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课件网) Smart Homes Making Life Easier 选择性必修一 Unit 2 Life in the Future readng and thinking 时间 01 02 03 Master vocabularies and phrases related to smart homes Foster interest in technology and its impact on daily life Learn to identify main ideas and supporting details in a text about smart homes. Teaching Objectives Lead in Step 1 Start with a question: "Have you ever forgotten to lock the door or turn off the TV " Show a short video or image of a smart home to spark interest. Introduction to Smart Homes Discuss common issues like forgetting to lock doors or turn off appliances. Highlight how these problems can be solved with smart home technology. Discussion of Common Problems Lead-in Can you list some devices on smart homes Lead-in Lead-in smart curtain control smart windows smart clothes hanger smart garage gate smart gate opener smart lighting system Is a smart home useful for us Let’s learn a passage about it. (P14-15) Read for structure Step 2 Skimming the Text Students skim the text to identify the main ideas. Read for Structure Skim the text and answer: 1. What is the main idea of the text A. Smart home will focus on people’s health issues. B. Smart home is a new but controversial technology. C. Smart home will make our life easier. D. Smart home will make human beings lazy. 2. Who’s the intended audience Those who are interested in turning their home smarter 3 . Where is the text likely to be taken from A. science magazine B. A research report C. A health magazine D. A book review Identifying Main Ideas Guide students to find the main idea of each paragraph. Read for Structure Match the main ideas with each paragraph. C. Smart technology will be used widely in the future. D. Intelligent controls in the home system. A. Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents. B. Smart homes will monitor your health and offer advice. Para.1 Para.5 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 E. Smart homes will bring us safe, energy-saving and comfortable life in the future. Para 2: Intelligent controls Para 3: Regular health checks Para 4: No more disasters Para 5: The situation of smart home Smart homes: Benefits Para1: a brief introduction of smart homes Topic Introduction Benefits/Examples Conclusion Read for detail Step 3 A. To show it is common to forget to turn off the appliances. What is the purpose of the first paragraph C.To warn readers to be careful not to cause any trouble. Read for detail B To imply that smart homes will soon come into being. D.To make the theme of the passage known to readers. Para 1 Future Intelligent Controls Read for detail Para 2 Nowadays switches knobs remote controls think about turning switches on and off yourself use integrated sensors learn your daily routine & preferences All controls will respond to voice commands Manual control Automatic/Intelligent control functions What can smart homes do with these functions advantages will be monitoring your health Y ... ...
