Unit 4 Developing ideas—Reading for writing课件2024-2025学年外研版英语七年级下册

The art of having fun Unit 4 Developing ideas—Reading for writing Learning Objectives know about “the time-eating monster”. get the main idea and structure. write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way. In this lesson, we will: What activities can you see in the pictures? Screen Time 荧屏时间 Too much screen time is bad for us! Read and find out the topic sentences. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Just remember, too much fun also makes Jack a dull boy! But we just sit there and look at the screen without noticing it at all. We often get lost in the monster’s world like this. Have you ever noticed a monster around us? So, stand up and leave the screens! The topic sentence usually appears at the beginning or the end of each paragraph. The structure of this passage Para. 1 Para. 5 Why How What Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. Q: What does the time-eating monster refer to? This monster comes in many forms—games, social media and TV shows. Read Para. 2 and Para. 3 and fill in the blanks. How do we get lost in the monster’s world? We _________ the computer and start a game. But soon the monster takes over. It starts to eat away our time, minute by minute. But we just sit there and _______ the screen without _________ it at all. How does this affect our life? We become ________________ with _____ necks and ____ eyes. We _________ on sweet moments with loved ones. We are _______ to the real world. turn on look at noticing couch potatoes sore dry miss out deaf Read Para. 2 and Para. 3 and fill in the blanks. Read Para. 5 and fill in the blanks. What can we do to fight the monster? _____________________ the screens. ·Go outside, feel the sun on your face, and jog in the fresh air. ·Play tennis or go hiking with _____________. ·Talk about your day with your family. Stand up and leave your friends Answer the questions. 1. Why does the writer describe the problem as “the time-eating monster”? 2. What other expressions can you think of to describe the problem? Think and share 1. Which “time-eating monsters” might be in people’s pockets, in their living rooms, or on their desks? 2. Why do you think we like these “time-eating monsters” so much? 3. Do you think people spend more time on these “monsters” nowadays? Why or why not? Let’s make an outline(提纲). 三段 Beginning Body Ending 审人称： 一般现在时 审文体： 记叙文 第一人称I 审时态： 引入话题 审布局： 总结方法 介绍弊端 Write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way. Answer the questions to help you plan your paragraph. 1. What fun activities do you like to do? 2. When you don’t have fun in a balanced way, how can it be harmful? 3. What can you do to solve the problem? Write your paragraph with the help of the questions. 1. What fun activities do you like to do? 2. When you don’t have fun in a balanced way, how can it be harmful? 3. What can you do to solve the problem? □ include problems and solutions? □ use the words and expressions from the reading passage? □ give your opinion about having fun in a balanced way? Check. Did you: Time is money. 时间就是金钱。 (1)take over表示 “接管；接收”，后面通常接公司、组织、职务等名词。 例句：The new manager will take over next month. 新经理将在下个月接任。 (2)take over表示 “占上风，取得对……的控制”，常与of搭配，后面接表示某种情绪、想法等的名词。 例句：Fear took over of him when he saw the accident. 当他看到事故时，恐惧占了上风。 1. But soon the monster takes over. Language Points 2. It brings us so much fun. So why do you say it's a monster? bring sb sth是一个常用的短语，表示 “给某人带来某物”。 例句：The news brought us great joy. 这个消息给我们带来了极大的喜悦。 3. We turn on the computer and start a game. turn on 是一个动词短语，表示 “打开”，后面接电器等设备。 例句：Turn on the TV. 打开电视。 与 turn有关的常见短语： turn off 关掉；关闭 turn up 出现；开大，调大（音量等） turn down 拒绝；调小（音量等） turn out 结果是；生产；关掉 turn around 转身 4. We become couch potatoes with sore necks and dry eyes. “with + 名词” 表示伴随状态。 例句：She is a beautiful girl with long hair. 她是一个有着长发的漂亮女孩。 Write a short paragraph about a time-eating monster. Required Optional Read the passage again and summarise the main idea in your own words. null 98692.43 $$