（2019版）人教版选择性必修第一册英语Unit2 Looking into the future Period 1 Reading and Thinking ppt课件（含教案+音频视频素材）.zip

Reading and Thinking SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER Unit 2 Looking into the Future Period 2 1. What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”？ 2. What do you think a “smart”house can do that other houses cant？ Enjoy a video Lead-in Skimming 1.What is the main idea of the passage？ Smart homes Tips：Pay attention to the topic sentence and the core words. . Skimming 2.What is the purpose of the text? To introduce smart homes that can make life easier Tips：The types of phrases used in a passage help identify its purpose. A passages content helps identity its audience. 3.Who is the intended audience of the text? People who welcome smart home or new technology. Reading details vocabulary 1. switch off 关（电视电视 、机器 等） 2. distant adj. 遥远远的；疏远远 的 The not-too-distant future 不 远远的将来 3. secure adj. 安全的，安心的 ；可靠的 v. 获获得；拴牢；保护护 Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten 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 homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. para.1 Question Time 1-1.What problems do we have in our daily life? For example, you have ever forgotten to lock the door. 1-2.How will these problems be solved in the not-too-distant future? For example, we will be living smart homes that will lock the door . 1-3.What difference will smart homes make to our life? For example, These smart homes will keep us secure. Tips: Pay attention to the details of paragraph one Reading details Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. vocabulary 4. knob n. 球形把手；旋钮 5. appliance n. 电器；器具 6. advanced adj. 先进的； 高级的；年长的 7. automatic adj. 自动的 8. integrated sensor 集成的传感器 9. an energy-efficient mode 节能模式 para.2 Reading details Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey. para.2 vocabulary 10. daily routine 日常生活 11. preference n. 爱好；偏爱 12. respond to 对响应 Question Time 2-1. Summarize the second paragraph using one phrase. Intelligent controls Tip：Pay attention to the subtitle of this paragraph 2-2. What can you do if you want to change your routine? You just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey. Pair Work 2-3. Translate the sentence： Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner always prepared for you. 提示：句中the instant引导时间状语从句，意思为“一就”，用法 类似的短语还有 the moment，the minute等。 find sth done 发现某事已做，其中done表示被动或完成。 译文：一进家门，灯就会亮起，还有你喜欢的音乐或电视节目， 而且你会发现晚餐已为你准备好了。 Reading details In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life. para. 3 vocabulary 13. warning n. 警告；警示 14. constant adj. 不断的；重 复的 15. abnormal adj. 不正常的 normal adj. 正常的 16. critical adj.严重的；关键 的 17. potentially adv. 潜在地； 可能地 potential adj.可能的；潜在的 n. 潜力；可能性 Question Time 3-1. Summarize the third paragraph in one sentence. Your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. 3-2. If you start to have sleep or weight problem, what will your smart bed do? It will send a warning to your phone and give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Reading details No More Disasters Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire. vocabulary 18. leak v. 渗漏；透漏 n. 漏洞；裂缝 19. electrical wiring 电线电线 20. detect vt. 发现；查明 21. relevant adj. 有关的； 有意义义的 22. catch fire着火 para. 4 Reading details 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 take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. vocabulary 23. fantasy n. 幻想；想象 24. innovation n. 创创新；创创 造 25. available adj. 可获得的 ；可利用的；（人）有空 的 26.nevertheless adv. 尽管如 此；不过过；然而 para. 5 Question Time 4. Summarize the forth paragraph in one sentence. 5. Why do you know the smart technology is not a fantasy？ Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents Because many of these new innovation are already available and being used in some homes. Competition Group A (Girls)Group A (Girls)PKPKGroup B (Boys) Group B (Boys) Please fill in the forms as soon as possible Rules: If you have found out the answer, please stand up as quickly as possible. If you are right, you can get one point for your group. Group show doors TVs，computers water pipes，electrical wires dinners beds toilets light，favourite music，or TV programme Fill in the table with the words and phrases. In the future, what will smart homes do about？ Discussion in groups Read the text again and discuss the questions. 1) In what way is the home of tomorrow always the home of today？ Many of these new innovation are already available and being used in some homes. 2) What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes？ High cost，risk of leaking personal information， unpopular among most of senior citizens, etc. Group show Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text. A smart home is one that i computers into the structure of 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 no longer have to turn s on and off, making your home more energy-e . integrated automatic switches efficient Group show 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 you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives. monitor warnings detect relevant Deep thought and Discussion Question 1：Whats the authors attitude to smart homes? Tips：The author uses “will be doing” to show his favor to the thing that is about to happen. Question2: Will smart technology be more smarter than humans? Answer may vary. Deep thought and Discussion Question 3：Why do humans create high-tech products like smart homes since smart technology poses challenges to us? Group Work：By understanding the sentence: The best way to predict the future is to create it. SummaryWeve learned the following in the class： Homework If you are ready to take part in an English speech contest about “Smarter Homes, Easier Life”. Please write your content.（80-120词左右） You can use the following points: 1. A simple introduction to our present life. 2. The difference smart homes will make to our life. 3. What we should do now for the smart life.