1、 1.What might the picture be about? 2.What are your predictions about the future? 3.What might be some of the advantages and disadvantages of life in the future? 4.How should we face such a future? Just as we view robots as toys now, in the future robots may view us as toys. In the future, high tech
2、 will become cheaper and more common throughout the world, which will result in great changes to society. A big advantage will be an increased ability to work from home for most companies around the world. A big disadvantage will be that with everyone connected online, the privacy and ability to be
3、alone will be taken away from many people. We should keep us updated, equip us with more knowlegde, be open-minded and learn to adapt to new changes. Exchange views on smart homes Reading and Thinking SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have yo
4、u ever gorgotten 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 hmes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off
5、the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. 1 Before you read, discuss these questions in groups. 1. What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”? Technologically intelligent. 2. What
6、do you think a “smart” house can do that other houses cannot? A smart house can perform a variety of functions. For example, it can control room temperature and lights. Pre-reading 2. Skim the text and anseet the e questions. 1. What is the purpose of the text? Introduce and get people excited about
7、 the idea of smart homes. / To give us a brief introduction about the future smart homes. / To tell us what the future home will be like. / To tell people how smart homes make life easier. Skimming 2. Who is the intended audience of this text? Home owners or common people who are interested in the a
8、dvanced technology or smart homes. / People who welcome smart homes or new technology. 3. Whats the main idea of the text? A. Smart home will focus on peoples health issues. B. Smart home is a new but controversial technology. C. Smart homes will make our life easier in many ways. D. Smart home will
9、 make human beings lazy. 4. Where is the text likely to be taken from? A. A science magazine B. A research report C. A health magazine D. A book review 5. What is the type of this text? A. A narration (记叙文记叙文) B. A popular science exposition (科普科普说明说明 文文) C. An argumentation (议论文议论文) D. A science fi
10、ction story (科幻故事科幻故事) 6. What is the writers attitude towards smart homes? Optimistic, positive, hopeful , supportive. 7. Find the topic sentence and main idea of each paragraph Para. 1 lTopic sentence: These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environmen
11、t to live in. lMain Idea: The benefits of smart homes lFunction: To introduce the topic of the passage: Smart Homes to Make Life Easier lStructure: Two questions Common problems with the current homes Solutions: smart homes Benefits: secure, energy-saving, a more comfortable environment Para. 2 lTop
12、ic sentence: In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. lMain Idea: Intelligent Controls lFunction: To give examples to illustrate the topic sentence lStructure: Introduce what todays homes are like in contrast Topic sent
13、ence: Supporting details(Examples): Para. 3 lTopic sentence: In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. lMain Idea: Regular health Checks lFunction: To give examples to illustrate the topic sentence lStructure: Topic sentence: Supporting details (Examples): Para.
14、4 lTopic sentence: Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. lMain Idea: No more Disasters lFunction: To give examples to illustrate the topic sentence lStructure: Topic sentence: Supporting details (Examples): Para. 5 lTopic sentence: This smart technology is not a fantasy.
15、 lMain Idea: This smart technology is practical and promising. lFunction: To summarize the smart technology lStructure: Topic sentence: Supporting details (Examples): Now: Many of thse new innovations are already available and beingused in some homes Future: it will take some years before most new h
16、omes begin to use this new technology 3 Read the text again and fill in the table below. (P15) In the future, what will smart homes do about.? doors TVs, computers water pipes, electrical wires lock the door for us when we are away switch off TVs and computers when we forget detect problems and prov
17、ide us with the relevant information Detailed reading In the future, what will smart homes do about? dinners bed toilets keep constant track of our health and warn us of something wrong or a critical illness early on l record how well we sleep at night; l check our body weight; l send a warning of s
18、leep or weight problems to our phones; l give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better prepare dinner for us In the future, what will smart homes do about? lights, favourite music, or TV programmes come on the instant we enter the door Smart Homes to Make Life Easier These smart ho
19、mes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. Intelligent Controls Regular Health Checks No More Disasters This smart technology is not a fantasy. Title Introduction Examples Conclusion 4 Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from
20、 the text. 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 Writing ntegrates utomatic no longer have t
21、o 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 yo
22、u should eat or witches fficient onitor arnings etect elevant if you should see a doctor. So in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives. 5. Work in groups. Discuss these questions. 1. In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today? Many of the new innovations are alr
23、eady being used in some homes today. This is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners. Post-reading 2. What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes? Some of the disadvantages of smart homes are concerns over their reliability and security. Read the passage several times and underline the language points that you are not familiar with. What may the future car look like? Write a passage to describe it.
