Unit 8 Knowing the world 课时课件 2024-2025学年冀教版英语七年级上册

Unit 8 Knowing the world 第5课时 A profile of Thailand 1 Activity 1: Watch a video Good morning, boys and girls! Do you like travelling? Let’s watch a video together and see if you like the country. Please think about the question. ‹#› 2 Activity 1: Watch a video Watch a video about Thailand. Think about the question. 点击图片播放动画 What is the video talking about? ‹#› 3 Activity 2: Read and answer Read the passage in Part 1 and answer the questions. • Where is Thailand? • What languages do people speak in Thailand? • When is the rainy season in Thailand? • What can elephants do in Thai life? • What is Thailand’s important festival? It’s in Southeast Asia. People in Thailand speak Thai, Chinese and Malay. Thai is the national language. It rains a lot in July and August. They can clear land, cut trees, carry heavy things, and even look after babies. The Water Festival. ‹#› 4 Activity 3: Read and complete Read the passage again and complete the information card. Thai, Chinese and Malay hot and dry the elephant/elephants the Water Festivalat Bangkok ‹#› 5 Activity 3: Read and complete Learn the key phrases and sentence. The capital of Thailand is... national language look after take... with... ‹#› 6 Activity 4: Play and write Play a guessing game. One group tries to find out the name of the country by asking the other group questions. Useful expressions: • Where is...? It is located in... • What languages do people speak there? They speak... • How’s the weather in...? It is... ... ‹#› 7 Activity 4: Play and write Write down your discussion into a short passage. ‹#› 8 Discuss the following aspects about the country. Activity 5: Make a profile Work in groups. Choose a country and make a country profile to introduce it. • Name of the country　• Capital 　 • Language(s) • Weather　 • Famous animal　 • Festival ... ‹#› 9 Activity 5: Make a profile Work in groups. Choose a country and make a country profile to introduce it. India New Delhi Hindi and English very hot from February to August Bengal tiger Festival of Lights (Oct. or Nov.) National symbol: Special clothing: Taj Mahal Sari ‹#› 10 Activity 5: Make a profile Present your work to the class and vote for the best one according to the criteria. ‹#› 11 Activity 6: Writing Write the information above into a passage. You can use the key phrase you have learned in this class. ‹#› 12 1. Prepare a speech according to the profile. (Required) 2. Select other countries you are interested in, and make information cards about them. (Optional) Homework ‹#› 13 Thank you! 14 $$Unit 8 Knowing the world 第1课时 Where are you from? 1 Activity 1: Brainstorm Good morning/afternoon, class! How are you today? ‹#› 2 Activity 1: Brainstorm Work in pairs to talk about food in China. ‹#› 3 Activity 2: Free talk Read the questions and give your answers. • Can you name the foods in the pictures? • Do you know of any famous foods in other countries? ‹#› 4 Activity 3: Listen and tick Listen to the conversation and tick the answers. ‹#› 5 Activity 4: Listen and match Listen to the conversation again and match the people with their countries. ‹#› 6 Activity 5: Listen and repeat Listen to the conversation again, pay attention to the pronunciation of the words, and try to follow the conversation. ‹#› 7 Activity 6: Read and write Read the passage in Part 4 and pay attention to the words and the phrase to, from, with and next to. Then write the names of these people in the picture. Mike Peter John Anne ‹#› 8 Activity 7: Point and discuss Point to the picture in Part 4 and discuss with your partner. A: Where does Anne come from? B: She comes from... ‹#› 9 Activity 8: Make up a conversation Work in groups and make up your own conversation to talk about where you are from and the special food. After three minutes, show your conversation and make a conclusion of the following sentence patterns. Where are you from? Which city are you from? I’m from... and we’re known for... What about you? That sounds great! ‹#› 10 Activity 9: Introduce friends Organise the knowledge learned in this class, and introduce your friends and the places where your friends are from, as well as the representative diet in the places. ‹#› 11 Activity 10: Listen and repeat ‹#› 12 Activity 10: Listen and repeat Write more words in each group. how house head water week white ‹#› 13 1. Write a text to introduce your friends. (Required) 2. Record a video to introduce your friends and their countries. (Optional) Homework ‹#› 14 Thank you! 15 null 80568.0 null 14160.0 $$ Unit 8 Knowing the world 第6课时 Understanding cultures: The earth—our only home 1 Activity 1: Watch a video Good morning, boys and girls! Nice to see you! Do you love our earth? Let’s watch a video together. Please think about the question. ‹#› 2 Activity 1: Watch a video Watch a video about the earth. Think about the question. 点击图片播放动画 How many continents and oceans are mentioned in the video? What are they? ‹#› 3 Activity 2: Read and answer Read the passage in Part 1 and answer the questions. • Do you agree that there is only one ocean on the earth? • How many continents are there in the world? What are they? • Which continent is full of snow and ice all year round? Yes, the earth has only one big ocean. