Unit 2 Looking into the future Reading and Thinking 课件(共28张PPT，内镶嵌视频)人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册
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(共28张PPT)
Reading and Thinking P14-16
新人教选择性必修Book 1
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
In this class, you will be able to:
· figure out the structure of the passage and learn about smart homes and what they can do in the future.
· infer the writing purpose and intended audience of the passage.
· express your ideas about smart homes.
Learning objectives
smartphone
smart watch
Lead in
What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”
Do you have any “smart” things What are they
smart speaker
smart sweeping robot
Something is smart means that it can make decisions on its own without a human telling it what to do, and that it can also learn how to do things itself.
What do you think a “smart” house can do that others cannot
Pre-reading
play music
respond to voice command
check calendar
turn off the fire
open the door
…
What can the smart home do
Read for gist
1. What kind of text is it
Narrative(记叙).
Expositive(说明).
Argumentative(议论).
Brief and attractive titles
A popular science article
(科普说明文)
Read the title and subtitles
What are the features of a popular science article
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 difficult or abstract scientific concepts.
Read for gist
2. What is the writing purpose of the text
3. Who is the intended audience of this text
Writing purpose
Intended audience
To introduce the functions of smart homes in future life.
People who who are interested in smart homes or have a positive attitude towards the life to be improved by technology.
Identify purpose and audience
explain
persuade
introduce
entertain
teach
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
2
1
3
4
5
A. B. C.
3. What is the structure of this text
Reading for gist
Identify the structure
Intelligent Controls
Regular Health Checks
No more disasters
close-up
introduction
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
1
2
3
4
5
1. Why does the writer start the
paragraph with two questions
2. What does “these kind of things”
refer to
3. What can smart homes do
in the future
Para 1
To arouse the readers’ interest.
Some inconvenience people may have in ordinary homes.
3
3
3
Read for details
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
In Paragraph 2, what makes all these intelligent controls possible
In Paragraph 3, why does the paragraph start with “In addition" What do you think "Regular Health Checks” are
In Paragraph 4, what does the writer want to convey by describing how smart homes prevent serious damage from accidents
Read for details
Read Paragraph 2-4 and answer the questions.
In Paragraph 2, what makes all these intelligent controls possible
Intelligent Controls
Intelligent Controls
Para 2
1. In Paragraph 3, why does the paragraph start with “In addition”
2. What do you think "Regular Health Checks” are
Regular Health Checks
Para 3
Because both Para. 2 and Para. 3 introduce the abilities of the smart home. They are parallel paragraphs.
I think it means monitoring your health every day, which might include the checks about your body weight, sleep, diet, illnesses and so on.
What message does Para. 4 convey by describing how smart homes prevent serious damages from accidents
No More Disasters
Para 4
It conveys that smart homes are much safer than ordinary homes.
How does the writer develop the paragraphs What are the benefits
Introducing detailed functions
The 2nd person:
give readers a sense of real experience
Giving examples:
give further explanation about those functions
In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
close-up
Para 5
Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. It is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners.
introduction
Intelligent Controls
Regular Health Checks
No More Disasters
remote, automatic control
energy-efficient mode
learn routine, preferences
voice command
Monitor your health
bed: sleep, body, weight
toilet: critical illnesses
Prevent serious damage:
detect leaking pipes, electric wiring short
close-up
Draw a mind-map of the text
function
example
example
Make a summary
Listen and read aloud
1. What advantages do smart homes have
Bringing convenience, saving energy and time, monitoring health and preventing diseases and disasters.
Read for thinking
2. What is the writer’s attitude towards smart homes How do you know that
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
positive neutral negative
3. 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.
Read the text aloud and finish activities 3 and 4 on page 15.
Homework
Read the text again and fill in the table below.
In the future, what will smart homes do about… doors
TVs, computers
water pipes, electrical wires
dinners
lock the door for us when we are away
switch off TVs and computers
when we forget
prepare dinner for us
detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information
3
In the future, what will smart homes do about… beds
toilets
lights, favourite music, or TV programmes
keep constant track of our health and warn us early on if there is something wrong
come on the instant we enter the door
record how well we sleep every
night, check our body weight, send a warning to our phones when we havesleep or weight problems, and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better
Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.
A smart home is one that i________ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become a________. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn s_______ on and off, making your home more energy-e__________. The smart home could also m______ itself to
ntegrates
utomatic
witches
fficient
onitor
4
make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you w_______ if there is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to d____ your health problems, and then give you r_______ 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.
arnings
etect
elevant
Thank you!
