unit 4 Developing ideas & Reading for writing课件 2024-2025学年外研版（2024）七年级英语上册

Unit 4 Time to celebrate Developing ideas Do you know Christmas 基督教纪念耶稣诞生的重要节日。耶稣诞生的日期，《圣经》并无记载。公元336年罗马教会开始在12月25日过此节。12月25日原是罗马帝国规定的太阳神诞辰。5世纪中叶以后，圣诞节作为重要节日，成了教会的传统，并在东西派教会中逐渐传开。因所用历法不同等原因，各教派会举行庆祝的具体日期和活动形式也有差别。圣诞节习俗传播到亚洲主要是在十九世纪中叶，日本、韩国等都受到了圣诞文化的影响。现在西方在圣诞节常互赠礼物，举行欢宴，并以圣诞老人、圣诞树等增添节日气氛，已成为普遍习俗。圣诞节也成为西方世界以及其他很多地区的公共假日。 What can you see in the picture? a large meal Family member Christmas tree turkey Developing ideas In the West, people usually celebrate Christmas with their families. They put up a Christmas tree at home, share a large meal together, and give each other gifts. Nowadays, there are also some creative ways to celebrate Christmas. 一顿大餐 给彼此礼物 庆祝圣诞节 What do you do ? teacher doctor nurse worker Reading for writing Look at the tree pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1. Who can you see in the picture? 2. What are they doing? 3. How do you think they spend festivals? doctor nurse give up duty work stand by patient miss For Chinese people, festivals usually mean a break from work and happy family reunions. But for Leng Wenying, festivals only mean more work. When duty shines 家庭团聚 many和much 的比较级 As a doctor in the emergency room, Leng misses many family meals with her love ones. She often much busier during festivals. Sometimes she has to work without any breaks for 20 hours. This makes her tired and thirsty. “Festivals are a challenge because our patients are often in a bad situation. We need to stand by every minute,” says Leng. 在急救室 错过 更加忙碌；busy的比较急为busier; much可以修饰比较级 没有任何的休息 又累又渴 处于糟糕的境地 病人 待命 Leng’s duty means she has little time to be with her family at festivals. But she never regrets her decision to be an ER doctor. “I make the most of every minute with my family. I’m very thankful for their support,” she says. 责任；义务 几乎没有时间 后悔 - doing sth 一个急诊医生 充分利用 be thankful for … = thanks for… 因…而感谢 Leng is only one of millions of medical workers in China. They give up their family time to answer the call of duty. In the heart of every patient, their hard work shines brighter than festive fireworks. 成百万的,million必须加s 一百万：one million 两百万：two million 医务工作者 放弃 give up doing sth 放弃做某事 响应使命的召唤 光明地； 明亮地 比较级标志词 欢庆的烟火 For Chinese people, festivals usually mean a break from work and happy reunion. She is often much busier during festivals. 重点复习 always usually often sometimes hardly seldom never 11 But for Leng Wenying, festivals only mean more work. She is often much busier during festivals. In the heart of every patient, their hard work shines brighter than festive firework. 重点句型 形容词/副词规则变化： 一般情况：直接加 -er bright --- brighter 以e结尾的形容词/副词：加 –r nice-nicer 以辅音+y结尾的形容词/副词：变y为i再加-er busy--busier 以一个辅音字母结尾的词,辅音字母双写，再加-er thin---thinner 多音节和部分双音节单词: 在词前加 more more delicious 形容词/副词比较级不规则变化: 积累背记： many/much --more much 修饰比较级 Festivals for most people Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. Festivals for Leng Wenying A(n) 1 ________ from work and happy family reunions She has more work. She is often much 2 ________ during festivals. She needs to 3 _____________ every minute. She has 4 ____________ to be with her family at festivals. busier stand by little time break 13 She never regrets her decision to be an ER doctor. She 5 _________________ every minute with her family. She is 6 __________ for her family’s support. makes the most of thankful 14 1. What does “her loved ones” mean? 2. How does Leng feel after working “without any breaks for 20 hours”? 3. Why is their work brighter than fireworks? Answer the questions 短语测试 as a doctor little time in the emergency room regret her decision family meals make the most of have to be thankful for without any break millions of tired and thirsty medical worker in a bad situation give up stand by answer the call of duty 作为一个医生 几乎没有时间 在急诊室 家庭聚餐 不得不 没有任何休息 又累又渴 处于糟糕的境地 待命 响应职责的号召 放弃 医务工作者 成百万的 因…而感谢 充分利用 后悔她的决定 课后练习 1. It's time _______ the holiday. Let's sing together. A. celebrating B. celebrate C. to celebrate D. celebrates 2. We are tired. Let's stop _______ a break. A. have B. having C. to have D. to having 3. We ________ clean our classroom after school. A. have B. has C. have to D. has to 4. To win the running competition, we should work much _______ than before. A. bigger B. harder C. busier D. brighter 5. The singer has sold 100 _______ records. A. million B. millions C. millions of 6. The fish smells _______.Please throw(扔) it away. A. well B. delicious C. bad D. kind 7. We all know that _______ birds fly to the Dongting Lake in winter. A. million B. millions C. millions of D. million of 8. Tom gets a good mark in the English exam because he _______. A . hard work B. work hard C. works hard D. hard works 9. As a student, it's your _______ to work hard at your lessons and make a contribution to our country in the future. A. duty B. rule C. habit D . interest 10. There were about 18 _______ people in Guangzhou in 2024. A. million B. millions of C. millions D. million of 11. Don't play games on the computer all day. It’s ________to your eyes. A. harmful B. useful C. helpful D. thankful 12. Nothing is _______ than a glass of water when you are thirsty. A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest 13. —What is your mother, Susan? —She is a nurse and she looks after many_______. A. teacher B. manager. C. nurse D. patients 14. —Linda, can yon give me a bottle of water? I'm very _______ after running —Sure, here you are. A. hungry B. sleepy C. thirsty D. tired 15. John regretted _______ to the meeting last week. A . not going B. not to go C. not goes D. not go 16. Making a good _______ is really important. Sometimes it can save your life. A. face B. plan C. decision D. speech 17. I want to be a basketball player when I grow up, and my parents _______ my dream very much. A. shine B. fill C. support D. miss $$