Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Reading and Thinking 知识点 教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Teaching and Learning Design 选择性必修Book1 Unit2 Looking Into The Future 教学设计 Period 2 Teaching and learning contents: Reading and thinking—Language Focus and Thinking Quality Development Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Learn about the usages of new words, chunks and sentence patterns and try to use them in real language situations to develop language competence; 2) Comprehend the text better to improve thinking quality. Teaching and learning important points: 1) Language focus and better reading comprehension; 2) Text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement. Teaching and learning difficult points: New language items learning, text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review Activity 1 Review 1. Check the answers to the reading comprehension exercises in reference book to review the main content of the text. 2. Check the answers to the completing summary exercises on P15 of the textbook. Step 2 Language Focus (In this step, the teacher explains some of the new and important language items in the context by offering some examples so that the students could comprehend the text better, and also focus on how to use the language items in specific language situations created by the teacher or doing some exercises such as sentence making and blank-filling exercises to help the students to grasp their usages.) Activity 2 Learning about the new language items Learn about the following new language items: 1. The phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade. 在我看来，这句话告诉我们，这段话很可能是为了说服我们。 1) be meant to do sth. 注定（或肯定）要……；是，本应该，必须；被普遍认为是 e.g. I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day. 星期日我本应工作的，但却闲混了一整天。 Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople 农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。 2) persuade vt. 劝说；说服；使信服，使相信 persuade sb. to do sth. / into doing sth. 说服某人做某事 persuade sb. not to do sth. / out of doing sth.说服某人不做某事 persuade sb. of sth. 让某人相信某事 persuade sb. that … 使某人相信 persuasion n.劝说；说服 e.g. Can you persuade Aliceout of her foolish plan? 你能说服爱丽丝放弃她的愚蠢计划吗？ Who persuaded you to write / into writing that article? 谁说服你写那篇文章的？ I tried to persuade Robin not to buy / out of buying that that smart phone, but failed. 我试图说服罗宾不要买/不买那部智能手机，但失败了。 They persuaded me that this medicine was excellent for colds. 他们让我相信这种药对感冒很有效。 They tried to persuade us of the truth of the report. 他们试图说服我们相信报告的真实性。 I put my palm on his back, patted with patience and persuaded him to take part in the running. 我把手放在他的背上，耐心地拍了拍，说服他参加了这项长跑比赛。 辨析：persuade, advise persuade“说服”，强调劝说的结果；advise “建议”，强调劝说的动作；“劝说但不一定有结果”用advise sb. to do sth/try to persuade sb. to do sth来表达。 2. switch vt.转换；交换 vi. & vt. (使)改变；转变 n.开关；转换器；改变 switch/turn on/off 开/关(电灯、机器等) switch...(from...)to... 把……(由……)转变为…… make a switch in 在……方面做出改变 e.g. Then the driver switched on the radio and was absorbed in the song. (动作描写) 然后司机打开收音机，全神贯注地听着歌。 I would turn off the TV rather than switch off my cell phone or cut off the Internet. 我宁愿关掉电视，而不是关掉手机或切断互联网。 To break the ice, we switched the conversation from one subject to another. 为了打破僵局，我们转移到另一个话题。 She made a switch in our plan to go swimming when it started to rain. 天开始下雨时，她改变了我们去游泳的计划。 I switched story books with my sister. We’ve switched the meeting from Tuesday to Thursday. 3. 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. 然而，在不久的将来，我们将生活在智能家居中，当我们外出时，智能家居会为我们锁门，当我们忘记时，记得关掉电视。 1) 该句是主从复合句。