Unit 4 The Earth-Section 1 Experiencing and understanding language-Reading 教学设计 2025-2026学年沪教版英语七年级上册

Unit 4 The Earth-Section 1 Experiencing and understanding language-Reading This reading passage from Unit 4 of Shanghai Education Press (2024) for Grade 7 English textbook is about "The Earth". It describes the Earth as an amazing planet in detail. It first mentions the Earth's age, its movement around the Sun, and the fact that about 70% of it is covered by the sea. Then it elaborates on the various geographical features like hot areas near the equator, freezing poles, high mountains, and deep seas. The passage also introduces the wonderful plants and diverse animals on Earth. Finally, it emphasizes that the Earth provides us with all the essential things we need, such as food, water, air, and energy, and it is the only planet known to support life. The text aims to let students know more about the Earth and arouse their awareness of protecting it. 教学目标 Students will be able to understand new words and phrases related to the Earth, such as "amazing", "planet", "billion", "cover", "area", "freezing", "pole", etc. Students will master key sentences for describing the Earth, like "The Earth is our home. It travels around the Sun. About 70% of the Earth is covered by the sea." Students will know some basic facts about the Earth, including its geographical features, plants, animals, and its significance to human beings. 教学重难点 Key Points Comprehend the content of the text and master the basic knowledge about the Earth, such as its features, plants, animals, and its role in supporting life. Learn to use key sentences and new words to describe the Earth. Develop reading skills, especially how to find the main idea and key information in the text. Difficult Points Some students may have limited understanding of scientific knowledge about the Earth, which makes it difficult for them to fully understand the text, especially some professional terms. Students may have trouble expressing their ideas clearly and accurately when describing the Earth or discussing how to protect it. Helping students to truly internalize the importance of environmental protection and translate this awareness into actual actions. New Words and Phrases amazing / me z /adj. 令人大为惊奇的 planet / pl n t/n. 行星 billion / b lj n/num. 十亿 cover / k v (r)/v. 盖;覆盖 area / e ri /n. 地区;区域 freezing / fri z /adj. 极冷的 north /n /n. 北;北方 pole /p l/n.(行星的)极;地极 as far as we know 据我们所知 provide sb. with sth. 给某人提供某物 Key Sentences The Earth is our home. This amazing planet is around 4.5 billion years old. It travels around the Sun. About 70% of the Earth is covered by the sea. The green and brown parts are land. There are many white clouds above the ground. As far as we know, out of all the planets in the solar system, only one, the Earth, can support life. The Earth is home to millions of animals. The Earth provides us with all the things we need, such as food, water, air and energy. 教学过程 Pre - reading (5 minutes) Greet the students and lead in the topic. Show some pictures of the Earth from space on the PPT. Ask students: "What is this? What amazing facts do you know about the Earth?" Let students share their ideas briefly. Vocabulary introduction. Present the new words and phrases on the PPT one by one. Explain their meanings and pronunciations. For example, when teaching "amazing", show some amazing pictures of nature and say: "Look at these pictures. They are amazing. 'Amazing' means very surprising and causing a feeling of great admiration." Let students repeat the words several times to get familiar with them. While - reading (25 minutes) Skimming Ask students to read the text quickly without looking up new words. Then answer the question: "What is the main idea of this passage?" Give them 2 - 3 minutes to read. After that, invite some students to share their answers. Guide them to summarize that the passage is mainly about the amazing Earth, including its features, plants, animals, and its importance to us. Scanning Divide students into groups of four. Assign different paragraphs to each group. Let them read their assigned paragraphs carefully and find the key information, such as specific numbers, descriptions of geographical features, etc. For example, the group responsible for the second paragraph should find out information like "Some places are very hot, like the areas near the equator. Some are freezing cold, like the North and South Poles. The highest mountain on Earth is over 8,800 metres above sea level. And the deepest part of the sea is more than 10,000 metres down." Each group reports their findings to the class. Detailed Reading Read the text together with the students sentence by sentence. Explain the difficult sentences and language points. For example, when teaching "About 70% of the Earth is covered by the sea.", explain the passive voice structure "be covered by". And for "The Earth provides us with all the things we need, such as food, water, air and energy.", explain the phrase "provide sb. with sth." and the usage of "such as" for giving examples. Ask students to take notes. After explaining each paragraph, ask some questions related to the content to check students' understanding. For the third paragraph about plants, ask: "What are the examples of the wonderful plants on Earth?" Post - reading (10 minutes) Retelling Provide a mind map on the PPT with key words and phrases from the text. Ask students to retell the text according to the mind map in groups. Each group member takes turns to retell a part of the text. Then select some groups to perform in front of the class. Discussion Pose a discussion question: "Since the Earth is so important and amazing, what can we do to protect it?" Let students discuss in groups. Encourage them to use the language they learned in the text and their own ideas. After 3 - 4 minutes of discussion, each group selects a representative to share their group's opinions. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key points of this class with the students, including new words, phrases, key sentences, and the main content of the text. Emphasize the importance of protecting the Earth. Homework Ask students to write a short passage about the Earth, introducing at least three features of the Earth. Require students to collect more information about environmental protection and be ready to share it in the next class. 教学反思 In this class, the use of pictures, group work, and various reading activities can effectively arouse students' interest in learning. Most students actively participated in class discussions and showed great enthusiasm for sharing their ideas. However, a few students were still a bit shy and passive in group work. In the future, more attention should be paid to these students to encourage their active participation. The teaching of new words and language points was relatively smooth. But some students still had difficulty in using the new words and phrases correctly when speaking and writing. More practice exercises, such as making sentences and role - playing, need to be added in the following classes to strengthen their memory and usage. Regarding the discussion about environmental protection, students showed rich creativity and a strong sense of environmental awareness. This indicates that the emotional education objective has been achieved to a certain extent. But it would be better if more real - life cases and current environmental problems could be introduced in class to make the discussion more practical and in - depth. In terms of time management, the while - reading part took a little longer than expected, which made the post - reading discussion a bit rushed. Next time, the time for each activity should be more accurately controlled to ensure a more balanced teaching process. 2 / 37 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$