Unit 2 Reading and Thinking 课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

1、 Unit 2 Reading and thinkingSMARTYou are a smart elligentCan you name anything smart ? smartphonesmartwatchsmartbraceletsmart speakersmart closestoolWhat can a smart house do for us ?smart houseWhat can a smart house do for us ?To give a brief introduction about smart homes. 2. Who is the int

2、ended audience of the text?Those who are interested in turning their home smarter.Skim the text and answer these questions.1. Whats the purpose of the text?Find out the topic sentence of each para.These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to li

3、ve in. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accident.This smart technology is no

4、t a fantasy.12345 Structure 24315 Para2. intelligent controls Para3. regular health checks Para4.no more disastersPara5. the situation of smart homessmart homes: benefitsPara1: a brief introduction of smart homesTitleIntroductionExamplesmindmap of the textConclusionIntelligent ControlsToday, we have

5、 to use switches, knobs and remote controls.In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day.The future home will use integrated sensorsYour home will also learn your daily routines and preferencesAll controls will respond to voice commandsexamplescontrastRegular Health CheckIn addition

6、, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day.Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night.Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well.topic sentence example 1example 2No More DisastersSmart homes will be able to prevent serious damag

7、e from accidents.For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiringThis way, you will be able to fix the problemtopic sentence examplesconclusionWhat can they do toshow their smartness?Read the text again and fill in the table below.In the future, what will

8、smart homes do about?doorsTVs, computerswater pipes, electrical wiresdinners switch them on or off automaticallybe well prepared for us in advancedetect problems and provide us with the relevant information lock the door for us when we are awayIn the future, what will smart homes do about?bedtoilets

9、lights, favorite music, or TV programsRead the text again and fill in the table below.keep constant track of our health and warn us of our problems early oncome on the instant we enter the doorrecord our sleep, check our body weight, send warnings and offer us suggestions 1. Why does the writer star

10、t with two questions?2. What is the authors attitude to smart homes?A. To show the topic of the textB. To summarize the main idea of the passageC. To show the importance of smart homesD. To introduce the topic and arouse readers interestA. positiveB. negativeC. neturalD. unclearExecise3. How do smar

11、t homes monitor your health?4. What will a smart home do when a water pipe leaks?A. By checking your daily routine and preferencesB. By checking your sleep and body weightC. By sending a warning to my phoneD. By changing your routine and commandsA. Warn you early on and give suggestionsB. Give you t

12、he relevant informationC. Fix the problem all by itselfD. Make your home floodedExeciseComplete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.A smart home is one that _ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will

13、 become _. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn _ on and off, making your home more energy-_. The smart home could also _ itself to make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you _if there is a problem. Su

14、ch smart homes could even be programmed to _ your health problems, and then give you _ advice as to the food you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter egrates automatic switches efficient monitor warnings detect relevant P15 4Cr

15、itical thinkingWhat might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes?Discuss and Make a ListDisadvantages of Smart HomesDisadvantages of Smart Homesenergy-consuminginformation leakagehigh costsecurity problemslose basic skills.预测未来的最好方式就是去创造它。The best way to predict the future is to create it. 1int

16、ended audience2switch off3in the not-distant future4keep sb secure5save sb energy6a comfortable environment to live in7a remote control 8integrated sensors关闭在不久的将来保障某人的安全节省某人的能源一个舒适的居住环境遥控集成传感器Language Points: Important phrases (P13 P15)目标读者9energy-efficient mode10daily routine11respond to 12monitor ones health13send a warning to 14give suggestions on 15keep constant track of16have a critical illness日常对作出反应监测某人的健康状况