高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第一册Unit 2 Looking into the Future精品课件ppt

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Reading and ThinkingSMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
Learning Objectives
By the end f this perid, yu are expected t:
1. figure ut the structure and language features f the reading passage and identify the purpse and the intended readers. 2. get the main idea f each paragraph and knw the influence and cnvenience brught by smart hmes in the and describe the functin and the benefit f intelligent cntrls, regular health checks and n mre disasters.4. express pinins n smart technlgy thrugh critical thinking.
Q1:What can yu see in the picture?Q2:What might the picture be abut?Q3: When yu see “the future” in the title, what are yur predictins abut the future?
a little by, a rbt and the universe
the pssible relatinship between man and technlgy
rbts, driveless car, mre resurces,mre intelligent/smart things
Activity 1:Brainstrm
In the mrning, when I was driving my car t schl,my phne suddenly rang . But I culdn’t pick upthe phne while driving, s I asked my smart phne t answer it.
Q1:What ther smart functins d yu knw abut smart phnes?Q2:What benefits can smart phnes bring us?
What functins and benefits can smart phnes bring us?
Surf the Internetshp nlineplay gameswatch nline mvieslisten t musictake curses...
make ur livesmre interestingmre cnvenentmuch easier...
D yu knw any ther smart prducts? If s, what are they?
smart sweeping rbt
smart clsestl
Will there be smart hmes in the future?
Read the title and the three subheadings and answer the fllwing questins.
Activity 2 Pre-reading
1.What is the type f this text?2.What is the purpse f the text?3.Wh d yu think is the intended audience?
Pre-reading
1. What is the type f this text?
A ppular science article.
2. What is the purpse f the text?3. Wh d yu think is the intended audience?
T intrduce and get peple excited abut the idea f smart hmes.
The peple wh are interested in smart hme and hld a psitive attitude twards technlgy.
Skim the tpic sentence f each paragraph and answer questins.
Activity 3 Read and Answer
Have yu ever frgtten t lck the dr f yur huse? Or, have yu ever frgtten t switch ff the TV r cmputers? These kinds f things happen t us all the time, waste resurces, and can smetimes lead t prblems. Hwever, in the nt-t-distant future, we will be living in smart hmes that will lck the dr fr us when we are away and remember t switch ff the TV when we frget. These smart hmes will keep us secure, save us energy, and prvide a mre cmfrtable envirnment t live in.
1. Is there a tpic sentence in this paragraph?
2.Why des the writer start the paragraph with tw questins?
T intrduce the tpic and aruse readers’ interest.
Yes,the sentence starting with “Hwever”. The preceding sentence intrduces a prblem that leads t the tpic sentence, and the fllwing sentence gives mre details.
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the fllwing questins.
t turn a light, machine , etc. ff / n by pressing a buttn
that cannt be affected r harmed by sth.
3. What will smart hmes be like in the future ?What is the writer’s attitude twards it? Hw d yu knw?
4.In what ways will smart hmes benefit us?
They will keep us secure, save us energy, and prvide a mre cmfrtable envirnment t live in.
Smart hmes will be able t help peple autmatically lck the dr r switch ff the TV r cmputer. The writer welcmes such cnvenience and is ptimistic that it will happen sn. He/She talks abut the benefits f smart hmes and says they will appear “in the nt-t-distant”future.
5.Why des the writer use “will be living” instead f “will live” here?
“Will be ding ”describes an nging activity in the future, allwing the readers t imagine the actin happening.
Intelligent Cntrls Tday, we have t use swithes fr ur lights, knbs fr ur appliances, and remte cntrls fr ur TVs and air cnditiners. In the future, we will be using advanced technlgy every day fr autmatic cntrl f just abut everything in ur hme. The future hme will use integrated sensrs t tell when yu leave hme each mrning, and then g int an energy-efficient mde all by itself. Yu will n lnger have t think abut turning switches n and ff yurself. Yur hme will als learn yur daily rutine and preferences, s everything will be ready fr yu when yu get hme each evening. Yur lights will cme n the instant yu enter the dr and alng with yur favurite music r TV prgrammes, and yu will find yur dinner already preared fr yu. All cntrls will respnd t vice cmmands, s if yu want t change yur rutine, yu just say alud what yu want and the hme system will bey.
1.What makes all these intelligent cntrls pssible?
The integrated sensrs
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the fllwing questins.
that yu can cnnect t frm far away, using an electrnic link
having cntrls that wrk withut needing a persn t perate them
in which many different parts are clsely cnnected and wrk successfully tgether
2. Find ut the functin and the benefit f intelligent cntrls.
3: What des “intelligent” mean here?
In regard t technlgy, it means flexible/adaptable/changeable,allwing it t respnd t ur changes/desires.
