Unit 2 Lesson 5 课件 2024-2025学年冀教版（2024）七年级英语下册

School life Lesson 5: A thank-you letter Unit 2 1 Learning aims 通过阅读，了解感谢信的结构和大意，体会老师对学生的无私奉献精神； 掌握本课时的重点短语和句型：take care of, wake up, turn on, walk in, stay with, how time flies等； 运用本课时的相关知识写一篇感谢信给老师。 2 New Word unforgettable /ˌʌnfəˈɡetəbl/ adj.令人难忘的，难以忘怀的 light /laɪt/ v.照亮，使明亮 n. 光线，光源 dormitory /ˈdɔːmɪtri/ n.学生宿舍，宿舍 check /tʃek/ v.检查，查看 safety /ˈseɪfti/ n.安全，平安 forever /fəˈrevə(r)/ adv.永远 Lead-in Do you know Zhang Guimei? Could you use some words to describe her? Activity 1 Pre-reading Let’s learn Zhang Guimei is the headmaster (校长) of Huaping High School for Girls, based in Lijiang City, south-west China’s Yunnan. Thanks to her efforts, more than 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities. She is a pioneer of education. Activity 2 While-reading Dear Ms Zhang, How time flies! It has been three years since we first met you at Huaping Girls’ High School. Our time together was short but unforgettable. Over the past three years, you took care of everything for us. Early in the morning, you would wake us up and turn on the lights in the dormitory building for us. In class, you checked our homework. Late at night, you would walk in and around the building for our safety. “Get up, girls!” “Time for early morning reading, girls!” “Good night!” All these will stay with us. We feel so lucky to have you with us. Your deep love will light our way for the rest of our lives. Thank you, Ms Zhang, for everything! We will miss you. Forever yours, Li Linlin Zhang Guimei_______________________________________________ is a teacher who devotes all her life to education. 2 A What did Zhang Guimei do for her students at school? B Why did the author write a thank-you letter to Zhang Guimei? C How do you understand the sentence "Your deep love will light our way for the rest of our lives"? Read the letter again and discuss with your partner. She took care of everything for them. Because she thanked Zhang Guimei for everything she did. It means Zhang Guimei's students will always remember her love. Think of one of your favourite teachers and complete the table. Who is your favourite teacher? Why do you like him/her? What does/did he/she do? … Ms. Liu Because she’s very kind. She often taught me English between classes. 3 Write a thank-you letter to your favourite teacher and send it to him/her. Dear Ms Liu, This is my first letter to you. It’s thank-you letter! Thank you for your patience and guidance in this year. When I was in trouble, it was you who reached out and helped me. When I wanted to give up, it was you who supported me and believed in me. You would always help me after class and encourage me to work hard. And I learned a lot from you. Thank you for everything! All the best , Jenny 4 Language point 1 It has been three years since we first met you at Huaping Girls' High School. 距离我们在华坪女子高中第一次见到您已经三年了。 It has been + 一段时间 + since引导的时间状语从句（一般过去时）.自从……至今已经多长时间了。 Language point 2 2. Over the past three years, you took care of everything for us. 再过去的三年里，您为我们打理一切。 take care of 照顾，处理 = look after e.g. Don’t worry about me. I can take care of myself. 别担心我。我能照顾好自己。 e.g. The children are old enough to take care of themselves. 孩子们足够大了，能照顾他们自己了。 Language point 3 3. Early in the morning, you would wake us up and turn on the lights in the dormitory building for us. 一大早，您就叫醒我们，为我们打开宿舍楼的灯。 （1）wake up 叫醒，唤醒 e.g. I wake up early this morning. 我今天早上醒得很早。 e.g. Please wake me up at 6 o’clock tomorrow. 请明天6点叫醒我。 （2）turn on 打开 e.g. Please turn on the light. 请把灯打开。 turn 有关的常见短语： turn off 关闭 turn up 调大（音量） turn down 调小（音量）；拒绝 turn in 上交 turn out 结果是… Summary Expressions take care of, wake up, turn on, walk in, stay with, the rest of Exercise 用括号所给词的正确形式填空。 “How time flies!” means “________”. A. Time is very slow. B. Time passes quickly. C. Time is stopped. D. Time is beautiful. 3.“She took care of her little brother.” Here “took care of” means ________. A. played with B. looked after C. argued with D. talked to 4.“I will stay with my grandparents this weekend.” “stay with” here means ________. A. live with B. leave C. visit D. wait for 5.“I will love you for the rest of my life.” means “I will love you ________.” A. for a long time B. forever C. for a short time D. sometimes B B A B Homework Write a short paragraph about an unforgettable person in your life and what he/she did for you, using at least two of the phrases you learned from the letter. 17 Blues 56423.543 $$