2023-2024学年人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册 Unit 2 into the Future Reading and Thinking+教学设计

选择性必修一Unit2ReadingandThinking

【TeachingObjectives:】

Tounderstandtheconceptofsmarthomesandtheirpotentialbenefits.

Toidentifythedifferentaspectsofdailylifethatcanbeautomatedinasmarthome.

Toexploretheimplicationsofhealthmonitoringandaccidentpreventionthroughsmarthometechnology.

【TeachingKeyPoints:】

Identifyingtheadvantagesandpotentialchallengesofsmarthometechnology.

Analyzingtheimpactofhealthmonitoringandaccidentpreventionfeatures.

【TeachingProcedure:】

Step1.Warm-Up:

Discusswithstudentsabouttheircurrentuseoftechnologyathome.Askquestionslike:

Whatdevicesdoyouusetocontrolyourhomeenvironment?

Haveyouheardoftheconceptofsmarthomes?Whatdoyouthinkitinvolves?

Step2.Pre-Reading

Showstudentsanimageorashortvideocliprelatedtosmarthomes.Askthemtosharetheirinitialthoughtsandexpectationsabouttheconcept.

Step3.While-reading

FastReading:Havestudentsreadthearticleindividuallyandidentifythemainpointsofeachparagraph.Discussasaclass.

Carefulreading

Activity1.VocabularyBuilding:Highlightkeytermsandconceptsrelatedtosmarthomes.Havestudentsdiscussthemeaningofthesetermsandusethem.

Examples：

SmartHomes:Homesequippedwithadvancedtechnologyanddevicesthatcanbecontrolledremotelyorautonomouslytoenhanceconvenience,efficiency,andsecurity.

AutomaticControl:Theabilityofdevicesandsystemsinasmarthometooperateandadjustthemselveswithoutmanualintervention,basedonpredefinedconditionsortriggers.

IntegratedSensors:Sensorsthatareembeddedwithinthesmarthomeenvironmenttodetectchangesorevents,suchasmotion,temperature,light,oroccupancy,andprovidedataforautomatedactions.

VoiceCommands:Afeaturethatallowsresidentstocontrolvariousdevicesandfunctionswithinasmarthomeusingspokeninstructions,interpretedandexecutedbyvoicerecognitiontechnology.

HealthMonitor:Thecapabilityofsmarthomedevicestotrackandanalyzehealth-relateddata,suchassleeppatterns,heartrate,orweight,providinginsightsandalertsforbetterhealthmanagement.

KeepTrackOf:Theabilityofsmarthomesystemstocontinuouslymonitorandrecorddata,suchasenergyusage,appliancestatus,orhealthmetrics,overtimeforanalysisanddecision-making.

Activity2.Askstudentstoanswercomprehensionquestionsrelatedtothearticle:Howwillsmarthomesmakedailylifeeasier?

Whataresomeexamplesoftasksthatcanbeautomatedinasmarthome?

Howdoesthearticlesuggestsmarthomescancontributetohealthmonitoring?

Whatisthepotentialbenefitofsmarthomesinpreventingaccidents?

Activity3.Dividestudentsintogroupsandassigneachgroupaspecificaspectofsmarthomesmentionedinthearticle.Haveeachgroupdiscussandpresenttheirfindingstotheclass:

Howcanthisaspectofsmarthomesimprovedailylife?

Whatchallengesmightarisefromimplementingthistechnology?

Step4.Post-reading

DesignYourOwnSmartHomeFeatureHavestudentsworkindividuallyorinpairstobrainstormanddesignauniquefeatureforasmarthome.Theyshouldconsiderhowitwillbenefitresidentsandaddressspecificneeds.

Homework:ReflectiveWritingAskstudentstowr