Unit 2 Reading and Thinking(ppt课件) -2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、It means that it can make decisions on its own without a human telling it what to do,and that it can also learn how to do things itself.smartphone smart watch smart speaker smart sweeping robot title subtitles(副标题)1.What is the type of this text?2.What is the purpose of this text?3.Who do you think

2、is the intended audience?Writing purposeIntended audienceThe purpose of the text is to introduce and get people excited about the idea of smart homes.Home owners.Type of textA popular science exposition.A.Smart homes will monitor your health and offer advice.B.Smart homes will prevent serious damage

3、 from accidents.C.Despite the advancement of smart homes,it will take time before they become reality.D.Intelligent controls in the home system.E.Smart homes will bring us safe,energy-saving and comfortable life in the future.Para.1 Para.2Para.3 Para.4Para.5These smart homes will keep us secure,save

4、 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 se

5、rious damage from accident.This smart technology is not a fantasy.Smart homes will bring us safe，energy-saving and comfortable life in the future.Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents.Smart homes will use automatic controls in the home system.Smart homes will check people s health r

6、egularly.Smart technology will be used widely.Para2.Intelligent controlsPara3.Regular health checksPara4.No more disastersPara5.The situation of smart homesSmart homes:BenefitsPara1:a brief introduction of smart homesIntroductionExamplesConclusionExamples to support the points1.Why does the writer s

7、tart the paragraph with two questions?2.What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned in this passage?Keep us secure;Save us energy;Provide a more comfortable environment to live in.Because the writer wants to arouse readers interest or attention.With intelligent controls,what can smart homes do,

8、and how does it benefit us?Each morning:Each evening:Change of routine:functionsWhat can smart homes do with these functions?advantagesRegular Health ChecksNo More Disasterswill be monitoring your healthYour bedrecord how well you sleepcheck your body weightsend a warning to your phonegive you sugge

9、stions onSmart toiletkeep constant track of your health warn you early onwill be able to prevent serious damage from accidentspotentially save your lifedetect:a water leaking pipe a short in the electrical wiringprovide you with the relevant informationwill be able to fix the problem in timeWhy does

10、 the author mention that smart home is not a fantasy?Are smart homes popular now?Why or why not?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

11、 take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.The time of smart homes has already come.high cost,imperfect technology,risk of danger.introductionIntelligent ControlsRegular Health ChecksNo More Disasters remote,automatic control energy-efficient mode learn routine,preferenc

12、es voice commandMonitor your health bed:sleep,body,weight toilet:critical illnessesPrevent serious damage:detect leaking pipes,electric wiring shortclose-upfunctionexampleexampleTask 2 Decide whether the following statements are True(T)or False(F).1.People living in smart homes will not worry about

13、whether they turn off the TV.()2.In the future,advanced technology will be used in few appliances.()3.You will change the home system by raising your voice.()4.The smart home will show the condition of your body.()5.The smart toilets will possibly save your life.()6.It will be impossible to avoid a

14、flood when the pipe leaks in a smart home.()TFTTTFIn the future,what will smart homes do about.?doors dinnersTVs,computersbedswater pipes,electrical wirestoiletslights,favourite music,or TV programmeslock the door for us when we are awayalready preparedswitch off TVs and computers when we forgetreco

15、rd how well we sleep,check our body weight,send a warning to our phones when we have sleep or weigh problems,and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep betterdetect the problem and provide us with the relevant informationkeep constant track of our health and warn us early about som

16、ething abnormalcome on the instant we enter the doorA smart home is one that _ computers into the structure of the building itself.In this way,many of the things that we now do ourselves will become _.For example,the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longe

17、r have to turn _ on and off,making your home more energy-_.The smart home could also _ itself to make sure that everything is working as it should,and send you _if there is a problem.Such smart homes could even be programmed to _ your health problems,and then give you _ advice as to the food you sho

18、uld eat or if you should see a doctor.So,in a sense,smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives.integrates automatic switches efficient monitor warnings detect relevant DiscussionTask 5 Work in groups.Discuss these questions.1.In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today?Many o

19、f 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.2.What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes?If there is a problem with the system,you may find yourself locked out of the house,or unable to turn your TV off or on.Security is another big concern,as strangers may be able to hack into the system to collect information about your life and use that for evil purposes.