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Lookingintothefuture
Unit2
Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.
——PeterDrucker
I.ViewingandSpeaking
1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Whatdotheboy,therobotandtheuniverseprobablystandfor?3.Basedonwhattheboyisdoing,whatmessagedoesthispictureintendtoconvey?
♦theboy:humanbeings♦therobot:sciencetechnology♦theuniverse:infinitefutureahead♦thepossiblefuturerelationshipbetweenmanandtechnologyconquer?surrender?liveinharmony?
Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.——PeterDrucker
Howdoyouunderstandthequote?4.WatchavideoaboutZuckerberg'shomeandthinkaboutthetwoquestions:1)Useoneadjectivetodescribehishome.2)Whatchangeswilltechnologybringourhomesinthefuture?
♦entertainment♦housearrangement♦baby-sitting♦...SmarthomesmakelifeEasierII.ReadingandThinking
1.Skimthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions:(1)What'sthetypeofthistext?(2)What'sthestructureofthistext?
(3)What'sitspurpose?(4)Whoistheintendedreaders?
expositionTitleIntroductionBodysubtitle1subtitle2subtitle3ConclusionToinformreadersofsmarthomesHomeownerswhoareinterestedinturningtheirhomessmarter2.Whydoesthewriterraisetwoquestionsintheverybeginning?
♦Toattractreaders'attention♦ToleadtothetopicTosignalthecomingofwhatthewriteremphasizes.▪Whatcansmarthomesdo?▪What'ssmarthomeslike?3.What'sthefollowingsentencesabout?▪Whatbenefitswillsmarthomesbringus?▪What'sthebenefitsofsmarthomes?
However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomesillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamoreccomfortableenvironmenttolivein.
Whycouldsuchquestionsattractreaders'attention?thesharedexperience(empathy)4.FormaReadingCircleingroupsoffour.EachstudentplaysoneofthefollowingrolestoanalyzeParagraph2-4:
RoleFocusQuestionstoaskContentanalystWhat'sgoingon?♦What'sthetextabout?♦Whodoeswhattowhom,how,whenandwhere?StructurebuilderHowisthetextorganized?♦Howdoesthetextorganizethemessage?♦Howareideaspresentedanddeveloped?LanguagemasterWhat'sthelanguagefeature?♦Howdoesthewriterusewordsandsentencestoexpressideas?ParagraphRoleNameQuestionsAnswer2ContentanalystLucyWhatmakesalltheseintelligentcontrolspossible?...▪IntelligentControls5.Howwilltheautomaticcontrolsmakeourhomessmarter?
♦usingintegratedsensorstochangetheenvironmentinto
energy-efficientmode
♦Makingeverythingreadybylearningyourdailyroutineandpreferences.6.Whatmakesalltheseautomaticcontrolspossible?♦advancedtechnology7.Howcouldwecontroltheautomaticcontrols?♦Bysayingaloud(voicecommands)
8.Howdoesthewritershowtheautomaticcontrolsareintelligent?Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning...Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences...content:directdescription
Today,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knotsforourapplicances...Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomatic...Structure:
contrastThefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning...Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences...Yourlightswillcomeontheinstantyour...Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soif......everydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome...andthegointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself...soeverythingwillbereadywhenyougethomeeachevening.Yourlightswillcomeontheinstantyourenterthedoor...andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands...youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Language:rhetoricaldevice(personfication)
Language:adjandadveb(vividandstrong)
▪RegularHealthChecks9.Whatinyoursmarthomeswillmonitoryourhealth?Andwhatcantheydospecifically?
♦smartbed♦smarttolietsrecordsleepqualitycheckbodyweightadvisehealthydietsendwarningsonabnormalphysicalconditionorcriticalillness10.Whydoesthewriterusethesentencepattern“Yourbedwill...Itwill...itwill...Itwill...Smarttolietswill...”?♦Tocreateakindoffeelingthatsmarthomecouldsolvealltheproblemsyoumeet.11.Howistheparagraphdeveloped?Drawatreemap.♦Byexample▪NoMoreDisasters12.
Howcouldsmarthomespreventyourhomefromseriousdisasters?
♦Byquicklydetectingtheproblemandprovidingrelevantinformation13.Howisthisparagraphdeveloped?♦Byexample14.
Whydoesthewritersay“thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday”?Howdoyouunderstandit?
♦thehomeoftomorrow:newinnovations♦thehomeoftoday:afewnewthingsalreadyavailableNota
Fantasy;aReality15.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardssmarthomesaccordingtothelastparagraph?♦supportivebutrational16.Drawamindmaptoshowthecontentandstructureofthetext.Smart
HomestoMakeLife
EasierintelligentcontrolsregularhealthcheckdisasterpreventionintegratedsensorstoswitchmodeprepareeverythingreadyforyoubedtolietrecordsleepqualitycheckbodyweightadvisehealthydietsnedwarningsonillnessHowdoyouunderstand“smart”?detectproblemsandprovideinformationbenefitsprovidesecuritysaveenergyprovidecomfortableenvironmenttechnologically-intel
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