英语Unit 2 Looking into the Future课文课件ppt

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1. Figure ut the structure and language features f the reading passage and identify the purpse and the intended readers. 2. Get the main idea f each paragraph and knw the influence and cnvenience brught by smart hmes in the and describe the functin and the benefit f intelligent cntrls, regular health checks and n mre disasters.4. Express pinins n smart technlgy thrugh critical thinking.
01. Learning Objectives
02. Lead -in Discussin
Watch a vide and discuss hw ur lives will change in the future.
In the mrning, when I was driving my car t schl,my phne suddenly rang . But I culdn’t pick upthe phne while driving, s I asked my smart phne t answer it.
Q1:What ther smart functins d yu knw abut smart phnes?
Q2:What benefits can smart phnes bring us?
02. Lead -in Activity :Brainstrm
02. Lead -in
What functins and benefits can smart phnes bring us?
Surf the Internetshp nlineplay gameswatch nline mvieslisten t musictake curses...
make ur livesmre interestingmre cnvenentmuch easier...
smart phnes
D yu knw any ther smart prducts? If s, what are they?
smart sweepingrbt
smart clsestl
Will there be smart hmes in the future?
03. Pre-reading Predictin
1.What is the type f this text?2.What is the purpse f the text?3.Wh d yu think is the intended audience?
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
Intelligent Cntrls
Regular Health Checks
N Mre Disasters
04. While-reading Activity
Skim the tpic sentence f each paragraph and answer questins.
04. While-reading Grup cmpetitin
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the fllwing questins.
Have yu ever frgtten t lck the dr f yur huse? Or, have yu ever frgtten t switch ff the TV r cmputers? These kinds f things happen t us all the time, waste resurces, and can smetimes lead t prblems. Hwever, in the nt-t-distant future, we will be living in smart hmes that will lck the dr fr us when we are away and remember t switch ff the TV when we frget. These smart hmes will keep us secure, save us energy, and prvide a mre cmfrtable envirnment t live in.
Q1. Is there a tpic sentence in this paragraph?Q2.Why des the writer start the paragraph with tw questins?Q3.What will smart hmes be like in the future ?What is the writer’s attitude twards it? Hw d yu knw?Q4.In what ways will smart hmes benefit us?
04. While-reading
Read Paragraph 2 and finish the fllwing tasks.
Intelligent Cntrls Tday, we have t use swithes fr ur lights, knbs fr ur appliances, and remte cntrls fr ur TVs and air cnditiners. In the future, we will be using advanced technlgy every day fr autmatic cntrl f just abut everything in ur hme. The future hme will use integrated sensrs t tell when yu leave hme each mrning, and then g int an energy-efficient mde all by itself.
That yu can cnnect t frm far away, using an electrnic link
having cntrls that wrk withut needing a persn t perate them
in which many different parts are clsely cnnected and wrk successfully tgether
Yu will n lnger have t think abut turning switches n and ff yurself. Yur hme will als learn yur daily rutine and preferences, s everything will be ready fr yu when yu get hme each evening. Yur lights will cme n the instant yu enter the dr and alng with yur favurite music r TV prgrammes, and yu will find yur dinner already preared fr yu. All cntrls will respnd t vice cmmands, s if yu want t change yur rutine, yu just say alud what yu want and the hme system will bey.
T1.What makes all these intelligent cntrls pssible?
The integrated sensrs.
04. While-reading Grup wrk
T2.Disucss in grups and find ut the functin and the benefit f intelligent cntrls.
In the future , we will be using advanced technlgy every day fr autmatic cntrl f just abut everything in ur hme.
04. While-reading
T3: What des “intelligent” mean here?
In regard t technlgy, it means flexible/adaptable/changeable,allwing it t respnd t ur changes/desires.
Read Paragraph 3 and finish the fllwing tasks.
Regular Health Checks In additin, yur smart hme will be mnitring yur health fr yu every day. Yur bed, fr example, will recrd hw well yu sleep every night. It will als be checking yur bdy weight. If yu start t have sleep r weight prblems, it will send a warning t yur phne. It will als give yu suggestins n a healthier diet and hw t sleep better. Smart tilets will be keeping cnstant track f yur health as well. They can warn yu early n if there is smething abnrmal r if yu have a critical illness, such as cancer, and ptentially save yur life.
different frm what is usual r expected
serius, uncertain and pssibly dangerus
The writer shw us the functin by giving sme examples.
