Unit 8 Collecting as a hobby 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 8 Collecting as a hobby-Section 1 Experiencing and understanding language-Reading This reading passage is mainly about Zhao Rui's hobby of collecting stamps. Zhao Rui first introduces his hobby of stamp collecting, stating that he loves stamps because they are beautiful and can teach him about the history and culture of different countries. He developed this hobby thanks to his grandpa, who is a stamp collector with thousands of stamps. His grandpa handles the stamps with great care. Every Sunday, his grandpa adds new stamps to his collection, and Zhao Rui sometimes helps him take old stamps from envelopes and postcards. His grandpa likes to tell him interesting stories about different stamps. Zhao Rui also shares an example of a special stamp of the Palace Museum. Thanks to this stamp, he became interested in traditional Chinese buildings and started to collect similar stamps. Now he has over a hundred such stamps and is learning more about Chinese history and culture. The passage aims to introduce students to the interesting world of collecting, especially stamp collecting, and how it can be educational and meaningful. 教学目标 Students will be able to master key words and phrases related to collecting, such as "collecting", "hobby", "stamp", "coin", "valuable", "handle", "add", "envelope", etc. Students will understand and be able to use sentence patterns like "Some people... and others... but my hobby is...", "I developed this hobby thanks to...", "It seems that...". 教学重难点 1. Teaching Key Points Mastery of key vocabulary and sentence patterns related to collecting. Understanding the main idea and detailed information of the reading passage about stamp collecting. Developing reading skills, especially skimming and scanning. 2. Teaching Difficult Points Distinguishing different English expressions for various collecting items, such as "stamp", "coin", "fossil", etc. Comprehending and applying complex sentence structures in the text, like the use of "because" clauses to express reasons. Helping students deeply understand the cultural connotations behind collecting, such as how collecting can be a way to learn about different cultures and histories. 1. Key Words collecting (n.) 收集；收藏 hobby (n.) 业余爱好；嗜好 stamp (n.) 邮票 coin (n.) 硬币 collection (n.) （常指同类的）收集物 own (v.) 拥有；有 valuable (adj.) 贵重的 handle (v.) （用手）触；拿；搬动 glove (n.) （分手指的）手套 add (v.) 增加；添加 envelope (n.) 信封 2. Key Phrases thanks to 多亏；由于 thousands of 成千上万的 with great care 小心翼翼地 3. Key Sentence Patterns Some people play sports and others build models, but my hobby is collecting stamps. I developed this hobby thanks to my grandpa. They can also teach me about the history and culture of different countries. 教学过程 1. Warming-up (5 minutes) Greet the students as usual. Show some pictures of different collections, such as stamps, coins, shells, model planes, etc. on the PPT. Then ask students: "What can you see in the pictures? Do you know what these are? Have you ever seen anyone collecting these things?" Encourage students to share their answers and start a simple discussion about collecting. 2. Pre-reading (10 minutes) Let students look at the pictures in the textbook related to the reading passage and ask them to predict what the passage might be about. For example, ask: "From these pictures, what do you think the text will talk about? Maybe someone's collection? What kind of collection could it be?" Present some new words and phrases on the PPT. Teach the pronunciation, meaning, and usage of these words and phrases briefly. Use simple examples to help students understand. For example, when teaching "collecting", say "Collecting stamps is a popular hobby. I like collecting beautiful postcards." After teaching each word or phrase, ask students to read them aloud several times to ensure correct pronunciation. Divide students into pairs. Ask them to talk about the following questions: "Do you collect anything? If so, what do you collect? Why do you collect it? How do you feel about your collection?" Walk around the classroom to listen to their conversations and offer help if necessary. Then invite some pairs to share their talks with the whole class. 3. While-reading (20 minutes) Skimming: Let students read the passage quickly without paying attention to details. Then ask them to answer the following questions: "What is the main idea of the passage? Who is the main character? What is his hobby?" Give students 2 - 3 minutes to read and answer. Check the answers together. Scanning: Ask students to read the passage again, this time more carefully. Then ask them some detailed questions, such as "Why does Zhao Rui like collecting stamps? How did he start his hobby of collecting stamps? What does his grandpa do with his stamps? What kind of special stamp does Zhao Rui have? What did he learn from collecting stamps?" Give students enough time to find the answers in the text. After that, check the answers one by one, asking students to quote the relevant sentences from the text. Language Points Learning: Pick out some important sentence patterns and language points from the text, such as "Some people... and others... but my hobby is...", "I developed this hobby thanks to...", "They can also teach me about...". Explain their structures and usage. Let students imitate these sentence patterns to make their own sentences. For example, for "Some people... and others... but my hobby is...", students can say "Some people like singing and others like dancing, but my hobby is painting." Walk around the classroom to check students' sentences and correct mistakes. 4. Post-reading (10 minutes) Group Discussion: Divide students into groups of four. Ask each group to discuss the following questions: "What do you think is the most interesting collection? Why? Do you think collecting is a good hobby? What can we learn from collecting?" Each group chooses a representative to report their discussion results to the whole class. Summary: Summarize the key points of this reading class, including important words, phrases, sentence patterns, and the main idea of the passage. Ask students to recall and repeat after the teacher. Homework Assignment: Ask students to write a short passage about their own collecting hobbies (if they have) or a collecting hobby they are interested in. They should include at least three sentences using the learned language. Ask students to read the passage again after class to consolidate their understanding. 教学反思 After this class, students should have a better understanding of the reading passage about collecting stamps as a hobby. They should also have mastered some related vocabulary, phrases, and sentence patterns, and improved their reading skills. However, there are still some aspects that need improvement. In the teaching process, some students may have difficulty understanding some complex sentence patterns. In the future, more examples and exercises can be provided to help them better master these sentence patterns. During the group discussion, some students may be less active. Teachers need to encourage these students to participate more actively, create a more relaxed and inclusive discussion atmosphere, and guide them to express their opinions bravely. In terms of cultural awareness cultivation, although some cultural connotations have been mentioned, more in - depth exploration can be carried out in future classes. For example, more examples of how different collections reflect different cultures can be introduced to further expand students' cultural vision. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$