Unit 1 Lesson 1 Starting out+Reading（讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】新教材2024-2025学年七年级英语上册同步备课（外研版2024）

Unit 1 A new start Starting out + Reading Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. discover the customs of the first school day in different countries; 2. express your feeling about studying in junior high; 3. know the elements of telling a story; 4. talk about an important or unforgettable lesson. Free Talk September 1st is the first day of school in China. Most schools have special activities to celebrate this day. What activities do the schools have? Starting out have the school opening ceremony have the flag-raising ceremony watch The First Lesson produced by CCTV have some welcome performances Do you know what do people do on the first day of school in other countries? Guess and match the sentences with the countries. Russia Indonesia France the USA Parents and students visit the school. Students play games and do team activities. New students give flowers to their teachers. Students get timetables and start their lessons. 1 3 2 4 Russia: New students give flowers to their teachers. Like in China, schools start on Sep.1st in Russia. This day is known as the “Knowledge Day”. Students give flowers to their teachers to show respect. Girls wear white flowers on their hair. Ringing bell means the new school year has begun. Indonesia: Students play games and do team activities. France: Parents and students visit the school. In France, the school year begins on the first Tuesday of September. Parents bring their kids to school. There’s no big opening ceremony. Students just meet new classmates or teachers. the USA: Students get timetables and start their lessons. The school has been open for some time, you are now junior high students. How do you feel about junior high? How is it different from the primary school? junior high primary school What is your junior high school life like? Read and complete the table. I know ... What I want to know ... How I can find out more ... 1. School starts at ... 2. 3. 1. How many students are there in my class? 2. 3. 1. I can talk to my teacher. 2. 3. Explore junior high school life with your questions. By the end of this unit, you’re going to make a poster about your first week in junior high. Then share your answers with the class. Understanding ideas Think and Share What was your first lesson at junior high? 1 Chinese Geography Music Maths History Others: _______ English Art Biology PE 2 What did you do in that lesson? 3 What do you think is important in learning the lesson? Look at the picture. Can you predict what the passage is about? What did the teacher write on the blackboard? How do you understand this sentence? Learning without thinking is of no use. Learning without thinking is of no use. If you only remember or repeat the knowledge you learn without really understanding it, it’s not very helpful. Understanding what you learn is important. Because it helps you use that knowledge in a smart and useful way. Learning without thinking is of no use. 学而不思则罔 Who said this sentence? Confucius /kənˈfjuːʃəs/ Confucius was a great Chinese philosopher /fɪˈlɒsəfər/（哲学家）. This sentence is a famous saying from The Analects （论语）. Read the passage. What did the writer do in his first lesson? The writer pointed out a mistake in the sentence written by his English teacher. The writer told his teacher that the sentence “Learning without think is of no use.” was from Confucius, not Mencius. or Who’s Mencius? 孟子 Mencius was a famous Chinese philosopher who lived about 300 years after Confucius. He followed Confucius’ teachings and added his own ideas. Read again and answer the questions. 1. Why didn’t the writer point out the teacher’s mistake directly? Because he thought it was impolite to point out the teacher’s mistake in the first class. 2. Why did his mouth feel dry when his eyes met the teacher’s? Because he was nervous about pointing out the teacher’s mistake in front of the class. (Answers will vary.) 3. What did Ms Chen want the students to learn from the first lesson? 4. Why was the writer think that lesson was important? (Answers will vary.) Choose the main idea of the passage. a. We should learn from great thinkers. b. Teachers sometimes make mistakes. c. It’s important for students to think and learn. Complete the summary with the words and expressions from the passage. Ms Chen _______ a sentence on the blackboard. But I found it was not _______. _________ jumped into my mind. I didn’t know what to do. Then I thought about the ________ of the sentence. So I ______ my hand and pointed out the mistake. Ms Chen praised me and told us: It’s important to __________ in our learning. wrote right Questions meaning put up think more Think about these questions: Who did Confucius say the sentence to? Why did he say it? Learning to Think Confucius said this sentence to his students. He wanted his students to think about what they learned and understand it deeply. It was a study method that he wanted his students to learn. Think and Share What do you think about learning and thinking? Do you know other famous sayings about learning? “Knowledge is power.” — Francis Bacon “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” — Albert Einstein “Learning never exhausts the mind.” — Leonardo da Vinci What’s the genre（体裁） of this passage? It’s a story or a narrative writing（记叙文）. How did the writer tell the story? The first lesson when: where: who: what: the first English lesson in the classroom Ms Chen, the writer the writer pointed out Ms Chen’s mistake and Ms Chen praised him 记叙文的要素 How did the writer tell the story? the cause: the process: the result: 起因 经过 结果 the teacher made a mistake in the sentence the writer pointed out the teacher’s mistake the teacher praised him 如何叙述一件事情 Summary When we tell a story, it’s important to include the following elements: when where who what When we explain an event, we should explain: the cause the process the result Pair Work Think about your time in primary school. Did you learn any lessons that were really important or that you will never forget? Talk about them with your partner. A(n) ____ lesson when where who what Create your story by using the thinking map. the cause the process the result Language Points 1. We started to write. start to do sth的意思是“开始做某事”。 E.g. Think hard before you start to do something. I started to learn Chinese when I was in high school. 2. But is it OK to point out the mistake? point out的意思是“指明；说出（事实或错误）”。 E.g. The teacher pointed out that I had made a mistake in my math homework. During the class, Li Hua politely pointed out a spelling mistake in his classmate’s writing. 3. I looked up at Ms Chen. 在这句话中look up的意思是“抬头看向某人”。但look up还有许多意思： E.g. Look me up next time when you’re in Beijing. 1.“拜访，探望（好久不见的人）” 2. 查找；查阅 E.g. If you don’t know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary. 4. But then I thought about the meaning of the sentence. 在这句话中think about的意思是“想起”。 E.g. He was thinking about the time he spent in Indonesia. think about 还有“考虑”的意思。 E.g. This is a big issue, we need more time to think about it. 5. It’s important to think more in your learning. It’s important to do sth的意思是“做某事很重要”。 E.g. It’s important to do our best in school. 同样的结构，我们还可以说： It is easy / difficult to do sth ... It is polite / impolite to do sth ... 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