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica, Europe, North America, and South America. Antarctica. ‹#› 4 Activity 2: Read and answer Learn the key phrases. two thirds one third because of treat it well ‹#› 5 Activity 3: Read and mark Read the passage again and mark the oceans and continents on the map. A B C D E F G H I J K ‹#› 6 Activity 4: Think and write Read the sentences. Then the teacher explains the sentences. Listen carefully. ‹#› 7 Activity 4: Think and write Discuss and write the names of the continents. Asia Africa North America Antarctica Oceania South America Europe ‹#› 8 Activity 5: Draw a world map Work in groups and draw a world map according to the following parts: location, weather, the famous landscapes, the capital city, special animals and plants and then talk about it with your group members. You can refer to the questions below. How many continents are there in the world? What are they? How many oceans are there in the world? What are they? Where are you from? What famous places do you know? Which countries are they in? What animals are there? How’s the weather there? What’s the capital city of the country you know? ... ‹#› 9 Activity 5: Draw a world map Show your map in front of the class. Yes. Oceans cover two thirds of the earth’s surface. The earth has only one big ocean. So no matter what continents we live on, we have one home. The earth is our only home. Some groups have wonderful maps. Please come to the front and introduce your map. Now please look at the map you draw. Do you agree that there is only one ocean on the earth? Why? ‹#› 10 1. Polish your world map. (Required) 2. Try to give a speech to introduce our only home—the earth. (Optional) Homework ‹#› 11 Thank you! 12 $$ Unit 8 Knowing the world 第2课时 My home country 1 Activity 1: Look and say Good morning/afternoon, class! How are you today? ‹#› 2 Activity 1: Look and say Look at the pictures about famous places in the world. Then answer the questions. ‹#› 3 Activity 1: Look and say Look at the pictures about famous places in the world. Then answer the questions. • Do you know these places? • Which countries are they in? Yes. China, Russia, the US. ‹#› 4 Activity 1: Look and say Look at the pictures about famous places in the world. Then answer the questions. • What do you know about these countries? China Official Name: People’s Republic of China (PRC) Capital: Beijing Language: Mandarin (official) Landmarks: the Great Wall; the Palace Museum ‹#› 5 Activity 1: Look and say Look at the pictures about famous places in the world. Then answer the questions. • What do you know about these countries? Russia Official Name: Russian Federation Capital: Moscow Language: Russian Landmarks: Winter Palace; Krerlin The US Official Name: the United States of America (USA) Capital: Washington D.C. Language: English (official) Landmarks: White House; Statue of Liberty ‹#› 6 Activity 1: Look and say Talk about other countries and their famous places. ‹#› 7 Activity 2: Read and learn Read the website in Part 2 carefully and find out the following questions. • How many countries are they talking about? • What are they? Four. They are China, Russia, South Africa and the US. ‹#› 8 Activity 2: Read and learn Look at the name of the countries and read them correctly. China Russia South Africa the US ‹#› 9 Activity 2: Read and learn Guess the meaning of “capital” according to the sentence below. The capital city is Beijing. 首都 ‹#› 10 Activity 3: Read and exercise Read the website again and write true (T) or false (F). T F F T ‹#› 11 Activity 3: Read and exercise Talk with your partner and give the proper meaning of the word “rich” in the sentence below. China is an old country with a rich culture. 丰富多彩的 ‹#› 12 Activity 3: Read and exercise Get different meanings of the word “rich”. China has a long and rich history. They are very rich because they have a lot of money. They get sick if they eat too much rich food. 丰富多彩的 富有的 油腻的 ‹#› 13 Activity 3: Read and exercise Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Especially pay attention to the meaning of prepositions to, across, from, in and around. to from across around in ‹#› 14 Activity 4: Read and complete Read the website again and complete the chart. across Europe and Asia in southern Africa in North America Beijing Moscow Washington D.C. Chinese Russian English pandas ‹#› 15 Activity 5: Discuss and retell Work in groups. Each group discusses the website and retells it with the information in the chart. After a few minutes, retell it in the front. ‹#› 16 Activity 6: Read and complete Read the conversation and complete the conversation with the sentences in the box. C A D B ‹#› 17 Activity 6: Read and complete Write a short passage about Brazil for the website according to the passage in Part 2. ‹#› 18 Activity 7: Complete a map of the world Work in groups. Look at a map of the world and add main information (country, location, capital, language, animal) about more countries. You can add more information such as weather, famous places, etc. ‹#› 19 Activity 7: Complete a map of the world During the discussion, first, you can ask and answer the questions below between each other, and then write down the information on the map. Finally, come to the front, show and introduce the map to the class. Where is...? What’s the capital city? What language do they speak? What animals are there in...? ‹#› 20 1. Please choose a country with your partner and create a dialogue with the phrases and expressions you have learned. (Required) 2. Draw a map to introduce a country that you are interested in. (Optional) Homework ‹#› 21 Thank you! 22 $$ Unit 8 Knowing the world 第3课时 Different landscapes 1 Activity 1: Lead in There are many different landscapes in our hometown or around the world. What are the famous landscapes? Which country are they in? ‹#› 2 Activity 1: Lead in Guess the meaning of the word “landscape”. There are different landscapes, such as rivers, mountains, forests and deserts. 