Unit2

Lookingintothefuture12Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto…figureoutthestructureofthepassageandlearnaboutsmarthomesandwhattheycandointhefuture；judge

thewritingpurposeandintendedaudienceofthispassage;express

yourideasonthegiventopicsthroughcriticalthinkingLearningObjectives22Lead-in1.Canyouimaginelivinginasmarthouse,whatwillyourlifelooklike?3201TextualpatternAnalysis42Para1SmarthomestomakelifeeasierHaveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-toodistantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.TopicTointroducesomefunctionsoradvantagesofsmarthomes1.WhichoneisthetopicsentenceinPara1?522.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoaboutdoors,TVsandcomputers?lockthedoorforuswhenweareaway;switchofftheTVandcomputerswhenweforget62Para2IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Topic72Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoaboutdinners,lights,favouritemusicorTVprogrammes?dinners:preparedinnerforus;lights,favouritemusicorTVprogrammes:comeontheinstantweenterthedoor;82Para3RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Topic92Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.102Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdointermsofbedsandtoilets?

beds:recordhowwellwesleepeverynight;checkourbodyweight;sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems;giveussuggestionsonаhealthierdietandhowtosleepbettertoilets:keepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrong112024/12/4Para4

TopicNoMoreDisastersSmarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.122Whatwillsmarthomesdoaboutwaterpipesandelectricalwires?detectifthereisaproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformation132024/12/4Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?LockthemautomaticallypreparethemautomaticallySwitchthemonoroffautomaticallyRecordyoursleep,checkyourbodyweight,sendyousuggestionsDetectthemandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformationKeepconstanttrackofyourhealthandwarnyouearlyonifyouhaveanillness.Turnonoroffforyouaccordingtoyourfavourite142024/12/4Para5

TopicThissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.optimisticFindthetopicsentenceofPara5.152Whatdoesthesentence“Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday”mean?Manyofthenewinnovationsarealreadyusedinsomehomestoday.Thisistrueespeciallyofautomaticcontrolsforthingssuchaslightsandairconditioners.162024/12/402PragmaticAnalysis172Author’sattitudeWritingpurposeIntended

audienceOptimistic,positive,hopeful,supportiveTointroduceandgetpeopleexcitedabouttheideaofsmarthomes.Peoplewholiveinanordinaryhouseandwhoareinterestedinsmarthouse182024/12/403Criticalthinking192Afterreadingthewholepassage,wehaveknownwhatsmarthomescandointhefuture,whichcanmakeourlifemoreconvenient.Ontheotherhand,whatmightbesomeofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomes?202024/12/4V.ConsolidationHaveyouever_______(forget)tolockthedoorofyourhouseorswitchofftheTV?Thesekindsofthingsoftenhappentous,________canleadtoproblems.However,inthenearfuture,we___________(live)insmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorandswitchofftheTV_______(automatic).Thesesmarthomeswillprovideuswitha__________________(comfortable)environment.Yourhomewilllearnyourdailyroutineand___________(preference),soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Forexample,lightswillcomeon________(instant)youenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusic.Allcontrolswillrespond______voicecommands,soyoujustsay_______youwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Besides,itwillgiveyou_________(advise)onahealthierdietandhow________(sleep)better.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.____________,itwilltakesomeyears________mostnewhomesbegintouseit

whichwilllive/willbelivingautomaticallymorecomfortablepreferencesinstantlywhattosleepNeverthelessbeforeforgottentoadvice212024/12/4VI.Importantphrases1.switchoff/on2.inthenot-too-distantfuture3.keepussecure.4.saveusenergy5.remotecontrols.6.airconditioners7.automaticcontrol.8.integratedsensors9.anenergy-efficientmode10.learnyourdailyroutineandpreferences11.alongwith.12.respondtovoicecommands13.monitoryourhealth14.checkyourbodyweight222024/12/415.giveyousuggestionsonahealthierdiet16.keepconstanttrackofyourhealth17.preventseriousdamagefromaccidents18.provideyouwiththerelevantinformation19.aswell20.earlyon21fixtheproblem22.catchfire23inthissense232024/12/4VII.Translatethesentences1.這些智能住宅將使我們安全,節(jié)省能源,并提供一個更舒適的居住環(huán)境。2.然而,在不久的將來,我們將生活在智能家居中,當我們離開的時候,智能家居會為我們鎖上門,當我們忘記（關(guān)電視）的時候,（智能家居）會記得關(guān)掉電視。3.在未來,我們每天都會使用先進技術(shù)對家中幾乎所有東西進行自動化控制。242024/12/4VIII.Languagepoints:1..YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.句意:你一進家門，燈就會亮起，還有你最喜歡的音樂或電視節(jié)目，而且你會發(fā)現(xiàn)晚餐已為你準備好了。分析:本句是由and連接的兩個并列句，第一個分句是theinstant引導的時間狀語從句。例如:1.Theinstanttheyheardthefirealarm,theresearchersrushedoutofthelab.研究人員一聽到火警警報就沖出了實驗室。2.IwassotiredthatthemomentIclosedmyeyesIfellasleep.我太累了，一閉上眼睛就睡著了。3.Writtenforchildren,thebookbecamepopularwithparentsimmediatelyitcameout.這本書是為孩子寫的，一出版就深受家長歡迎。252【歸納總結(jié)】Assoonas/themoment/theminute/thesecond+時間狀語從句；Instantly/immediately/directly+時間狀語從句一句多譯:一到擁有悠久歷史的青州我們就被那里的美景深深地迷住了AssoonaswearrivedatQingZhou，acitywithalonghistory，Iwasdeeplystruckbyitsbeautifulscenery.Iwasdeeplystruckbybeautifulsceneryofqingzhou,acitywithalonghistorythemoment/theminute/thesecond/Instantly/immediately/directlywearrivedthere.2623.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.2)before常用于以下句型:Itwillbe+時間段+before+句子（一般現(xiàn)在時）表示過了多久….才Itwas+時間段+before+句子（一般過去式）表示多久之后….就翻譯下列句子:Itwasjust3daysbeforethebookwaspublished._________________________________________Itwillbe2yearsbeforewegraduate._____________________________________

ItwasreallyalongtimebeforeIrealizedthetruth._______________________________________。Itwon’tbelongbeforetheyarrive.______________________________3天之后這本書就出版了。再過兩年我們才畢業(yè)。過了很久我們才知道真相他們不久就回來