1、高一人教版英语选择性必修一第二单元LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Lesson 1 Reading and Thinking I Look and discussWhat can you see in the picture?-A large female android holding a boy in the palm of her hand.What does it imply?What are your predictions about the future?Do you agree that“the best way
2、to predict future is to create it”?Lead-inDo you have any“smart”things?What are they?smartphone smart watch smart speaker smart sweeping robotWhat can they do for us,compared with their ordinary counterparts?Pre-readingIt means that it can make decisions on its own without a human telling it what to
3、 do,and that it can also learn how to do things itself.smartphone smart watch smart speaker smart sweeping robotWhat does it mean when we say something is“smart”?What can a smart home do for us?For example,a smart home can control room temperature and lights.Isnt it fantastic to live in a smart home
4、 like this?play music respond to voice command and make smoothie check calendar turn off the fire open the door What can the smart home do?After this lesson,you will1.gain more knowledge about smart homes functions,advantages and possible future.2.infer the writing purpose and intended audience acco
5、rding to its text type and language features.3.think critically about smart homes and form your own opinions.Learning ObjectivesP14-15Read the title and subtitlesP14-15 What kind of text is it?A.Narrative.B.Expositive.C.Argumentative.-popular science articleP14-15-To introduce and get people excited
6、 about the idea of smart homes.Identify purpose The types of used in a passage help identify its purpose.The phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade.A text that uses imperatives is likely meant to instruct.explainpersuadeintroduceentertainteach What is the writing
7、purpose?P14-15-People who are interested in smart homes or positive about the life improved by technology.Identify audience A passages content helps identify its audience.A passage that gives tips on looking after pets would have pet owners as its audience.Who is the intended audience?Gist Reading(m
8、ain idea&structure)1.Can the title serve as the main idea of the text?Yes,it can.A.B.C.2.What is the structure of this text?SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIERPause the video for 2 minutes to read.Intelligent ControlsRegular Health ChecksNo more disastersclose-upintroductionSMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASI
9、ERGeneral StructurePart 1Careful Reading(detail,inference,writing technique)introduction1.Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions?2.What does these kinds of things”refer to?3.What will be a smart solution?In what ways will such smart homes be helpful?Paragraph 1Pause the video for
10、 30 seconds to read.1.Why does the writer start the paragraph with two questions?To arouse readers interest and get them to think actively about the topic.2.What does these kinds of things”refer to?Some inconvenient situations people may have in ordinary homes such as3.What will be a smart solution?
11、In what ways will such smart homes be helpful?Smart homes will be a solution,and they can keep us secure,save us energy and provide us with a more comfortable environment to live in.Paragraph 1Part 2Intelligent ControlsRegular Health ChecksNo More DisastersCareful Reading(detail,inference,writing te
12、chnique)1.In Paragraph 2,what makes all these intelligent controls possible?2.In Paragraph 3,why does the paragraph start with“In addition?What do you think Regular Health Checks”are?3.In Paragraph 4,what does the writer want to convey by describing how smart homes prevent serious damage from accide
13、nts?Paragraphs 2-4Pause the video for 2 minutes to read.In Paragraph 2,what makes all these intelligent controls possible?The integrated sensors.Intelligent ControlsParagraph 2 1.In Paragraph 3,why does the paragraph start with“In addition”?Because both Para.2 and Para.3 introduce the abilities of t
14、he smart home.They are parallel paragraphs.2.What do you think Regular Health Checks”are?I think it means monitoring your health every day,which might include the checks about your body weight,sleep,diet,illnesses and so on.Regular Health ChecksParagraph 3What message does Para.4 convey by describin
15、g how smart homes prevent serious damages from accidents?It conveys that smart homes are much safer than ordinary homes.No More DisastersParagraph 4 How does the writer develop the paragraphs?What are the benefits?Introducing detailed functions The 2nd person:give readers a sense of real experience
16、Giving examples:give further explanation about those functionsPause the video for 1 minute to read.Part 3Careful Reading(detail,inference,writing technique)close-upIn what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today?Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today.It is tru
17、e especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners.Paragraph 5close-upintroductionIntelligent ControlsRegular Health ChecksNo More Disasters remote,automatic control energy-efficient mode learn routine,preferences voice commandMonitor your health bed:sleep,body,weight
18、toilet:critical illnessesPrevent serious damage:detect leaking pipes,electric wiring shortclose-upDraw a mind-map of the text in your preferred stylefunctionexampleexamplePost-reading What advantages do smart homes have?Bringing convenience,saving energy and time,monitoring health and preventing dis
19、eases and disasters.What is the writers attitude towards smart homes?How do you know that?SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIERpositive neutral negativeListen and read aloudWhat might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes?DiscussionWhat might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes?Discussion1.I
20、f the system breaks down,1.If the system breaks down,2.If hackers hack into your system,2.If hackers hack into your system,3.For older people,3.For older people,you may find yourself locked out of you may find yourself locked out of the house or unable to turn on your TV.the house or unable to turn
21、on your TV.will be stolen for evil purposes.will be stolen for evil purposes.it will be difficult to operate the system.it will be difficult to operate the system.your personal informationyour personal information What is wrong?What will you consider to make it better?pulled out teeth,change in voic
22、e perhaps addfacial recognitionfingerprint codetraditional lock and keyThe smart home brings us not only benefits,but also challenges,and some of the problems may be left to you.advantagesdisadvantagesideas to make it betterreadthinkpopular science articlereadingstrategyidentify purpose and audienceSummaryHomework1.Read the text aloud and finish activities 3 and 4 on page 15.2.Design a smart home including its functions,advantages,disadvantages and ideas to make it better.Thank you!
