Unit2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTUREReadingandthinkingSmarthomestomakelifeeasierLead-inPeterDrucker(1909–2005),anAustrian-bornAmericanmanagementconsultant,educator,andauthor.Hewasalsoaleaderinthedevelopmentofmanagementeducation.Heinventedtheconceptknownas“managementbyobjectivesandself-control”.Hehasbeendescribedas"thefounderofmodernmanagement".LeadinCanyouimaginethelifeinthefuture?Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Forexample,asmarthomecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights.Skimthetextandanswerthequestions.While-readingWhatisthepurposeofthetext?Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?IdentifypurposeandaudienceThetypesofphrasesusedinapassagehelpidentifyitspurpose.Forexample,thephraseinmyopiniontellsusthatthepassageislikelymeanttopersuade.Andatextthatusesimperativesislikelymeanttoinstruct.Apassage’scontenthelpsidentifyitsaudience.Forexample,apassagethatgivestipsonlookingafterpetswouldhavepetownersasitsaudience.

ReadingStrategy

pre-reading:readforviewsonsmarthomesQ1.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneis“smart”?Q2.Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Tosaythatsomethingissmartmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitalsolearnshowtodothingsitself.Iwouldexpectthatasmarthousecouldcontrolroomtemperatureandlights,forexample.Beforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroups：What’sthetypeofthetext?Briefandattractivetitleapopularsciencearticle(科普說明文)Generalstatement(Para.1)Detail1(Intelligentcontrols)Detail2(Regularhealthchecks)Detail3(Nomoredisasters)

Conclusion(Para.5)pre-reading:readforstructure

pre-reading:AnalysethediscoursestructurePara2:IntelligentControlsPara3:RegularHealthChecksPara4:NoMoreDisasters

Para5.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.SmarthomestomakelifeeasierPara1:Generalintroductiontotheadvantagesofsmarthome1.Generalstatement3.Conclusion2.SupportingdetailsReadingTipsIdentifypurposeandaudience

Thetypesofphrasesusedinapassagehelpidentifyitspurpose.Forexample,thephraseinmyopiniontellsusthatthepassageislikelymeanttopersuade.Andatextthatusesimperativesislikelymeanttoinstruct.Apassage’scontenthelpsidentifyitsaudience.Forexample,apassagethatgivestipsonlookingafterpetswouldhavepetownersasitsaudience.persuade--persuasion--persuasive(有說服力的)persuadesbtodosthpersuadesbintodoingsthpersuadesboutofsthEg:我成功勸服了我的同學接受我的觀點talkinto--persuade--convincebemeant/intendedtodo目的是；旨在belikelytodosth可能做某事Skimthetextandanswerthesequestions.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?Thepurposeofthetextistotelluswhatthefuturehomewillbelike.Thetextismainlyintendedforthosewhoarecuriousaboutorinterestedinnewtechnologyindailylife.課文需掌握重要短語1.switchoff/on關掉/打開2.inthenot-too-distantfuture在不久的將來3.keepussecure使我們保持安全

4.saveusenergy節(jié)省能量5.remotecontrols遙控器

6.airconditioners空調機7.advancedtechnology先進的技術

8.automaticcontrol自動控制9.integratedsensors集成傳感器

10.anenergy-efficientmode節(jié)能模式

11.dailyroutine

日常生活12.respondtovoicecommands響應語音控制13.inaddition除此之外

Para.1

A．Smarthomeswillcheckpeople’shealthregularly.Para.2

B．Smarthomeswillpreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Para.3

C．Intelligentcontrolsinthehomesystem.Para.4

D．Smarttechnologywillbeusedwidelyinthefuture.Para.5

E．Smarthomeswillbringussafe,energy-savingandcomfortablelifeinthefuture.1．Matcheachparagraphwithitstopicsentence.While-reading:readformainideaofeachparagraphInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?bedtoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrongcomeontheinstantweenterthedoorrecordhowwellwesleepeverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter

Post-Reading—Furtherdiscussion

Howdoesasmarthomemakeourlifeeasierinthefuture?ItsadvantagesItsdisadvantagesintelligentcontrolsregularheathcareexactpredictionsofthedisasters…….securitywillbeaproblemIfthereisaprobleminthesystem,sthterriblewillhappendegradation（退化）ofhumanintelligenceCompletethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.Asmarthomeisonethati________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomea________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturns_______onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-e__________.Thesmarthomecouldalsom______itselftontegratesutomaticwitchesfficientonitorWhile-reading:readfordetailsQ4：Whatdoweknowaboutthissmarttechnologyfromthelastparagraph?A.Itisafantasyatpresent.B.Ithasalreadybeenusedwidely.C.Itisbeingusedinsomehomes.D.Itwillneverberealized.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthenewtechnology?A.Doubtful. B.Confident.C.Unclear. D.Opposed.√Q5：Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardssmarthomes?Howdoyouknowthat?Optimistic,positive,hopeful,supportive.Q6:Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthisarticle?

Bymeansofclassification,examplesandcomparison.Q7:Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?

Itisusuallypresentedinmanyforms,includingbooks,magazinearticles,webpages,etc.Thistextismorelikelyfromamagazine.IntelligentControlsSmartHomesRegularHealthChecksNomoreDisastersIntegratedsensorsWhenyouleavehome:energy-efficientmodeWhenyougethome:Everythingwillbereadydoors,lights,TV,dinner.MonitoryourhealthYourbed:sleep,bodyweight,Yourtoilet:KeepconstanttrackWarnyouearlycriticalillnessesPreventseriousdamage:leakingpipesashortinelectricwiringDetectitStructure:TopicMainfunctionsExamplesWhile-reading:readfordetailsIntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensors（集成傳感器）totellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmode（高效節(jié)能模式）allbyitself（獨自）.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutine（日常）andpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Yourlightswillcomeon（開始運轉）theinstantyouenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondto（回應）

voicecommands（語音指令）,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.（disobeyv不服從）

Heswitchedtheconversationfromonesubjecttoanother.prefer--preferencerefer--referenceoccur--occurrencehaveapreferenceforinstant--instantly;theinstant/moment/second+句子

commandsbtodosthcommand+that...(should)dosth:haveagoodcommandof精通Regular（定期的）HealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstant

trackof（持續(xù)記錄）yourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyon（在初期

早先的）ifthereissomethingabnormal

（normaladj正常的

）orifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentially（develop/unlockone’spotential）saveyourlife.warnagainst警告；告誡warnsbof