Unit 4 Smart home-A Smart devices (Viewing and listening)教学设计 2025-2026学年沪教版（五四学制）英语七年级上册

Unit 4 Smart home-A Smart devices (Viewing and listening)

 

This section of "Smart devices (Viewing and listening)" in Unit 4 of the 7th - grade English textbook (Shanghai Education Edition, 2024, 5 - 4 academic system) focuses on smart home devices. It starts with introducing various common smart devices like smart speakers, smart doorbells, and smart thermostats through vivid pictures and simple descriptions. Then, it presents a dialogue or a short passage about how these smart devices are used in daily life, such as using a smart speaker to play music, a smart doorbell to identify visitors, and a smart thermostat to adjust room temperature. The content aims to let students understand the functions and applications of smart devices in modern life, and at the same time, help students master relevant vocabulary and sentence patterns related to smart devices.

 

A. Vocabulary

Smart devices:

smart speaker (a device that can play music, answer questions, and control other smart home appliances by voice commands)

smart doorbell (a doorbell that can send a video or photo of the visitor to your phone)

smart thermostat (a device used to adjust and control the temperature of a room automatically)

smart camera (a camera that can record videos, detect motion, and be monitored remotely)

smart lock (a lock that can be unlocked by a key, a code, or a smartphone)

Related words:

appliance (a device or machine designed to perform a specific task in the home, such as a fridge, a washing machine)

device (a piece of equipment or a machine designed for a particular purpose, especially an electronic one)

remote control (a small device used to operate an electronic device from a distance)

function (the special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used)

convenient (easy and quick to do; not causing problems)

B. Sentence Patterns

We can use a smart speaker to play our favorite music.

A smart doorbell can send us a picture of the person at the door.

With the help of a smart thermostat, we can keep the room at a comfortable temperature.

It is very convenient to control smart devices with a smartphone.

 

教学过程

A. Warming - up (5 minutes)

Greet the students as usual.

Show some pictures of modern homes on the PPT. Ask students: "Look at these beautiful homes. What modern things can you see in these homes?" Encourage students to express their opinions, such as "TV", "fridge", "computer", etc. Then lead to the topic of smart home devices.

B. Presentation (15 minutes)

Vocabulary teaching

Show pictures of different smart devices one by one on the PPT, such as a smart speaker, a smart doorbell, etc. While showing the pictures, teach the new words, read them aloud, and ask students to repeat after the teacher several times.

Explain the meaning and usage of each word briefly. For example, for "smart speaker", say: "A smart speaker is a very cool device. We can talk to it, and it can play music, tell us the news, and even control other smart appliances in our home."

Do a quick word - recognition activity. Show the pictures again and ask students to quickly say the corresponding English words.

Sentence pattern teaching

Write some sentences about the functions of smart devices on the blackboard, like "We can use a smart speaker to play music." Explain the structure "use... to..." to the students. Let them understand that this structure is used to express the purpose of using something.

Give some more examples and ask students to imitate. For example, "We can use a smart doorbell to see who is at the door." Then ask students to make their own sentences using different smart devices. Invite some