1、Unit 2 Look Into the Future重庆市第十八中学袁琳Brainshower:Future&TechnologyBrainshower:Future&Technologyartificial intelligence(AI)an area of study concerned with making computers copy intelligent human behaviourautomationthe use of machines to do work that was previously done by peoplenanobotsrobots support
2、ed by nanotechnologyBrainshower:Future&Technologyself-driving carscloningListen to Check some predictions:How about our future houses?Reading 1:Smart HomesPrediction:What can a Smart Home do?Activity 1:In the future,what will smart homes do about?doorsdinnersTV,computers bedsWater pipes,electric wir
3、estoiletsLights,favorite music or TV programms In the future,what will smart homes do about?doorsdinnersTV,computers lights/TV programs/musicLock themselves for usSwitch themselves off for usBe well prepared for us in advance Come on the instant we enter home with our favorite music or TV programms
4、Q:What technologies make them possible?doorsdinnersTV,computers lights/TV programs/musicLock themselves for usSwitch themselves off for usBe well prepared for us in advance Come on the instant we enter home with our favorite music or TV programms Intelligent controls/automatic controls/integrated se
5、nsors (集成传感器）集成传感器）Futher Thinking:How will our life become?energy-efficent 节能的more convenienttime-savingmore comfortable Intelligent controls/automatic controls/integrated sensors (集成传感器）集成传感器）In the future,what will smart homes do about?bedstoiletsRecord how well we sleep;check our body weight;sen
6、d a warning to our phone;offer us suggestions Keep constant track of our health and warn us early on.Detect the problems and provide us with the relevant informationWater pipes,electric wires Futher Thinking:How will our life become?healthiermore secureIf there is a short in the electrical wiring,yo
7、ur smart home will detect it and.Smart homes make our lifemore convenientenergy-efficent 节能的time-savingmore comfortablehealthiermore secureread for main idea of each paragraphread for main idea of each paragraphPara5.The situation of smart homesSmart homes to make life easierPara1:a brief introducti
8、on of smart homesTitleIntroductionExamplesDraw a structure map of the text.ConclusionPara2.Intelligent controls Para3.Regular health checksPara4.No more disasters1.Whats the genre of the text?2.What is the purpose of this passage?exposition n.说明文To Introduce how smart home makes life easierHelp Poor
9、 ZOEY!Problems:It is really noisy where Zoey lives，which makes it difficult for her to sleep well!What smart devices can you think of to help ZOEY sleep better?Project:Design a product for the“Smart Expo”Preparations:1)Read and draw the mindmapsReading 2:Our Greatest Adventure(P73)Reading 3:Cloning(P71)2)Find some inspirations
