Unit 4 Time to celebrate-Developing ideas 教学设计 2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级上册

Unit 4 Time to celebrate-Developing ideas This unit focuses on the theme of "Time to Celebrate", aiming to help students understand different cultural celebration ways around the world and learn relevant English vocabulary and grammar. In the "Developing ideas" part, students will further explore festival celebrations, including the environmental impact of traditional celebrations and the need to find new, more sustainable ways. They will also learn about people who work during festivals, such as medical staff on duty, and understand the concepts of responsibility and dedication. Through various activities like listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students will enhance their language skills and cultural awareness. 教学目标 Students will be able to master new words and phrases related to festival celebrations and environmental protection, such as "celebrate", "waste", "pollution", "environment", "new ways of celebrating" etc. Students will understand and be able to use expressions for agreeing and disagreeing, like "I agree/disagree with you", "I think so too", "That's a good point, but...". Students will review and better apply the simple present tense to describe habitual festival celebration activities. 教学重难点 A. Key Points New vocabulary and expressions related to festival celebrations, environmental protection, and expressing opinions. Using the simple present tense correctly to describe festival - related activities. Understanding the environmental problems caused by traditional festival celebrations and exploring new celebration ways. B. Difficult Points Helping students express their opinions clearly and fluently in English when discussing festival - related topics. Guiding students to think deeply about the environmental impact of festival celebrations and come up with practical and creative new celebration suggestions. Teaching students to write a well - organized and meaningful short passage about festival - related themes. A. New Words celebrate / sel bre t/v. to do something special because of an important event 庆祝 e.g. We celebrate Christmas every year. waste /we st/n. materials or substances that are no longer useful or wanted 浪费;废弃物 e.g. There is a lot of waste after the festival. pollution /p lu n/n. the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty 污染 e.g. Pollution is a serious problem in big cities. environment / n va r nm nt/n. the air, water, land, animals, and plants around us 环境 e.g. We should protect our environment. unusual / n ju u l/adj. different from what is normal or ordinary 不寻常的 e.g. This is an unusual way to celebrate the festival. treat /tri t/v. to behave towards someone or something in a particular way 对待;看待 e.g. We should treat the environment well. become /b k m/v. to start to be something 变成;成为 e.g. The city has become more beautiful. laugh /l f/v. to make a sound with your voice that shows you are happy or think something is funny 笑 e.g. Everyone laughed at his joke. piece /pi s/n. a part of something that has been separated or broken off 片;块;段 e.g. He ate a piece of cake. knife /na f/n. a tool with a sharp blade, used for cutting 刀 e.g. Be careful with the knife. smell /smel/v. to notice or recognize a smell using your nose 闻;嗅 e.g. I can smell the flowers. miss /m s/v. to feel sad because someone or something is not with you 想念;怀念 e.g. I miss my grandparents. patient / pe nt/n. a person who is receiving medical treatment 病人 e.g. The doctor is taking care of the patients. regret /r ret/v. to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it 后悔 e.g. I regret not studying hard. decision /d s n/n. a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities 决定 e.g. It's a difficult decision. support /s p t/v. to help someone by giving them money, encouragement, or other kinds of help 支持 e.g. We should support each other. medical / med kl/adj. related to medicine or the treatment of illness and injuries 医疗的 e.g. He works in the medical field. B. Phrases cut down 砍伐;削减 e.g. We should not cut down too many trees. wrap the gifts 包装礼物 e.g. She is wrapping the gifts carefully. throw away 扔掉 e.g. Don't throw away the waste paper. in my opinion 依我看 e.g. In my opinion, we should have a green celebration. agree with 同意 e.g. I agree with your idea. disagree with 不同意 e.g. He disagrees with what she said. C. Grammar Simple Present Tense Used to describe habits, routines, and general truths. Structure: Subject + verb (base form or -s/-es form for third - person singular) + object. e.g. I usually have a big dinner with my family on festivals. She often goes to the park on weekends. Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing Agreeing: I agree with you. I think so too. That's a good point. Absolutely. Disagreeing: I disagree with you. I don't think so. That's not always true. Maybe, but... 