Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.PeterDruckerUnit2

LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTUREClassReportTothespeaker:

Speak

positively,clearly,slowly,loudly,andconfidently.Totheaudience:Listencarefullytoimproveyourlisteningandlearnfromthespeech.【LearningObjectives】1.Constructthebasicinformationofsmarthomesandfuturechangesbyreadingandlistening.2.Introducethesmarthomesbyretellingthetextaccordingtoyourmindmap.3.Shareviewsonsmarthomesandfuturechangeswithyourpartner.SMARTYouareasmart

guy.intelligentDoyouhaveany“smart”things?Whatarethey?SmartphoneSmartwatchsmartbraceletSmartTVSmartclosestoolWhatdoyouthinkasmarthousecando?

AsmarthomereferstoaconvenienthomesetupwhereappliancesanddevicescanbeautomaticallycontrolledremotelyfromanywherewithanInternetconnectionusingamobileorothernetworkeddevices.(/terms/s/smart-home.asp)Smarthouseswillbringus:conveniencesafetyinterest/fun…makeourlifeeasier？Let’slearnapassageaboutit.(P14-15)Learningprocess3.Showtime20minutes4.Consolidation10minutes1.Self-directedstudy50minutes2.Cooperativestudy15minutesRequirements:1.Reading:(1)Readthepassageonpage14anddrawthemind-mapofpassage;(2)listentothepassageandfinishtheexerciseonpage19.2.Retelling:(1)submityourmindmaptothepresentationarea;(2)retellthewholepassagebyyourselfaccordingtoyourmindmap.Requirements:1.Presentation:Shareyourmind-mapinyourgroup.2.Retelling:RetelltoyourPKpartnerinanothergroupandconductmutualevaluation.3.Discussion:Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?Whatmightbesomeofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomes?Requirements:(1)Picksomestudentsatrandomtoretellthepassage.(2)Voiceyourfeelingsaboutthe.smarthomes.Requirements:Consolidatewhatwe’velearnedinthisclassbyinterviewingeachotherinyourgroupaboutyourjobsandpredictions.Whatkindoftextisit?Narrative.Expositive.Argumentative.SmarthomestomakelifeeasierIntelligentControlsRegularHealthChecksNoMoreDisasters2.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？A.Tosellintegratedsensors.B.Tochangetheoldhouses.C.Todecoratehomewithsmarttechnology.D.Togiveusaninsightintosmarthomes.Task1:Pragmatic

AnalysisPeoplewhoareinterestedinsmarthomes.1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?A.Anarration B.Apopularsciencearticle

C.Anargumentation

D.Asciencefictionstory3.Whatdoyouthinkistheaudience?GeneralstatementDetailsConclusionIntelligentControlsRegularHealthChecksNomoredisastersclose-upintroductionstructure:1.Whydoesthewriterstarttheparagraphwithtwoquestions?Toarousereaders’interestandgetthemtothinkactivelyaboutthetopic.2.Whatdoes"thesekindsofthings”referto?Someinconvenientsituationspeoplemayhaveinordinaryhomessuchas…3.Inwhatwayswillsuchsmarthomesbehelpful?

Paragraph1Theycankeepussecure,saveusenergyandprovideuswithamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.Whatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible?Theintegratedsensors.IntelligentControlsParagraph21.InParagraph3,whydoestheparagraphstartwith“Inaddition”?

BecausebothPara.2andPara.3introducetheabilitiesofthesmarthome.Theyareparallelparagraphs.2.Whatdoyouthink"RegularHealthChecks”are?Ithinkitmeansmonitoringyourhealtheveryday,whichmightincludethechecksaboutyourbodyweight,sleep,diet,illnessesandsoon.RegularHealthChecksParagraph3WhatmessagedoesPara.4conveybydescribinghowsmarthomespreventseriousdamagesfromaccidents?Itconveysthatsmarthomesaremuchsaferthanordinaryhomes.

NoMoreDisastersParagraph4Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?Manyofthenewinnovationsarealreadyusedinsomehomestoday.Itistrueespeciallyofautomaticcontrolsforthingssuchaslightsandairconditioners.Paragraph5close-upSmartHomestoMakeLifeEasierThesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.IntelligentControlsRegularHealthChecksNoMoreDisastersThissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.TitleIntroductionExamplesConclusionstructureReadthetextagainandfillinthetablebelowInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?doorsTVs,computerswaterpipes,electricalwiresdinnerslockthedoorforuswhenweareawayswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetpreparedinnerforusdetectifthereisaproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout…?bedtoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammeskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrong.comeontheinstantweenterthedoor.recordhowwellwesleepeverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.CriticalThinking

Everycoinhastwosides.Smarthomeisatwo-edgedaword.Retelling

Haveyoueverforgottento…?Or,haveyoueverforgottento…?Thesekindsofthings….,and...However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewill…and…Thesesmarthomeswill…,and…T