Unit 2 Reading and thinking课件-高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Lookingintothefuture

Unit2

Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.

——PeterDrucker

I.ViewingandSpeaking

1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Whatdotheboy,therobotandtheuniverseprobablystandfor?3.Basedonwhattheboyisdoing,whatmessagedoesthispictureintendtoconvey?

♦theboy:humanbeings♦therobot:sciencetechnology♦theuniverse:infinitefutureahead♦thepossiblefuturerelationshipbetweenmanandtechnologyconquer?surrender?liveinharmony?

Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.——PeterDrucker

Howdoyouunderstandthequote?4.WatchavideoaboutZuckerberg'shomeandthinkaboutthetwoquestions:1)Useoneadjectivetodescribehishome.2)Whatchangeswilltechnologybringourhomesinthefuture?

♦entertainment♦housearrangement♦baby-sitting♦...SmarthomesmakelifeEasierII.ReadingandThinking

1.Skimthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions:(1)What'sthetypeofthistext?(2)What'sthestructureofthistext?

(3)What'sitspurpose?(4)Whoistheintendedreaders?

expositionTitleIntroductionBodysubtitle1subtitle2subtitle3ConclusionToinformreadersofsmarthomesHomeownerswhoareinterestedinturningtheirhomessmarter2.Whydoesthewriterraisetwoquestionsintheverybeginning?

♦Toattractreaders'attention♦ToleadtothetopicTosignalthecomingofwhatthewriteremphasizes.▪Whatcansmarthomesdo?▪What'ssmarthomeslike?3.What'sthefollowingsentencesabout?▪Whatbenefitswillsmarthomesbringus?▪What'sthebenefitsofsmarthomes?

However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomesillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamoreccomfortableenvironmenttolivein.

Whycouldsuchquestionsattractreaders'attention?thesharedexperience(empathy)4.FormaReadingCircleingroupsoffour.EachstudentplaysoneofthefollowingrolestoanalyzeParagraph2-4:

RoleFocusQuestionstoaskContentanalystWhat'sgoingon?♦What'sthetextabout?♦Whodoeswhattowhom,how,whenandwhere?StructurebuilderHowisthetextorganized?♦Howdoesthetextorganizethemessage?♦Howareideaspresentedanddeveloped?LanguagemasterWhat'sthelanguagefeature?♦Howdoesthewriterusewordsandsentencestoexpressideas?ParagraphRoleNameQuestionsAnswer2ContentanalystLucyWhatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible?...▪IntelligentControls5.Howwilltheautomaticcontrolsmakeourhomessmarter?

♦usingintegratedsensorstochangetheenvironmentinto

energy-efficientmode

♦Makingeverythingreadybylearningyourdailyroutineandpreferences.6.Whatmakesalltheseautomaticcontrolspossible?♦advancedtechnology7.Howcouldwecontroltheautomaticcontrols?♦Bysayingaloud(voicecommands)

8.Howdoesthewritershowtheautomaticcontrolsareintelligent?Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning...Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences...content:directdescription

Today,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knotsforourapplicances...Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomatic...Structure:

contrastThefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning...Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences...Yourlightswillcomeontheinstantyour...Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soif......everydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome...andthegointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself...soeverythingwillbereadywhenyougethomeeachevening.Yourlightswillcomeontheinstantyourenterthedoor...andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands...youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Language:rhetoricaldevice(personfication)

Language:adjandadveb(vividandstrong)

▪RegularHealthChecks9.Whatinyoursmarthomeswillmonitoryourhealth?Andwhatcantheydospecifically?

♦smartbed♦smarttolietsrecordsleepqualitycheckbodyweightadvisehealthydietsendwarningsonabnormalphysicalconditionorcriticalillness10.Whydoesthewriterusethesentencepattern“Yourbedwill...Itwill...itwill...Itwill...Smarttolietswill...”?♦Tocreateakindoffeelingthatsmarthomecouldsolvealltheproblemsyoumeet.11.Howistheparagraphdeveloped?Drawatreemap.♦Byexample▪NoMoreDisasters12.

Howcouldsmarthomespreventyourhomefromseriousdisasters?

♦Byquicklydetectingtheproblemandprovidingrelevantinformation13.Howisthisparagraphdeveloped?♦Byexample14.

Whydoesthewritersay“thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday”?Howdoyouunderstandit?

♦thehomeoftomorrow:newinnovations♦thehomeoftoday:afewnewthingsalreadyavailableNota

Fantasy;aReality15.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardssmarthomesaccordingtothelastparagraph?♦supportivebutrational16.Drawamindmaptoshowthecontentandstructureofthetext.Smart

HomestoMakeLife

EasierintelligentcontrolsregularhealthcheckdisasterpreventionintegratedsensorstoswitchmodeprepareeverythingreadyforyoubedtolietrecordsleepqualitycheckbodyweightadvisehealthydietsnedwarningsonillnessHowdoyouunderstand“smart”?detectproblemsandprovideinformationbenefitsprovidesecuritysaveenergyprovidecomfortableenvironmenttechnologically-intel