主句部分是we will be living in smart home…，that引导定语从句。在该从句中，含有两个并列谓语will lock… 和(will) remember…，每个谓语后面有when引导的时间状语从句。 2) will be doing 是将来进行时态，表示将来某个时间点或时间段正在发生的事情。 3) distant adj. 遥远的，远处的；疏远的；心不在焉的 distance n. 距离，间距 in the distance 在远处 at a distance 从远处，有一段距离 e.g. Jim has to drive a long distance to the hospital. Jim去医院得开很长一段路。 George sounded very cold and distant on the phone. A shark can smell blood at a distance of half a kilometer. 4. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. 这些智能家居将确保我们的安全，为我们节省能源，并提供更舒适的居住环境。 1) secure adj. 安全的(safe)；安心的；牢固的 vt. 获得；拴牢；保护 insecure adj. 不安全的 security n. 保护措施；安全工作 e.g. At last they were able to feel secure about the future. 他们终于觉得不必为将来而担忧了。 It’s not a very secure way to make a living. 以此谋生终非长久之计。 The wall was built to secure the village from attack. 修建这堵墙是为了保护村庄免受袭击。 2) 不定式短语作后置定语的用法：(1)用来修饰被序数词、形容词最高级或the only，no，all，any等不定代词限定的中心词。 (2)用来修饰某些抽象名词，常见的有：ability，chance，promise，way，opportunity，right，attempt，time等。(3)不定代词something，nothing，little等后常用不定式作定语。 (4)表示将来的动作。 e.g. Personally, I think I am the best person to take up the job. 就个人而言，我认为我是做这个工作的最佳人选。 I was watching the clock all through the meeting, as I had a train to catch. She has been looking for a house to live in since she moved to Beijing. 自从她搬到北京以来，她就一直在找房子住。 You’ll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end of the meeting. 在会议结束时，你将有机会提出任何问题。 I once again would like to thank you for such a wonderful speech and hope to get a chance to hear such speeches from you in future also. 我再次感谢你的精彩演讲，希望今后也能有机会听到你的演讲。 5. remote control 远程控制；遥控 automatic control 自动控制 6. integrate vt. vi. 合并；成为一体；加入；融入群体 integrate (sth.) into/ with sth. integrate A and B（使）合并，成为一体 integrate sb./sth. into/with sth. （使）加入，融入群体 e.g. These programs will integrate with your existing software. 这些程序将和你的已有软件综合成一体。 These programs can be integrated with your existing software. 这些程序能和你的已有的软件整合成一体。 They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community. 他们完全没有尝试融入本地社区。 The policy is to integrate children with special needs into ordinary schools. 这项政策旨在使有特殊需要的儿童融入普通学校。 7. energy-efficient mode 节能模式 8. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. 你的家也会了解你的日常生活和偏好，所以当你每天晚上回家时，一切都会为你准备好。 1) routine n. 惯例，常规；正常程序；生活乏味adj. 常规的；日常的；乏味的 daily routine 日常生活 routine tests 日常检测 break the routine 打破常规 follow the routine 遵从惯例；墨守常规 routine meeting 例会 routine check 常规检查 e.g. Make exercise a part of your daily routine . 让锻炼成为你日常生活的一部分。 She needed a break from routine. 她需要摆脱一下刻板的生活。 The fault was discovered during a routine check. 这个错误是在一次常规检查中发现的。 2) preference n.爱好；偏爱；优先考虑 prefer vt.更喜欢 (like sth. better ) prefer (doing)...to (doing)... 与(做)……相比，更喜欢(做)…… prefer to do... rather than do... 宁愿做……也不愿做…… have/show a preference for 更喜欢…… give (a) preference to 给……以优惠；优待…… e.g. I prefer not to think about it. 我不想考虑此事。 I prefer my coffee black. 我喜欢不加奶的咖啡。 I much prefer jazz to rock music. 我喜欢爵士乐远胜过摇滚乐。 I prefer playing in defence. 我喜欢打防守。 I would prefer that you did not mention my name. 我希望你不要说出我的名字。 The old woman prefers sitting in the sofa to walking in the sun. He prefers to stay at home rather than go shopping. It’s a matter of personal preference. 那是个人的爱好问题。 Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. 许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。 9. 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. 当你带着你最喜欢的音乐或电视节目进门时，你的灯就会亮起来，你会发现你的晚餐已经为你准备好了。 1) instant n.瞬间；片刻 adj.立即的；速食的；速溶的 (Revision item) in an instant一会儿后；片刻；马上 for an instant 一瞬间 the instant (that) 一……就…… instantly(＝immediately) adv.立刻，马上 conj.