1、Unit 2Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Looking Into The Future Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives:Teaching objectives: n By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. learn about the convenience brought by smart homes in the future. 2. learn about the discourse structure and language feature
2、s of an exposition of popular science. 3. identify the purpose and the intended readers according to the content and linguistic features. 4. express their opinions on development of technology. 2.Who do you think is the intended audience? Skim the title and subtitles and answer these questions. 1.Wh
3、at its purpose of the text? Skim for main information Home owners. The purpose of the text is to introduce and get people excited about the idea of smart home. Intelligent ControlRegular Health ChecksNo More Disasters Para5. This smart technology is not a fantasy. Smart homes to make life easierSmar
4、t homes to make life easier Para1:General introduction to the advantages of smart home General statement Conclusion Analyze the structure Supporting details 2.What does “these kinds of things” refer to? Read paragraph1 and think over the questions. 1.Why does the writer start the paragraph with two
5、questions? Careful reading These kinds of things refer to forgetting to lock the door or switch off the TV or computer. To introduce the topic 3. What will be a smart solution? A smart home. Read paragraph1 and think over the questions. 4. Whats the difference between ordinary homes and smart homes?
6、 Careful reading waste resources lead to problems save us energy keep us secure provide a more comfortable environment Ordinary homes VS Smart homes Read Paragraph 2 to 4 and fill in the table below. In the future , what will smart homes do about? doors dinners TV, computers beds Water pipes, electr
7、ic wires toilets Lights, favorite music or TV programmes lock the door for us when we are away prepare dinner for us in advance switch them off when we forget record how well we sleep every night and check our body weight; send a warning to our phones and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and
8、how to sleep better detect the problems and provide us with the relevant information keep constant track of our health and warn us early on if there is something wrong come on the instant we enter the door 1. What genre is the passage?What are its features? Analyze the writing techniques It is a pop
9、ular science article(科普说明文). Features: A brief and eye-catching title; Explaining general concepts in a simplified way; Emphasizing on main events; 2. What writing techniques are used in this article? Analyze the writing techniques By means of classification, examples and comparison. 3. Where can yo
10、u find this kind of passage? It is usually presented in many forms, including books, magazine articles, web pages, etc.This text is more likely from a magazine. Discuss the questions. Work in pairs. 1.In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today? Post-reading Many of the new innovat
11、ions are already used in some homes today.This is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners. 2.What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes? Discuss the questions. Work in pairs. Post-reading One disadvantage is that if there is a problem with the
12、 system, you may find yourself locked out of the house or unable to turn your TV off or on. Security is another big concern,as strangers may be able to hack into the system to collect information about your life and use that for evil purposes. 3. Whats your attitude towards smart homes? 课文语法填空，在空白处填
13、入1个适当的单词 或括号内单词 的正确形式。 Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house or switch off the TV? These kinds of things often happen to us,which can lead_problems. However, in the near future, we_ ( live) in smart homes that will lock the door and switch off the TV_( automatic). These smart homes
14、will provide us with a _(comfortable) environment. Your home will learn your daily routine and _ (preference), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. For example, lights will come on instantly you enter the door along with_(you) favourite music. All controls will respond
15、 to voice commands, so you just say _you want and the home system will obey. Besides, it will give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how_( sleep) better. This smart technology_(be) not a fantasy. Nevertheless, it will take some years_most new homes begin to use it. 核心素养专练 to automatically more
16、 comfortable preferences your what to sleep is before will be living Thank you ! Unit 2Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Looking Into The Future Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives:Teaching objectives: n By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. learn how smart homes make our life easier.
17、2. learn about the advantages and disadvantages of technology in the future. 3. analyze the structure of the article and summarize the main idea for each paragraph. 4. express your opinions on smart homes. The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker 1.What does it mean when we
18、say that something such as a phone is “smart” ? 2.What do you think a “smart” house can do that other houses cannot? To say that something is smart means that it can make decisions on its own without a hunman telling it what to do, and that ian also learn how to do things itself. I would expect that
19、 a smart house could control room temperature and lights, for example. Skimming for main ideas Task 1 Read the text and find out the main idea of each paragraph. Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computers? These kinds of thin
20、gs happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us
21、 energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. problemsbad results逻辑线索：however, 表转折 main idea：Give a brief introduction to smart homes. Intelligent Controls Today, we have to use swithes for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners.
22、In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think ab
23、out turing switches on and off yourself. Your home will als learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door and along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find yo
24、ur dinner already preared for you. All contrals will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just sy aloud what you want and the home system will obey. Today 时间状语 Future 递进关系 automatic control how does it workbenefits main idea：Smart homes can make intelligent controls.
