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Unit2LookingintothefutureReadingandThinkingSMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFEEASIERLearningObjectivesBytheendofthisperiod,youareexpectedto:1.
figureoutthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofthereadingpassageandidentify
thepurposeandtheintendedreaders.2.getthemainideaofeachparagraphand
knowtheinfluenceandconveniencebroughtbysmarthomesinthefuture.3.understandanddescribethefunctionandthebenefitofintelligentcontrols,regularhealthchecksandnomoredisasters.4.expressopinionsonsmarttechnologythroughcriticalthinking.Free-talkQ1:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?Q2:Whatmightthepicturebeabout?Q3:Whenyousee“thefuture”inthetitle,whatareyourpredictionsaboutthefuture?alittleboy,arobotandtheuniversethepossiblerelationshipbetweenmanandtechnologyrobots,drivelesscar,moreresources,moreintelligent/smartthings......Activity1:BrainstormInthemorning,whenIwasdrivingmycartoschool,myphonesuddenlyrang.ButIcouldn’tpickupthephonewhiledriving,soIaskedmysmartphonetoanswerit.Q1:Whatothersmartfunctionsdoyouknowaboutsmartphones?Q2:Whatbenefitscansmartphonesbringus?
smartphones
FunctionsBenefitsWhatfunctionsandbenefitscansmartphonesbringus?SurftheInternetshoponlineplaygameswatchonlinemovieslistentomusictakecourses...makeourlivesmoreinterestingmoreconvenentmucheasier...Doyouknowanyothersmartproducts?Ifso,whatarethey?smartsweepingrobotsmartclosestoolsmartbinsmartrobotssmartwatchWilltherebesmarthomesinthefuture?
Readthetitleandthethreesubheadingsandanswerthefollowingquestions.Activity2Pre-reading1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?2.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?3.Whodoyouthinkistheintendedaudience?Pre-reading1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?Narration.Exposition.Argumentation.√Apopularsciencearticle.2.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?3.Whodoyouthinkistheintendedaudience?Tointroduceandgetpeopleexcitedabouttheideaofsmarthomes.Thepeoplewhoareinterestedinsmarthomeandholdapositiveattitudetowardstechnology.Skimthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphandanswerquestions.
Activity3ReadandAnswer1.Isthereatopicsentenceinthisparagraph?2.Whydoesthewriterstarttheparagraphwithtwoquestions?
Tointroducethetopicandarousereaders’interest.Yes,thesentencestartingwith“However”.Theprecedingsentenceintroducesaproblemthatleadstothetopicsentence,andthefollowingsentencegivesmoredetails.ReadParagraph1andanswerthefollowingquestions.Para.1toturnalight,machine,etc.off/onbypressingabuttonthatcannotbeaffectedorharmedbysth.3.Whatwillsmarthomesbelikeinthefuture?Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsit?Howdoyouknow?4.Inwhatwayswillsmarthomesbenefitus?5.Whydoesthewriteruse“willbeliving”insteadof“willlive”here?“Willbedoing”describesanongoingactivityinthefuture,allowingthereaderstoimaginetheactionhappening.1.Whatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible?TheintegratedsensorsPara.2ReadParagraph2andanswerthefollowingquestions.thatyoucanconnecttofromfaraway,usinganelectroniclinkhavingcontrolsthatworkwithoutneedingapersontooperatetheminwhichmanydifferentpartsarecloselyconnectedandworksuccessfullytogetherInthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.FunctionsBenefitsEachmorning...useintegratedsensorstotell...gointoanenergy-efficientmode...nolongerhaveto...keepussecure/saveusenergyEachevening:learnyourdailyroutineandpreferencesgeteverythingready:yourlights/favouritemusicorTVprogramme/dinnerprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttoliveinChangeofroutine:respondtoyourvoicecommands2.Findoutthefunctionandthebenefitofintelligentcontrols.what?why?Sensitive...willuseintegratedsensors...Efficient,automatic...whenyouleaveyourhome...allbyitselfConsiderate...learnyourdailyroutine...Relaxing...anythingwillbe...yourdinner...yourfavouritemusic...Easytocontrol...youjustsayaloudanditwillrespond......3:Whatdoes“intelligent”meanhere?Inregardtotechnology,itmeansflexible/adaptable/changeable,allowingittorespondtoourchanges/desires.RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.1.Howdoesthewritershowusthefunction?Bygivingsomeexamples.Para.3ReadParagraph3andanswerthefollowingquestions.differentfromwhatisusualorexpectedserious,uncertainandpossiblydangerousFunctionsBenefitsBedswillrecord...willalsocheck...willsendawarning...willalsogiveyousuggestionon...Toiletswillkeepconstanttrackof...willwarnyouearlyon...improveyourhealthprotectyourhealthpotentiallysaveyourlife2.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbyusingtheseexamples?3.Whatkindofbenefitsdoesthefunctionbringus?Howsmarthomeswork.Itkeepsussecurefromdiseases.4.Howdoesthewriterorganizethisparagraph?AgeneralintroductionExamples(Functions/Benefits)Para.4ReadParagraph4andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoesthelastsubheading“NomoreDisasters”mean?2.Howdoesthewritershowusthisfunction?Smarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Byusingexamples.toallowliquidorgastogetinoroutthroughasmallholeorcracktodiscoverornoticesth,especiallysththatisnoteasytosee,hear,etc.3.Whatfunctionwillithaveandwillbeitsbenefits?Functionswilldetectproblems:waterpipeleakage,electricalwritingshortagesBenefitsYouwillbeabletofixtheproblemintime(avoidprobles/disastersReadthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsdinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricalwirestoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammesActivity4ReadfordetailsReadthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsdinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricalwirestoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeslockthedoorforuswhenweareawayalreadypreparedrecordhowwellwesleep,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphones,giveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetterdetecttheproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationkeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyaboutsomethingabnormalThissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.1.Whatismeantbythesentence“Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday?”Para.5Sincemanyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailable,theeraof“future”smarthomeshasalreadyarrived.ReadParagraph5andanswerthefollowingquestions.thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftodayapleasantsituationthatyouimaginebutthatisunlikelytohappentheintroductionofnewthings,ideasorwaysofdoingsth.2.Whydoyouthinkitwilltakesomeyearsbeforenewhomesbegintousethisnew(smarthome)technology?Somefactorsmaycontributetotheslowchanges:thetechnologyisnotyetfullydeveloped;concernsaboutprivacyleakage;thehighpriceofnewtechnology;manybelievesmarattechnologyisnotessential;amistrustofnewtechnologyanditssafetay.3.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardssmarthomes?Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.Para.5optimistic,positive,hopeful,supportiveWhat'syourattitudetowardssmarthomes?Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.---PeterDruckerReadthetextcarefullyanddrawastructuremapofthetext.Activity5ReadforthestructureMonitoryourhealthyourbed:yourtoilet:
Preventseriousdamage:Para5.ThesituationofsmarthomesSmarthomes:BenefitsPara1:abriefintroductionofsmarthomesTitleIntroductionExamplesDrawastructuremapofthetext.ConclusionPara2.IntelligentcontrolsPara3.RegularhealthchecksIntegratedsensorswhenyouleave:whenyougethome:Para4.NomoredisastersCompletethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.integratesa
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