一……就…… “一……就……”的表达方式： on/upon (doing) sth as soon as＋从句 the moment/instant/minute (that)...＋从句 immediately/instantly/directly＋从句 no sooner...than.../hardly...when.../scarcely... when... e.g. Do you think you should serve instant coffee in the bar of a big hotel？adj.速溶的 And in that instant something occurred that I had never seen happen in my life. n.瞬间 In an instant, everyone in the room was presented with flowers, including the waiter and the piano player.在一瞬间，房间里的每个人都收到了鲜花，包括侍者和钢琴演奏者。 The instant I made sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me. 当我确定大卫想跑就能跑的那一刻，我转身发现他朝我走来。 The instant (that)/Instantly he was in, he exclaimed, “Mom!” but around the house echoed only his voice. 他一进屋就大声喊道：“妈妈！”但房子周围只回响着他的声音。 2) “find+宾语+宾补”结构，dinner与prepare之间是被动关系，故用过去分词prepared 作宾补。 “find+宾语+宾补”表示“发现……处于某状态/在做某事”宾补可以由以下结构来充当: (1) find+宾语+介词(短语) e.g. He found the ship out of sight. (2) find+形式宾语(it)+形容词/名词+不定式 e.g. I find it pleasant to work with him. (3) find+宾语+不定式 e.g. We found him to be honest. (4) find+宾语+形容词 e.g. I found the question hard to answer. (5) find+宾语+名词e.g. The two brothers found Henry a penniless man. (6) find+宾语+副词 e.g. When he arrived, he found the meeting over. 10. 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. 所有控制都会响应语音命令，所以如果你想改变你的程序，你只需大声说出你想要的，家庭系统就会服从。 1) Analyse the sentence structure. 2) respond v. 回答，回复(=reply)；作出反应；有改进 response n. [c/u] 回答，答复 in response to 对……做出反应/回应 e.g. I asked him his name, but he didn’t respond. 我问他叫什么名字，可他没回答。 She never responded to my letter. 她从来没给我回过信。 She made no response. 她没作任何回答。 I received an encouraging response to my advertisement. 我的广告宣传有了令人鼓舞的回应。 3) command n.指令；命令；控制；掌握vt.命令；控制；应得；博得 be at one’s command 听候某人的吩咐 have (a) good command of精通；对……掌握熟练 be in command of 控制；指挥；管辖 under the command of由……控制/指挥/管辖 command sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事 command后接宾语从句时，从句谓语动词用“should＋动词原形”表示虚拟语气，should可省略。 这类常用词有：一个坚持：insist；两个命令：order/command；三个要求：require/request/demand；四个建议：suggest/advise/propose/recommend e.g. And eventually, we can have a good command of what we desire to learn. 最终，我们可以精通我们想要学习的东西。 To begin with, I have such a good command of English that I can communicate with visitors without difficulty.首先，我英语很熟练，以至于我可以毫不费力地与来访者交流。 His mother commanded him to work hard to learn a certain number of vocabularies. Now he has had a good command of French. So he commands the admiration of his friends. What makes us boil with anger is that our monitor always commands that we should do what we dislike. 令我们怒火中烧的是我们的班长总是命令我们做我们不喜欢的事情。 4) obey vt. 服从；遵守 disobey vt.& vi. 不服从，不顺从 obedience n. 遵守；顺从；服从 obedient adj. 顺从的，服从的；忠顺的；孝顺的；驯良的 e.g. He had always obeyed his parents without question. 他对父母一向绝对服从。 He was always obedient to his father’s wishes. 他一向顺从父亲的意愿。 11. warning n. 警示；预先通知 adj. 警告的；告诫的；引以为戒的 give sb. a verbal/written/final warning向某人发出口头 / 书面 / 最后警告 warn vt. 提醒，警告；告诫（不要做……） warn (sb.) (of sth) | ~ (sb.) (about/against sb./sth) 提醒注意（可能发生的事）；使警惕 e.g. Let me give you a word of warning. 我来提醒你一句。 He warned us against pickpockets. 他提醒我们要提防小偷。 She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job. I tried to warn him, but he wouldn’t listen. 我设法提醒过他，可他就是不听。 12. constant adj.不断的；重复的；不变的n.常数；常量 constantly adv. 不断地，时常地；始终；一直 e.g. He kept in constant contact with his family while he was in Australia. 他在澳大利亚时一直和家人保持联系。 Fashion is constantly changing. 时尚总是日新月异。 13. Or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. 或者，如果电线短路，您的智能家居将检测到它并为您提供相关信息。 1) detect vt. 发现；查明；测出 detection n. 察觉；侦破；探测；发现 detective n. 侦探；警探 adj. 侦探的；破案的 e.g. The tests are designed to detect the disease early. 