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Unit 3 Our digital lives
Reading
What smart devices do you have at home
List as many as you can.
Smart speaker
Smart clothes hanger
Smart air-conditioner
Nowadays, people use smartphones, smartwatches and smart home devices. In
the future, even more things will be connected to the internet. The network of interconnected smart devices is called the Internet of Things(IoT).
物联网：物联网是指通过信息传感设备，按约定的协议，将任何物体与网络相连接，物体通过信息传播媒介进行信息交换和通信，以实现智能化识别、定位、跟踪、监管等功能。
P36
Look at the picture below and discuss what a smart home is like.
door lock
flood sensor
robot cleaner
air conditioning
lights
activity sensor
Wi-Fi
multimedia
thermometer
What is a smart home like
In a smart home, a lot of
devices are connected to the internet. You can control these devices even when you are not at home.
Can you give some examples
...
When it’s bedtime, the lights become less bright. The system switches off the air conditioning, except in the bedroom. When I go to bed, the activity sensor tells the system to switch off all the lights. The system plays some quiet and relaxing music until I fall asleep.
How will the internet
change our lives in the future
Students could take a virtual trip to anywhere in the world by wearing special glasses in class.
Our fridges may order milk and eggs online for us before they run out.
We can control every device by talking even when we are not at home.
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Read the transcript of a podcast interview to learn about how the internet will further change our lives.
A podcast(播客) is an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, that can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or MP3 player.
Text type:______________
Interviewer:____________
Interviewee:___________
The interviewee’s opinion:
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
interview
the host
Dr Li
The internet will further
change our lives
in the future.
Task 1
Task 2
Match main ideas
a. The internet will change the way the transport system works.
b. The internet will change the way we use energy.
c. Life will continue to change as more things will be connected to the internet.
d. The internet will change the way we look after our health.
Complete the table below with the information from the transcript of the podcast interview on page 37.
Task 3
P38 1
Writers often use examples to support their opinions and this helps the reader understand the opinions better.
Can you find examples in the interview
Finding examples that support opinions
probably wear small devices all the time, and they’ll check our health and warn us about health problems.
automatically tell the smart city network when they are full.
drive themselves, and they will share data with the smart city network.
Task 4
1. Does Dr Li take a positive, negative or neutral(中立的) attitude towards the changes brought by the internet
2. Can you find examples from the interview to support Dr Li’s opinion
P38 2
Read the transcript of the podcast interview again and answer the questions below.
Dr Li has a positive attitude towards the changes brought by the internet.
The internet has brought big changes to everyday life. In the future, even more things will be connected to the internet, so life will continue to change.
Smart life in the future
The internet will change the way we look after our health.
The internet will change the way we use energy.
The internet will change the way the transport
system works.
Discuss the questions below.
(1) What will life in a smart city be like
(2) Do you think the internet has negative effects on our daily lives What are they How can we deal with them
...
...
Your ideas
Fast & green travel: self-driving electric buses, apps that find the quickest bike route.
Easy shopping: drones(无人机) drop packages on your balcony(阳台). In stores, you can take and go without waiting in line to pay.
City apps: report a broken streetlight with one photo; get homework help from AI.
Cleaner air: sensors warn when pollution is high so you can wear a mask or stay inside.
...
Life in a Smart City
Too much screen time → Set a daily “phone bedtime” and use built-in timers.
Fake news → Check three trusted sources before you share anything.
Privacy leaks → Keep your account private, turn off location sharing, and never give passwords to friends.
Online bullying → Screenshot, block the bully, and tell a trusted adult.
...
Negative effects and solution:
1. Find the words in the transcript of the podcast interview on page 37 and match them with their meanings.
Vocabulary practice
e
a
b
c
d
data smoothly take... for example treatment warn
2. Complete the passage with the words and the phrase below. Change the form if necessary.
Smart technology is changing the way we live. Nowadays, more devices are connected to the internet.（1）________ smart watches ____________. Athletes can use them to measure their speed and heart rate, and then send all the(2)________to their trainer.
Smart devices will change our cities in the future and traffic will flow more (3)___________ thanks to smart city technology. Our homes will be full of smart devices too. For example, when we run out of eggs or milk, our fridge will automatically order more.
One day, we may even take “smart pills” to help check our health, and this will help doctors provide the right(4)_________. However, some experts(5)___________that
smart technology can easily go wrong and this could lead to serious problems.
Take for example
data
smoothly
treatment
warn
Write about how you think the internet will change our lives in the future. Use the words and expressions below.
check provide warn
bring changes to change the way we ... changes will come in ...
connected to take... for example
The Internet will let smart devices check our health conditions anytime in the future.
未来，互联网会让智能设备随时检查我们的健康状况 。
Online platforms will provide more personalized study resources for students.
在线平台会为学生提供更个性化的学习资源 。
Smart home systems connected to the Internet will warn us of potential safety risks like gas leaks.
与互联网连接的智能家居系统会提醒我们像燃气泄漏这类潜在安全风险 。
The Internet will bring great changes to the way companies do business.
互联网会给企业做生意的方式带来巨大改变 。
check provide warn
bring changes to change the way we ... changes will come in ...
connected to take... for example
New apps on the Internet will change the way we communicate with each other, making it more convenient.
互联网上的新应用会改变我们彼此交流的方式，让交流更便捷 。
Big changes will come in the field of education with the help of the Internet.
在互联网助力下，教育领域会迎来重大变革 。
More public facilities, such as street - lamps, will be connected to the Internet for better management.更多公共设施，比如路灯，会连接到互联网以实现更好管理 。
Take smart shopping as an example, the Internet will let us buy things more easily and cheaply.以智能购物为例，互联网会让我们购物更轻松、更省钱 。
I think the internet will bring great changes to our future lives. First, it will change the way we live. For example, more things will be connected to the internet, like our homes. Smart devices will check our health every day and warn us if there is a problem. They can also provide information about our daily life, such as the weather or traffic.
Changes will come in education too. The internet will let us study online anytime, and teachers can provide more interesting lessons. Take learning English as an example, we can watch videos or play games to practice. Also, the internet will change the way we work. People might work from home more, and meetings can happen online.
In short, the internet will make our lives easier and more convenient in many ways.
Take notes
1. Write a short paragraph about the digital devices you have at home and how smart your life is.
2. Tidy your notes.
Homework
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