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人教版高中英語選擇性必修一
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
Reading and Thinking
CONTENTS
● Lead-in
● Pre-reading
● While-reading
● Post-reading
● Homework
Now you have an opportunity to travel to the future world and talk about what you have seen
AI robots
flying cars
smart phones
Smart Home
Lead-in
Open your mind
KEY WORD
Smart
Pre-reading
What does it mean when we say something is smart
intelligent
technological
Pre-reading
What a smart home will be like
TODAY
Let’s visit your future smart home together
Reading Time
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 1: skimming
People who are interested in smart homes.
3. Who do you think is the intended audience
1. What is the type of this text
A. A narration
B. An exposition
C. An argumentation
D. A biography
2. What is the purpose of the passage？
A. To show future technology.
B. To sell smart houses
C. To entertain readers.
D. To introduce smart homes.
B. An exposition
D. To introduce smart homes.
Introduction
Examples
Conclusion
Para1: a brief introduction of ____________
Para 2.
Intelligent controls
Para5. The situation of _____________
Para 3.
Regular health checks
Para4.
No more disasters
Task 1: skimming
smart homes
smart homes
Task 2: Careful reading
Read para 1 and answer the questions.
1) Why does the writer use two questions at the beginning of Para 1
2) What is the author’s attitude towards smart homes
To arouse the readers' attention or interest
keep us secure
Textbook
Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
save us energy
provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
positive, hopeful, support…
Read para 2 and finish the comparison.
Task 2: Careful reading
Intelligent Control
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliance, and remote control for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favorite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the homes system will obey.
Read para 2 and finish the comparison.
turning switches
lights come
voice commands
dinner
an energy-efficient mode all by itself
Swithes , Knobs,
remote controls
on the instant you enter the door
By yourself
None
By yourself
prepared for you
All controls will be responded to
Task 2: Careful reading
Today
Future
Read para 3-4 and finish the blanks.
Task 2: Careful reading
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. If you start to have sleep or weigh problems, it will send a warming 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 warm 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
Read para 3 and finish the mind map.
will record_______________ every night
will be checking your_____________
body weight
be keeping constant track of your health
something abnormal
critical illness
how well you sleep
Task 2: Careful reading
Bed
Toilets
Warn you on if there is ___________________
or you have ___________
give you suggestions
______________________________________
a healthier diet
how to sleep better
Read para 4 and finish the mind map.
Water pipe starts leaking
There is a short in the electrical wiring
______it
provide you with
_______________
detect
the relevant information
____the problem
fix
Task 2: Careful reading
How does the author develop these three paragraphs
Task 2: Careful reading
Para 2
Para 4
Para 3
Clues
By comparison
By examples
By examples
Today VS Future
Your bed, for example, …
For example, if the water pipe …
How to develop
Intelligent control
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliance, and remote control for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
…
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. If you start to have sleep or weigh problems, it will send a warming to your phone.
…
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.
Read para 5 and tell the situation of this smart technology .
Task 2: Careful reading
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.
How can we understand the following sentence
Task 2: Careful reading
In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.
Smart homes already exist in our today’s life. It is not a fantasy, but a reality.
Task 3: summary
Smart homes to make life easier
These smart homes can keep us__________, save us_________, and provide _________________________ to live in.
Intelligent control
Regular health check
No more disasters
Integrated sensors:
When you leave,…
When you get home,…
Monitor you health:
Your bed,…
Your toilet,…
Prevent serious damage
…
secure
energy
a more comfortable environment
The smart technology is not a fantasy, and is developing all the times.
A smart home is one that i_________ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become a_________. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn s_________ on and off, making your home more energy-e_________. The smart home could also m________ itself to 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.
ntegrates
utomatic
witches
fficient
onitor
arnings
etect
elevant
Task 4 Exercise
What might be the disadvantages of smart technology
Post-reading
Activity 1 : Groupwork Discussion
money
privacy
users
Will the system crash(崩潰)
Will our private information be leaked out(泄露)
Can most people afford the smart devices
Can the elder people use it easily
…
Let’s keep an objective attitude to smart technology.
Accept its limitation, and believe its future
What do you want your own smart home be like, Design it and present it on the stage
Post-reading
Activity 2 : Design your own smart homes
Homework
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
—Peter Drucker
Homework
Create a smart device for your home, and write it down to share in class tomorrow
Including:
Name
General introduction
Examples of its smartness
That’s all for class
Thank you

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