Unit2 Reading and Thinking 名师课件许丽君

Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.－PeterDrucker杭州二中许丽君

Unit2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTUREReadingandthinkingSmarthomestomakelifeeasierLearningObjectives：Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto…1.learnhowsmarthomesmakeourlifeeasier.2.learnabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftechnologyinthefuture.3.analyzethestructureofthearticleandsummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.4.expressyouropinionsonsmarthomes.

5.figureoutthestructureofthepassageandlearnaboutsmarthomesandwhattheycandointhefuture.

6.inferthewritingpurposeandintendedaudienceofthispassage.7.

knowtheconveniencebroughtbysmarthomesinthefuture.

EnjoyavideoLeadin:Q1:Whatis“Smart”?Q2:Whatmightbetalkedaboutinthisunit?Q3:Howdoyouunderstandthequote?Q4:What’sthepossibleconnectionbetweenthequoteandthepicture?Q5:What’stherelationshiplikelytobebetweenmanandtechnologyinthefuture?Q6:Whatareyourpredictionsaboutthefuture?Q7:Whatmightbesomeoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftechnologyinthefuture?Q8:Whatchangeswilltechnologybringusinthefuture?Q9：Whatareyouropinionsonthesechanges?Q10:Howshouldwefacesuchafuture?Let’swatchavideoaboutsmarthomesandthinkaboutthefollowingquestions?

EnjoyavideoLeadin:Let’swatchavideoaboutsmarthomesandthinkaboutthefollowingquestions?Whatothersmartdevicesdoyouknow?SmartDevicesWhatelse?...Howcancellphonesbecomesosmartnowadays?Warmingup:PredictionLeadin:Q：Doyouhaveany“smart”things?Whatarethey?Smartphones,smartwatches,smartspeakers…mobilephoneWhatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneis“smart”?smartphoneSomethingissmartmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitcanalsolearnhowtodothingsitself.Whatsmartphonewilllooklikeinthefuture?Doyouknowanyothersmartproducts?Ifso,whatarethey?Warmingup:PredictionLeadin:Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Forexample,asmarthomecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights.Warmingup:PredictionLeadin:Q:Howdosmarthomesmakelifeeasierinthefuture?

pre-reading:readforviewsonsmarthomesQ1.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneis“smart”?Q2.Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Tosaythatsomethingissmartmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitalsolearnshowtodothingsitself.Iwouldexpectthatasmarthousecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights,forexample.Beforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroups：What’sthetypeofthetext?Briefandattractivetitleapopularsciencearticle(科普说明文)Generalstatement(Para.1)Detail1(Intelligentcontrols)Detail2(Regularhealthchecks)Detail3(Nomoredisasters)

Conclusion(Para.5)pre-reading:readforstructure

pre-reading:AnalysethediscoursestructurePara2:IntelligentControlsPara3:RegularHealthChecksPara4:NoMoreDisasters

Para5.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.SmarthomestomakelifeeasierPara1:Generalintroductiontotheadvantagesofsmarthome1.Generalstatement3.Conclusion2.SupportingdetailsReadforGeneralIdeaanditstype::Q.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Smarthomewillfocusonpeople’shealthissues.B.Smarthomeisanewbutcontroversialtechnology.C.Smarthomewillmakeourlifeeasierinmanyways.D.Smarthomewillmakehumanbeingslazy.Q：Whatgenreisthetext?Whatareitsfeatures?A.Anarration(记叙文)B.Apopularscienceexposition(科普说明文)C.Anargumentation(议论文)D.Asciencefictionstory(科幻故事)Features:Abriefandeye-catchingtitle;Explaininggeneralconceptsinasimplifiedway;EmphasizingonmaineventsUsingquotes,metaphors(比喻),analogies(类比)toexplaindifficultorabstractscientificconcepts.SkimmingSkimmingReadingComprehensionSkimthetextandanswerthequestionsbelow.1.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?2.Whodoyouthinkistheintendedaudienceofthistext?Homeownersorcommonpeoplewhoareinterestedintheadvancedtechnologyorsmarthomes.Peoplewhowelcomesmarthomesornewtechnology.Thepurposeofthetextistointroduceandgetpeopleexcitedabouttheideaofsmarthomes.Togiveusabriefintroductionaboutthefuturesmarthomes.Totelluswhatthefuturehomewillbelike.Totellpeoplehowsmarthomesmakelifeeasier.While-reading:readfordetails1.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine B.AresearchreportC.Ahealthmagazine D.Abookreview2.Whenyouliveinasmarthome,______.

