Unit 6 Hitting the road reading for writing 课件 2024-2025学年外研版（2024）七年级英语下册

Hitting the road 6 Unit Reading for writing Learning Objectives In this lesson, we will be able to: 1. learn about Xu Xiake’s travel experiences and his achievements; 2. learn to use some words and expressions to describe a traveller; 3. Make commons on a traveller properly; 4. better understand the sprit of a good traveller. Ming Dynasty There was a traveller . Who was he? He is the father of Chinese backpacking.(中国第一背包客) He kept a diary while traveling.Later, his diary became a book. Let's enjoy a video. Who was this man? What did he do? Xu Xiake. He loved exploring China's mountains, rivers, and caves. For 30 years, he walked everywhere , climbing steep rocks,finding secret waterfalls. His diary has 400.000 words filled with stories about Earth's wonders! He wrote about beautiful places like Guanxi's caves and the Yangtze River. 徐霞客 (1587—1641)，明代地理学家、旅行家。他自幼好学，博览群书，淡泊功名，刻意远游。自 22 岁始，历时 30 余年，足迹遍及大半个中国。所至之处探幽寻秘，对山川地貌、水文气候、地质生物及民情风俗等认真考察，以游记体裁将观察所得逐日记录。其日记由后人整理成为《徐霞客游记》。 Now let’s read a passage to learn more about him. Pre-reading He made some geographical discoveries. walk through climb explore seas and mountains. geographical discoveries traveller Look at the pictures and guess this person’s experiences. Use the words and expressions to help you. 旅行者 走过；穿过 海洋和山脉 地理发现 探索 攀登；爬 The traveller is Xu Xiake. He walked through the forests. He explored the seas. He climbed up mountains. Discuss in groups Read for the title 1.What does the“explore” mean? 2.What does the title mean? 1.The word means to travel around an area to learn about it. 2.It means discovering what has not been discovered before. 1 What's the main idea of the passage? It's an introduction to Xu Xiake. 2 How many parts can you divide the passage into? A. Xu's geographical discoveries B. Xu's Regretless Ending C. Xu's dream D. Xu's achievement and influence 3 Match each part with the main ideas. B C A D Four parts. Read Paras. 1&2 and decide true or false. ( )1. In 1640, Xu Xiake ended his last trip because he was seriously ill. ( )2. Xu Xiake thought he was not as great as Zhang Qian and Xuanzang. ( )3. Xu Xiake regretted spending his whole life on the road. T F F Xu's Regretless Ending Read para. 3 and choose the right answers. 1 What was Xu's dream from an early age? A. To become a famous writer. B. To be a great geographer. C. To visit China's seas and mountains. 2 Although it was difficult to travel far at that time, what did Xu do? A. He gave up his dream. B. He traveled for about 30 years. C. He only traveled nearby. Xu's dream Read para. 4 and choose the right answers. 1 What did Xu Xiake do when he visited Mount Huangshan? A. He just enjoyed the scenery. B. He compared the heights of two peaks. C. He wrote a poem about the mountain. 2 What was the result of Xu Xiake's exploration on the two peaks? A. Lianhua Peak was higher. B. Tiandu Peak was higher. C. They were of the same height. Xu's geographical discoveries Read para. 5 and answer the questions. 1. What can we learn from Xu Xiake's Travel Notes? 2. What is the best description of Xu Xiake's life? We can learn about China almost 400 years ago from this book. “Exploring the unexplored” is the best description of his life. 《徐霞客游记》被学术界列为中国最有影响力的20部著作之一，是中国旅游走向全球的重要文化基石之一。其中关于石灰岩地貌的记述，早于欧洲人一个多世纪。《徐霞客游记》开篇之日（5月19日）也被定为“中国旅游日”。 Xu's achievement and influence P94 Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 traveller seas and mountains set out many geographical discoveries higher learn about 1 What do you think of Xu Xiake? P94 Learning to think for question 1 To make comments on a person, it’s important to be respectful and objective. I think Xu Xiake was brave, because his journeys were dangerous. I also think he was curious, because most people didn't travel much in those days. Task 7 2 Do you want to be someone like Xu Xiake? Yes, I want to be like Xu Xiake. I want to travel and discover new places and facts. I want to share my knowledge with the world. Xu Xiake's spirit inspires generations of Chinese. Xu's Regretless Ending Xu's dream Xu's geographical discoveries Xu's achievement and influence 1. Why does the writer start from Xu Xiake’s last year? 2. Why does the writer mention Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak? 3. Can you think of another title for the passage? Answer the questions. 