1.Whenyousee“thefuture”inthetitle,whatcomesintoyourmind?2.Howdoyouunderstandthequote?Hypernet-workAIrobotsMars...newresourcesnewhumanbeingsspaceexplorationdriverlesscarsTHEFUTURE預(yù)測(cè)未來(lái)的最好方式就是去創(chuàng)造它。Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.——PeterDruckerPossibleanswer:Itmeansthatweshouldmakeourownfutures.Wedonothavetoguesswhattomorrowwillbring,nordowehavetoacceptwhateverfategivesus–wecandecidewhatkindoflifewewillleadinthefuturebytakingactioninthepresent.Free-talkQ1:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?Q2:Whatdotheboy,therobotandtheuniverseprobablystandfor?Q3:Whatmessagedoesthispictureintendtoconvey?alittleboy,arobotandtheuniverse?theboy:humanbeings?therobot:sciencetechnology?theuniverse:thefuture?thepossiblefuturerelationshipbetween

and.mantechnologySMARTYouareasmartguy.Exchangeviewsonsmarthome.1.becleverorintelligent2.(ofamachine,weapon,material,etc)controlledbyacomputer,sothatitappearstoactinanintelligentwayItmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsown

withoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitcanalsolearnhowtodothingsitself.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaysomethingis“smart”?Doyouhaveany“smart”things?Whatarethey?smartphonesmartwatchsmartbraceletsmartspeakersmartclosestoolWhatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Canyouimaginea“smart”house?Readthetitleandthethreesubheadings,andanswer：1.Whatisthetypeofthetext?2.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?3.Whoistheintendedreader?4.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?A.Anarration(記敘文)B.Apopularscienceexposition(科普說(shuō)明文)C.Anargumentation(議論文)D.Asciencefictionstory(科幻故事)Skimming2．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？A．Tosellintegratedsensors.B．Tochangetheoldhouses.C．Todecoratehomewithsmarttechnology.D．Togiveusaninsightintosmarthomes.3.Whoistheintendedreader?4.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine B.AresearchreportC.Ahealthmagazine D.AbookreviewPeoplewhoareinterestedinadvancedtechnology.SkimmingPara1forget-forgot-forgotten:forgettodosth:忘記要做某事forgetdoingsth:忘記做過某事switchoff/on:關(guān)/開leadto：導(dǎo)致wasteresources：浪費(fèi)資源willbedoing:將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)that引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句secure:安全saveusenergy:節(jié)源ScanningPara11,Whatdoes“thesekindsofthings”referto?3,Whataretheadvantagesofsmarthomesmentionedinthispassage?①Keepussecure;②Saveusenergy;③Provideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.2,inthefuture,whatwillthesmarthomesabout…?doorsTVs,computerswilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayswitchofftheTVandcomputerswhenweforgetPara2switches:開關(guān)nknobs:旋鈕Inthefuture：在未來(lái)automatic：自動(dòng)的integratedsensors：集成傳感器energy-efficientmode：節(jié)能模式nolonger：不再preferences：愛好respondto:回應(yīng)voicecommands：語(yǔ)音指令appliance:電器Para21,Whatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible?2,Withintelligentcontrols,whatcansmarthomesdo,andhowdoesitbenefitus?Eachmorning:Eachevening:Changeofroutine:3,inthefuture,whatwillthesmarthomesabout…?lights,favouritemusic,TVprogrammesdinnerswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedooralreadypreparedforyouPara2Para3Inaddition:此外monitor：[?m?nit?]V監(jiān)測(cè)，監(jiān)控n,班長(zhǎng)giveyousuggestionson：給你關(guān)于……的建議keepingconstanttrackof：不斷跟蹤….aswell:也earlyon：提前Para31,Whatdoyouthink“regularhealthcheck”are?2,inthefuture,whatwillthesmarthomesabout…?bedsrecordhowwellwesleep,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweighproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbettertoiletskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyaboutsomethingabnormalThephrasemeansmonitoringyourhealtheveryday,whichincludesthechecksaboutyourbodyweight,sleep,diet,illnessesandsoonPara4~5prevent…from:使…免受waterpipe：水管leak：漏水short:短的（短路）electricalwiring:電線detect：[d??tekt]偵察fixtheproblem：解決問題catchesfire：著火flood：[fl?d]使淹沒fantasy:[?f?nt?si]幻想innovations：[??n???ve???nz]發(fā)明available：[??ve?l?bl]可獲得的;Inthissense：從這個(gè)意義上說(shuō)Nevertheless：[?nev?e??les]然而=howeverPara41,inthefuture,whatwillthesmarthomesabout…?waterpipes,electricwiresdetecttheproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationPara51.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetosmarthomes?A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.unclear[?p?z?t?v]積極的[?neɡ?t?v]消極的[?nu?tr?l]中立的[??n?kl?r]不清楚的Summary:Readthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.P153Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsdinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricalwirestoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeslockthedoorforuswhenweareawayalreadypreparedswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetrecordhowwellwesleep,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphones,giveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetterdetecttheproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationkeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyaboutsomethingabnormalcomeontheinstantweenterthedoorAsmarthomeisonethati_________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomea_________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturns_________onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-e_________.Thesmarthomecouldalsom________itselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasitshould,andsendyouw_________ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescouldevenbeprogrammedtod_______yourhealthproblems,andthengiveyour________adviceastothefoodyoushouldeatorifyoushouldseeadoctor.Soinasense,smarth