ReadingandThinking

Unit2

LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTUREThebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.---PeterDruckerWhatdosetheword“smart”meanwhenwetalkabout“smarthome”?SMARTintelligentLead-in

smartsweepingrobotsmartbinsmartTVsmartrobotssmartphonesmartwatchPre-reading1.Whatthepurposeofthistext?2.Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?What’sthegenre（體裁）ofthisarticle?Tointroducesmarthomes.Peoplewhoareinterestedinsmarthomesor

positiveaboutthelifeimprovedbytechnology.Apopularscienceexposition(科普說(shuō)明文)Scanning

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conclusion0102030405IntroductionBodyConclusion

SturctureTip:Anexpositorytextoftenhas

basicparts:theintroduction,thebodyandtheconclusion.3Thetextmainlytellsusthatsmarthomewillmakeourlifeeasierin______________.3mainaspectsWhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectstructureofthetext?A.B.C.

CarefullyreadingReadPara.1andanswerthequestions.Toarousereaders’interestandTointroducethe

topicHaveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?HaveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?1.Whydoestheauthorstarttheparagraphwithtwoquestions?Whatsmarthomescan____.

What_______smarthomeswillbring.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.dobenefits2.What’sthefollowingsentencesabout?switch開關(guān)knob旋紐forappliancesHowdowecontrolthingsinourhomenow?remotecontrol遙控Today,wehavetouseswitches,knobsandremotecontrols.ExamplescontrastInthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeveryday.Para.2Howdowecontrolourhometoday?Howwillwecontrolourhomeinthefuture?useintegratedsensorstotellwhenleavinghomeandgointoanenergy-efficientmodelearnyourdailyroutineandpreferencesturnswitchesonandoffplaymusicorTVprogrammespreparedinnerrespondtovoicecommandsFunctionsWhatwillsmarthomesdotomonitoryourhealth?YourbedSmarttoiletsYoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Advantageswillbemonitoringyourhealth1.recordhowwellyousleep2.checkyourbodyweight3.sendawarningtoyourphone4.giveyousuggestions

5.keepconstanttrackofyourhealth6.warnyouearlyonpotentiallysaveyourlifeReadthepara3andfillthetableNoMoreDisasters

Smarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevant

information.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.topicsentenceexampleconclusionPara4“Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.”Para5Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.1.Whydoestheauthormentionthatsmarthomeisnotafantasy?2.Aresmarthomespopularnow?Canyouguessthereasons?Thetimeofsmarthomeshasalreadycome.Para.5smarttechnologynotafantasynowalreadyavailablefuturetakeyearsneverthelessThinkaboutwhywillittake“someyears”tobepopular?imperfectexpensive...Readthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout...?doors

dinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricalwirestoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeslockthedoorforuswhenwe’reawayswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetdetectifthereisaproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationpreparedinnerforusrecordhowwellwesleepcheckourbodyweightsendawarningtoourphonesgiveussuggestionskeepconstanttrackofourhealthwarnusearlyon

comeontheinstantweenterthedoorPost-readingCompletethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.

Asmarthomeisonethati________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomea________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturns________onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-e________.Thesmarthomecouldalsom________itselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasitshould,andsendyouw________ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescouldevenbeprogrammedtod________yourhealthproblems,andthengiveyour________adviceastothefoodyoushouldeatorifyoushouldseeadoctor.Soinasense,smarthomeswillleadustolivingsmarterlives.ntergratesutom