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Unit 1 Friendship
Lesson 5 Focusing on culture
英语沪教版七年级上册
Learning objectives
通过本课时的学习,学生能够:
1. 读懂《夏洛的网》节选内容,了解友谊故事,理解友谊的深层内涵,并掌握与友谊主题相关的语言知识。
2. 能够利用所学知识完成角色扮演任务。
3. 通过谈论语篇内容和角色扮演,进一步认识到真挚友谊的可贵性,并能够在实际生活中关心朋友,珍视友谊。
重点
Think and talk
Can a pig and a spider be friends?
Watch and guess
What’s the relationship (关系) between the pig and the spider?
They are good friends.
Look and talk
What do you know about the story?
Charlotte’s Web was written by E. B. White. He was an American writer. He wrote books for children. Charlotte’s Web is one of the most loved children’s books of all time.
Look and talk
What else do you know about the story?
Charlotte’s Web is the story of two friends on a farm: Wilbur the Pig and Charlotte the Spider. The farmer, Zuckerman, wants to eat Wilbur, but Charlotte has a plan to save his life. Thanks to Charlotte’s clever plan, Zuckerman lets the pig live. However, Charlotte is dying of old age. Wilbur is very sad, but he tells Charlotte he will take care of her children.
What will happen next?
Scan and choose
What is the text mainly about?
A. Wilbur wanted to leave the barn and find new friends.
B. Wilbur helped Charlotte build a new web.
C. Wilbur was sad when the baby spiders left, but happy when some stayed.
Read and answer
He watched over Charlotte’s eggs.
What did Wilbur do all winter?
想起;想出
照看,照料
Read and answer
The big day was when Charlotte’s eggs hatched(孵出) and her baby spiders were born.
What was “the big day” for Wilbur?
看起来像
adj. 高兴的,乐意的
Read and answer
Why did it feel like the end of the world to Wilbur?
像世界末日一样
Because the baby spiders left on the warm wind, and he thought he would have no friends left.
1. 感觉像: feel like + n./从句
2. 想要做某事: feel like doing sth.
rise (rose, risen) v. 升起,上升
哭着入睡
n. 结尾,末尾,终结,尽头
Read and answer
Why did Wilbur feel happy at the end of the story?
Because three little spiders stayed with him and became his new friends.
wake up醒来
Read and answer
It was a happy day for Wilbur. And there were many more happy days. As the months and years came and went, he was never without friends. Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. He loved her children and grandchildren, but they could never take her place in his heart. It is not often that a true friend like her comes along.
Yes, she was. Because Wilbur never forgot her. No one could take her place in his heart.
Was Charlotte still Wilbur’s best friend? Why?
=take the place of/replace 替代某人
Think and answer
Do you think Wilbur is Charlotte’s true friend? Why or why not?
Yes, I think Wilbur is Charlotte’s true friend. He took care of Charlotte’s eggs all winter and never forgot her. He loved her and always remembered her as his best friend.
Role-play
Work in groups and do a role-play activity.
Roles:
Wilbur (the pig)
Three little spiders (Nellie, Joy, Aranea)
Narrator(旁白)
(Scene: The baby spiders are leaving. Wilbur feels sad. Three little spiders decide to stay.)
Wilbur: Oh no… You’re all leaving.
Spider 1 (Nellie): Wait, Wilbur! We’re not leaving. We like this place.
Spider 2 (Joy): ...
Spider 3 (Aranea): ...
Wilbur: ...
Narrator: And from that day on, Wilbur was never without friends. He never forgot Charlotte, but he was no longer lonely.
Complete the sentences
Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
end glad heart rise wake up watch over
(1) Every school day I am _______ to see my friends.
(2) Sam always ______________ his little sister when his parents are busy in thekitchen.
(3) My__________ is full of joy when I meet up with my old friend.
(4) My grandma lives near the sea. She likes to get up early and watch the
sun __________.
(5) Every morning I __________ at around 6:30 a.m.
(6) On school days. I meet my friend at the_________ of my street and we
walk to school together.
glad
watches over
heart
rise
wake up
end
1. The team leader couldn’t come, so Lily agreed to _______ for the presentation during the important meeting.
(a) took his place (b) take his place
(c) took care of him (d) take care of him
2. I am too tired to cook, so I ______ for dinner.
(a) feel like to go out (b) feel going out
(c) feel like going out (d) feel to go out
3. The cake ______ a heart.
(a) tastes like (b) smells like
(c) sounds like (d) looks like
Choose the correct answer
Translate the sentences
1. 我通常早上六点钟醒来。(wake up)_____________________________________________________________.
2. 当我看到这些花时,我想起了我的奶奶。(think of)
_____________________________________________________________.
3. 我很高兴在学校认识新朋友。(glad)
_____________________________________________________________.
4. 我生病时父母一直照看我。(watch over)
_____________________________________________________________.
I’m glad to meet new friends at school.
When I see the flowers, I think of my grandma.
I usually wake up at six o’clock in the morning.
My parents watch over me all the time when I’m sick.
Homework
1. Read the book Charlotte’s Web or watch the film Charlotte’s Web to learn more about the story.
2. Note down details that impress you and share them with your classmates.
Bye-bye!
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