Unit 2 Reading Smart homes to make life easier课件 高一年级下学期英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.

—PeterDrucker

Unit2LookingintothefutureSmarthomestomakelifeeasierPrediction1.Intendedaudience:2.Purpose:entertain?inform/introduce?describe?persuade?....

tointroduceandgetpeopleexcitedabouttheideaofsmarthomes.Peoplewhoareinterestedinsmarthomes.Pragmatic

Analysisapopularsciencearticle(科普说明文)Para2.IntelligentcontrolsPara3.RegularhealthchecksPara4.NomoredisastersPara5.ThesituationofsmarthomeSmarthomes:BenefitsPara1:abriefintroductionofsmarthomesSkimmingformainideasHaveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputers?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.TextualPatternAnalysis1.Howdoesitintroducethetopic?2.Whatwillbetheadvantagesofsmarthomes?Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.

Smarthomescanmakelifeeasier

IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswithesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedoorandalongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadyprearedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.TextualPatternAnalysis1.What'sthetopicsentence?2.Howdoesautomaticcontrolwork?Examples?Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.①Thefuturehomewilluseintegrated

sensors②Your

③Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,homewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.TextualPatternAnalysis1.What'sthetopicsentenceofthisparagraph?2.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthisparagraph?3.Howwillyoursmarthomemonitoryourhealth?Inaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NoMoreDisastersSmarthomewillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,ofifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchedfire.TextualPatternAnalysis

Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.Conclusion：Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy,butitwilltakesomeyears.TextualPatternAnalysis1.Howdoyouunderstand“thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday”?2.What'sthemainideaofthisparagraph?Readthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsTVs,computerswaterpipes,electricalwiresdinners

lockthedoorforuswhenweareaway

SwitchthemonoroffautomaticallyBewellpreparedforusinadvancedetectproblemsandprovideuswiththerelevantinformation

lockthedoorforuswhenweareawayInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?bedtoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusofsomethingwrongoracriticalillnessearlyoncomeontheinstantweenterthedoorRecordhowwellwesleepeverynightandcheckourbodyweight;sendawarningtoourphoneandofferussuggestionsonahealthierdietifwehaveproblems.1.Whatisthepurposeofthequestionsraisedinthefirstparagraph?A.tointroducethetopic

B.toexpresstheattitudeC.toanalysethebehaviourD.tosetexamplesChoosethebestanswer.A2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetosmarthomes?A.objective

B.NegativeC.Positive

D.UncertainCCriticalthinkingHaveyoueverthoughtofthedisadvantages(potentialchallenges)smarthomeswillbringus?Racingagainsttimetolearnandimproveherself.Ifthereisaproblemwiththesystem/powerfailure,youmayfindyourselflockedoutofthehouse,orfailtoswitchyourTVonoroff.Securityisanotherbigconcern,asstrangersmaybeabletohackintothesystemtocollectprivateinformationaboutyourlifeandusethatforevilpurposes.Asmarthomeisonethatintegratescomputersintothestructureofthebuilding1.

(it).Inthisway,manyofthethings2.

wenowdoourselveswillbecomeautomatic.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightsthatyouwouldno3.

(long)havetoswitchonandoff,4.

(make)yourhomemoreenergy-efficient.Yourhomewillalsolearnyour5.

(day)routineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbeready6.

youwhenyougethomeeachevening.longermakingitselfthatdaily

forAllcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwant7.

(change)yourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.

Thesmarthomecouldalsomonitoritselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasitshould,andsendyoua8._______(warn)ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescouldevenbeprogrammedtodetectyourhealthproblems,andthengiveyourelevantadviceastothefoodyoushouldeat9.

ifyoushouldseeadoctor.Smartshomecanalsopreventusfromdisasters.So,inasense,smarthomeswillleadusto10.__________(live)smarterlives.

warningorlivingtochange

Completethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.Asmarthomeisonethat

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