1、Exchange views on smart homes Reading and Thinking Do you have any “smart” things? What are they? “smart” Smart Devices What does it mean when we say something, such as a phone, is smart? To say something is “smart” means that it can make decisions on their own without a human telling it what to do,
2、 and that it can learn how to do things itself. Brainstorm “smart” Brainstorm What do you think a “smart” house can do that other houses cannot? A smart house can control room temperature and lights, for example. Predict and think Before you read, what can you predict according to the title and subt
3、itles? Predict and think Before you read, what can you predict according to the title and subtitles? To introduce the functions of smart homes in future life. People who hold a positive attitude towards the life to be improved by technology. A popular science exposition. (科普科普 类说明文类说明文) Style: The m
4、ain idea of the text: Intended audience: Predict and think Before you read, what can you predict according to the title and subtitles? What is the writers attitude towards smart homes? Where is the text likely to be taken from? Style: The main idea of the text: Intended audience: Fast reading - Find
5、 out topic sentences. These smart homes will keep us secure, save 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 monitorin
6、g your health for you every day. Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accident. This smart technology is not a fantasy. Smart Homes to Make Life Easier These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. Intelligent Control
7、s Regular Health Checks No More Disasters This smart technology is not a fantasy. Title Introduction Examples Conclusion Analyse the structure Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1. Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions? 2. What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned
8、 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. Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions. 1. How will we control our home in the future? In the future, we will be using advanced te
9、chnology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. 2. With intelligent controls, what can smart homes do, and how does it benefit us? Each morning: Each evening: Advantages: Change of routine: Each morning: use integrated sensors to tell. go into an energy-efficient mode.
10、 Each evening: Advantages: Keep us secure save us energy learn your daily routine and preference get everything ready: your lights/favourite music or TV programme/dinner Change of routine: respond to your voice commands say alound what you want provide a more confortable environment to live in 2. Wi
11、th intelligent controls, what can smart homes do, and how does it benefit us? Read Paragraph 3-4 and answer the questions. functions What can smart homes do with these functions? advantages Your bed Smart toilet Read Paragraph 3-4 and answer the questions. functions What can smart homes do with thes
12、e functions? advantages Regular Health ChecksNo More Disasters will be monitoring your health Your bed record how well you sleep check your body weight send a warning to your phone give you suggestions on Smart toilet keep constant track of your health warn you early on will be able to prevent serio
13、us damage from accidents potentially save your life detect: a water leaking pipe a short in the electrical wiring provide you with the relevant information will be able to fix the problem in time A general introduction Examples Advantages Read Paragraph 5 and answer the questions. Why does the autho
14、r 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 t
15、ake some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. The time of smart homes has already come. these new innovations high cost, imperfect technology, risk of danger. Think and answer How does the writer develop these paragraphs? By first introducing the main functions of smart home
16、s, using the 2nd person to make people have a real experience and then giving examples to give further explanation about those functions. Read the text again and fill in the table below. In the future, what will smart homes do about .? doorsdinners TVs, computers beds water pipes, electrical wires t
17、oilets lights, favourite music, or TV programmes prepare dinner for us record how well we sleep every night, check our body weight, send a warning to our phones when we have sleep or weight problems, and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better keep constant track of our healt
18、h and warn us early on if there is something wrong lock the door for us when we are away switch off TVs and computers when we forget detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information come on the instant we enter the door P15 3 use _ _ to tell you information all controls will
19、 respond to _ beds will check your sleep and _ toilets will keep _ of your health a _ water pipe a short in the _ Smart technology is not a _. automatic _ monitor _ prevent serious damage from _ controlhealth accidents integrated sensors voice commands body weight constant track leaking electrical w
20、iring fantasy (keep us _; save us _; provide a more comfortable _ to live in) secureenergy environment Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text. A smart home is one that _ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now
21、do ourselves will become _. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer 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 ther
22、e is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to _ your health problems, and then give you _ 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. integrates automatic switches efficient monitor warnings detect relevant P15 4