4 The writer starts from Xu Xiake's last year to attract readers and raise their curiosity. The writer introduces the peaks as examples of Xu's important geographical discoveries. P94 Follow your dreams./ Never give up./ Be brave./ Explore new places./ Enjoy the journey. 吸引读者，激发读者的好奇心。 开放性问题，从语篇的中心思想出发进行整体思考。 以具体的例子说明徐霞客实事求是、追求真理的精神。 Pay attention to the following expressions. 生了重病 回到家 走过；穿过 和……一样伟大 一点也不后悔 自年少时起 梦想…… 那时 开始做某事 实现梦想 地理发现 求证真相 更辽阔的视野 由于；因为 ……的最佳描述 Translate the following expressions into English. 12. 实现梦想 13. 地理发现 14. 一点也不后悔 15. …… 的最佳描述 7. 更辽阔的视野 8. 走过；穿过 9. 和…… 一样伟大 10. 自年少时起 11. 求证真相 1. 那时 2. 开始做某事 3. 回到家 4. 梦想…… 5. 由于；因为 6. 生了重病 at the time set out on sth back home dreamed of thanks to seriously ill a wider view walked through as great as from an early age find out the truth achieve one’s dream geographical discovery have no regrets at all the best description of 中英配对 Try to retell the introduction to Xu Xiake. Dreamed of visiting China’s seas and mountains Set out on his life’s journey Travelled and achieved his dream Was seriously ill Had to end his last trip Had no regrets From an early age At 22 In the following 30 years In 1640 Task 10 Exploring the unexplored 1 In 1640, a man was seriously ill. He had to end the last trip of his life. Back home, people asked him, “You spent your whole life on the road. Do you regret it?” 2 “I walked through many fantastic places in China,” he replied. “People say I’m as great as Zhang Qian and Xuanzang. So I have no regrets at all.” This man was Xu Xiake, the greatest traveller in Chinese history. 3 From an early age, Xu dreamed of visiting China’s seas and mountains. But at the time, it was very difficult to travel far. P92 Read the passage. 2 达人所未达，探人所未知 回到家 后悔 走过；穿过 像张骞和玄奘那样伟大 一点也不后悔 自年少时起 梦想 那时 远游 生了重病 This didn’t stop him, however. At 22, he set out on his life’s journey. He travelled for about 30 years, and achieved his dream. 4 Xu made many geographical discoveries during his journey. Once, he visited Mount Huangshan. People then thought Tiandu Peak was higher than Lianhua Peak. To find out the truth, Xu climbed both peaks. He discovered that Lianhua Peak gave a wider view, so it must be higher. He was right! 5 Xu recorded his travel experiences in his diary. This later became Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes. Thanks to this book, we can learn about China almost 400 years ago. “Exploring the unexplored” is the best description of Xu’s life. 开始了自己一生的旅程 实现了他的梦想 地理发现 有一次 黄山 那时 天都峰 莲花峰 求证真相 更为辽阔的视野 《徐霞客游记》 由于；因为 400 年前 对徐霞客一生的最佳描述 23027 Write a short introduction to another great traveller. Writing task 23027 Pre-writing 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? 23027 2.Why is this person famous? 1.Who is this person? Plan your introduction and answer the questions. Step ① 5.What’s your opinion of this person? 3.What are this person’s achievements? 4.What are people’s comments on this person? Tip: Answer the questions in complete sentences. 1.Who is the person? Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy. 2.Why is the person famous? He travelled to Asia with his dad and uncle on the Silk Road. Marco Polo became famous because of his travels. 3.What are the person’s achievements? There was a book about his time in Asia called The Travels of Marco Polo. This book helped people in Europe learn about different cultures and places. 23027 4.What’s people’s comment on this person? People think he was brave and his stories were interesting. Many other travellers were inspired by him. 5.What’s your opinion on this person? I think Marco Polo was a curious traveller. His stories remind us to be open to new things and learn from others. 