Regular Health Checks In additin, yur smart hme will be mnitring yur health fr yu every day. Yur bed, fr example, will recrd hw well yu sleep every night. It will als be checking yur bdy weight. If yu start t have sleep r weight prblems, it will send a warning t yur phne. It will als give yu suggestins n a healthier diet and hw t sleep better. Smart tilets will be keeping cnstant track f yur health as well. They can warn yu early n if there is smething abnrmal r if yu have a critical illness, such as cancer, and ptentially save yur life.
1.Hw des the writer shw us the functin?
By giving sme examples.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the fllwing questins.
different frm what is usual r expected
serius, uncertain and pssibly dangerus
2.What des the writer want t shw by using these examples?3.What kind f benefits des the functin bring us?
Hw smart hmes wrk.
It keeps us secure frm diseases.
4.Hw des the writer rganize this paragraph?
A general intrductin
Examples(Functins/Benefits)
N Mre Disasters Smart hme will be able t prevent serius damage frm accidents. Fr example, if a water pipe starts leaking, r if there is a shrt in the electrical wiring, yur smart hme will detect it and prvide yu with the relevant infrmatin. This way, yu will be able t fix the prblem befre yur hme becmes flded r catched fire.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the fllwing questins.
1.What des the last subheading “N mre Disasters” mean?2. Hw des the writer shw us this functin?
Smart hmes will be able t prevent serius damage frm accidents.
By using examples.
t allw liquid r gas t get in r ut thrugh a small hle r crack
t discver r ntice sth,especially sth that is nt easy t see, hear , etc.
3.What functin will it have and will be its benefits?
Read the text again and fill in the table belw.
Activity 4 Read fr details
lck the dr fr us when we are away
already prepared
switch ff TVs and cmputers when we frget
recrd hw well we sleep, check ur bdy weight, send a warning t ur phnes , give us suggestins n a healthier diet and hw t sleep better
detect the prblem and prvide us with the relevant infrmatin
keep cnstant track f ur health and warn us early abut smething abnrmal
cme n the instant we enter the dr
This smart technlgy is nt a fantasy. Many f these new innvatins are already available and being used in sme hmes. In this sense, the hme f tmrrw is already the hme f tday. Nevertheless, it will take sme years befre mst new hmes begin t use this new technlgy.
1.What is meant by the sentence “In this sense, the hme f tmrrw is already the hme f tday?”
Since many f these new innvatins are already available, the era f “future” smart hmes has already arrived.
Read Paragraph 5 and answer the fllwing questins.
the hme f tmrrw is already the hme f tday
a pleasant situatin that yu imagine but that is unlikely t happen
the intrductin f new things, ideas r ways f ding sth.
2. Why d yu think it will take sme years befre new hmes begin t use this new (smart hme) technlgy?
Sme factrs may cntribute t the slw changes:the technlgy is nt yet fully develped;cncerns abut privacy leakage;the high price f new technlgy ;many believe smarat technlgy is nt essential;a mistrust f new technlgy and its safetay.
3. What is the writer’s attitude twards smart hmes?
ptimistic,psitive, hpeful ,supprtive
What's yur attitude twards smart hmes?
The best way t predict the future is t create it. ---Peter Drucker
Read the text carefully and draw a structure map f the text.
Activity 5 Read fr the structure
Mnitr yur healthyur bed:yur tilet:
Prevent serius damage:
Para5. The situatin f smart hmes
Smart hmes: Benefits
Para1: a brief intrductin f smart hmes
Draw a structure map f the text.
Para2. Intelligent cntrls
Para3. Regular health checks
Integrated sensrswhen yu leave:when yu get hme:
Para4.N mre disasters
Cmplete the summary using the crrect frms f the wrds frm the text.
A smart hme is ne that__________cmputers int the structure f the building itself. In this way, many f the things that we nw d urselves will becme_________.Fr example, the smart hme culd cntrl the air cnditining and lights s that yu wuld n lnger have t turn________ n and ff, making yur hme mre energy-________.The smart hme culd als_______itself t make sure that everything is wrking as it shuld, and send yu___________if there is a prblem. Such smart hmes culd even be prgrammed t_______yur health prblems, and then give yu___________advice as t the fd yu shuld eat r if yu shuld see a dctr. S, in a sense, smart hmes will lead us t living smarter lives.
Activity 6 Pst-reading
Activity 7 Discussin : wrk in grups
What advantages and disadvantages d smart hmes have?
Pst-reading
What advantages and disadvantages d smart hmes have?
saving energy,saving time,mnitring health, preventing disasters,intelligent cntrls
a prblem with the system/pwer failuresecurity will be a prblem. If there is a prblem in the system, smething terrible will happen.
1.Read the text again and underline the difficult lng sentences.2. Talk with yur partners in grups and draw a mind map abut yur future life.
Make an evaluatin accrding t the table belw and hand it in.