Unit 2 Looking into the future 词汇课 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Unit 2 Looking into the Future 教材：人教版选择性必修一 课型：高二年级词汇课 Smart homes allow you to control various devices with a single voice command or through a mobile app. For example, you can turn on the TV by saying out your order without getting up from your couch. If you are on your way home, you can use your phone to remotely turn on the water heater, ensuring a warm welcome upon your arrival. In addition, smart homes can help save energy. For instance, lights can be set to automatically adjust their brightness based on the amount of natural light, thereby reducing energy waste. Furthermore, smart homes can help ensure people's health. For example, smart beds can monitor your sleep quality every night. If sleep problems are detected, the system will send a warning to your phone and provide suggestions. By the end of the class, students are expected to 1.decode the topic-related vocabulary using strategies like contextual clues, visual aids, dictionary skills and word analysis. 2.demonstrate the understanding of topic-related vocabulary by using them correctly in the assigned learning tasks. 3.employ the topic-related vocabulary by participating in a Smart Home Product Pitch Contest, presenting the advantages and potential risks of smart homes. 4. form a proper attitude towards AI by considering both the advantages and potential problems. Warming-up What do you know about smart homes? Can you name a few smart home products? Xiao Sang’s Smart Home Lead-in How have smart homes changed our lives in a positive way? convenient 添加标题 relaxed comfortable smart ??? more advantages? How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Explore the functions of smart homes Activity 1: Watch a video and describe what specific smart home functions you see. How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Explore the functions of smart homes Activity 2: Watch the video again and describe the specific smart home functions mentioned, using the vocabulary you hear. How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Explore the functions of smart homes Activity 3: Read the video script to check your previous description and extract vocabulary related to smart home functions. Smart homes allow you to control various devices with a single voice command or through a mobile app. For example, you can turn on the TV by saying out your order without getting up from your couch. If you are on your way home, you can use your phone to remotely turn on the water heater, ensuring a warm welcome upon your arrival. In addition, smart homes can help save energy. For instance, lights can be set to automatically adjust their brightness based on the amount of natural light, thereby reducing energy waste. Furthermore, smart homes can help ensure people's health. For example, smart beds can monitor your sleep quality every night. If sleep problems are detected, the system will send a warning to your phone and provide suggestions. How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Explore the functions of smart homes device 美 /dɪˈvaɪs/ command 美 /kəˈmænd/ remotely 美 /rɪ'motli/ automatically美 /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/ adjust 美 /əˈdʒʌst/ monitor 美 /ˈmɑːnɪtər/ detect 美 /dɪˈtekt/ warning 美 /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ 1. Practice pronouncing these words. Activity 4: Vocabulary Study: Sound, Form, and Meaning. How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Explore the functions of smart homes 2. Classify the words by their parts of speech in the context. nouns device verbs adverbs command warning adjust monitor detect remotely automatically How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Smart homes allow you to control various devices （ ）with a single voice command （ ）or through a mobile app. For example, you can turn on the lights or lock the front door without getting up from your couch. If you are on your way home, you can use your phone to remotely （ ）turn on the heater, ensuring a warm welcome upon your arrival. In addition, smart homes can help save energy. For instance, lights can be set to automatically（ ） adjust （ ）their brightness based on the amount of natural light, thereby reducing energy waste. Furthermore, smart homes can help ensure people's health. For example, smart beds can monitor（ ） your sleep quality every night. If sleep problems are detected（ ）, the system will send a warning ( ) to your phone and provide suggestions. A. from a distance B. a machine or tool C. watch and check something over time D. an order E. notice or discover something especially that is not easy to see or hear F. change or move something slightly to improve it G. by the action of machine, without a person making it work H. something, especially