教学过程 A. Lead - in (5 minutes) Greet the students and show some pictures of different festivals around the world, such as Spring Festival, Christmas, and Thanksgiving. Ask students: "Which festival do you like best? How do you usually celebrate it?" Invite several students to share their ideas. This activity aims to arouse students' interest in the topic and activate their prior knowledge about festival celebrations. B. Vocabulary Teaching (8 minutes) Present the new words and phrases on the PPT one by one, along with pictures or short video clips to help students understand their meanings. For example, when teaching "waste", show a picture of a lot of garbage. Read the words and phrases aloud, and let students repeat after the teacher several times to correct their pronunciation. Organize a "Word - Picture Match" game. Divide the students into groups. Show some pictures on the PPT and give each group a set of word cards. The groups need to match the words with the corresponding pictures as quickly as possible. The first group to finish correctly wins. This game can help students remember the new words in a fun way. C. Listening (10 minutes) Before listening, introduce the topic of the listening material - a conversation about Christmas celebrations and environmental protection. Let students predict what they might hear. Play the recording for the first time. Students listen carefully and try to get the general idea of the conversation. Play the recording again. This time, ask students to complete some listening tasks, such as filling in the blanks with the missing words or answering some simple questions, like "What are the problems with traditional Christmas celebrations?" or "What new ways of celebrating Christmas are mentioned?" Check the answers with the whole class and explain any difficult points in the listening material. This activity can improve students' listening skills and their understanding of the topic. D. Reading (10 minutes) Provide students with a short passage about a doctor who works during the Spring Festival. Let students read the passage quickly to get the main idea. Ask students to read the passage again carefully and answer some detailed questions, such as "Why does the doctor choose to work during the festival?", "What does the doctor do for the patients?", "How does the doctor feel about working during the festival?" Organize a group discussion. Let students discuss in groups: "What do you think of people who work during festivals? Do you admire them? Why or why not?" Each group chooses a representative to share their group's opinions with the class. This reading activity can enhance students' reading comprehension ability and also help them think about the value of dedication. E. Speaking (10 minutes) Divide the students into pairs. Ask them to discuss the environmental impact of festival celebrations and come up with some new, more environmentally - friendly ways to celebrate festivals. Provide them with some guiding questions, such as "What waste and pollution are caused by traditional festival celebrations?", "How can we reduce waste and pollution during festivals?", "What new celebration ideas can you think of?" After the pair - work, invite several pairs to come to the front of the class and share their discussion results. Encourage other students to ask questions and give comments. This speaking activity can improve students' oral English ability and their awareness of environmental protection. F. Summary (2 minutes) Summarize the key points of this class, including new words, phrases, grammar, and the main ideas about festival celebrations and environmental protection. Ask students to recall what they have learned in this class. This can help students review and consolidate the knowledge they have learned. G. Homework (0 minutes) Ask students to write a short passage about a person they know who works during festivals. They should describe the person's job, why they work during festivals, and what they think of this person. Encourage students to share their writing with their parents or friends at home. This homework can further train students' writing skills and also let them share their learning achievements with others. 教学反思 In this class, through various activities such as lead - in, vocabulary teaching, listening, reading, and speaking, students were actively involved in the learning process. The use of pictures, games, and group work made the class more interesting and effective. However, some students still had difficulty expressing their opinions clearly in English during the speaking activity. In future classes, more speaking practice and guidance should be provided, such as giving more sentence patterns for students to imitate. The teaching of new words and grammar was relatively smooth. The "Word - Picture Match" game helped students remember the new words well. But for the grammar part, although students could understand the usage of the simple present tense and expressions for agreeing and disagreeing in class, they might still make mistakes when using them in writing. More exercises and real - life examples should be given in the following classes to strengthen students' understanding and application. Regarding the emotional objectives, students showed a strong interest in discussing the environmental impact of festival celebrations and the work of people during festivals. They seemed to have a deeper understanding of environmental protection and respect for those who work during festivals. But this aspect could be further enhanced by showing more real - life cases and videos in future teaching. 2 / 37 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$