Unit 2Looking into the Future Readingand Thinking 课件

Unit 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTUREReading and thinkingSmart homes to make life easierLead-inPeter Drucker (1909 –2005) , an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author.He was also a leader in the development of management education. He invented the concept known as “management by objectives and self-control”. He has been described as "the founder of modern management".Lead in Can you imagine the life in the future?Before readingQ1,What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”Before readingQ2,What do you think a “smart” house can do that other house cannot?Learning Objectives：In this unit，you will1. figure out the structure of the passage and learn about smart homes and what they can do in the future. 2. infer the writing purpose and intended audience of this passage.3. express your ideas about smart homesReading Tipspersuade--persuasion--persuasive(有说服力的)persuade sb to do sthpersuade sb into doing sthpersuade sb out of sthEg:我成功劝服了我的同学接受我的观点talk into--persuade--convincebe meant/intended to do 目的是；旨在....be likely to do sth可能做某事Skim the text and answer these questions.What is the purpose of the text?Who is the intended audience of this text?The purpose of the text is to tell us what the future home will be like.The text is mainly intended for those who are curious about or interested in new technology in daily life.课文需掌握重要短语1. switch off/on 关掉/打开2. in the not-too-distant future在不久的将来3.keep us secure 使我们保持安全 4.save us energy 节省能量5. remote controls 遥控器 6. air conditioners 空调机7. advanced technology 先进的技术 8. automatic control 自动控制9. integrated sensors 集成传感器 10. an energy-efficient mode 节能模式 11. daily routine 日常生活12. respond to voice commands 响应语音控制13. in addition 除此之外 课文重要短语14.monitor your health 监测你的健康 15. send a warning to sth. 发送对...的警告16. give sb some suggestions on ... 给某人关于某方面的一些建议 17. keep track of 记录；与...保持联系18. early on 预期，早先19. prevent serious damage from accidents防止事故造成严重损坏20. provide you with the relevant information 提供给你相关的信息21. fix the problem 解决这个问题22.catch fire 着火23. in this sense 从这个意义上讲24. available adj. 可利用的，可得到的，可购得的，有空的（出现在阅读完形，高频词，多层含义要熟练）25. Nevertheless (,) 然而Fast reading What the main idea of each paragraph? Smart Home P2 Intelligent Controls P3 Regular Health Checks P4 No More Disasters P5It will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technologytopicSub-pointsconclusionHave you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to（导致） problems. However, in the not-too-distant future（不久的将来）, 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 energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.＊keep/make/find/think+n/代词+宾补distant memorydistant relatives①She felt secure when she was with her family. 安全的；安心的②a secure job / income 稳定的③The team managed to secure a place in the finals .v.获得；得到Intelligent ControlsToday, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. 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（集成传感器） to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode （高效节能模式）all by itself（独自）. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine（日常） and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on （开始运转）the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to（回应） voice commands（语音指令）, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.（disobey v 不服从） He switched the conversation from one subject to another. prefer--preferencerefer--referenceoccur--occurrencehave a preference forinstant--instantly;the instant/moment/second+句子 command sb to do sthcommand + that ... (should) do sth:have a good command of精通Regular （定期的）Health ChecksIn 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 will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of （持续记录）your health as well. They can warn you early on（在初期 早先的） if there is something abnormal （ normal adj 正常的 ）or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially （develop/unlock one’s potential）save your life.warn against警告；告诫warn sb of sth警告某人某事warn sb (not) to do sthcritical factorcritical thinkingbe critical to对...极为重要critic(批评家)--criticize(v.批评)--criticism(n.批评)track.n.轨道；小道；踪迹； v.跟踪；keep track of记录；了解...的动态off the beaten track远离闹市；偏远No More DisastersSmart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short （短路）in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect （发现）it and provide you with the relevant information（be relevant to; irrelevant）. This way, you will be able to fix the problem （解决：address; tackle）before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.fix:1.fix one’s attention/eyes on sb/sth 2.to fix a shelf to the wall 3.Has the date of the next meeting been fixed? 4.The car won't start─can you fix it? 5.There is no quick fix for the steel industry.catch fire(强调动作，无被动)be on fire(强调状态)set fire放火put out a fire灭火This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations(innovate--innovative)are already available(be available to) and being used in some homes. In this sense(make sense; make sense of; a sense of achievement), the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.1.It will take two years before we graduate. 要过多久...才...;2.It won’t be long before we graduate.不久就....; 3.Ten years had passed before I knew it不知不觉Para.1　 　 A．Smart homes will check people’s health regularly.Para.2　　 B．Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents.Para.3　　 C．Intelligent controls in the home system.Para.4　　 D．Smart technology will be used widely in the future.Para.5　　 E．Smart homes will bring us safe, energy-saving and comfortable life in the future.1．Match each paragraph with its topic sentence. read for main idea of each paragraph Para 2:Intelligent ControlsPara 3:Regular Health ChecksPara 4: No More Disasters Para5. This smart technology is not a fantasy.Smart homes to make life easierPara1:General introduction to the advantages of smart home1.General statement3. Conclusion2. Supporting detailsRead the text again and fill in the table below. 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 awayRead the text again and fill in the table below.keep constant track of our health and warn us of our problems early on.come on the instant we enter the doorRecord our sleep, check our body weight, send warnings and offer us suggestions. Complete 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 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. Such 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 lives.integrates automatic switches efficient monitor warnings detect relevant In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today?Discussion: Work in groupsMany of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. This is especially true for automatic controls of things such as lights and air conditioners.What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes?One disadvantage is that if there is a problem 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 life and use that for evil purposes.High cost，risk of leaking personal information，unpopular among most of senior citizens, etc. What’s the author’s attitude towards smart homes?The author uses “will be doing” to show his favor to smart homes.Thank you !