fistly,... Secondly,... Lastly,... Let’s create the future! Thank you Class over 23 Lavf58.20.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.6.29 08 2 Skim the text and answer these questions. 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 选择性必修 第一册 2020 vocal 237050.42 $$