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(共25张PPT)
unit 2
looking into the future
Reading and Thinking
Smart Homes to Make Life Easier
Lead in
What’s wrong
How to avoid it
smart door
Facial recognition
Fingerprint lock
Remote control
Do you know the following “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!
Smart Home
Skimming
Read the title and the three subtitles and identify purpose and audience.
title
subtitles
（main functions）
Skimming
Main idea: will make our life easier.
Smart homes
Main idea
Activity1. Skim the text and answer these questions.
Writing purpose
Intended audience(目标读者）
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【 ɑ nr 】(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. Main idea of each paragraph
Para 1 A. Smart homes will check people’s health regularly.
Para 2 B. Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents.
Para 3 C. Intelligent controls will control almost everything in our home.
Para 4 D. Smart technology will be used widely in the future.
Para 5 E. Smart homes will bring us safe, energy-saving and comfortable life in the future.
Match each paragraph with its main idea.
Activity 3. Figure out the structure of the passage
Intelligent
Controls
Smart Homes
Regular
Health
Checks
No more
disasters
Topic
Para1: a brief introduction of smart homes
Para 5. The situation of smart homes
Examples to support the points
Title
Introduction
subtitle1
subtitle2
subtitle3
Conclusion
Activity 4. 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 paragraph 1 be developed
3. What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned in this paragraph
To arouse the readers’ interest
and introduce the topic.
By example
By data/statistics
By contrast
By quotation
Activity 4. Read the paragraphs carefully and answer the questions.
Para. 2
1. What do we use to control the household appliances today And how about in the future
2. How does the writer develop this paragraph
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 does “regular health checks” mean
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.
Topic sentence
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
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.
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
Your health will be e__________ monitored.
ffectively
Your home will be s________.
ecure
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
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.
a reality
rational
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.
Predict the following text
What will the next part of the text most likely talk about
A. Other problems that smart homes can solve.
B. How to build a smart home by yourself.
C. Challenges that smart homes will face.
D. How smart homes will improve home security systems.
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
What is wrong Are smart homes perfect
pulled out teeth, change in voice
Failed to obey his voice commands
disadvantages
Homework
What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
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) 。
take immediate actions!
thanks！

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