ReadingandThinkingExchangeviewsonsmarthomesLookanddiscuss1.Whatmightthepicturebeabout?2.Whatareyourpredictionsaboutthefuture?Itmightbeabouttherelationshipamongtherobot,humanbeingsandthemoon(theuniverse).Inthefuture,hightechnologywillbecomeeasilyavailable,whichwillresultingreatchangestothesocieties.Leading-in1.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaysomethingsuchasaphoneis“smart”?2.What“smart”things/devicesdoyouhave/know?Itmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitcanalsolearnhowtodothingsitself.smartphonesmartwatchsmarttoiletrobotcleanersmartcar3.Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Watchthevideotofindoutsome.FastReading1.Areadingtip:identitypurposeandaudience.

Thetypesofphrasesusedinapassagehelpidentifyitspurpose.Forexample,thephraseinmyopinion

tellsusthepassageislikelytopersuade.Andatextthatusesimperativesislikelymeanttoinstruct.Forexample,apassagethatgivestipsonlookingafterpetswouldhavepetownersasit’saudience.2.Scanthetexttomakeclearthestructure.0102030405IntroductionBodyConclusion①②③④⑤TitleSubtitleSubtitleSubtitleDeductionandSummary總—分—總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)2.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine B.AresearchreportC.Ahealthmagazine D.AbookreviewHomeownerswithpositiveattitudetowardsthelifetobeimprovedbytechnology.3.Skimthetextandanswerthequestions.3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?4.Whoistheintendedreader?

Thepurposeofthetextistointroduceandgetpeopleexcitedabouttheideaofsmarthomes.DetailedReading:readtolearntips1.ReadParagraph1toanswerthequestions.Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime，wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure，saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein．1.Whydoesthewriterstartwithtwoquestions?To

arousethereaders’attentionandintroducethetopic.2.What’sthetopicsentenceinPara.1?Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein．

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topicandatransitionalsentencetoleadthecontext.IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusing

advancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Yourlightswillcomeontheinstant

youenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.2.ReadParagraph2tocompletetheform.TodayInthefutureManualcontrol_______forlights_____forappliances______________forTVsandairconditionersIntelligent/Automatic

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to_______________Tip2：Usecontraststodevelopthetopic.switchesknobsremotecontrolsintegratedsensorsdailyroutine

preferencesvoicecommandsRegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoring

yourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobechecking

yourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeeping

constant26trackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.3.ReadParagraph3tocomplete.

Howdoesyoursmarthomemonitoryourhealthforeveryday?yourbedsmarttoilet1._______howwellyousleep2.checkyour_____________3.sendawarningtoyourphone4.givesuggestionson___________1.__________________yourhealth2.______youearlyonTip3：Usedetailstodevelopthetopic.recordbodyweightdietandsleepkeepconstanttrackofwarnNoMoreDisastersSmarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.4.ReadParagraph4tochoosetherightanswer.Howwillyoursmarthomespreventseriousdamagefromaccidents?

A.Byfixingtheproblembyitselfbeforeyourhomebecomesadisaster.B.Bydetectingtheproblemandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.C.Byusingnewtechnologytokeeptrackofyourhealth.D.Byprovidingamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.Tip4：Useexamplestodevelopthetopic.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.4.ReadParagraph5todiscussthequestions.1.Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?Sincemanyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyusedinsomehomestoday,theeraof“future”smarthomeshasalreadyarrived.2.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardssmarthomes?rationalpositivehopefuloptimisticTip5：Usetransitionalwordstodrawfurtherthinking.IntelligentControlsRegularHealthChecksNoMoreDisastersuse_________________totellyouinformation;allcontrolswillrespondto__________________bedswillcheckyoursleepand____________;toiletswillkeep_____________ofyourhealthdetecta________waterpipeandashortinthe_____________Smarttechnologyisnota_______.automatic_______monitor______preventseriousdamagefrom___________controlhealthaccidentsintegratedsensorsvoicecommandsbodyweightconstanttrackleakingfantasy(keepus______;saveus_______;provideamorecomfortable_____________tolivein)secureenergyenvironmentsmarthomeselectricalwiringSummaryCriticalThinking:discussandreport1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsmarthomes?advantagesdisadvantagessolutionskeepussecure;saveusenergy;provideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.…systemfailure;electricityfailure;internethackerhighcostimperfecttech…systemcopy;backuppower;reliablefirewalltraditionaloperation…2.Watchavideoandexperiencethedisadvantagesofsmarthomes.Let’streatsmarthomesrationally.ConsolidationInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsdinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricalwirestoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeslockthedoorforuswhenweareawayalreadypreparedswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetrecordhowwellwesleep,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphones,giveusuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetterdetecttheproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationkeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyaboutsomethingabnormalcomeontheinstantweenterthedoor1.Readthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.2.Completethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.Asmarthomeisonethat___________computersintothe