25、 Regular Health Checks In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It
26、will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life. send a warning
27、 give suggestions monitor health your bed (how well you sleep) check your body weight main idea：Smart homes can check our health. smart toilets (keep track of your health) warn you abnormal No More Disasters Smart home will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pi
28、pe starts leaking, of if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catched fire. detect it and provide information prevent damage water pip
29、e starts leaking main idea：Smart homes can prevent damage from accidents. a short in the electrical This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless
30、, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. main idea：Smart technology is not a fantasy,but it will take some years. Use your own words to summarize the main idea for each paragraph. Skimming for main ideas Paragraph1：Give a brief introduction to smart homes. Pa
31、ragraph2：Smart homes can make intelligent controls. Paragraph3：Smart homes can check our health. Paragraph4：Smart homes can prevent damage from accidents. Paragraph5：Smart technology is not a fantasy,but it will take some years. Para2. Intelligent controls Para3. Regular health checks Para4. No more
32、 disasters Para5. The situation of smart home Smart homes: BenefitsSmart homes: Benefits Para1: a brief introduction of smart homes Skimming for main ideas Scanning for details In the future, what will smart homes do about? doorslock the door for us when we are away dinnersprepare dinner for us TVs,
33、 computers switch off TVs and computers when we forget bedsrecord how well we sleep every night, check our body weight, send a warning to our phones when we have sleep or weight problems, and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep beetter water pipes, electrical wires detect if the
34、re is a problem and provide us with the relevant information toiletskeep constant track ou our health and warn us early on if there is something wrong lights, favourite music, or TV programmes come on the instant we enter the door Analyze the writing techniques 1. What genre is the passage?What are
35、its features? 2.How does the text develop? It develops in chronological order. It is a popular science article(科普说明文). Features: A brief and eye-catching title; Explaining general concepts in a simplified way; Emphasizing on main events; Using quotes, metaphors (比喻), analogies (类比) to explain diffic
36、ult or abstract scientific concepts. Analyze the writing techniques 3.What writing techniques are used in this article? 4.Where can you find this kind of passage? It is presented in many forms, including books, newspaper, magazine articles, web pages, etc. Giving examples, using comparisons. Discuss
37、ion Discuss the questions.Work in pairs. 1.In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today? Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. This is true especially of automaitc controls for things such as lights and air conditioners. Discussion 2.What might be some of
38、 the disadvantages of smart homes? One disadvantage is that if there is a proplem with the system, you may find yourself locked out of the house, or unable to turn your TV off or on. Security is another big concern, as strangers may be able to hack into the system to collect information about your l
39、ife and use that for evil purposes. 课文语法填空，在空白处填入1个适当的单词。 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 become _ . For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you woul
40、d 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. Such smart homes could even be programmed to _your health problems, and then give you_ advice as to the
41、 food you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives. 核心素养专练 integrates automatic switches efficient monitor warnings detect relevant Thank you ! Unit 2Unit 2 Looking Into The Future Looking Into The Future Discovering Useful Structures
42、 Teaching objectives:Teaching objectives: n By the end of this period, you will be able to 1.identifyandanalyzetheusageofthefutureprogressivetense. 2.mastertheusageofthefutureprogressivetensethroughself-study andpractice. 3.usethefutureprogressivetensetoexpressyourideas. Inthefuture,wewill be usinga
43、dvancedtechnology everydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabout everythinginourhome. In the future, we will use advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. Find out the differences willuse：thesimplefuturetense一般将来时 willbeusing:thefutureprogressivetense将来进行时 Dif
44、ference: The simple future tense just tells us that something will happen in the future. Itisoftenusedforpredictionsorfirmpromises. The future progressive tenseisusedtotalkaboutafuturehabitorroutine, orsomethingthatyouexpectwillhappeninthenormalcourse ofthings,suchaseventsonaplannedschedule.Itcanals
45、obe usedforanactionthattakesalongtime,especiallywhen contrastedwithashorteraction. 1.wewillbelivinginsmarthomes _ 2.wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeveryday _ 3.Inaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday. _ 4.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell. Observe and
46、analyze .wewillliveinsmarthomes wewilluseadvancedtechnologyeveryday. Inaddition,yoursmarthomewillmonitoryourhealthforyoueveryday. Smarttoiletswillkeepconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell. Summary1 一般将来时侧重表示个人对未来事件的主观意愿;将来进 行时表示事情发展是一种必然趋势，具有客观性，表达 了说话者的期待之情。 Jack goes to school every weekday.Heleaveshome
47、at6:45andarrivesatschoolat about7:30.Hismorningclassesbeginat8:00oclockandcontinueuntil12:15.Thenhe haslunchwhichtakesabouthalfanhour.Hisclassesbeginagainat1:30intheafternoon andendat3:50.Hegoestotheschoolsfootballclubat4:30andfinishespracticeat6:00. He arrives home at about 6: 45. Task 2 Read the p
48、assage and complete the following sentences. 1.At6:30a.m.tomorrow,.A.hellbeleavingthehouse.B.hellbeathome. 2.At8:10a.m.tomorrow,.A.hellbehavingaclass.B.hellhaveaclass. 3.At12:30tomorrow,.A.hellbehavinglunch.B.hellhavelunch. 4.At5:00p.m.tomorrow,.A.hellbepractisingfootball.Bhellpractisefootball. 5.At
49、6:45p.m.tomorrow,.A.hellbearrivinghome.B.hellarrivehome 1.Youcancallmethen.I_(notsleep). 2.Theysetoffat9:00a.m.andthoughtthey_(reach)theairport anhourlater. 3.Willyou_(wait)formeuntilIfindtheelectricalwires? 4.BetternothangoutwithSamthen.He_(work)onhisarticle oncriticalthinking. 5.Iguessmostparents_
50、(support)thenewplanatthemeeting tomorrow. wontbesleeping wouldreach wait willbeworking Task 2Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets. willsupport Summary3 将来进行时可表达最近或较远的将来的某一时间正在进行的动 作， 如句子1。 将来进行时可表示已计划好要做某事，如句子4。 句子3和句子5适合用一般将来时，表达一种主观意愿。将来进行 时表示将来时间里按照计划要做某事，语气上更委婉、更礼貌。
