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Unit2LookingInto
TheFuture
ReadingandThinking1.Learnhowsmarthomesmakeourlifeeasier.2.Learnaboutthedvantagesanddisadvantagesoftechnologyinthefuture.3.Analyzethestructureofthearticleandsummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.4.Expressyouropinionsonsmarthomes.TeachingobjectivesLookanddiscuss1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Accordingtothepicture,what’sthepossiblefuturerelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology?theboy:humanbeingstherobot:sciencetechnologytheuniverse:infinitefutureconquer?
threat?liveinharmony?
a.無限;無法衡量征服威脅和諧相處Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.
—PeterDruckerParaphraseWhateachofuscandoissetthegoalofcreatingabetterfutureforthecountrythatisactuallyachievable.本單元的引言出自被譽為“現(xiàn)代管理學之父”的彼得·德魯克(1909-2005)。這句話傳遞了作者對人類創(chuàng)造力的肯定和期待:預測未來最好的方式就是創(chuàng)造未來。強調人類不僅需要展望未來,更重要的是創(chuàng)造未來。WHATCANYOUSEEINTHISVIDEO?SmartHomestoMakeLifeeasierReadingandThinkingDoyouhaveany“smart”things?Whatarethey?smartphonesmartwatchsmartspeakersmartsweepingrobot1.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneissmart”?2.Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Tosaythatsomethingissmartmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitalsolearnshowtodothingsitself.
Iwouldexpectthatasmarthousecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights,forexample.Skimmingformainideas
Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputers?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.problemsbadresults邏輯線索:however,表轉折mainidea:Giveabriefintroductiontosmarthomes.
Task1Readthetextandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.
IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswithesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturingswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalslearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedoorandalongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadyprearedforyou.Allcontralswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsyaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Today時間狀語Future遞進關系automaticcontrolhowdoesitworkbenefitsmainidea:Smarthomescanmakeintelligentcontrols.RegularHealthChecks
Inaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.sendawarninggivesuggestionsmonitorhealthyourbed(howwellyousleep)checkyourbodyweightmainidea:Smarthomescancheckourhealth.smarttoilets(keeptrackofyourhealth)warnyouabnormalNoMoreDisastersSmarthomewillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,ofifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchedfire.detectitandprovideinformationpreventdamagewaterpipestartsleakingmainidea:Smarthomescanpreventdamagefromaccidents.ashortintheelectrical
Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.mainidea:Smarttechnologyisnotafantasy,butitwilltakesomeyears.0102Useyourownwordstosummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.Paragraph1:Giveabriefintroductiontosmarthomes.Paragraph2:Smarthomescanmakeintelligentcontrols.Paragraph3:Smarthomescancheckourhealth.Paragraph4:Smarthomescanpreventdamagefromaccidents.Paragraph5:Smarttechnologyisnotafantasy,butitwilltakesomeyears.SkimmingformainideasPara2.IntelligentcontrolsPara3.RegularhealthchecksPara4.Nomoredisasters
Para5.ThesituationofsmarthomeSmarthomes:BenefitsSkimmingformainideasPara1:abriefintroductionofsmarthomes
Analyzethewritingtechniques1.Whatgenreisthepassage?Whatareitsfeatures?2.Howdoesthetextdevelop?Itdevelopsinchronologicalorder.Itisapopularsciencearticle(科普說明文).Features:Abriefandeye-catchingtitle;Explaininggeneralconceptsinasimplifiedway;Emphasizingonmainevents;Usingquotes,metaphors(比喻),analogies(類比)toexplaindifficultorabstractscientificconcepts.
Analyzethewritingtechniques3.Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthisarticle?
4.Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?Itispresentedinmanyforms,includingbooks,newspaper,magazinearticles,webpages,etc.Givingexamples,usingcomparisons.5.Whydoesthewriterstartwithtwoquestions?6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetosmarthomes?A.ToshowthetopicofthetextB.TosummarizethemainideaofthepassageC.ToshowtheimportanceofsmarthomesD.Tointroducethetopicandarousereaders’interestA.positiveB.negativeC.neuturalD.unclearDiscussion
Discussthequestions.Workinpairs.1.Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?Manyofthenewinnovationsarealreadyusedinsomehomestoday.Thisistrueespeciallyofautomaitccontrolsforthingssuchaslightsandairconditioners.Whatmightbesomeofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomes?Onedisadvantageisthatifthereisaproplemwiththesystem,youmayfindyourselflockedoutofthehouse,orunabletoturnyourTVofforon.Securityisanotherbigconcern,asstrangersmaybeabletohackintothesystemtocollectinformationaboutyourlifeandusethatforevilpurposes.課文語法填空Today,peopleneedtolockdoorsorswitchoffelectricalappliancesby1.
(they),butinthefuture,smarthomeswillbeusedinpeople'slife,whichwillofferpeopleamoresecure,energy-savingandcomfortableenvironment2.
(live)in.Smarthomeshavemanyfunctions,3.(include)intelligentcontrols,regularhealthchecksandothersandso
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