老师：Hello, everyone. Today we are going to learn Unit 2, looking into the future. And this lesson is reading and thinking. In this class, you will figure out the structure of the passage and learn about smart homes and what they can do in the future. Besides, you will infer the writing purpose and intended audience of this passage. Also, you will express your ideas about smart homes.
老师：Now let's get into the unit. First, let's look at the same page of this unit. You can see the title of Unit 2, looking into the future. When you see the future in the title, what comes into your mind?
老师：Some of you may think in the future there will be a lot of AI robots, and we will enjoy the hyper network and maybe one day we will leave on Mars. Some of you may think in the future we don't need to drive. We will sit in driverless cars and we will explore deep space. And of course, in the future, there will be a lot of new beings and new resources discovered. No matter what in your mind, I'm sure in the future there will be a lot of possibilities.
老师：When we talk about the future, one word we cannot ignore, that's smart. Nowadays, smart is very familiar to every one of us. Do you have any small things? What are they? Now you can look around in your home and can you find some smart things? Of course, smartphones. Some of you may wear smart watches, and some of you may use more speakers, right?
老师：With so many small things around us, I have a question. What does it mean when we say something such as a phone is smart? Please think about it. To say something is smart means that it can make decisions on their own without a human telling it what to do, and that it can learn how to do things itself. Do you agree with me? But one day, maybe in the future, our house can be smart. Do you believe it? What do you think a smart house can do that other houses cannot? Okay, of course, a smart house can do a lot of things, right? But basically, for example, a smart house can control room temperatures and lights.
老师：So now you must want to read more about smart homes. Now let's turn to page 40 and find the passage on page 40 and 41. But before you read, let's look at the title and subtitles. Can you find the title? Yes, smart homes to make life easier. Can you find the subtitles? Good. The first one, intelligent controls. Second one, regular health checks. Third one, no more disasters.
老师：Based on the title and subtitles, I have 3 questions. First 1, what is the type of this text? No. 2, what is the purpose of this text? No. 3, who do you think is a intended audience? Okay, the smart homes behind smart, that's science and technology. And to make life easier, the writer maybe want to introduce a passage from the three aspect, intelligent controls, regular health checks,
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