Unit 8 Section A 2a-2e 课件2024-2025学年人教版（2024）七年级英语下册

Unit 8 Once Upon a Time Section A 2a-2e 1 A Story Sharing Festival! Which story would you like to share? Let’s choose stories from two groups: Western fables (寓言故事) Chinese idiom stories (成语故事) What makes a story good for sharing in English? Part 1 Learning and Understanding - Rules of Choosing a Story Remember three rules: Choose a simple story – think about the characters (角色) and plot (情节) 2. Clear its big idea – think about its moral (寓意) 3. Mark the hard words – use strategy to work it out stories can hold ideas big short 2 The Chinese Farmer Who Lost His Horse Paint the Dragon, Dot the Eyes Lucky or Unlucky Make the finishing points 画龙点金 塞翁失马 Calling a Deer a Horse Twisting Truth with Power Chinese idiom stories Tip 1 : Create the title by thinking about its character(角色) , plot(情节) or moral(寓意). 指鹿为马 Part 1 Learning and Understanding - Title Creation What’s the difference between two English titles? direct names meaningful titles Calling Black White 3 Setting Tip 2 : Learn to set the framework by using 5-finger strategy. 5-Finger Strategy Characters Problem Events (事件) Solution When and where does the story happen? Who are the story about? What went wrong? What happened in the story? How was the problem worked out? name identity (身份) personality (性格) A VS B (conflict冲突) beginning - middle – end action & saying time & place end Moral (寓意) Part 1 Learning and Understanding - Framework (框架) Setting 4 Part 2 Applying & Practicing - Adding Details (细节) 要 素 文本细节 语言特点 Setting Characters Events Tip 3: Add details by listing a form or drawing a story map. Problem Solution lie vs truth adult vs child tell the truth Moral (寓意) Once upon a time 故事开头：Once upon a time an emperor; two brothers; the emperor’s official; people in the street; a boy 人物设定：different identities Beginning: ① an emperor: liked clothes, wanted to buy ② two brothers: came, lied, pretended “Only clever people can see them!” Middle: the emperor, officials: couldn’t see, didn’t want to look silly, praised “What lovely clothes!” End: ①the emperor: decided to show; people: praised ②a boy: suddenly, shouted; everyone: looked at, started laughing “Look! The emperor has no clothes on!” 故事情节由人物的行为和话语共同推动 行为：一般过去时 (动词过去式)，副词(suddenly) 话语：直接引用，一般现在时，感叹句，形容词 5 Part 2 Applying & Practicing - Moral Discovery and Expression Show the Point Find Link Translate 坚守诚信 谎言终将被揭穿 独立思考 从众心理隐患多 别让虚荣心支配你 Always tell the truth. Lies don’t last forever. Think for yourself. Following the crowd is dangerous. Don’t let pride control you. Tip 4 : Find the moral by focusing on problems and solutions. title (故事标题):_____________________ characters (主要角色)： ______ ______ ______ problem (关键冲突)： ______ vs ______ solution (最意外情节)： ____________________ 6 Part 2 Applying & Practicing - Acting out 开场 Hi, everyone! I’d like to share my favourite story with you. Its name is... Do you know the story...? 讲述故事 once, once upon a time, long ago, long ago past - tense verbs: liked, wanted, came, lied, pretended what the characters said: “… can / are / has...” he / she said. connecting words: one day, then, next, the end… The story teaches us:  结尾 The end! Did you like the story? Please tell me what you think! Tip 5 : Speak loudly and confidently with facial expressions and body movements. 7 Part 3 Transferring & Innovating - Story Sharing Calling a Deer a Horse Twisting Truth with Power 指鹿为马 Calling Black White Characters Beginning Middle Problem End (Solution) Zhao Gao (a powerful minister), an emperor, officials Zhao Gao wanted to know if officials would follow him. He brought a dear but called it horse. The emperor thought it must be a dear and asked the officials. Some lied, some told the truth, others said nothing. Zhao hurt the truth-tellers, then everyone acted like the lie was true! It is a dear or a horse? To tell truth or lie? To follow Zhao or not? Moral When powerful people make others lie, truth needs courage. 8 Checklist (评价表) I can tell a story Content (内容) begin the story with its name tell the development of the story with proper verbs tell the end and the moral of the story Language (语言) use the simple present tense and the simple past tense correctly use connecting words use adjectives and adverbs to give details Performance (表现) speak loudly and confidently act with facial expressions and body movements Part 3 Transferring & Innovating - Sharing 9 Hi everyone! Let me tell you a Chinese story called Calling a Deer a Horse. Once upon a time, there was a powerful minister named Zhao Gao. He wanted to know if officials would follow him. One day, he brought a deer to the emperor and said, “Your Majesty, I’m giving you this wonderful horse.” The emperor laughed, “But this is a deer!” Then Zhao Gao asked the other officials, “Is this a deer or a horse?” Some officials were scared. They lied, “Yes, it’s a horse!” Some stayed quiet. A few brave ones said, “It’s a deer!” Later, Zhao Gao hurt the truth-tellers. Finally, everyone acted like the lie was true. Whenever they saw a deer, they called it a horse! The story teaches us: When powerful people make others lie, truth needs courage. The end! What would you do if you were there? Let me know! Story Sharing Festival! 10 Must-do： Use “5-Finger Strategy” to retell the story Calling a Deer a Horse. Choose-to-do: Share your favorite story and make a short video in your free time. 11 Audio generated by ttsmaker.cn null 61536.0 $$