1、Unit 2Looking Into The FutureReading and Thinking 导学案导学案 学习目标： 1. Get the main idea and some detail information of the passage 2. Know the structure of the passage 学习过程： 根据课文内容，完成下列学案。(答案见配套课件） Part 1Lead-in 1. What can we do with smart phone? (at least three points） _ _ 2. How can cell phones becom
2、e so smart nowadays? (at least one reason) _ 3. Do you know any other smart products? If so, what are they? (at least three) _ Part 2 Pre-reading 1. Read the title and the three subheadings, then answer the following questions. 1.)What is the purpose of the passage？ ATo sell integrated sensors. BTo
3、change the old houses. CTo decorate home with smart technology. DTo give us an insight into smart homes. 2.)Where is the text likely to be taken from? A.A science magazineB. A research report C. A health magazineD. A book review 3.) Who is the passage intended for?_ Part 3 While-reading Step 1. Fast
4、-reading 1Match each paragraph with its topic sentence. Para.1ASmart homes will check peoples health regularly. Para.2BSmart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents. Para.3CIntelligent controls in the home system. Para.4DSmart technology will be used widely in the future. Para.5ESmart homes
5、 will bring us safe, energy-saving and comfortable life in the future. 2. 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 home will make our life easier in many ways. D. Smart home will make human being
6、s lazy. Step 2. Careful-reading 1.Read Para.1 and answer the questions. 1)What are the functions? _ _ 2)How they will benefit people? _ _ _ 3)Why does the writer use two questions at the very beginning of paragraph 1? _ 4) What problems does the writer mention at the beginning? _ _ 4)What does “thes
7、e kinds of things” refer to here? _ _ 5)Why does the writer use “will be living” instead of “will live” here? _ 6)Whats the writers attitude towards smart homes in the future? _ 2.Read Para.2 and answer the questions. 1) What chores do we have to do today? _ _ _ 2) With intelligent controls, what ca
8、n smart homes do, andhow does it benefit us? In the future, we will be using_ every day for _ _ Each morning:benefits: _Keep us secure _ Each evening: _ _ _ Change of routine: _ _ 3) What are the features of intelligent controls? What evidence can you find in the text? For example:popular, widely ac
9、cepted we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home _ _ _ _ _ 4) Who is actually intelligent? and why do humans create such smart technology? _ 3. Read Para.3-4 and analyse them with the help of the following questions. 1) What smart home
10、functions are mentioned? 2) What can smart homes do with these functions? 3) What advantages can these functions bring? Regular Health Checks Function:_ Your bed:record_ check_ send_ give_ Smart toilet:keep_ warn_ Advantage:_ No More Disasters Function:_ detect: _ _ provide_ Advantage:_ 4) How does
11、the write organize the information? _ 4.Read Para.5 and analyse and answer the following questions. 1) Is living in a smart home only a fantasy? Why or why not? _ 3) What does “these new innovations” refer to? _ 3) What do you understand by the sentence“In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already
12、 the home of today”? _ 4) Are smart homes popular now? Why or why not? _ Part 4 Post-reading Read the text again and finish the following tasks. 1. conclude the structure of the text 2. Judge whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) () 1.Forgetting to lock the door or switch off the
13、TV often happens to us. () 2Intelligent controls can control anything in your home. () 3.People wont have a critical illness if they live in the smart homes. () 4Smart technology can detect whether the electrical wiring is short or not. ()5Smart technology has been used widely in all homes in China.
14、 3. Fill in the blanks according to the text. It 1._ (forecast) that in the not-too-distant future,we will live in smart homes that will keep us 2._ (security), save us energy and provide a more comfortable environment. In the future homes,we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic
15、 control of about everything.And all controls will respond 3._voice commands.In addition,our smart homes can monitorourhealtheveryday.Forexample,ourbedwillrecord 4._well we sleep every night.If we have sleep or weight problems,it will send a 5._(warn) to our phone. Smart toilets can 6._(potential) s
16、ave our lives because they can warn us early on if there is something abnormal or if we have a critical illness. The future homes are also capable of 7._(detect) the potential danger.If a water pipe 8._(leak) or there is a short in the electrical wiring,the homes will provide us with information. This smart technology is not 9._fantasy.Many of these new 10._(innovation)are already available and being used in some homes.Nevertheless,it still takes some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.
