Period2ReadingandThinking

Unit2LookingintotheFuture

1.Studentscanknowthemainideasomedetailinformationofthepassage.2.Studentscanmasterthearticlestructure.3.StudentscanKnowthestructureofthepassage.Step1.Lead-inAccordingtothefollowingpictures,canyoupredictwhatthefuturelifewillbelike?Lookanddiscusswithyourparnter.Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Forexample,asmarthomecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights.Skimthetextandanswerthequestions.While-readingWhatisthepurposeofthetext?Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?IdentifypurposeandaudienceThetypesofphrasesusedinapassagehelpidentifyitspurpose.Forexample,thephraseinmyopiniontellsusthatthepassageislikelymeanttopersuade.Andatextthatusesimperativesislikelymeanttoinstruct.Apassage’scontenthelpsidentifyitsaudience.Forexample,apassagethatgivestipsonlookingafterpetswouldhavepetownersasitsaudience.

ReadingStrategyStep3.While-readingScanthetextandchoosethebestchoice.1.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Smarthomewillfocusonpeople’shealthissues.B.Smarthomeisanewbutcontroversialtechnology.C.Smarthomewillmakeourlifeeasierinmanyways.D.Smarthomewillmakehumanbeingslazy.

2.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine B.AresearchreportC.Ahealthmagazine D.AbookreviewStep3.While-reading3．Whichoneisnotwhatthesmarthomeswillbringpeopleinthenot-too-distantfuture？A．Safety. B．Convenience.C．Energy-saving. D．Freedomfromdisease.4．Whatarethetechnologiesusedinsmarthomes？A．Integratedsensors. B．Switches.C．Knobs. D．Remotecontrols.Step3.While-readingReadthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsTVs,computerswaterpipes,electricalwiresdinners

lockthedoorforuswhenweareaway

SwitchthemonoroffautomaticallyBewellpreparedforusinadvancedetectproblemsandprovideuswiththerelevantinformation

lockthedoorforuswhenweareawayInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?bedtoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrongcomeontheinstantweenterthedoorrecordhowwellwesleepeverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter

Post-Reading—Furtherdiscussion

Howdoesasmarthomemakeourlifeeasierinthefuture?ItsadvantagesItsdisadvantagesintelligentcontrolsregularheathcareexactpredictionsofthedisasters…….securitywillbeaproblemIfthereisaprobleminthesystem,sthterriblewillhappendegradation（退化）ofhumanintelligenceCompletethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.Asmarthomeisonethati________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomea________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturns_______onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-e__________.Thesmarthomecouldalsom______itselftontegratesutomaticwitchesfficientonitorStep4.Post-readingAsmarthomeisonethatintegratescomputersintothestructureofthebuilding1.

(it).Inthisway,manyofthethings2.

wenowdoourselveswillbecomeautomatic.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightsthatyouwouldno3.

(long)havetoswitchonandoff,4.

(make)yourhomemor