Unit 2 Looking into the future Opening Page & Reading and Thinking 教学设计-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

教学设计 课程基本信息 学科 英语 年级 高二 学期 秋季 课题 Unit2 Reading and Thinking: Smart Homes to Make Life Easier 教科书 书 名：英语选择性必修第一册 教材 出版社：人民教育出版社 教学目标 1.根据文章标题和小标题预测文章内容，判断文本类型和结构、写作对象、写作意图等。 2.运用梳理、归纳等策略，总结智能家居的功能和好处。 3.体会作者对智能家居的态度，并聚焦板块标题及单元主题，探讨对智能家居及科技的态度。 教学内容 教学重点： 1．了解说明性文本的特征，掌握文本结构。 2. 归纳总结智能家居如何为生活带来便利，理解smart的深层含义。 教学难点： 1．归纳总结智能家居如何为生活带来便利。 2. 体会作者对智能家居的态度，并结合实际表达自己的态度。 教学过程 Activity 1: Introducing the topic by talking about smart devices 1. Watch a video about a day’s life in a smart home. 2. Talk about the smart devices in your life. Q1: Can you name some smart devices in your life? What functions do they have? What do you think of them? Q2: What does it mean when we say that something is “smart”? 【设计意图】学生通过分享生活中的智能产品，激活相关背景知识，并开始思考smart的含义。 Activity 2: Scanning to find the text type and structure. 1. Look at the title and subtitles. Q1: What is the text about? Q2: What is the structure of the text? Q3: What type of writing is it? What’s the writing purpose? Who are the target readers? 【设计意图】通过文章标题及文内的小标题预测文本内容，判断文本类型和结构、写作对象、写作意图等，培养学生的预测能力及对文本类型的判断能力。 Activity 3: Reading para.1 to get the main idea and structure. 1. Read para.1 and answer the questions. Q1: What’s para.1 about and how does the writer develop it? Q2: What are the benefits of smart homes? Activity 4: Reading para.2-4 and analyzing the features and benefits of smart homes. 1. Find the topic sentences for each paragraph and analyze the writing technique. Q1: How does the writer develop the three paragraphs? Q2: Is there a topic sentence? Q3: How does the writer support the idea? 2. Read para.2-4 in detail and fill in the form. Q1: How do they make life easier? (benefits) Q2: In what ways are they smart? (features) Things mentioned Benefits Features Intelligent controls Regular health checks No more disasters 【设计意图】围绕标题中的smart和easier两个核心词，从主体段中搜寻信息，支撑观点，以此培养学生的信息梳理、归纳能力，并深入体会smart的含义。 Activity 5: Reading para.5 to discuss attitude towards smart