【课件】Unit+2（Reading+and+Thinking）课件（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

Unit2LookingInto

TheFuture

ReadingandThinking1.Learnhowsmarthomesmakeourlifeeasier.2.Learnaboutthedvantagesanddisadvantagesoftechnologyinthefuture.3.Analyzethestructureofthearticleandsummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.4.Expressyouropinionsonsmarthomes.TeachingobjectivesLookanddiscuss1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Accordingtothepicture,what’sthepossiblefuturerelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology?theboy:humanbeingstherobot:sciencetechnologytheuniverse：infinitefutureconquer？

threat？liveinharmony？

a.无限；无法衡量征服威胁和谐相处Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.

—PeterDruckerParaphraseWhateachofuscandoissetthegoalofcreatingabetterfutureforthecountrythatisactuallyachievable.本单元的引言出自被誉为“现代管理学之父”的彼得·德鲁克(1909－2005)。这句话传递了作者对人类创造力的肯定和期待：预测未来最好的方式就是创造未来。强调人类不仅需要展望未来，更重要的是创造未来。WHATCANYOUSEEINTHISVIDEO?SmartHomestoMakeLifeeasierReadingandThinkingDoyouhaveany“smart”things?Whatarethey?smartphonesmartwatchsmartspeakersmartsweepingrobot1.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneissmart”?2.Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Tosaythatsomethingissmartmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitalsolearnshowtodothingsitself.

Iwouldexpectthatasmarthousecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights,forexample.Skimmingformainideas

Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputers?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.problemsbadresults逻辑线索：however,表转折mainidea：Giveabriefintroductiontosmarthomes.

Task1Readthetextandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.

IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswithesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturingswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalslearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedoorandalongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadyprearedforyou.Allcontralswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsyaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Today时间状语Future递进关系automaticcontrolhowdoesitworkbenefitsmainidea：Smarthomescanmakeintelligentcontrols.RegularHealthChecks

Inaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.sendawarninggivesuggestionsmonitorhealthyourbed(howwellyousleep)checkyourbodyweightmainidea：Smarthomescancheckourhealth.smarttoilets(keeptrackofyourhealth)warnyouabnormalNoMoreDisastersSmarthomewillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,ofifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchedfire.detectitandprovideinformationpreventdamagewaterpipestartsleakingmainidea：Smarthomescanpreventdamagefromaccidents.ashortintheelectrical

Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.mainidea：Smarttechnologyisnotafantasy,butitwilltakesomeyears.0102Useyourownwordstosummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.Paragraph1：Giveabriefintroductiontosmarthomes.Paragraph2：Smarthomescanmakeintelligentcontrols.Paragraph3：Smarthomescancheckourhealth.Paragraph4：Smarthomescanpreventdamagefromaccidents.Paragraph5：Smarttechnologyisnotafantasy,butitwilltakesomeyears.SkimmingformainideasPara2.IntelligentcontrolsPara3.RegularhealthchecksPara4.Nomoredisasters

Para5.ThesituationofsmarthomeSmarthomes:BenefitsSkimmingformainideasPara1:abriefintroductionofsmarthomes

Analyzethewritingtechniques1.Whatgenreisthepassage?Whatareitsfeatures?2.Howdoesthetextdevelop?Itdevelopsinchronologicalorder.Itisapopularsciencearticle(科普说明文).Features:Abriefandeye-catchingtitle;Explaininggeneralconceptsinasimplifiedway;Emphasizingonmainevents;Usingquotes,metaphors(比喻),analogies(类比)toexplaindifficultorabstractscientificconcepts.

Analyzethewritingtechniques3.Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthisarticle?

4.Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?Itispresentedinmanyforms,includingbooks,newspaper,magazinearticles,webpages,etc.Givingexamples,usingcomparisons.5.Whydoesthewriterstartwithtwoquestions?6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetosmarthomes?A.ToshowthetopicofthetextB.TosummarizethemainideaofthepassageC.ToshowtheimportanceofsmarthomesD.Tointroducethetopicandarousereaders’interestA.positiveB.negativeC.neuturalD.unclearDiscussion

Discussthequestions.Workinpairs.1.Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?Manyofthenewinnovationsarealreadyusedinsomehomestoday.Thisistrueespeciallyofautomaitccontrolsforthingssuchaslightsandairconditioners.Whatmightbesomeofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomes?Onedisadvantageisthatifthereisaproplemwiththesystem,youmayfindyourselflockedoutofthehouse,orunabletoturnyourTVofforon.Securityisanotherbigconcern,asstrangersmaybeabletohackintothesystemtocollectinformationaboutyourlifeandusethatforevilpurposes.课文语法填空Today,peopleneedtolockdoorsorswitchoffelectricalappliancesby1.

(they),butinthefuture,smarthomeswillbeusedinpeople'slife,whichwillofferpeopleamoresecure,energy-savingandcomfortableenvironment2.

(live)in.Smarthomeshavemanyfunctions,3.(include)intelligentcontrols,regularhealthchecksandothersandso