Unit 6 Starting out + Understanding ideas 课件 2024-2025学年外研版（2024）七年级英语下册

Free Talk What can you see in the piccture? Both of them carry bags on their backs. What do they do? Maybe they are travelling. Do you like travelling? What do you think of it? Travelling is just like _______, it makes me_________. A life without _____ is just like a life without _______. Travelling allows us to experience new things. It can make us grow as a better person, develop our interests as well as helping us learn new skills. Do you know any famous sayings about travelling? Millie Free Talk What does each quote say about travel?? Travelling allows us .... It can make us ..., develop...as well as .... Which quote do you agree with most? Millie Pre-reading What can you see in the pictures? peppers some dishes and a hotpot hot and spicy, which is about diet! masks in Sanxingdui Museum cool and amazing, which is about the culture. Guess: Which city did the writer go? Guess: What did he do there? Did he have fun and enjoy himself during his trip? Why does the writer use such a title “ Hot and cool”? Millie 1. What is the passage? A. a food story B. a travelling diary C. a daily blog D. a cultural poster Fast-reading 2. What are mentioned in the passage? masks in Sanxingdui Museum Sichuan hotpot 3. Wha’t the main idea of the passage? Read fast and answer. Tip 1: The fist paragraph or the last paragraph usually tells us the main idea! 3. How many part can the passage be divided? Millie Careful-reading 1). Read and tick the ideas in the passage. The weather was very hot in Chengdu. In general,the writer enjoyed the hot pot. The writer was curious about Sanxingdui. The writer does not want to stay in China. 2) Where did the writer’s friend pick him? A. In the restaurant B. In the airport. C. At home. D. In the station 3) How does the writer’s feeling change during his hotpot experience? ① expected ② enjoyable ③ surprised A. ①②③ B. ②③① C. ③②① D. ①③② 4) What’s the meaning “ When in China, do as the Chinese do”? ________________________________________ √ √ Millie Careful-reading 1). How does the writer feel during his visit to Sanxingdui Museum? A. surprised and unsatisfied B. curious and amazed C. angry and tired D. tired but expeced 2) What’s the difference between the masks and normal ones? A. They can see further. B. They can hear clearer. C. They have bigger ears. D. They have smaller eyes. 3) What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The writer was unsatified with his journey to Chengdu. B. The writer is proud of being Chinese and look forward to another journey. C. The writer only enjoyed the journey in Sanxingdui. D. The writer has travelled all the places of China. Tip 2: The pictures sometimes can tell us the information. Millie Further thinking. Read and answer the questions. 1. What do you think the title “ Hot and cool” mean? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Would you like to travel in Sichuan? Why or whynot? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary Read and complete the notes with the words and expressions. Try to do a report about the writer’s journey according to the mindmap. Summary A: As we all know, travelling can ...... A life withou ... is just like a like without ...... Do you have any meanigful journey? B: Of course! Travelling is my favourite! The journey which most impressed me was .......... During the journey, I ....... A: How did you feel during your whole journey? B. .......... A. What a/an ...... experience! Maybe next time ...... Share your journey with us. Period 2 Grammar 1.通过复习课文，识别并总结形容词比较级的用法并运用比较级谈论自己在旅行中的有趣经历。 2.运用所学的比较级完成自己的旅行经历的文章，并总结关于经历的文章结构。 3.结合所学的比较级和思维导图，从时间、地点、人物、感受、习得（评价）五个维度谈论不同的经历的表达，并使用所学的高级句型表达来升华主题。 Millie Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production A be +much + 形容词比较级+ than B Let's compare. Lisa is tall. Lisa is much taller than Lisa. The dog is big. The elepgant is much bigger than the dog. What is their common point? Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production A be +more / less +形容词+ than B Let's compare. Tom is outgoing. Anna is quiet. Anna is quieter than Tom. Tom is more outgoing than Anna. What is their common point? Anna is less quiet than Tom. Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production A be +as +形容词+as B Let's compare. What is their common point? The ruler is tall. The ruler is as tall as the first one. The book is interesting. The book is as interesting as the first one. Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarize the grammar rules. The food was much hotter than I expected. And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it! much ....than ... as ...as... Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage. Find More！ 1. Why are their eyes and ears much bigger than normal ones? 2. Were ancient Shu people able to see and hear further than us? Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Rewrite the sentences using (more / less) ... than or as ...as. Discuss with partner. We can use more +多音节形容词+than to exchange “prefer doing something”. 1. I prefer trying local food to visiting places of interest in a trip. To me, trying local foof is _______________ visiting places of interest in a trip. 2. The hotel was very comfortable, just like my own home. The hotel rroom was _________________ my own home. more interesting than as comfortable as We can use as+形容词 +as to exchange “just like doing something”. Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Complete the passage using as...as or (more) ... than. What do you think of Iguazu Falls 、? Why do you think so? bigger than Let's challenge! as powerful as more beautiful than more interesting as exciting as as little as little -less many/much -more Millie Group competition. who can make more sentences like the example with possessive nouns. Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Work in pairs. Discuss fun things to do while travelling. Put them in the thinking map. doing fun things enjoying fantastic sights learning meaningful lessons Millie Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Useful expressions: ... is much ... than ... Surprisingly, I strted to enjoy.... ... is just as fun as .... I tried ... and went to ... ... is just more .... than ... I’m really looking forward to ... Use the words from the reading passage and the useful expressions to help you. Millie Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Trying new things 01 Doing fun things 03 Going to exciting places 02 Enjoying fantastic sights 04 a story of a travelling Think and share Talk about your fun things while travelling. ... is much ... than ... Useful expressions: ... is much ... than ... Surprisingly, I strted to enjoy.... ... is just as fun as .... I tried ... and went to ... ... is just more .... than ... I’m really looking forward to ... Surprisingly, I started to enjoy ... ... is just as fun as ... ... is just more ... than ... Millie Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production checklist Content 内容 Evaluation 评价 Describe the fun things while travelling in four aspects*方面 clearly. Use the comparative properly. The travelling story is special and meanging enough. Excellent： Good： Need to improve： Millie Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Choose one of your most interesting travellings and write a passage (remember to use comparative). Must-do: Summarize the rules of comparative with mindmap . Could do: Lead-in Presentation Practice Homework Production Millie Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with story! Fun things during travel Trying new things Going to exciting places Doing fun things Enjoying fantastic sights Conjunction content A be +much + 形容词比较级+ than B A be +as +形容词+as B A be +more / less +形容词+ than B meanings Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with story! Millie Free Talk Guess: What’s the woman doing? She is taking a video. A blog is a blog in the form of a video. = a vlog Here is my blog. I usually share vlogs online. What do you think of sharing blogs online? It’s a popular way of sharing information and experiences. We call people sharing vlogsonline vloggers. Millie Pre- listening Before listening, what can you learn from the pictures? It’’s a blog which shares online. The person likes sharing vlohs online so much! What’s the main idea of the latest vlog? Swim to work? A special city to visit! Tip 1: Before listening, we can read the pictures carefully, they can tell us a lot of information. What do you want to know about the man’s blog? Let’s listen and learn more about it. Millie While- listening 1. What’s the main idea of the speech? A. The speakerr is accepting an award on the stage. B. The speaker is making a travel vlog in the street. C. The speaker is talking to local people in a restaurant. Tip 2: Before listening, we should better circle the key words. Millie While- listening Listen again and complete the personal homepage. Who What How Tip 3: We need to listen for certain details, such as names, objects, places and numbers. Millie While- listening 1. What does the speaker think of Bern? A. It’s a nice place with few people. B. It’s a beautiful place with a short history. C. It’s a fantastic place with a long history. D. It’s an amazing place with many people. 2. What is the lady doing? A. She is swimming. B. She is running. C. She is shopping. D. She is travelling. 3. Why does the speak think it’s a wonderful way to start the day? A. Becauuse the air is very fresh. B. Because there are few people. C. Because we can relax ourselves freely. D. Because there are no traffic jams. Listen and choose the right answers. Tip 4: While listening, pay attention to the facts and opinions. While- listening 1. What does the lady do with her clothes and things? A. She put them on the beach. B. She leave them in a box. C. She puts them in a waterproof bag. D. She didn’t notice her clothes. 2. Is it a popular way to get around Ben? A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. Sorry, we don;t know. 3. Why does the speaker introduce the facts? A. To make us believe it is worth visiting. B. To make the city better. C. To share his experience. D. To persuade us that swimming is very cool. Tip 5: If you hear something positive, you can use expressions such as Really? or Amazing！ Tip 6: If you hear something negative， you can use expressions such as Oh dear! or How awful! Do a report according to the mindmap. Summary Where What Why How When we want to share our experience, we can follow these steps. Show Time Talk about your favourite kind of travelling and share what you can learn from it. A: What’s your favourite kind of travelling? B. I prefer to travel in a ..... way. A. What do you like most when you are travellinig? B. I ....... because in my opinion, travelling ....... A. Amazing! What impressed you most during all these things? B. What impressed me most was ...... A. Wow！ I am also ...... after hearing your journey. What can you learn from it? B. A lot of things. For example,...... Presentation vote on the best two presenters. Free Talk Guess: What are the person’s experiences? Use the words and expressions to help you. Maybe he is a traveller who likes traveling arounds the seas and mountains. He may be a geographical discovery who explores the unexplored things. What do you think of such a man? Do you want to live a life just like him? brave deligent ...... Millie Pre-reading What can we learn from the title and the pictures? He walked through many places. He loved travelling to explore something. He kept diaries during his travelling. He recorded his travel experiences in his diary. Through travelling, exploring the unexplored world and leave something meaningful for humans. Millie While-reading Read fast and answer. 1. Where may you probably read this passage? A. In a travel magazine B. In an advertisement C. In a health newsppare D. In a cultural website 2. Who is the main character? 3. How many parts can the passage be divided into? Millie While-reading Read part 1 and answer. 1). Why did the man have to end the last trip in 1640? A.Because he didn’t want to be great. B. Because he had something regret ful to do. C. Because his health condition was poor. D. Because he no longer loved travelling. 2) What does people think of Xu Xiake? A. He is greater than Zhang Qian. B. He is a great traveller than anyone in China. C. He is a person who has a lot of regrest. D. He is a person walked through many fantastic places in the world. Millie While-reading Read part 2 and answer. 1). When did he set out on his life’s journey? A. At the age of 30. B. Nearly in 1640. C. Nearly in 1588. D. From an early age. 2) What can we learn from the para. 4? A. People was true about the height of Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak. B. Xu only travelled the Lianhua peak. C. Liannhua Peak was higher than Tiandu Peak. D. A mountain with wider view is lower in height. Millie Post-reading Do a summary according to the mindmap. What do you think of XU Xiake? Why? Do you want to be a person like Xu Xiake? Further thinking. 1). Why does the writer start from XU Xiake’e last year? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2) Why does the writer mention Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) Can you think of another title for the passage? ________________________________________________________________ Show Time If you want to introduce a person who wis famous, how will you introduce? Who is the person? Why is the person famous? What are the person’s achievements? What’s people’s comment on this person? What’s your opinion on this person? Show Time Write a short introduction to another great traveller with the folling mindmap. pre-task Do you like travelling? What do you think of it? Travelling is just like _______, it makes me_________. A life without _____ is just like a life without _______. Search for information for places of interest Make a one-day travel What are the activities Why did you choose? What can your friend get? Millie pre-task Organise our ideas with the help of the following outline and create your travel plan. Places Names of: a restaurant a park a museum Activities: First, we have breakfast/ lunch dinner at ... Then, take a boat /train Next, visit.... Reasons When is ..., do as the ... do. ...is really a natural wonder. ... is a beautiful place with a long history. something to get A(N) ...experience makes travelling ... He / She can learn about ... and understand the culture of ... Remember! Think about the time for each activity! Make sure your friend can do all the activities in one day! 木槿 (木) - pre-task Conclution Giving a brief summary After completing this unit, do you understand more about the meaning of travel? explore explain the truemeaning of travel Millie task-circle Organise your ideas in groups and make your travel plan. Remember: Make a travel plan. Millie task-circle Practise and present your travel plan to the class. Millie task-circle vote on the best three travel plans and the best three presentations. Millie Homework Must do: 1. Finish your travel plan and share it with your friends so that they can know more about the plan you’re making. 2. Better (优化）your travel plan and display it on the wall of your class. Choose to do: 1. Combined (结合）with the content of the travel plan, make a video to share what you and your friends have learnt through this one-day travel. Checklist (评价表） Scores 1 2 3 4 5 Content Use wprds and expressions in the unit to talk about travel. Use as ... as to describe travel experiences. Explain the meaning of travel. Language Give a suitable title for the travel plan. Use the appropriate tense and grammer. Include the following four aspects: ●Places ●Activities ●Reasons ●What can your friend get Stage manners Speakly politely(礼貌地）and confidently（自信地）. $$