a notice telling you that something is bad or dangerous B D A G F C E H 3. Match the words with their proper meanings in the context. How has smart homes changed people’s lives? Explore the functions of smart homes 4. Write as many correct “verb+noun+adverb” collocations as possible. + + Verbs: adjust monitor detect Nouns: ??? Adverbs: remotely automatically EXAMPLE: adjust the temperature automatically... adjust the lighting remotely monitor energy usage automatically detect smoke or fire remotely monitor door locks automatically detect problems automatically A _______________ is a useful machine that records your heart rate Explore the functions of smart homes Activity 5: Use device/monitor/detect/command/ remotely/automatically/adjust/warning to describe a smart fridge. store food (verb phrase) temperature (n.) keep food fresh (verb phrase) be short of...(verb phrase) offer advice on...(verb phrase) My smart fridge is more than just a device to store food. It monitors its own temperature and will automatically adjust it to keep food fresh. Plus, it can detect when I'm short of milk and offer advice on my shopping list. lights can be set to automatically adjust their brightness Explore the advantages of smart homes How have smart homes changed our lives in a positive way? control various devices with a single voice command or through a mobile app,use your phone to remotely turn on the water heater 添加标题 intelligently/remotely-controlled(adj.) help save energy, reducing energy waste energy-saving/ energy-efficient(adj.) turn on the TV without getting up from your couch effortless(adj.) help ensure people's health, monitor your sleep quality health-supporting(adj.) automatically adjust their brightness automatic (adj.) Every coin has two sides. While smart homes offer significant benefits, does this come with any potential problems? If so, what might they be? High Cost (high installation cost +high maintenance cost) System Failure Privacy Leak Explore the potential problems of smart homes Artificial Intelligence: or Frightening? Friendly Smart Home Product Pitch Contest The Investor CEO. You have 1 million RMB to invest in one smart home product. You are looking for a product that is useful, innovative, and has the potential to become very popular. You must ask tough questions by pointing out potential problems before making your final decision. Innovator A/B/C Persuade the investor to fund you by highlighting your product's key functions and advantages. Make sure you use the vocabulary covered in this class. Can you help me convince my ow r?  Activity 6: Pitch your smart home products. Functions: device (n.) /voice command (n.) /warning (n.) /adjust (v.) /monitor (v.) /detect (v.) /remotely (adv.)/automatically (adv.) Advantages: effortless (adj.) /energy-saving/efficient (adj.) /health-supporting (adj.) /automatic (adj.) Disadvantages: High Cost (high installation cost+high maintenance cost)/System Failure/Privacy Leak Language Scaffold Innovators 1. Beginning Dear Mr./Ms. CEO, thank you for this opportunity. I'm here to present [product name]. 2. Explain functions It is for people who../Its main function is to .. /It works by [v-ing]. /This device can help you. 3. Highlight advantages The biggest advantage is that it is very[adjective] /It can also...[another benefit]. 4. Ending So, for a smarter and safer home, please choose [product name]. CEO What you have mentioned is very impressive. But I'm worried about.... (e.g., the cost, its safety)/But what if...? (e.g., the system fails, there's a data leak)/But it seems a little... (e.g., complicated, expensive) Thank you all. I choose [product name] as it is the most [...]. Smart Home Product Pitch Contest Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. ----Christian Lous Lange AI is here to stay. Learn to use it with a _________ mind. ? Self-assessment （tick the boxes） After this lesson, score (1-5) 1 for the lowest performance, and 5 for the highest performance 1 2 3 4 5 do you understanding the sound , form, meaning, and lexical chunks of the topic-related words? are you able to use the vocabulary correctly and appropriately within the specific context of describing a smart home product? are you able to accurately express the advantages, potential risks, and your attitude towards smart home products using the learned vocabulary? 1. (basic) Research and organize examples of common word roots, prefixes and suffixes. 2. (advanced) Write an opinion paragraph (around 80 words) explaining your view on how students can use a translation pen properly Requirements: You MUST use at least FIVE (5) of the vocabulary words from this class. Your paragraph should have a clear topic sentence, supporting reasons, and a concluding sentence. Assignment: Thank you! Lavf58.46.101 Lavf58.46.101 Lavf58.46.101 $