Q4: Are they enjoying their popularity?Not yet. It will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.Q5: Why will it take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology?Some possible disadvantages:high cost; imperfect technology; risk of leaking personal information; unpopularity among some people, e.g. senior citizens; ...Q6: Will smart technology outsmart humans one day?Answers may vary.Q7: Why do humans create high-tech products like smart homes since smart technology poses challenges to us?Answers may vary. In addition to other possible answers, the teacher shares her understanding of the sentence —The best way to predict the future is to create it.【設計意圖】通過思考“智能家居是否只是一個幻想”，學生了解智能家居目前的發(fā)展情況，并探究其尚未普及的原因，批判性思考智能家居潛在的缺點；在此基礎上，學生思考并表達智能家居和人類的關系，理解人類發(fā)展科技是為了給自己創(chuàng)造更好的生活，提升對文本主題意義的理解。隨后，教師提問引導，師生共同探討德魯克的名言“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”，明確人類發(fā)展科技是為了給自己創(chuàng)造更美好的生活，而科技的發(fā)展前景由人類自己決定，培養(yǎng)學生對科技發(fā)展的客觀和理性的態(tài)度。