风景；景色 ‹#› 3 Activity 2: Look and match Look at the pictures about some famous landscapes in the world and talk about them. ‹#› 4 Activity 2: Look and match Match the names of the places with the pictures. ‹#› 5 Activity 3: Read and tick Read the passage in Part 2 and tick the correct answers. ‹#› 6 Activity 4: Read and fill Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. kilometres tour dry ride desert ‹#› 7 Activity 4: Read and fill Read the two sentences and tell what are the differences between the two tours. The world tour makes me happy. I’d like to tour Niagara Falls. n. 旅游；观光 v. 旅行 ‹#› 8 Activity 4: Read and fill Find the meaning of dry in the passage. little or no rainfall ‹#› 9 Activity 4: Read and fill Learn the new words. landscape n. 风景；景色 mountain n. 山；山脉 forest n. 森林 desert n. 沙漠；荒原 kilometre n. 千米; 公里 tour v. 旅行 n. 旅游；观光 fall n. 瀑布；下落；失败 v. 下落；跌倒；被打败 exciting adj. 使人激动的；令人兴奋的 dry adj. 干的；干燥的；口渴的 v. （使）变干 ride v. 骑；乘坐 through prep. 穿过；直至；凭借 adv. 通过 ‹#› 10 Activity 5: Read and answer Read the passage again and find out the general information about the four landscapes according to the questions. • How long is the Great Wall? • How is Niagara Falls? • What’s the “ship of the desert”? It’s about 6,000 kilometres long. It’s beautiful and very famous. The camel. ‹#› 11 Activity 6: Find and retell Find out the descriptive words or phrases in the passage. Then retell the passage in groups to introduce the general information of the four famous landscapes. ‹#› 12 Activity 7: Think and write Observe the sentences. What does “it” refer to? It’s about 6,000 kilometres long. It has a long history. It’s beautiful and very famous. It would be exciting to do something. It’s hot and dry. It runs through the north of the rainforest. Conclusion: We can use it to refer to something mentioned before. We can also use it to talk about time, date, weather, length... Pay attention to: It’s+adj.+for sb to do sth. (it作形式主语) ‹#› 13 Activity 7: Think and write Read the sample sentences, find the rules and rewrite the sentences. The Sahara Desert is hot and dry with little or no rainfall. The camel is the “ship of the desert”. The Amazon River runs through the north of the rainforest. ‹#› 14 Activity 8: Make a poster I’ ll show some famous landscapes on a map of the world to each group. Make a poster to introduce different landscapes.Don’t forget to use the pronoun it correctly and appropriately. ‹#› 15 Activity 8: Make a poster Present your work in front of the class. The others vote for the best group according to the criteria. ‹#› 16 1. Polish the poster about the landscapes. (Required) 2. Make a poster to introduce a country that you are interested in (including location, capital, language, animal and landscapes). (Optional) Homework ‹#› 17 Thank you! 18 $$ Unit 8 Knowing the world 第4课时 Same time, different weather 1 Activity 1: Watch a video Good morning, boys and girls! Nice to see you! Do you know weather report? Let’s watch a video together. Please think about the question. ‹#› 2 Activity 1: Watch a video Watch a video about the weather report. Pay attention to the weather while watching the video and think about the question. What is the weather like in these cities? 点击图片播放动画 ‹#› 3 Activity 2: Look and write Look at the pictures and write the words. cloudy rainy sunny snowy windy ‹#› 4 Activity 3: Read and answer Read the conversation in Part 2 and answer the questions. • Which countries are Leo and Li Ming in? • What season is it in Li Ming’s city? • How’s the weather in Leo’s city? Leo is in Australia, and Li Ming is in China. Winter. It’s sunny. ‹#› 5 Activity 4: Read and learn Read the conversation again and find out key words and phrases. 外国的 视频 猜测 T恤衫 围巾 (分手指的)手套 打视频电话 脱下 ‹#› 6 Activity 4: Read and learn Learn key sentences and phrases. It’s snowing heavily. I’m wearing a scarf, gloves and boots. take off your heavy clothes Different seasons bring different fun. How to pronounce “-10℃”? That’s “minus ten degrees Celsius” or “ten degrees below zero”. ‹#› 7 Activity 5: Read and complete Read the conversation again and complete Li Ming’s weather report. Saturday snowing temperature cold gloves ‹#› 8 Activity 6: Match and circle Match the sentences and circle the feeling words. Then summarizes the key sentences with the teacher. ‹#› 9 Activity 6: Match and circle Match the sentences and circle the feeling words. Then summarizes the key sentences with the teacher. It is very cold in winter in Moscow. It hardly rains. It rains over 200 days a year. ‹#› 10 Activity 7: Ask and answer Look at the chart. There’re four cities, Beijing, New York, Moscow and Sydney. Ask and answer in pairs. What’s the weather like there? What’s the temperature? What clothes can I choose? ‹#› 11 Activity 8: Writing Look at the chart. Choose one city and write a short weather report for it. Useful expressions: It’s time for the weather report. The weather/It is... Today is... The temperature is... Please remember to take/wear... ‹#› 12 1. Select another city you are interested in, and write a new weather report about it. (Required) 2. Finish another reading comprehension after class. (Optional) Homework ‹#› 13 Thank you! 14 $$