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

新人教版高中英语选择性必修一Unit2 Looking into the future Reading and Thinking 01 Learn some words and expressions about smart homes 02 Read a text and find out the main idea of each paragraph and its supporting details 03 Think critically and exchange views on smart homes Learning Objectives 64548187-c85d-4ef4-9e53-0831496356ea.source.3.zh-Hans 2 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 利和弊，优缺点 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 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 节能模式 日常 对……作出反应 监测某人的健康情况 给……发出警告 就……给出建议 持续跟踪…… 身患重病 17 prevent …from 18 provide…with… 19 the relevant information 20 fix the problem 21 become flooded 22 catch fire 23 in this sense 24 automatic control 阻止 向…提供… 相关信息 解决问题 被水淹 着火 从这个意义上讲 自动开关 5 1. What can you see in the picture? 2. What do these elements stand for? 3. What message does this picture intend to convey? a little boy, a robot and the universe the boy: human beings the robot: science technology the universe: the future ♦the possible future relationship between and . man technology How do you understand the quote? 预测未来的最好方式就是去创造它。 The best way to predict the future is to create it. ——Peter Drucker Can you say some more smart things? smartwatch AI robot smart speaker smart cleaner What do you think a smart house can do? Control the lights , temperature and the doors... Read the title and the three subtitles, and answer： 1.What is the type of the text? 2.What is the purpose of the text? 3.Who is the intended audience? Ⅲ.Pre-reading P14-15 Skim the text and answer these questions. 1.What is the purpose of the text? To give us a brief introduction about the future smart homes. 2. Who is the intended audience of this text? Common people who are interested in the advanced technology or smart homes. Fast reading Identify purpose and audience The types of phrases used in a passage help identify its purpose. For example, the phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade. And a text that uses imperatives is likely meant to instruct. A passage’s content helps identify its audience. For example, a passage that gives tips on looking after pets would have pets owners as its audience. 3. What can we learn from the title? Smart homes to make life easier more comfortable more quickly more convenient … topic focus sub-titles of the text Intelligent control Regular health checks No more disasters This text has several sub-titles. They will help us get what the writer wants to tell us more quickly. From the sub-titles, we can know the structure of the text easily. 4. Draw the simple outline of the text. Smart homes to make life easier These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide more comfortable environment to live in. Intelligent control Regular health checks No more disasters What will smart homes do about doors, TVs and computers ? Doors: lock the door for us when we are away; TVs and computers: switch off the TV and computers when we forget. Para.1 What will smart homes do about dinners, lights, favourite music or TV programmes? Para.2 Dinners: prepare dinner for us; Lights, favourite music or TV programmes: come on the instant we enter the door. What will smart homes do in terms of beds and toilets? Para.3 Beds: record how well we sleep every night; check our body weight; send a warning to our phones when we have sleep or weight problems; give us suggestions on а healthier diet and how to sleep better. Toilets: keep constant track of our health and warn us early on if there is something wrong. What will smart homes do about water pipes and electrical wires? Para.4 Detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information. What does the sentence “In this sense, the home of tomorrow already the home of today” mean? Para.5 Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. This is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners. While-reading 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, favourite music, or TV programmes doors dinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electric wires toilets lights, favourite music, or TV programmes lock the door for us when we are away prepare dinner for us switch off TVs and computers when we forget record how well we sleep, 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 come on the instant we enter the door detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information keep constant track of our health and warn us early on if there is something abnormal 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. Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text. ntegrates utomatic witches fficient onitor arnings etect elevant P15 4 Post-reading Task 1 What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes? Discussion 1 .If there is a problem with the system, you may find yourself locked out of the house, or unable to turn your TV off or on. Task 2 2.Security is another big concern, as strangers may be able to hack into the system to collect information about your life and use that for evil purposes. Summary Future Smart Homes Advanced Tecnology Attitude towards smart homes: Open but cautious Everything has two coins. Let’s together for a shared future. 1.Read the text aloud. 2. Write a short passage about your ideas of the future. Homework Thank you! $$