23027 Write your introduction as a paragraph with the help of the questions. Step ② Why is this person famous? Who is this person? What’s your opinion of this person? What are this person’s achievements? What are people’s comments on this person? Tip: Organise the answers to the questions into a paragraph in a proper way. 23027 Step ③ Check. Did you: □ cover the key information about the traveller? □ use the words and expressions from the reading passage? □ give your opinion of the great traveller? Step ④ Share your short introduction with class. 23027 Sample Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy. He travelled to Asia with his dad and uncle on the Silk Road. Marco Polo became famous because of his travels. There was a book about his time in Asia called The Travels of Marco Polo. This book helped people in Europe learn about different cultures and places. People think he was brave and his stories were interesting. Many other travellers were inspired by him. I think Marco Polo was a curious traveller. His stories remind us to be open to new things and learn from others. 23027 I can understand the experiences of Xu Xiake. know how to introduce a famous person. write a short introduction to another great traveller. Reflecting 1. From an early age, Xu dreamed of visiting China’s seas and mountains. 自年少时起，徐霞客就梦想着访遍中国的山海。 ① He dreamed of/about a strange city last night. dream of/about 做梦，梦见；梦想 他昨晚梦到了一个陌生的城市。 他梦想有一座大房子。 ② He dreamed of a big house. 他们梦想着环游世界。 ③ They dreamed of travelling around the world. 2. At 22, he set out on his life’s journey. 22 岁时，他开始了自己一生的旅程。 set out to do sth./on sth. ① They set out at dawn to climb the mountain. 着手做某事 他们黎明时分出发去爬山。 他们去年在村子里建了一所新学校。 ③ They set up a new school in the village last year. 我们一大早就出发去机场了。 ④ We set off for the airport early in the morning. 请在这里写下你的名字和地址。 ⑤ Please set down your name and address here. set up 建立；设立：搭建；安装 set off 出发；动身 set down写下；记下；放下 ② They set out on a long journey across the desert. 他们开始了穿越沙漠的漫长旅程。 3. To find out the truth, Xu climbed both peaks. He discovered that Lianhua Peak gave a wider view, so it must be higher. 为了求证真相，徐霞客登上了这两座山峰，发现莲花峰上的视野更为辽阔，所以它应该更高一点。 ★ discover意为“发现”，一般指发现客观事物的存在，发现已存在而不为人所知的事情。 ★ find意为“找到，发现”，强调的是找的结果。 ★ find out意为“找出，发现， 查明”，多指通过调查、寻问、打听、研究之后搞清楚、 弄明白。 discover, find & find out ① Last year they discovered a comet (彗星). ② I can’t find my pen. I’m looking for it everywhere. ③ Please find out when the train leaves. 1. Where did you __________ your bike? 2. Please __________ who broke the window. 3. Scientists __________ a new kind of plant last year. 根据句意，用discover, find 或 find out的适当形式填空。 find find out discovered Complete and polish your writing. 400 years ago ... Ming Dynasty There was a traveller . He traveled to 21 provinces and over 100 cities in China. He was the first to find lots of karst caves (喀斯特溶洞). He was also the first person to find the highest peak (山峰) of Huangshan Mountain. He is the father of Chinese backpacking. (中国第一背包客) He kept a diary while traveling.Later, his diary became a book. Who was he? Ming Dynasty There was a traveller . 徐霞客 He traveled to 21 provinces and over 100 cities in China. He climbed thousands of mountains and explored over 350 caves. He was the first to find lots of karst caves (喀斯特溶洞). He was also the first person to find the highest peak (山峰) of Huangshan Mountain. He is the father of Chinese backpacking. (中国第一背包客) He kept a diary while traveling.Later, his diary became a book. Who was he? 1 What do you think of Xu Xiake? 2 Do you want to be someone like Xu Xiake? Discussion independent独立的 careful认真的 Strong-willed 意志坚强的 courageous 勇敢的 persistent 坚持不懈 tireless 孜孜不倦的 never give up 决不言弃 1 What's the main idea of the passage? It's an introduction to Xu Xiake. 2 How many parts can you divide the passage into? A. Xu's geographical discoveries B. Xu's Regretless Ending C. Xu's dream D. Xu's achievement and influence 3 Match each part with the main ideas. A B C D Goodbye Lavf58.20.100 $$