A.youwillbewarnedearlyonifyouhaveadeadlyillnessB.youhavetochangeyourdailyroutineaccordingtothecommandofthehomesystemC.youwillnotbeforgetfulanylongerD.youwillbeprotectedfromanydisasters3.Whatdoestheword“monitoring”(Para.3)mostprobablymean?

A.Watching. B.Entertaining.C.Treating. D.Recovering.While-reading:readfordetailsQ4：Whatdoweknowaboutthissmarttechnologyfromthelastparagraph?A.Itisafantasyatpresent.B.Ithasalreadybeenusedwidely.C.Itisbeingusedinsomehomes.D.Itwillneverberealized.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthenewtechnology?A.Doubtful. B.Confident.C.Unclear. D.Opposed.√Q5：Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardssmarthomes?Howdoyouknowthat?Optimistic,positive,hopeful,supportive.Q6:Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthisarticle?

Bymeansofclassification,examplesandcomparison.Q7:Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?

Itisusuallypresentedinmanyforms,includingbooks,magazinearticles,webpages,etc.Thistextismorelikelyfromamagazine.Para.1

A．Smarthomeswillcheckpeople’shealthregularly.Para.2

B．Smarthomeswillpreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Para.3

C．Intelligentcontrolsinthehomesystem.Para.4

D．Smarttechnologywillbeusedwidelyinthefuture.Para.5

E．Smarthomeswillbringussafe,energy-savingandcomfortablelifeinthefuture.1．Matcheachparagraphwithitstopicsentence.While-reading:readformainideaofeachparagraphIntelligentControlsSmartHomesRegularHealthChecksNomoreDisastersIntegratedsensorsWhenyouleavehome:energy-efficientmodeWhenyougethome:Everythingwillbereadydoors,lights,TV,dinner.MonitoryourhealthYourbed:sleep,bodyweight,Yourtoilet:KeepconstanttrackWarnyouearlycriticalillnessesPreventseriousdamage:leakingpipesashortinelectricwiringDetectitStructure:TopicMainfunctionsExamplesWhile-reading:readfordetails

while-reading:readfordetailsPara.1Q2.Whatdoes“thesekindsofthings”referto?Activity1:Readparagraph1andthinkoverthequestions.Q1.Whydoesthewriterstarttheparagraphwithtwoquestions?A:ThesekindsofthingsrefertoforgettingtolockthedoororswitchofftheTVorcomputerand

someinconveniencepeoplemayhaveinordinaryhomes.A:Becausethewriterwantstointroducethetopicandtoarousereaders’interest.Q3.Whatwillbeasmartsolution?A:Asmarthomewillbeasolution.Q4.What’sthedifferencebetweenordinaryhomesandsmarthomes?wasteresourcesleadtoproblemssaveusenergykeepussecureprovideamorecomfortableenvironmentOrdinaryhomes

VSSmarthomes

Q5:Whatproblemsdowehaveinourdailylife?A:YouhaveeverforgottentolockthedoorortoswitchofftheTVorcomputer.Q6:Howwilltheseproblemsbesolvedinthenot-too-distantfuture?A:WewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorandremembertoswitchofftheTV.Q7:Whatdifferencewillsmarthomesmaketoourlife?A:Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.while-reading:readfordetailsPara.1Activity1:Readparagraph1andthinkoverthequestions.Q8:Howdoesitintroducethetopic?Q9:Inwhatwayswillsuchsmarthomesbehelpful?A:Smarthomeswillbeasolution,andtheycankeepussecure,saveusenergyandprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.A:Byraisingtwoquestions.Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputers?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.functionsbenefitsToarousethereaders'attentionorinterestproblemsattitude:positive/excited/favourablePara.1While-reading:readfordetails

