Unit 6 Section B Project&Reading 课件 2024-2025学年人教版（2024）英语七年级下册

Unit Six Rain or Shine Project & Reading plus What’s the weather like today? Do you know the weather in other places now? How can we know the weather conditions of a place? rainy stormy cloudy sunny foggy dry windy lightning snowy freezing check the weather report 3a Read the weather report about Chengdu.Underline the information from the table in the report. Good morning from Chengdu in Sichuan Province. It’s a cool spring morning in April. It’s raining heavily today, and the temperature is around 20°C. Many people are staying in today. It’s a good day to do indoor activities. But look behind me! A few people are still outside. They’re hurrying towards the nearby buildings to hide from the rain. It’s important to carry an umbrella or pack a raincoat today. 3b In groups, choose a city and find information about its weather on a certain day. Make a similar table to the one in 3a. City Season Month Temperature Activity Advice Beijing Season summer Month August Weather sunny and hot Temperature 38℃ Activity stay in Advice sunglasses; sun umbrella; sun protection clothing 3c Write a weather report with the information from your table in 3b. Give your report to the class. In your report, you should answer the following questions: What is the season in the city? How’s the weather today? What’s the temperature today? Would you describe it as warm, cold, or neither?  What activity would you recommend for today? Is it warm enough for outdoor activities or too cold to stay outside for long? What’s your advice for people who have to do outdoor activities? Hello, everyone! Now I’m giving a report at the Summer Palace in Beijing. Today, the weather is great! It’s sunny and a little windy, but it’s not hot. The temperature is 22℃. There’re a lot of people here. They’re walking, talking, and laughing. Some people are taking pictures of the beautiful scenery, and some are boating on the lake. They’re enjoying themselves. An old man is writing on the ground with a big brush. Many people are standing around and watching him write Chinese characters. It’s very interesting. That’s all for my report. Thank you! How do you feel today? Lead in scared angry happy sad bored Lead in What can you know from this picture？Share your ideas . It means people may feel bad in rainy weather and feel good in sunny weather. So the weather may affects our moods! Let’s learn more! Pre-reading Presentation Read and say Fast reading Reading Plus 1. How many paragraphs are there in the text? 2. What is the structure of the text? Four paragraphs. A B General Introduction Body part Conclusion part Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. Presentation Read the passage quickly again and match the main idea of each paragraph. Read and match Fast reading Reading Plus Weather’s impact(影响) on daily life Weather language for emotions Weather’s effect on mood Fact and advice Reading tip: Paying attention to the first or last sentences of each paragraph can help. Presentation Read and match Fast reading Reading Plus 1.How do we divide the article into three parts? 2.Match the main idea of each part. Weather is a big part of our lives Give advice Why weather is a big part of our lives Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 How does weather affect our lives according to the passage? A. It only affects where we go. B. It affects where we go, what we do, what we wear and how we feel and behave. C. It only affects how we feel. D. It only affects what we wear. Careful-reading Read Para1 carefully. Para 1 Main idea: weather affects our lives on many ways: Reread the text and complete the diagram for each paragraph. It affects: where we go _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ what we do what we wear how we feel and behave How many weather languages are mentioned in this part? What are they? under the weather snowed under Careful-reading Read Para 2 carefully. Para 2 Main idea: We often use weather languages to describe how we feel: Reread the text and complete the diagram for each paragraph. under the weather: __________________________ snowed under: ______________________________ bad weather to describe a ______ (good/bad) mood; good weather to describe a ______ (good/bad) mood; feeling ill bad feeling stressed and busy good 读文章第二段，试着翻译句子。 1. If we are feeling ill, we say we are “under the weather”. 如果我们感觉不舒服，我们说我们“身体不舒服”。 2. If we are feeling stressed and busy, we can say that we are “snowed under”. 