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课件网) Unit2 Looking Into The Future The best way to predict the future is to create it. -Peter Drucker Learning Aims to master the key words and some sentence patterns to read into the passage Smart Homes To Make Life Easier persuade vt.劝说;说服 If she doesn’t want to go,nothing you can say will persuade her. It was hard to persuade him to give up/into giving up smoking. 如果她不愿意去,你说什么都说服不了她。 说服他戒烟很难。 Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. 并列谓语动词 将来进行时 指代homes 并列谓语动词 Intelligent Controls智能控制 Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. 先进科技 集成传感器 辨别 Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey. 一.....就.... 晚餐-被准备 回应 preference n.爱好;偏爱 Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends. 父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。 Which is your preference,tea or coffee? 你喜欢喝哪一样,茶还是咖啡? The instant....... Much to my surprise,she burst into tears the instant she read the letter. 让我吃惊的是,她一读到这封信,就突然大哭起来。 He paid back the money he owed us the instant he returned home. 他一回到家就把欠我们的钱还上了。 引导时间状语的名词短语有：the moment.the first time.each time.the minute.the second等 Regular Health Checks定期健康检查 In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as ... ...