Para.1Activity2.ReadPara.2andanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1.What'sthetopicsentence?A:ThetopicsentenceisIntelligentControlsinthehomesystem.Q2.Howdoesautomaticcontrolwork?Examples?A:usingadvancedtechnologyforautomaticcontrol.examples:lights,door,TV,dinners.Q3.Withintelligentcontrols,whatcansmarthomesdo,andhowdoesitbenefitus?A:Thesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergyandprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.Q4.Whatarethefeaturesofintelligentcontrols?Whatevidencecanyoufindinthetext?A:Featuresofintelligentcontrolsare:popular,widelyaccepted,sensitive,efficient,automatic,environment-friendly,Considerate,relaxing,comfortable,easytocontrolQ5:Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttochangeyourroutine?A:Youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Q6:Whatchoresdowehavetodotoday?While-reading:readfordetails

Para.2Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforEachmorning:useintegratedsensorstotell...gointoanenergy-efficientmode...Eachevening:Advantages:Keepussecuresaveusenergylearnyourdailyroutineandpreferencegeteverythingready:yourlights/favouritemusicorTVprogramme/dinnerChangeofroutine:respondtoyourvoicecommandssayaloundwhatyouwantprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttoliveinToday,wehavetouse...forYouwillnolongerhaveto

While-reading:readfordetails

Para.1-2While-reading:readfordetails

Para.2IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedoorandalongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.popular,widelyacceptedsensitiveefficient,automatic,environment-friendlyconsideraterelaxing,comfortableeasytocontrolfeaturesWhile-reading:readfordetails

Para.3RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.YourbedSmarttoilets

Activity3:ReadPara.3andanalysethemwiththehelpofthefollowingquestions.Q1.What'sthetopicsentenceofthisparagraph?A：Smarthomescancheckourhealth.Q2.Howwillyoursmarthomemonitoryourhealth?A:Smarthomesmonitorourhealthwithbedrecordingyoursleepandcheckingyourbodyweight,sendingawarningtoyourphone.Q3.Whatsmarthomefunctionsarementioned?A:givingyousuggestionsandkeepingconstanttrackofyourhealth,warningyouearlyonifsomethingisabnormalofifyouhaveacriticalillness.While-reading:readfordetails

Activity3:ReadPara.3andanalysethemwiththehelpofthefollowingquestions.Q4.Whatcansmarthomesdowiththesefunctions?A:Smarthomeswillmonitorourhealth.Q5.Whatadvantagescanthesefunctionsbring?A:Savingusenergy,savingtime,monitoringhealth,andpreventingdisasters.Q6.Howdoesthewriterorganisetheinformation?A:Bymeansofclassification,comparisonandgivingexamples.Q7.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblem,whatwillyoursmartbeddo?A:Smartbedwillsendawarningtoyourphone.While-reading:readfordetails

While-reading:readfordetails

Para.4NoMoreDisastersSmarthomewillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,ofifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.RegularHealthChecksNoMoreDisasterswillbemonitoringyourhealthYourbedrecordhowwellyousleepcheckyourbodyweightsendawarningtoyourphonegiveyousuggestionsonSmarttoiletkeepconstanttrackofyourhealth

warnyouearlyonwillbeabletopreventseriousdamage

from

accidentspotentiallysaveyourlifedetect:awaterleakingpipeashortintheelectricalwiringprovideyouwiththerelevantinformationwillbeabletofixtheproblemintime

Ageneralintroduction

ExamplesAdvantagesPara.3-4While-reading:readfordetails

Para.5Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.Thetimeofsmarthomeshasalreadycome.thesenewinnovationshighcost,imperfecttechnology,riskofdanger...While-reading:readfordetails

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Activity4.ReadPara.5andanalyseandanswerthefollowingquestions.What'sthemainideaofthisparagraph?A:Smarttechnologyisnotafantasy,butitwilltakesomeyears.2.Islivinginasmarthomeonlyafantasy?

