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Unit 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Reading and Thinking
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
Nokia
smart phone
Warming up
What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”
Something is smart means that it can make decisions on its own without a human telling it what to do, and that it can also learn
how to do things itself.
What other smart devices do you know
Smart Devices
What else
...
Step 2.Pre-reading
Skim the text and answer these questions.
1.What is the purpose of the text
2.Who is the intended audience of this text
Tell us what the future home will be like.
The text is mainly for those who need new technology to help them solve problems in daily house life.
Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Step 3.While-reading
Smart technology will be used widely in the future.
Intelligent controls in the home system.
Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents.
Intelligent controls in the home system.
Para.1
Para.5
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Smart homes will bring us safe, energy-saving and comfortable life in the future.
Step 3.While-reading
1.Forgetting to lock the door or switch off the TV often happens to us.
2.People won’t have a critical illness if they live in the smart homes.
3.Intelligent controls can control anything in your home.
4.Smart technology has been used widely in all homes in China.
T
F
F
T
Read and do the T or F questions.
5.Smart technology can detect whether the electrical wiring is short or not.
F
Now answer the questions below.
1. What is the purpose of the text
2. Who is the intended audience of this text
Home owners or common people who are interested in the advanced technology or smart homes.
The purpose of the text is to introduce and get people excited about the idea of smart homes.
Scan Para. 1
1) Why does the writer start the passage with two questions
To arouse people’s interest & to better introduce the topic.
2) What does “these kinds of things” refer to
Trivial things in life.
3) What will be a smart solution
A smart home will solve the problems for us when we forget it.
4) In what ways will such smart homes be helpful
They will keep us secure, save us energy and provide a more comfortable environment.
Read the text again and fill in the table below
In the future, what will smart homes do about… doors
TVs, computers
water pipes, electrical wires
dinners
lock the door for us when we are away
switch off TVs and computers when we forget
prepare dinner for us
detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information
In the future, what will smart homes do about… bed
toilets
lights, favourite music, or TV programmes
keep constant track of our health and warn us of something wrong or a critical illness early on
come on the instant we enter the door
Record how well we sleep every night and check our body weight; send a warning to our phone and offer us suggestions on a healthier diet if we have problems.
Step 3.While-reading
Step 4.Post-reading
Work in groups. Discuss these questions.
1. In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
Many of the new innovations give are already used in some homes today. This is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners.
Step 4.Post-reading
What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
One disadvantage is that 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. 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.
Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.
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.
arnings
etect
elevant
future life
Introduction
Examples
Conclusion
Advantages of smart homes
Keep us ________
Save us energy
Provide a more ___________enviroment to
live in
secure
Intelligent Controls
Using advanced technology for _________
control of everything at home
Regular Health Checks
__________ your health
No More Disasters
__________ serious damage from
accidents.
comfortable
automatic
Monitoring
Preventing
Now: New innovations are available.
Future: It will take some years before
most new homes begin to use
this new technology.
Mind Map-A Summary of the Passage
This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations(innovate--innovative)are already available(be available to) and being used in some homes. In this sense(make sense; make sense of; a sense of achievement), 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.It will take two years before we graduate. 要过多久...才...;
2.It won’t be long before we graduate.不久就....;
3.Ten years had passed before I knew it不知不觉
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
In the future, we will be using 1.________ (advance) technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will go into an energy-efficient mode all by 2.________ (it) and can also learn your daily routine and 3.__________ (prefer), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening.
If you start to have sleep or 4.________ (weigh) problems, it will give you suggestions on a 5.________ (health) diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets can warn you early 6.________ if there is something 7.________ (normal) or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
advanced
itself
preferences
weight
healthier
on
abnormal

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