1、B4 Unit 2 Looking into the Future Reading and Thinking 主编人：主编人： 审核人：审核人： 1 Unit 2 Looking into the Future Smart Homes to Make Life Easier 【核心素养】【核心素养】 1. reading about living in a smart house. 2. listen to and talk about predictions. 3. to know the importance of science and technology. 【情景情景导入】导入】 1
2、. What might the picture be about? 2. What are your predictions about the future? 【阅读深思】【阅读深思】 Read the text Smart Homes to Make Life Easier on page14 and answers these questions: 1. Whats the purpose of the text? 2. Who is the intended audience of the text? 【自学反馈】【自学反馈】 In the future, what will sma
3、rt homes do about? doors dinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electrical wires toilets lights, favorite music, or TV programmes 【自主探究自主探究】 探究一：Fast reading: find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable envi
4、ronment to live in. Para.2 In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. Para.3 Your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day.day. Para.4 Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents.
5、B4 Unit 2 Looking into the Future Reading and Thinking 主编人：主编人： 审核人：审核人： 2 Para.5 This smart technology is not a fantasy. 探究二：Careful reading: 1). The question mentioned in the very beginning is intended to _ A. prove the authors view B. give an example C. works as a topic sentence D. introduce the
6、topic 2). Which of the following is true about the intelligence controls? A. We can use remote controls to control everything in our home B. When we leave home each morning, integrated sensors will switch off all our appliances C. The moment your get home, you can have your dinner at any time D. All
7、 controls will be operated by voice commands 3). According to Para.3&4, smart homes cant _. A. monitor your health B. record your sleep quality C. keep track of your health D. fix the leaking pipe 4). Where does this text probably come from? A. a science fiction B. a medical journal C. a science mag
8、azine D. a news report 【成果展示】【成果展示】 to present the answers in groups. 【点评精讲】【点评精讲】 1. Core words and expressions. 2. Difficult and complex sentences. 【随堂检测】【随堂检测】 In the future, smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment _ (live) in. There will be no
9、need for us to use switches, knobs and remote controls in our house. Instead, we will be using _(advance) to control just about everything _ (automatic). Every morning when you leave home, your future home will go into an energy-efficient mode all _ itself. It will learn your daily routine and _(pre
10、ference), so everything will be ready when you get home every evening. In _ (add), your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. So if theres something _ (normal) or you have a critical illness, it can warn you early and potentially save your life. Whats more, smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage _ accidents. They can detect something wrong _ provide the relevant information. This technology is not a fantasy, but it will take some years _ it comes true. 【巩固应用】【巩固应用】 to finish the exercise about this text.
