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unit?Toreadandlearnhowsmarthomesmakelifeeasier;Tolearntocollectinformationfromapracticalwriting;Toexpressyouropinionsonadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsmarthomes.Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.—PeterDruckerautomaticcontrolofalmosteverything

athomemonitoryour

healthkeepconstanttrackofyour

healthrecordyour

preferencesBeforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroups.1.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneis“smart”?Somethinghasa“brain”likeahumanbeing.Itcan“think”anddowhatitsownercommandstodo.Readingand

ThinkingWhatcanwelearnfromthetitle?Smarthomestomakelifeeasiermorecomfortablemorequicklymoreconvenient…topicfocusSMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFE

EASIERIntelligent

ControlsRegularHealthChecksNomore

disastersWhatisthepurposeofthetext?

Whatisthetypeofthe

text?Whoistheintended

audience?Tointroducethesmarthomesinthe

future.Exposition.Thosewhoareinterestedinsmart

homes.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveourenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.tips:Thewriterwilltellreaders’themainideaofhispassageatthebeginning.Sousually,wecangetitfromthefirstparagraph.Readthetextquicklyandgetthemainideaofthetext.sub-titlesofthetextIntelligentcontrolRegularhealthchecksNomoredisastersThistexthasseveralsub-titles.Theywillhelpusgetwhatthewriterwantstotellusmorequickly.Fromthesub-titles,wecanknowthestructureofthetexteasily.Drawthesimpleoutlineofthetext.SmarthomestomakelifeeasierThesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveourenergy,andprovidemorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.IntelligentcontrolRegularhealthchecksNomoredisastersWhile-readingSmartHomesToMakeLife

EasierPara

1Para

2Para

3Para

4Para

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Easierturn

offinthenot-too-distant

futureWhydoesthewriterstarttheparagraphwithtwo

questions?While-readingswitch

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Easierautomatic

controllearndailyroutineandpreferences;Yourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthe

door.securesaveenergycomfortableIntelligentcontrolsintegratedsensors,energy-efficientmode;dailyroutineandpreferences;voicecommandstheinstant the

momenttheminuteassoon

asimmediatelydailyroutineand

preferencessecuresaveenergycomfortableWhile-readingSmartHomesToMakeLife

EasierRegular

healthcheckBed:record

sleep;check

bodyweight;warning

andsuggestionsToilets:keep

constanttrackofyourhealth;warn;savemonitoryour

healthToilets:keepconstanttrackofyourhealth,warnyouifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhavecritical

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Easierpreventserious

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control:integrated

sensors,energy-efficientmode;dailyroutineandpreferences;voice

commandsRegularhealthchecksmonitoryourhealth:Bed:recordsleep;checkbody

weight;warningand

suggestionsToilets:keepconstanttrackofyour

health;warn;saveNoMoreDisasterspreventseriousdamage:Example

1:detectwater

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2:ashortinthe

electricalwiringThehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeof

today.SmartHomesToMakeLife

EasierdoorsdinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricwirestoiletslights,favouritemusic,orTVprogrammesautomaticcontrolalreadypreparedenergy-efficientmoderecordhowwellyousleep；checkyourbodyweightbereadyforyoudetecttheproblemandprovideyouwithrelevantinformationkeepconstanttrackandwarnyouearlyaboutsomethingabnormalAsmarthomeisonethati_________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomea_________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturns_________onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-e_________.Thesmarthomecouldalsom________itselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasitntegratesutomaticwitchesfficientonitorshould,andsendyouw_________ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescouldevenbeprogrammedtod_______yourhealthproblems,andthengiveyour________adviceastothefoodyoushouldeatorifyoushouldseeadoctor.Soinasense,smarthomeswillleadustolivingsmarterlives.arningsetectelevantAnalysisHowdoesthewriter

developparagraph2,3,and4?Findsometypicalphrasesandsentences.SomeMethodstodevelopa

paragraph:Forexample…；

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examplesFollowtheparagraph

patternTopicSentence+Supporting

evidenceHaveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyour

house?QuestionsHowever,

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the

not-too-distant

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living

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smarthomes…ComparisonShow