Unit2LookingintotheFuture：

ReadingandThinking

Unit2LookingintothefuturePossibleanswer:Justasweviewrobotsastoysnow,inthefuturerobotsmayviewusastoysviceversa.Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.——PeterDruckerHowdoyouunderstandthequote?

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Unit2LookingintothefuturePossibleanswer:Itmeansthatweshouldmakeourownfutures.Wedonothavetoguesswhattomorrowwillbring,nordowehavetoacceptwhateverfategivesus–wecandecidewhatkindoflifewewillleadinthefuturebytakingactioninthepresent.Canyoulistsomesmartdevicesinourdailylife?smartbandintelligentclosestoolsmartphonesmartspeakerintelligentvehiclerobotvacuumcleanerSMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFEEASER

Skimthetextandanswerthesequestions.1.Whatisthestyleofthetext?3.What'sthemainideaofthetext?4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?5.Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?Exposition說(shuō)明文B.Biography傳記C.Argumentation議論文D.Practicalwriting應(yīng)用文Thetextmainlytalksabouthow_______________makelife_______,including____________________,________________________,and____________________.Thepurposeofthetextistointroduceandgetpeopleexcitedabouttheideaofsmarthomes.smarthomeseaseirnomoredisasterscontrolsintelligentregularhealthchecksHomeownerswithpositiveattitudetowardsthelifetobeimprovedbytechnology.Readtheparagraph1andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.Para.11.Whatarethefunctionsandadvantagesofsmarthomesmentionedinthisparagraph?2.Whydoesthewriterstarttheparagraphwithtwoquestions?3.Whatdoes“thesekindsofthings”referto?4.Whatwillbeasmartsolution?Inwhatwayswillsuchsmarthomesbehelpful?Readtheparagraph1andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.Para.11.Whatarethefunctionsandadvantagesofsmarthomesmentionedinthisparagraph?Readtheparagraph1andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.Para.12.Whydoesthewriterstarttheparagraphwithtwoquestions?Becausethewriterwanttoarousethereader'sinterest.Readtheparagraph1andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.Para.13.Whatdoes“thesekindsofthings”referto?Itreferstosomeinconveniencepeoplemayhaveinordinaryhomes.Readtheparagraph1andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.Para.14.Whatwillbeasmartsolution?Inwhatwayswillsuchsmarthomesbehelpful?Readtheparagraph2-4andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.1.Inparagraph2,whatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible2.Inparagraph3,whatdoyouthink“regularhealthchecks”are?3.Inparagraph4,whatdoesthewriterwanttoconveybydescribinghowsmarthomespreventseriousdamagefromaccidents?Readtheparagraph2-4andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.1.Inparagraph2,whatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible2.Inparagraph3,whatdoyouthink“regularhealthchecks”are?Theintegratedsensors.Thephrasemeansmonitoringyourhealtheveryday,whichincludesthechecksaboutyourbodyweight,sleep,diet,illnessesandsoon.Readtheparagraph2-4andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.3.InParagraph4,whatdoesthewriterwanttoconveybydescribinghowsmarthomespreventseriousdamagefromaccidents?Thewriterwantstoconveythatsmarthomesaremuchsaferthanordinaryhomes.Readtheparagraph2-4andfindouttheanswerstothesequestions.5.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthesethreeparagraphs?4.InParagraph3,whydoestheparagraphstartwith“Inaddition”?ItmeansParagraph2andParagraph3areparallelparagraphs(平行段落).Bygivingexamples.Readtheparagraph5andfindouttheanswertothesequestion.1.Afterreadingparagraph5,what’sthestructureofthispassage?Deductionandsummary(總分總)

Induction（分總）Deduction(總分)Deductionandsummary:TopicMainfunctionsExamplesConclusionReadthetextagainandfillthetablebelow.Inthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout...?doors

TVs,computerswaterpipes,electricalwireslights,favoritemusic,orTVprograms

lockthedoorforuswhenweareawaydetectifthereisaproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout...?dinnersbedstoilets

preparedinnerforusrecordhowwellwesleepeverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetterkeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarmusearlyonifthereissomethingwrongReadthetextagainandfillthetablebelow.Answerthetwoquestionsaccordingtothetext.1.Whatadvantagesdosmarthomeshave?Savingenergy,savingtime,monitoringhealth,andpreventingdisasters.2.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssmarthomes?Savingenergy,savingtime,monitoringhealth,andpreventingdisastersWorkingroups.Discussthesequestions.1.Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowalreadythehomeoftoday?2.Whatmightbesomeofthedisadvantagesofsmarthomes?Possibleanswer:Many