如果我们感到压力和忙碌，我们可以说“忙的不可开 交”。 How does sunlight affect our body? Careful-reading Read Para3 carefully. Sunlight helps our body to produce __________: more sunlight: people feel ________________ less sunlight: people feel ________________ Para 3 Main idea: The weather can change the way we feel! Reread the text and complete the diagram for each paragraph. vitamin D happier unusually sad When it is hot and sunny: some people may get ________________ easily angry under the weather 身体不适 snowed under 忙的不可开交的 for example 例如 make sb. feel down 使某人情绪低落 once in a while 偶尔地；间或 Why is it important to go outside? Because getting no fresh air or sunlight and spending too much time inside can make us feel down.. Read Para4 carefully. What makes people feel down: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Para 4 Main idea: spend more time outside can improve our mood. Reread the text and complete the diagram for each paragraph. How to improve it? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ getting no fresh air or sunlight Go outside once in a while, whatever the weather, rain or shine. spending too much time inside affect Read the text and correct the statements. 1. The weather doesn't really affect how we feel and behave. 2. If we are feeling ill, we can say that we are“snowed under". 3. We use sunny or warm weather to describe negative moods. 4. Darkness helps us produce more vitamin D. 5. We can feel down if we spend too much time outside. afffects “under the weather” good Sunlight inside Post-reading Use a dictionary or Internet to help you match the weather idioms with their meanings. to brighten up 变得更愉快 to be on cloud nine 感到无比幸福 to feel as right as rain 身体、精神完全恢复 to be in a fog 处于困惑、迷茫 Presentation Look and say Careful reading Reading Plus 2 Find more weather idioms and share them with a partner. Guess the meaning of these English idioms. “it never rains but it pours” “take a rain check” “have your head in the cloud” “brainstorm” “break the ice” 祸不单行 头脑风暴;奇想 打破僵局 心不在焉;注意力不集中 延期;改天 Head in the clouds. 心不在焉，做白日梦 Storm in a teacup 小题大做 Language points 如何影响我们的生 我们的感受和表现 它是我们生活 中的重要部分! We often use weather language to describe how we feel. For example, if we are feeling ill we say we are "under the weather". If we are feeling stressed and busy, we can say that we are "snowed under". We use “bad" weather (rainy, stormy, etc.) to describe a bad mood, and "good" weather (sunny, warm, etc.) to describe a good mood. 我们经常使用天气语言来描述我们的感受 如果我们觉得生病了， 我们说我们， 身体不舒服 如果我们感觉有压力而且很忙,我们会说我们(工作多得忙不过来) 我们用“坏”天气(多雨的,有暴风雨的等) 来描述糟糕的情绪,用“好”天气(晴朗的,暖和的等)来描 述好的情绪 And that is not all. The weather can even change the way we feel! For example, sunlight helps our body to produce vitamin D. This vitamin can improve our mood. But some parts of the world get little sunlight in winter, so people can feel unusually sad then. However, when it is hot and sunny, some people may get angry 并不仅仅是这些 天气甚至能改变我们的感受! 例如,阳光帮助的身体产生维生素D 但是在世界上的一些地方,冬天几乎得不到阳光 因此人们那时会感到异常悲 easily too! Scientists are still studying how the weather changes the way people feel and behave. These days, many of us spend less time outside than in the past. Geting no fresh air or sunlight and spending too much time inside can make us feel down. It is very important to go outside once in a while, whatever the weather, rain or shine! 科学家们仍然在研究天气是如何改变人们的感受和行为的。 近来,我们中许多人比过去花更少的时间待在户外。 得不到新鲜的空气和阳光、花太多的时间待在室内会使我们感到沮丧 时不时 1. Do you know how weather affects our lives? 你知道天气是如何影响我们的生活的吗？ affect v. 影响 affect one’s moods 影响某人的情绪 e.g. The clothes we wear really can affect how we feel. effect n. 影响，效果，作用 have a(n) ... effect on 对……有……影响 e.g. My parents’ encouragement had a big effect on me. 2. And it also affects how we feel and behave. 而且它也会影响我们的感受和行为。 behave v. 表现; 行为 behave well / badly 表现好/糟糕 e.g. The boy behaved very well last night. behaviour n. [U] 举止; 行为 e.g. good/bad behaviour 良好／恶劣行为 3. For example, if we are feeling ill, we say we are “under the weather”.例如，如果我们感觉不舒服, 我们会说自己 “身体欠佳”。 such as和for example均可用于表示举例，有时二者可以互换。但也有区别，区别如下： 不同点 例句 for example 常用逗号与被说明的内容隔开 可以用句子来说明 在句中的位置比较灵活，位于句首、句中或句末均可 I like many team sports, football, for example. I have many dreams. For example, I want to go on a visit to Beijing. 不同点 例句 such as 用于举例时，跟在被说明的内容之后 列举的事物要紧随such as后，as后不可有逗号 such as后不接句子 I like all kinds of fruit such as apples, pears and bananas. Homework Give a live weather forecast for the upcoming week in your area. Find more weather idioms and share them with your classmates. $$