A:No,itisn’t.3.Whatdoes“thesenewinnovations”referto?

A:Thesenewinnovations”refertoTVs,computers,waterpipes,electricalwires,bed,toilets,favoritemusic,orTVprogrammes,lightsandairconditioners.4.Whatadvantagesdosmarthomeshave?A:Savingenergy,savingtime,monitoringhealth,andpreventingdisasters.5.Whydoyouknowthesmarttechnologyisnotafantasy？

A:Becausemanyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.6.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardssmarthomes?Howdoyouknowthat？A:optimistic,positive,hopefulfuturelifeIntroductionExamplesConclusionAdvantagesofsmarthomesKeepus________SaveusenergyProvideamore_____________environmenttoliveinsecureIntelligentControlsUsingadvancedtechnologyfor_________controlofeverythingathomeRegularHealthChecks__________yourhealthNoMoreDisasters__________seriousdamagefromaccidents.comfortableautomaticMonitoringPreventingNow:Newinnovationsareavailable.Future:Itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.While-reading:readforMindMapReadthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.

Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?doorslockthedoorforuswhenweareawaydinnerspreparedinnerforusTVs,computersswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetbedsrecordhowwellwesleepeverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetterwaterpipes,electricalwiresdetectifthereisaproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationtoiletskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwronglights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammescomeontheinstantweenterthedoorWhile-reading:readfordetailsSmartHomestoMakeLifeEasierThesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.IntelligentControlsRegularHealthChecksNoMoreDisastersThissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.TitleIntroductionExamplesConclusionPost-reading

:ConclusionconcludethestructureofthetextReadthetextagainandfinishthemindmap.

课文语法填空，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。HaveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouseorswitchofftheTV?Thesekindsofthingsoftenhappentous,whichcanlead_________problems.However,inthenearfuture,we_____________(live)insmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorandswitchofftheTV______________(automatic).Thesesmarthomeswillprovideuswitha_________________(comfortable)environment.Yourhomewilllearnyourdailyroutineand___________(preference),soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Forexample,lightswillcomeoninstantlyyouenterthedooralongwith__________(you)favouritemusic.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soyoujustsay_________youwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Besides,itwillgiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhow____________(sleep)better.Thissmarttechnology__________(be)notafantasy.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyears_________mostnewhomesbegintouseit.toautomaticallymorecomfortablepreferencesyourwhattosleepisbeforewillbelivingPost-reading

:Fillintheblankswiththegivenwords:Readthetextagainandfinishthefollowingtasks.文本整体理解:理清文章架构Post-reading

:Retellthetextwiththehelpofmindmap

146523Whatcanwedowithsmartphone?HavingorgivingacallPlayinggamesWatchingfilmsStudyingListeningtomusicNavigating,shopping...moreconvenientBenefits:moreinterestingmucheasier...Post-reading

:readforexplortation

Q2：Whatattitudeshouldwehavetowardssmarthomes?Answer:Thoughweshouldwelcomesmarthomes,weshouldalsobecautiousaboutpossibledisadvantages.So,weshouldholdanopenbutcautiousattitudetowardsthem.Q1：Whoisactuallyintelligent?andwhydohumanscreatesuchsmarttechnology?Answer:Wehumanbeingsareintelligent.Becausewecanuseittoserveusandmakeourliveseasier.Question：Whydohumanscreatehigh-techproductslikesmarthomessincesmarttechnologyposeschallengestous?Q3:Whatmightbesomeofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomes?Answer:Someofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomesareconcernsovertheirreliabilityandsecurity.

Criticalreading:LearntothinkcriticallyInwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?Discussion:WorkingroupsManyofthenewinnovationsarealreadyusedinsomehomestoday.Thisisespeciallytrueforautomaticcontrolsofthingssuchaslightsandairconditioners.Whatmi