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Smart Homes to Make Life Easier
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the writing purpose and intended audience of this passage
Learn about smart homes and their functions by finishing the H.O.M.E. framework
Design a new smart home device creatively
Express your ideas about smart homes by thinking critically about the disadvantages of smart homes.
Lead in
How do we usually control these household appliances nowadays
switch
remote control
knob
Intelligent/automatic control
Skim the text quickly and answer the following questions.
What is the type of this text
A.Narration.(记叙文）
B.Exposition.(说明文）
C. Argumentation（议论文）
2. 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.
3. Who do you think is the intended reader of the text
The people who__________________________________.
Activity 1 General Reading
What is the type of this text
A.Narration.(记叙文）
B.Exposition.(说明文）
C. Argumentation（议论文）
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Activity 1 General Reading
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2. 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.
Activity 1 General Reading
3. Who do you think is the
intended reader
Those people who___________
_________________________
_________________.
are interested in making their homes smarter
Activity 1 General Reading
Activity 2 Careful Reading
Read the text carefully. Find words to complete the H.O.M.E. system.
The Complete H.O.M.E. System
The Complete H.O.M.E. System
System What will your smart home do (functions) Devices Benefits
H (_______&wellness 1.______ _______ ______ for you every day. 1)__________ your sleep quality 2)__________ your body weight 3)_______ __________ _______ ______ your health 2. ______ ________ _______ to your phone; 3.______ you __________ on a healthier diet and how to sleep well Your bed Smart __________ To make your life
___________
O （Operation & control） 1. ___________ ________of just about everything; 2. _______ your daily routine and preferences , so everything will be________ for when you get home ; 3.All controls will respond to_______ ________ 1. _________; 2.speaker(music); 3._________ 4.Cooking appliances(dinner) To make your life
___________
M (________&Security 1.Daily management: Automatically _____ the______ when away and _______ ________ the TV or computer; 2.___________ accidents: 1)_________ problems; 2)__________ the relevant information. doors, TVs, computers, 4.________ _________ 5. ________ _________ To make your life
___________
E (_____&Environment 1.go into _______ _________ __________all by itself. 1.integrated ______ 2.sweeping robot To make your life ____________
And make your environment
______________ to live in
System What will your smart home do (functions) Devices benefits
H (_______&wellness 1.______ _______ ______ for you every day. 1)__________ your sleep quality 2)__________ your body weight 3)_______ __________ _______ ______ your health 2. ______ ________ _______ to your phone; 3.______ you ______________ on a healthier diet and how to sleep well Your bed Smart _________
To make your life
___________
monitor your health
record
check
keep constant control of
send a warning
give
suggestions
toilets
healthier
health
Activity 2 Careful Reading
Read the text carefully. Find words to complete the H.O.M.E. system.
System What will your smart home do (functions) Devices Benefits
O （Operation & control） 1. ___________ ________ of just about everything; 2. _______ your daily routine and preferences , so everything will be________ for when you get home ; 3.All controls will respond to_______ ________ 1. _________; 2.speaker(music); 3._________ 4.Cooking appliances(dinner)
To make your life
______________
automatic control
learn
voice commands
lights
TVs
more convenient
ready
Activity 2 Careful Reading
Read the text carefully. Find words to complete the H.O.M.E. system.
System What will your smart home do (key abilities) Devices Benefits
M (________&Security 1.Daily management: Automatically _____ the ______ when away and _______ ________ the TV or computer; 2.___________ accidents: 1)_________ problems; 2)__________ the relevant information. doors, TVs, computers, 4.________ _________ 5. ____ _________
To make our life _______
door
lock
switch off
prevent
detect
provide
water pipes
electrical wires
safer
management
Activity 2 Careful Reading
Read the text carefully. Find words to complete the H.O.M.E. system.
System What will your smart home do ( functions) Devices Benefits
E (________& Environment 1.go into _______ _________ __________all by itself. 1. integrated ______ 2.sweeping robot To make your life _______
___________
And make your
environment
________________________
to live in
an energy-
efficient mode
sensors
energy
more energy-saving
more
comfortable
Activity 2 Careful Reading
Read the text carefully. Find words to complete the H.O.M.E. system.
Read paragraph 5 and infer
1.Why does the writer say “In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today ”
Smart home is already available. It’s not a fantacy, but a reality.
Activity 3 Making inference
2.What's the author's attitude to smart homes
Objective
Negative
Supportive
Uncertain
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Activity 3 Making inference
Read paragraph 5 and infer
Activity 4 Create your future smart device
Situation: You are a product designer for Huawei. Design a new product for the Future Smart Home Expo. It can be for any room — living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, even garden!
Activity 4 Create your future smart device
Group work : Design a new smart device using the H.O.M.E. framework and then introduce it to the class. You are supposed to include：
1.Device Name: What is your device
2.Picture: What does it look like
2.Category: Which part of H.O.M.E.
3.Functions : What can it do
4.Benefits: How does it make life easier
Example:
Name: Smart Plant watering device
Category: M (Management)
Function: Detects soil moisture and light ; Waters plants automatically
Benefits: Keeps plants alive when you travel
Activity 4 Create your future smart device
Group work: Design a new smart device using the H.O.M.E. framework.
Scoring Criteria Scoring Details Points Score
Vocabulary Use Uses target words(in the text） correctly (3-4); Uses some target words (1-2); No target words (0) 4
Device Description Clearly explains functions and benefits (2-3); Explains functions and benefits simply (1); No explanation (0) 3
Creativity Creative and useful design (2-3); Some creativity (1); No creativity (0) 3
Total 10
Smart Device Design Scoring Criteria
Hello, everyone!
We are from Huawei. Our product is called ____
____ [Device Name].It belongs to the_______ [H / O / M / E] category of the H.O.M.E. framework .It can_____ [Verb 1] and ______[Verb 2](Functions). It makes life easier by_________ [Benefits].
Show Time!
the Future Smart Home Expo.
Smart homes are amazing! But are there any problems or disadvantages
Activity 5 Think Critically About Smart Homes
Disadvantages
5. For older people, it’s difficult to operate the system
What worries you about smart homes What are the potential disadvantages of using smart homes
Activity 5 Think Critically About Smart Homes
group discussion
1. Very expensive to install
2. Privacy and security concerns
3. Technology can break or fail
4. People become too dependent
“ Technology is a double-edged sword—the key lies in how we design it and how we use it wisely."
Homework
Option A: Write about your dream smart home(80-100words).
Describe TWO smart functions using the H.O.M.E. framework
and explain why you want them.
Option B: Find a real smart home product online.
Describe its functions, advantages and disadvantages(80-100words).
Please attach the product picture or links.
Please choose one from the two options below as your homework.
Thank you!

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