T1: What des the writer want t shw by using these examples?
Hw smart hmes wrk.
T2: What des the writer want t shw by using these examples?
It keeps us secure frm diseases.
T3: Hw des the writer rganize this paragraph?
A general intrductin
Examples(Functins/Benefits)
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the fllwing questins.
N Mre Disasters Smart hme will be able t prevent serius damage frm accidents. Fr example, if a water pipe starts leaking, r if there is a shrt in the electrical wiring, yur smart hme will detect it and prvide yu with the relevant infrmatin. This way, yu will be able t fix the prblem befre yur hme becmes flded r catched fire.
t allw liquid r gas t get in r ut thrugh a small hle r crack
t discver r ntice sth,especially sth that is nt easy t see, hear , etc.
04. While-reading Discussin
Q1: What des the last subheading “N mre Disasters” mean?
Smart hmes will be able t prevent serius damage frm accidents.
Q2: Hw des the writer shw us this functin?
By using examples.
Q3: What functin will it have and will be its benefits?
Read the text again and fill in the table belw.
lck the dr fr us when we are away
switch ff TVs and cmputers when we frget
detect the prblem and prvide us with the relevant infrmatin
already prepared
recrd hw well we sleep, check ur bdy weight, send a warning t ur phnes , give us suggestins n a healthier diet and hw t sleep better
keep cnstant track f ur health and warn us early abut smething abnrmal
cme n the instant we enter the dr
Read Paragraph 5 and finish the fllwing tasks.
This smart technlgy is nt a fantasy. Many f these new innvatins are already available and being used in sme hmes. In this sense, the hme f tmrrw is already the hme f tday. Nevertheless, it will take sme years befre mst new hmes begin t use this new technlgy.
a pleasant situatin that yu imagine but that is unlikely t happen
the intrductin f new things, ideas r ways f ding sth.
Q1: What is meant by the sentence “In this sense, the hme f tmrrw is already the hme f tday?”
Since many f these new innvatins are already available, the era f “future” smart hmes has already arrived.
04. While-reading Brainstrm
Brainstrm sme factrs may cntribute t the slw changes:
the technlgy is nt yet fully develped;
cncerns abut privacy leakage;
the high price f new technlgy ;
many believe smarat technlgy is nt essential;
a mistrust f new technlgy and its safetay.
Q2: What is the writer’s attitude twards smart hmes?
ptimistic;psitive;hpeful;supprtive
Q3:What's yur attitude twards smart hmes?
The best way t predict the future is t create it. ---Peter Drucker
04. While-reading Activity
Read the text carefully and draw a structure map f the text.
Mnitr yur healthyur bed:yur tilet:
Prevent serius damage:
Para5. The situatin f smart hmes
Smart hmes: Benefits
Para1: a brief intrductin f smart hmes
Para2. Intelligent cntrls
Para3. Regular health checks
Integrated sensrswhen yu leave:when yu get hme:
Para4.N mre disasters
05. Pst-reading Exercise
Cmplete the summary using the crrect frms f the wrds frm the text.
A smart hme is ne that__________cmputers int the structure f the building itself. In this way, many f the things that we nw d urselves will becme_________.Fr example, the smart hme culd cntrl the air cnditining and lights s that yu wuld n lnger have t turn________ n and ff, making yur hme mre energy-________.The smart hme culd als_______itself t make sure that everything is wrking as it shuld, and send yu___________if there is a prblem. Such smart hmes culd even be prgrammed t_______yur health prblems, and then give yu___________advice as t the fd yu shuld eat r if yu shuld see a dctr. S, in a sense, smart hmes will lead us t living smarter lives.
05. Pst-reading Activity
Discussin : wrk in grups
What advantages and disadvantages d smart hmes have?
disadvantages
intelligent cntrls
If there is a prblem in the system, smething terrible will happen. ...
saving energy
saving time
mnitring health
preventing disasters
a prblem with the system/pwer failure
security will be a prblem.
06. summary and Hmewrk
Sum up what have yu learned frm this class?
‘The best way t predict the future is t create it.’ S I d hpe each f yu can create an awesme future t achieve yur predictins thrugh yur effrts.
Hmewrk:Mind map
1.Read the text again and underline the difficult lng sentences and try t translate them int Chinese.2. Talk with yur partners in grups and draw a mind map abut yur future life.
07. Teaching Evaluatin Frm