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Unit 2 Looking into the Future
Reading and Thinking教学设计
科目：英语 课题：Reading and Thinking 课时：1课时
教学目标与核心素养：
知识目标：Students can learn about the structure and features of column.
能力目标：Students can use different basic reading strategies like skimming and scanning correctly in their reading process.
情感目标：Students can learn about the importance and significance of smart homes.
教学重难点：
教学重点：How to learn the new words and sentences.
教学难点：How to make students have a better understanding of the passage.
课前准备：多媒体，黑板，粉笔
教学过程：
1. Greeting
2. Leading-in
教师活动：教师提问。
Do you always think about the future What are your predictions about the future
一、Pre-reading
1.教师活动：背景介绍
What is a Smart Home？
A smart home is one that can be controlled by the touch of a button. Through home automation, an entire house can be connected via a smart home controller. This acts like a remote control to activate household systems, such as sprinkler units, and to monitor inside temperatures. If done successfully, a smart home system will be integrated so seamlessly that a household will appear to run itself.
二、While-reading
1. 学生活动：阅读文章，完成练习。
Read the whole passage for the first time and answer these questions.
1. What is the purpose of the text
2. Who is the intended audience of this text
(Suggest answers:
1. The purpose of the text is to introduce and get people excited about the idea of smart homes.
2. All the people.)
Read the passage again and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: __________________________________
Paragraph 2: __________________________________
Paragraph 3: __________________________________
Paragraph 4: __________________________________
Paragraph 5: __________________________________
(Suggest answers:
Paragraph 1: Give a brief introduction to smart homes.
Paragraph 2: Smart homes can make intelligent controls.
Paragraph 3: Smart homes can check our health.
Paragraph 4: Smart homes can prevent damage from accidents.
Paragraph 5: Smart technology is not a fantasy, but it will take some years.)
2.教师活动：分析文章结构
2. 学生活动：阅读文章，完成练习。
Read the passage carefully again and fill in the table below.
(Suggest answers:
In the future, what will smart homes do about …
doors lock the door dinners your dinner already prepared
TVs, computers switch off the TV or the computer when you forget beds They record how well you sleep every night. They will also be checking body weight. They will send a warning to a phone. They will also give suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better.
water pipes, electrical wires detect it and provide with the relevant information toilets Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
lights, favourite music, or TV programmes Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes
)
3. 学生活动：阅读文章，完成练习。
Complete the summary using the correct forms of the words from the text.
A smart home is one that i______ computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become a______. For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn s______ on and off, making your home more energy-e_______. The smart home could also m______ itself to make sure that everything is working as it should, and send you w______ if there is a problem. Such smart homes could even be programmed to d______ your health problems, and then give you r______ advice as to the food you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to living smarter lives.
(Suggest answers:
integrates; available: switches; efficient; monitor; warnings; detect; routine)
三、After-reading
1. 学生活动：Group Work
Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
Q1: In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
Q2: What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
四、Summary
重点词汇：command; switch; instant; in this sense; persuade
重点句型：动词不定式（短语）作定语；名词短语引导的时间状语从句
五、Homework
If you are able to create a smart device for your home, what will you create？Write about your creation.

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