Reading and Thinking P14-16
新人教选择性必修Book 1
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
In this class, you will be able to:
· figure out the structure of the passage and learn about smart homes and what they can do in the future.
· infer the writing purpose and intended audience of the passage.
· express your ideas about smart homes.
Learning objectives
smartphone
smart watch
Lead in
What does it mean when we say that something such as a phone is “smart”
Do you have any “smart” things What are they
smart speaker
smart sweeping robot
Something is smart means that it can make decisions on its own without a human telling it what to do, and that it can also learn how to do things itself.
What do you think a “smart” house can do that others cannot
Pre-reading
play music
respond to voice command
check calendar
turn off the fire
open the door
…
What can the smart home do
Read for gist
1. What kind of text is it
Narrative(记叙).
Expositive(说明).
Argumentative(议论).
Brief and attractive titles
A popular science article
(科普说明文)
Read the title and subtitles
What are the features of a popular science article
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 difficult or abstract scientific concepts.
Read for gist
2. What is the writing purpose of the text
3. Who is the intended audience of this text
Writing purpose
Intended audience
To introduce the functions of smart homes in future life.
People who who are interested in smart homes or have a positive attitude towards the life to be improved by technology.
Identify purpose and audience
explain
persuade
introduce
entertain
teach
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
2
1
3
4
5
A. B. C.
3. What is the structure of this text
Reading for gist
Identify the structure
Intelligent Controls
Regular Health Checks
No more disasters
close-up
introduction
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
1
2
3
4
5
1. Why does the writer start the
paragraph with two questions
2. What does “these kind of things”
refer to
3. What can smart homes do
in the future
Para 1
To arouse the readers’ interest.
Some inconvenience people may have in ordinary homes.
3
3
3
Read for details
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
In Paragraph 2, what makes all these intelligent controls possible
In Paragraph 3, why does the paragraph start with “In addition" What do you think "Regular Health Checks” are
In Paragraph 4, what does the writer want to convey by describing how smart homes prevent serious damage from accidents
Read for details
Read Paragraph 2-4 and answer the questions.
In Paragraph 2, what makes all these intelligent controls possible
Intelligent Controls
Intelligent Controls
Para 2
1. In Paragraph 3, why does the paragraph start with “In addition”
2. What do you think "Regular Health Checks” are
Regular Health Checks
Para 3
Because both Para. 2 and Para. 3 introduce the abilities of the smart home. They are parallel paragraphs.
I think it means monitoring your health every day, which might include the checks about your body weight, sleep, diet, illnesses and so on.
What message does Para. 4 convey by describing how smart homes prevent serious damages from accidents
No More Disasters
Para 4
It conveys that smart homes are much safer than ordinary homes.
How does the writer develop the paragraphs What are the benefits
Introducing detailed functions
The 2nd person:
give readers a sense of real experience
Giving examples:
give further explanation about those functions
In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
close-up
Para 5
Many of the new innovations are already used in some homes today. It is true especially of automatic controls for things such as lights and air conditioners.
introduction
Intelligent Controls
Regular Health Checks
No More Disasters
remote, automatic control
energy-efficient mode
learn routine, preferences
voice command
Monitor your health
bed: sleep, body, weight
toilet: critical illnesses
Prevent serious damage:
detect leaking pipes, electric wiring short
close-up
Draw a mind-map of the text
function
example
example
Make a summary
Listen and read aloud
1. What advantages do smart homes have
Bringing convenience, saving energy and time, monitoring health and preventing diseases and disasters.
Read for thinking
2. What is the writer’s attitude towards smart homes How do you know that
SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
positive neutral negative
3. 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.
Read the text aloud and finish activities 3 and 4 on page 15.
Homework
Read the text again and fill in the table below.
In the future, what will smart homes do about… doors
TVs, computers
water pipes, electrical wires
dinners
lock the door for us when we are away
switch off TVs and computers
when we forget
prepare dinner for us
detect if there is a problem and provide us with the relevant information
3
In the future, what will smart homes do about… beds
toilets
lights, favourite music, or TV programmes
keep constant track of our health and warn us early on if there is something wrong
come on the instant we enter the door
record how well we sleep every
night, check our body weight, send a warning to our phones when we havesleep or weight problems, and give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better
Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.
A smart home is one that i________ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become a________. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn s_______ on and off, making your home more energy-e__________. The smart home could also m______ itself to
ntegrates
utomatic
witches
fficient
onitor
4
make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you w_______ if there is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to d____ your health problems, and then give you r_______ 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.
arnings
etect
elevant
Thank you!