Unit5 Understanding Ideas Reading课件2024-2025学年外研版英语七年级下册

Understanding ideas Understanding ideas Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) What else do you know about Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? Roof of the World (世界屋脊) The third pole (第三极) Mount Qomolangma, yak (牦牛), Namtso Lake (纳木措湖), Potala Palace (布达拉宫) ... Source (发源地) of the Yangtze and the Yellow River Guess what place it is. Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 青藏高原 [ˈplætəʊ] It is one of the most beautiful places in the world. What colour is Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? clean soft nature cloud mountain sky river lake field calm grassland shine brightly color under sun Pre-reading Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. 1 What can you see in the pictures? What colour are they? 2 How do you feel about them? white blue green They make me feel calm and peaceful. What’s the passage about? What colors may there be? What may be the writer’s favourite colour? Look and predict What is the structure(结构) of the passage? What’s the main idea of each paragraph? The writer’s view on the hometown The colour white meets you The colour blue makes you clam The grasslands, forests and fields The hometown which is full of colours Three colours Comments A brief introduction Fast-reading A. B. C. Part 1 and fill the blanks My hometown is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The geography here is ________ . It is famous for the world’s highest ________. But this area is also full of the most amazing __________ in nature. amazing mountain colours 1. Where is the writer’s hometown? Read Part 1 and answer the questions 2. How does writer think of his hometown? Why? It is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Amazing The geography here is amazing.The world’s highest mountain is here. This area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature 开门见山，点明主旨：开头直接表明家乡的位置，为后续对家乡色彩的描述搭建了地域框架。 奠定情感基调：通过 “amazing” 一词，为全文定下积极的情感基调，增强文章感染力。 A brief introduction While-reading: Part 2 and match The writer uses to describe ________and __________ ________, ________ and ________ _________, ________, _______and ________ sky lakes forests grasslands mountains fields rivers trains clouds white blue green Three colours 2 The colour white meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. 3 The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. It is like a great sea above the plateau. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. 4 Our grasslands, forests and fields are all green. That’s my favourite colour. It means hope because it is the colour of life. But green is not just the colour of nature now. Trains are running through the plateau. They are this beautiful colour, too. 1.Why is green the writer’s favourite colour? It means hope because it is the colour of life. It is not just the colour of nature but the colour of the trains running through the plateau. Part 2 and answer the questions 2.Why does the writer meniton the train? It shows the development of his/her hometwon. It brings the new hope, new life and new chance to the plateau. 这里用到了明喻（Simile）的修辞手法，用 “像”（like）、“如”（as）、“好像”（as if）、“仿佛”（as though）等特定的词直接将两种不同的事物进行对比，以表明它们之间的相似之处，是文学、诗歌和日常语言中最常用的修辞手段之一，目的是使描述更生动，表达更有力。 1 What does the writer compare the clouds to? What about the mountains and the sky? The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. The sky is like a great sea above the plateau. A similar allows readers to relate ideas to things they see or feel, and it increases readers' interest. 1.What does the plateau look like? The plateau is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops and restaurants. But we have the best presents from nature. 2.Why does the writer use these comparatives（比较级） and superlatives（最高级）? To make a strong contrast（对比）. To show the writer’s pride. Comments Part 3 and answer the questions Read the last paragraph and choose the right answers. 3. Which is true? A. The plateau is noisier. B. There are more shops and restaurants on the plateau. C. The writer thinks Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the best place. 4. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph? A. To compare (比较) the plateau with big cities. B. To show the writer’s love and pride (自豪) for the plateau. C. To list(列举) the differences between shops and restaurants on the plateau. proud adj. 感到自豪的 pride n. 骄傲，自豪 be proud of = take pride in 对……感到自豪 核对关键词，注意同义表达。 Where are you most likely to find the passage? a a science textbook b a travel diary c a magazine about local life d a designer’s guide 科学教科书通常会以客观、专业、严谨的语言来阐述科学知识、原理、现象等内容，会有较多的科学术语、数据、图表以及对科学概念和规律的讲解等，一般会侧重于对自然现象、科学原理等的分析和解释，而不是以个人化的情感和描述为主。 旅行日记一般是以记录旅行者在旅途中的所见所闻、所感所想为主，通常会有明确的时间、行程安排等线索，会更强调旅行的过程和经历，比如到达某个地方的具体过程、在不同景点的游览情况等。 设计师指南一般是为设计师提供设计灵感、素材、方法、案例等方面的指导和参考，内容会围绕设计相关的主题，如色彩搭配、图案设计、空间规划等与设计专业相关的知识和信息。 关于当地生活的杂志内容通常会涵盖各地的风土人情、自然景观、当地居民的生活特色等方面，以丰富多样的文字和图片来展现不同地区的独特魅力，很适合发表这种作者对自己家乡的自然景观、生活环境等进行描述和赞美，表达对家乡热爱之情的文章。 Post-reading Think and share. 2. Does the writer like his / her hometown? How do you know that? Yes, the writer likes his / her hometown, as we can see from the following sentences. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. In my heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. 国家中小学课程资源 15 Think and share. 3. What three colours will you use to describe your hometown? Give reasons for your choices. I would use red, green and silver to describe my hometown Hefei. The lanterns in Sanhe Town are bright red. Our parks are a beautiful green. The Swan Lake is silver early in the morning. Learning to think for question 2 You can think about the landscape, animals or daily things. They can be something special or something common. 16 Different hometowns, the same beauty and love. Summary 8. 映入某人眼帘，吸引某人目光 9.言语无法表达 10. 最……的……之一 4. 各种各样的 5. 穿过；贯穿 6. 在我心中 7. 自豪地做某事 为……感到骄傲 1. 因……出名 作为……出名 2. 充满…… 3. 周围；到处 be famous for be famous as be full of = be filled with meet one’s eyes a hundred kinds of run through in my heart be proud to do sth. all around words can’t express ... be proud of = take pride in one of the + adj. 最高级 + c.n. (pl.) Must-do: Choose-to-do: 1.Read the passage 3 times according to the record. 2. Retell the passage with the help of the thinking map. Make a video to describe your hometown ,using the words and expressions from the passage. Homework $$