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(共27张PPT)
unit 2
looking into the future
Reading and Thinking
Lead in
How to solve it
How does the door open
be controlled by the phone——remote control
switch on the lights and draw the curtains automatically
a smart home
Do you know these “smart” things What are they
smartphone
smart watch
smart sweeper
smart TV
smart speaker
What does it mean when we say that something is “smart”
sweep the floor automatically
detect anything abnormal remotely and constantly
use passwords and our fingerprints to open the doors instantly
connect to laptops
or phones wirelessly
smart keyboard
Technologicially intelligent!
Skimming
Read the title and the three subtitles and identify purpose and audience.
title
introduction
examples
conclusion
Skimming
Activity1. Skim the text and answer these questions.
Writing purpose
Intended audience
Type of text
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 a brief introduction about smart homes.
2. What’s the genre (体裁) of this article
A. A narration. (记叙文)
B. An argumentation. (议论文)
C. A science exposition. (科普说明文)
D. A science fiction story. (科幻故事)
3.Who do you think are the intended audience
People who are interested in technology and hold a positive attitude towards smart home.
Activity2. Find out topic sentences
01
02
03
04
05
These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day.
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accident.
This smart technology is not a fantasy.
Intelligent
Controls
Smart Homes
Regular
Health
Checks
No more
Disasters
Structure
Topic
Body part
(Main functions)
Conclusion
Introduction
Para1: a brief introduction of smart homes
Para5. The situation of smart homes
Examples to support the points
Activity3. Figure out the structure of the passage
Activity4. Read the paragraphs carefully and answer the questions.
Para. 1
2
3
1. Why does the writer start the paragraph
with two questions
2. How does paragragh 1 developed
3. What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned in this passage
To arouse the readers’ interest.
By contrast.
Para.2 Intelligent controls
What do we use to control the household appliances today
a knob
switches
Today
_______control
Manual
a remote control
In the future, we will be using ________ ____________ every day for _____________________ of just about everything in our home.
advanced technology
automatic control

use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning and then go into an energy-efficient mode
learn your daily routine and preferences
turn switches on and off
play music or TV programmes
prepare dinner
respond to voice commands
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners... However, in the not-too-disrant future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. ...
How does the writer develop this paragraph
—— By contrast and listing examples.
examples
a topic
sentence
Today
future
To sum up, intelligent controls make our home _________.
go into an energy-efficient mode
learn your daily routine and preferences
turn switches on and off
play music or TV programmes
prepare dinner
respond to voice commands
energy- e______
i__________
a___________ controlled
ntelligent
fficient
utomatically
Para.3 Regular Health Checks
2
3
1. Why does the paragraph start with
“In addition”
2. What do you think “regular health checks” are
3. How does the writer develop this paragraph
Regular health checks means monitoring our health every day.
By listing examples.
It shows Para.2 and Para.3 are parallel paragraphs.
Regular Health Checks
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. I you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
No More Disasters
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.
Para. 3 & 4
What do these two parargraphs have in common in regard to the writing technique
examples
a topic
sentence
examples
a topic
sentence
Para. 3 & 4
What examples are given to show how smart homes
monitor your health
prevent damage
Your health will be e__________ monitored.
Your home will be s________.
ffectively
ecure
Regular Health Checks
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. I you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
No More Disasters
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.
key verbs
bed
record your sleep
warn your weight problems
give suggestions on diets
toilet
keep track of your health
warn you early on
detect possible problems
provide relevant information
Para. 5
This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, 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.
What’s the author’s attitude towards smart home
How do you understand “the home of...the home of today ”
supportive but rational
Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. This is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners.
Not a Fantasy;
a Reality
Summary
Smart Homes to Make Life Easier
intelligent controls
regular health check
disaster prevention
integrated sensors to switch mode
prepare everything ready for you
bed
toliet
record sleep quality
check body weight
advise healthy diet
sned warnings on illness
detect problems and provide information
benefits
provide security
save energy
provide comfortable environment
technologically-intelligent
user-friendly
Isn’t it fantastic to live in a smart home like this
play music
respond to voice command and make smoothie
check calendar
turn off the fire
open the door
…
What can the smart home do
What is wrong What will you consider to make it better
pulled out teeth, change in voice
perhaps add
facial recognition
fingerprint code
traditional lock and key
…
Discussion
What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
If the system breaks down, you may find yourself locked out of the house or unable to turn on your TV.
If hackers hack into your system, your personal information will be stolen for evil purposes.
For older people,
it will be difficult to operate the system.
Are there any preparations we can do for the coming age of intelligence
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
—— Peter Drucker
We need to work hard to embrace(拥抱) challenges and improve innovation(创新) 。
预测未来最好的方式是创造未来。
Assignment
Design your ideal smart home
If you are going to design your ideal smart home, what smart devices will you create Discuss with your group members. You are supposed to include:
smart home
What smart devices there are in your home;
What their new functions are;
The benefits the new devices can bring.
1 pros and cons
2 switch off
3 in the not-distant future
4 keep sb secure
5 save sb energy
6 a comfortable environment to live in
7 a remote control
8 integrated sensors
关闭
在不久的将来
保障某人的安全
节省某人的能源
一个舒适的居住环境
遥控
集成传感器
利弊，优缺点
Important phrases (P13 ~ P15)
9 energy-efficient mode
10 daily routine
11 respond to
12 monitor one’s health
13 send a warning to
14 give suggestions on
15 keep constant track of
16 have a critical illness
日常
对……作出反应
监测某人的健康状况
给……发出警告
就……给出建议
持续跟踪……
身患重病
节能模式
Important phrases (P13 ~ P15)
17 prevent ... from
18 provide ... with ...
19 the relevant information
20 fix the problem
21 become flooded
22 catch fire
23 in this sense
向……提供……
相关信息
解决问题
着火
从这种意义上来讲
被水淹
阻止
Important phrases (P13 ~ P15)
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