英语Unit 5 What an adventure!学案

Unit 5 Learning from nature

1．Nature，to be commanded，must be obeyed. —Francis Bacon

欲驾驭自然必先顺之。  ——弗兰西斯·培根

2．We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. —Margaret Mead

如果我们毁坏了环境，社会也就不复存在。 ——玛格丽特·米德

3．Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.—Juvenal

自然与智慧永不相悖。  ——尤维纳利斯

4．Little drops of water，little grains of sand，make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.                            —Julia Carney

滴滴小水珠，颗颗小沙粒，会形成浩瀚的海洋与宜人的土地。

——茱莉亚·卡尼

5．Nature never deceives us; it is always us who deceive ourselves. 

  —Rousseau

大自然永远不会欺骗我们，欺骗我们的往往是我们自己。 ——卢梭

Some call me nature.

Others call me “Mother Nature”．

I've been here for over 4.5 billion years.

22，500 times longer than you.

I don't really need people.But people need me.

Yes，your future depends on me.

How you choose to live each day，whether you regard or disregard me，doesn't really matter to me.

One way or the other.Your actions will determine your fate.Not mine.

I am nature.I will go on.I am prepared to evolve.

Are you?

What kind of house will you buy in the future? Would you like to live in a house where your plants can call your phone to tell you that they need to be watered? Or a house that helps you cut your energy bill by turning off the lights when you leave a room?

The Smart Home is made entirely of recyclable and renewable materials.The furniture is made from used light bulbs，plastic bottles and other renewable materials，but you can't tell from just looking at them.The kitchen countertops(工作台面)are made of recycled glass.

The entire house is designed to control the use of energy.The roof of the Smart Home has a sustainable vegetable garden，which does little harm to nature.Even the personal computer is green: it uses less power than a 60­watt light bulb.The house can raise and lower the window shades by itself.

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1．What is the text mainly about?

A brief introduction of the Smart Home.

2．What is the Smart Home made of?

It is made completely of recyclable and renewable materials.

3．What do you think of the Smart Home? Explain your reason.

I think it is fantastic because it enables people to live a green lifestyle by making use of advanced technology.