这些检查旨在早期查出疾病。 2) relevant adj.有关的；有意义的 relevance n.相关性 be relevant to与……有关 have (no) relevance to 与……有(无)关 “与……有关”的其他表达还有：be related to，be linked to，have sth to do with，be connected with，be associated with 等。 e.g. I’m now writing to tell you some relevant details. You can write anything so long as it is relevant/has relevance to the topic. What’s more, about 400 words would be fine. 你可以写任何与主题相关的东西。另外，大约400字就可以了。 Besides, we could divide students into different levels or categories based on their oral proficiency or other relevant criteria，which would better cater to each student’s needs. 此外，我们可以根据学生的口语水平或其他相关标准将学生分为不同的水平或类别，以更好地满足每个学生的需求。 14. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. 其中许多新的创新已经出现，并在一些家庭中使用。 available adj.可获得的；可购得的；(人)有空的 available可以作表语和定语。如：available space，every available doctor(所有能找到的医生)。 unavailable adj.无法得到的；难以获得的；不能(或不愿)见面的；不能(或不愿)交谈的 be available to do sth. 能够用于做某事 be available to sb. 能够被某人所用；能够被某人获得 be available for sth. 能够用于某事 e.g. The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford. I’m wondering if you’re available. 我想知道您是否有空。 If you are available, I would like to invite you to be our distinguished interviewee. 如果您有空，我想邀请您成为我们尊贵的受访者。 15. in this sense(in...sense) 从这种(某种)意义上来讲 in a sense 在某种意义上；在某种程度上 in no sense 决不(置于句首，句子用部分倒装) make sense 讲得通；有意义 make sense of 懂得；了解……的意义 make no sense 讲不通；没有意义 There’s no/little sense in doing sth. 做某事没有意义 e.g. Meanwhile, in no sense should you give up. The entire family was saved by Alex, or rather in a sense, they were saved by themselves. I am terribly sorry to hear that you have difficulty making sense of what your physics teacher says in class. 听说你很难理解物理老师上课讲的内容，我感到非常难过。 “Talk and Talk” is not only an English learning platform, in some sense, but also an eye－opener. 从某种意义上说，“Talk and Talk”不仅是一个英语学习平台，而且让人大开眼界。 16. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. 然而，要让大多数新住宅开始使用这项新技术还需要几年的时间。 1) nevertheless adv. 尽管如此；不过；然而 2) It will take＋一段时间＋before...句式结构 (1)“It was＋时间段＋before...”意为“过了……才……”，从句常用一般过去时。 (2)“It was not long before...”意为“不久就……”，从句常用一般过去时。 (3)“It won’t be long before...”意为“不久就会……”，从句常用一般现在时。 (4)“It will/may be＋时间段＋before...”意为“要过/或许要过……才……”，从句常用一般现在时。 e.g. It will take one hour before we finish the show, which will begin at 3:00 pm next Friday. 节目将于下周五下午3点开始，我们需要一个小时才能结束。 It will take a couple of hours before you get to and from the stadium. Once the damage is done, it will take many years before the farmland is recovered. 农田一旦被破坏，将需要很多年才能恢复。 Step 3 Post Reading—Text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement Activity 3 Text reconstruction thinking quality improvement 1. Review the basic structure of typical expositive writing. 2. Reconstruct the text by retelling the text, using the words, phrases, and sentence structures learned above. 3. Try to describe your ideal smart home in the future. Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 4 Self-evaluation Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your mastery of the new language items? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your learning performance? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. What will you do to consolidate what you have learned? Activity 5 Summary (The teacher) Summarize the usages of the main language items of this period briefly. Homework： 1. Arrange notes after class to consolidate the new language items. 2. Complete the vocabulary exercises in the textbook and workbook. 3. Complete the vocabulary exercises in the reference book. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$