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What can we do with smart phone
Having or giving a call
Playing games
Watching films
Studying
Listening to music
Navigating, shopping...
more convenient
Benefits:
more interesting
much easier
...
Do you know any other smart products If so, what are they
Smart Devices
smart band
floor cleaning robot
smart cooker
intelligent sound
Will there be smart homes in the future
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 us an introduction to smart homes.
2. 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
Listen and answer
3. 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)
4. Who is the passage intended for
Read the passage again and find out the answers to these questions.
Para. 1
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.
Para. 2
How do we control our home today
How will we control our home in the future
① Today, we have to use switches for our
lights, knobs for our appliances, and
remote controls for our TVs and air
conditioners.
② In the future, we will be using advanced
technology every day for automatic
control of just about everything in our
home.
Para. 3
What will smart homes do to monitor your health
Please give some examples.
① Smart beds will record how well you
sleep every night and also check your
body weight.
② Smart toilets will be keeping constant
track of your health.
Para. 4
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents.
What ability of smart homes is mentioned in this paragraph
Para. 5
Why does the author mention that smart home is not a fantasy
Because many of new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.
What makes all these intelligent controls possible
The integrated sensors.
Paragraph 2
While-reading
3. Which sentence is true about the second paragraph
Everything in our office will be controlled by advanced technology automatically in the future.
The future home will go into an energy-efficient mode automatically after sensing your leaving.
Your lights will come on five seconds after you entering the door.
All controls in your room will respond to facial recognition.
Paragraph 2
While-reading
5. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, your bed will do the following things except ___.
A. give you advice about how to sleep better
B. give you suggestions on a healthier diet
C. send a warning to your phone
D. ring a doctor immediately
4. What does the word “monitoring” most probably mean
A. Watching. B. Entertaining.
C. Treating. D. Recovering.
While-reading
Paragraph 3
6. How will your smart homes prevent serious damage from
accidents （par.4）
A. By detecting the problem and provide you with the
relevant information.
B. By fixing the problem by itself before your home becomes a disaster.
C. By using new technology to keep track of your health.
D. By providing a more comfortable environment to live in.
Paragraph 4
While-reading
7. What’s the author’s attitude to smart homes
A. Objective B. Negative C. Positive D. Uncertain
Paragraph 5
While-reading
Discuss these questions in groups.
In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
Post-reading
Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.
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 .
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Post-reading
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.
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Post-reading
Thank you!

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