(共23张PPT)
Unit 2 Look into the future
Reading and thinking
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What changes do you expect to see in your lifetime
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a horse or a simple
vehicle such as a carriage
cars, trains, airplanes
spaceship,
personal flying cars
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made of mud,
small houses
flats in high buildings,
houses along the street
with many shops
modern flats, floating
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Online shopping
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streets with markets, small shops
large modern buildings,
blocks of flats
tall modern buildings;
with green trees in houses
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—distance education
The school of the future
e-schools
Education
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Life
Any disease can be cured in the future. People can live longer.
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on the earth; on land
in space stations; under the sea; on other planets
Location of settlement
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Present Time future
Transport
Work
Finance and currency
Life Styles Investigation
Airplanes, cars, bicycles
Office, factory, construction, landscape, service
Banks, offices, insurances, businesses
No longer by air because of environmental pollution; bicycle and horses will come back
At home using advanced, interactive computers. Meetings can be held on the computer.
One global currency
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Present Time future
Languages
Environment
Education
Houses
Communication
English, Russian, Chinese
Air: could be improved
in cities
Nursery, schools , university
One global language, perhaps Chinese or still English
Very poor, need to recycle all the waste, control on the use of cars, no airplanes, methods to improve poor air qualities
Longer than now possibly until 25 years of age so that students can learn all the new technologies.
Flats, houses, concrete, wood
Post office, internet
Built underground as the surface of the earth is so hot.
By thought pad, telephone, computer, mobiles etc
Skimming
Skim the text and answer these questions.
1. What is the purpose of the text
To give us a brief introduction about the future smart homes.
2. Who are the intended readers of this text
Common people who are interested in the advanced technology or smart homes.
Scanning
Read the text again and find out:
1. What will you do if you want to change your routine in your smart home
2. What does the word “monitoring” (Para.3) most probably mean
3. What do we know about this smart technology from the last paragraph
4. What’s the author’s attitude toward the new technology
Scanning
Read the text again and find out:
1. What will you do if you want to change your routine in your smart home
Press the buttons on walls.
2. What does the word “monitoring” (Para.3) most probably mean
Watching.
Scanning
3. What do we know about this smart technology from the last paragraph
It is being used in some homes.
4. What’s the author’s attitude toward the new technology
Confident.
Further-reading
Read text again and fill in the table below.
In the future, what will smart homes do about… Doors Dinners
TV, computers Beds
Water pipes, electric wires Toilets
Lights, favorite music or TV programs Further-reading
In the future, what will smart homes do about… Doors Dinners
TV, computers Beds
Lock the door for us
Switch them off for us
Be well prepared for us in advance
Record how well we sleep every night and check our weight; send a warning to our phone and offer us suggestions on a healthier diet if we have problems.
Further-reading
In the future, what will smart homes do about… Water pipes, electric wires Toilets
Lights, favorite music or TV programs Detect the problems and provide us with the relevant information
Keep constant track of our health and warn us early on.
Turn on our favorite music or TV programs the moment we enter home
After-reading
课文语法填空
A smart home is one that integrates computers into the structure of the building 1. (it).In this way, many of the things 2.____ we now do ourselves will become automatic. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights that you would no 3. (long) have to switch on and off, 4. ______ (make) your home more energy-efficient. Your home will also learn your 5. (day) routine and preferences, so everything will be ready 6. you when you get home each evening. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want 7. ___________ (change) your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.
itself
that
longer
making
daily
for
to change
After-reading
The smart home could also monitor itself to make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you a 8._______ (warn) if there is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to detect your health problems, and then give you relevant advice as to the food you should eat 9. if you should see a doctor. Smarts home can also prevent us from disasters. So,in a sense, smart homes will lead us to 10.________ (live) smarter lives.
warning
or
living
Writing
(根据教材语篇内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要)
参考范文
A smart home is one that integrates computers into the structure of the building itself. (要点1) In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become automatic. (要点2) Your smart home will not only be monitoring your health and give you valuable advice, (要点3) but also prevent you from disasters. (要点4) So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives. (要点5)
Thank you!