Unit 4 Understanding cultures High mountains and flowing water课件 2024-2025学年冀教版英语七年级下册

My friends Unit 4 Understanding cultures High mountains and flowing water 1 Learning objectives In this lesson, we will be able to: Understand different kinds of friendships introduced by Aristotle and express their preferences through discussion. Retell the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, analyze the nature of their friendship and answer questions. Write about their own friendship, including their friend's name, characteristics, how they met and activities they do together. 1 Aristotle summarised three kinds of friendship. What kind of friendship do you like best? Discuss with your partner. Self-interested friendship: Some people use others for their own purposes. Friendship just for fun: All they want is to have a good time. True friendship: They truly love and support each other. 2 Read this Chinese story about friendship and answer the questions. Yu Boya was a famous musician during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was good at playing the gugin. One day, when Boya was playing his instrument, Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter stood by quietly.He enjoyed the music so much. When Boya played a piece of music about high mountains,Ziqi said, “This is as high and great as Mount Taishan!" When Boya played a piece of music about water, Ziqi said, "The music is as great as a flowing river!“ Boya realised that Ziqi could understand his music. The two became the best friends. Years later, Boya went to visit Ziqi. He was sad to find that Ziqi had passed away. He played the music High Mountains and Flowing Water for Ziqi. Then he broke his guqin. He never played music again because he believed no one could ever get the meaning of his music again. 2 Read this Chinese story about friendship and answer the questions. A What were Boya's two songs about? B What kind of friendship did Boya and Ziqi build? A piece of music was about high mountains and a piece of music was about water. True friendship. 3 Write about you and your friend. The following questions may help you: What is your friend's name? What is he/she like? How did you meet him/her? What do you often do together? Show time Checklist Stars Language(语言正确) Pronunciation(发音标准) Body language(使用肢体语言) Creation(有创意) Excellent Great Good 4 Do you know the following stories of friendship? Search the internet for more information and share what you know with your classmates. 管鲍之交 忘年之交 羊左之交 Fun Time Friends Friends are special, they bring us cheer, Always there to lend an ear. They make us smile when we are sad, Hold our hand when things look bad. Friends are like sunshine on a rainy day, They stand by us, come what may. Through thick and thin, they are a treasure, Bringing joy and love, without measure. With friends, life is filled with fun and laughter, Creating memories that will forever last hereafter. Let's celebrate friendship, so pure and true, For having a friend like you makes everything new. Self-check I know what a friend is: They may love to play the same sports as you. A friend is a second self. A friend cares about you. I know how to make friends with others: care about others be kind to others join some clubs I can tell stories using the simple past tense. Improvement needed: Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 “be good at” 意为 “擅长”。 Point 用法 后面接动词 - ing 形式。 例句 She is good at singing.（她擅长唱歌。） Tom is good at playing football.（汤姆擅长踢足球。） I am good at dancing.（我擅长跳舞。） My brother is good at drawing.（我的哥哥擅长画画。） Are you good at swimming?（你擅长游泳吗？） He was good at playing the gugin. 2. He was sad to find that Ziqi had passed away. “pass away” 意为 “去世”，是一种比较委婉的表达某人去世的说法。 Point 用法 通常后面不需要再接宾语。 例句 My grandma passed away last month.（我的奶奶上个月去世了。） His father passed away suddenly.（他的父亲突然去世了。） The famous writer passed away at the age of 80. （这位著名的作家在 80 岁时去世了。） She was very sad when her pet dog passed away. （当她的宠物狗去世时，她非常伤心。） 3. They stand by us, come what may. 用法 后面通常接人，表示支持或忠于某人。 例句 My friends stand by me when I am in trouble. （当我遇到困难时，我的朋友支持我。） She promised to stand by her husband no matter what happened. （她承诺无论发生什么都忠于她的丈夫。） “stand by” 意为 “支持；忠于”。 Point 4. They stand by us, come what may. “come what may” 意为 “无论发生什么”。 用法 在句中可以单独使用，作状语。 例句 We will face the difficulties together, come what may. （无论发生什么，我们都会一起面对困难。） I will always love you, come what may. （无论发生什么，我都会永远爱你。） They decided to carry on with their plan, come what may. （他们决定无论发生什么都要继续执行他们的计划。） Point 意为 “同甘共苦；在任何情况下”。 Point 用法： 通常在句子中作状语，表示在各种艰难或顺利的情况下都始终如一。 例句 True friends will stay with you through thick and thin. （真正的朋友会与你同甘共苦。） They have supported each other through thick and thin for many years.（他们多年来在任何情况下都相互支持。） We will face the challenges together through thick and thin. （我们将在任何情况下一起面对挑战。） 5. Through thick and thin, they are a treasure He is good at ______ basketball. A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play My grandfather ______ last year. A. pass away B. passed away C. passes away D. passing away 3.She is a famous ______. A. music B. musician C. musical D. musically 一.单项选择 C B B 二.填空题 I am good at ____________ (dance). 2.He passed away ____________ (sudden). 3.Friends will stand by us, __________ (come) what may. 4.My brother is a good ___________ (play). dancing suddenly come player 三.翻译 他擅长画画。 2.我的奶奶去年去世了。 3.无论发生什么，我们都会在一起。 4.真正的朋友会同甘共苦。 5.她是一位著名的音乐家。 He is good at drawing. My grandma passed away last year. We will be together, come what may. True friends will stay with each other through thick and thin. She is a famous musician. Required（必做） Optional（选做） Copy the following words five times each and write down their Chinese meanings: friendship, musician, woodcutter, instrument, pass away, stand by, come what may. Find out another famous story about friendship in Chinese history and write a brief introduction in English. $$