Unit 1 A new start 课件 -2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级上册

外研·七年级上册 Unit 1 A new start 第6课时 (Presenting ideas & Reflection) 主 题: 参与对象: 作品要求: 提交方式: 截止日期: 奖项设置: The 1st Poster Design Creative Competition 第一届海报设计创意大赛 My first week at junior high All 7th grade students 4A paper, hand-drawn hand in your poster and give a three-minute presentation September 23th the first/second/third place of posters Tasks: Make a poster about My first week at junior high Introduce your group’s poster with the knowledge we have learnt. What does a poster look like? clear title Tools (工具) paper pens & pencils… What do we need to make posters? Work in groups. Talk about your first week in junior high. Think about the things below. Take a group vote to decide what to put in your poster. studies activities problems feelings Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 What do we learn in this unit? It’s important to and . How to describe the ________. Try our best and __________. How to give some ________. Reading Listening and speaking Reading for writing studies think learn problem advice work hard Step 2 Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and make your poster. You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or sentences from this unit. studies problems activities feelings Talk about your first week at junior high. Make a brainstorm and think more ideas. Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 studies problems activities feelings Write down your points in the box. My favourite subjects are... My first lesson is... I learn.. . ... sing songs and read poems. ... play games and do team activities. Is it OK to...? It’s hard to... Questions jump into my minds. My mouths feels dry. Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and make your poster. You may use the language tips or find useful expressions or sentences from this unit. Step 1 Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 Remember! Add pictures to your poster. Time of making Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and make your poster. You may use the language tips or find useful expressions or sentences from this unit. Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 Practise and present your poster to the class. Choose a speaker and present your poster to the class. Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 Vote on the best three posters and the best three presentations. Evaluation (评价) Scores （1-10） Poster Title design（标题设计） Content（内容完整） Drawing（绘制美观） Handwriting（书写漂亮） Presentation Loud and confident（大声自信） Clear（讲解完整清晰） Stage manners （舞台礼仪） The Award Ceremony of the 1st Poster Creative Design Competition 1 After completing this unit, I understand more about junior high school life. Starting junior high school life We should learn to _______________. We should try our best and _________. make good plans work hard We should think more in learning. Reflection use words and expressions in the unit to talk about my school life: use pronouns to talk about a teacher I like. describe my understanding of junior high. *1=excellent, 2=good, 3=not yet 2 To express my understanding, I can... Level 1= excellent Remember all the words and expressions. Level 2 = good Remember 80% of the words and expressions. Level 3 =not yet Remember 50% of the words and expressions. Level 1= excellent Correctly use(正确使用) all the pronouns. Level 2 = good Correctly use 80% of pronouns. Level 3 =not yet Correctly use 50% of pronouns. Level 1= excellent Describe it loudly and confidently(自信地) . Level 2 = good Describe it clearly and fluently(流利地) . Level 3 =not yet Describe it unfamiliarly(不熟悉地). 3 l still need to improve: listening speaking reading writing teamwork communication Work hard, think more in learning and make good plans. 勤学善思，合理规划 To be the sailor of junior high school life. 做初中生活的掌舵人 Sail your boat to success. 驶向成功彼岸 Homework 修改和润色海报，根据评价表完善海报。 用海报向家人介绍你在初中的第一周。 以“英语学习计划”为主题制作一份海报。 $$RR ARM RRR. start. car. star. ARM. Activity one, listen to the radio. What's the biggest problem for new new students? Welcome to students union radio. The new school year is beginning. What are the new students problems? Let's take a look. For many students, the biggest problem is they have more subjects and more homework. They also have many activities, so how can they make good use of their time? The students union will hold a talk this thursday to help you come and join us. thank. back. sad. map. friend. twelve. head. bad. Activity to read the passage. What does the writer do in his first lesson. the first lesson, our english teacher, miss chen, writes the sentence on the blackboard and says. please write this down. We start to write. I write down the first word and stop. That's not right. But is IT okay to point out the mistake? Is that polite in the first lesson? Questions jump into my mind. Why aren't you writing one hand? I look up at miss chen. My eyes meet her. My mouth feels dry. But then I think about the meaning of the sentence I put up my hand, miss, can there's a mistake? I say that sentence is from confusion, not for my chess. Well done. One hand. In fact, this is my first lesson for all of you. You are now in junior high school. Learning will be more difficult. You need to think more in your learning. Please always remember this. That's really an important lesson. Activity two, listen again and complete the poster. Welcome to students union radio. The new school year is beginning. What are the new students problems? Let's take a look. For many students, the biggest problem is they have more subjects and more homework. They also have many activities, so how can they make good use of their time? The students union will hold a talk this thursday to help you come and join us. 外研·七年级上册 Unit 1 A new start 第3课时 (Developing ideas—听说) Junior high school life is a new start. new teachers new subjects new classmates new school year Everything is a new beginning. What’re the differences between primary school and junior high? more subjects more activities fewer subjects more homework less homework fewer activities more school clubs fewer school clubs primary school junior high What can we do to face these problems? Pre-listening Who can you ask for help when you face problems? parents friends teachers classmates You can also ask the Students’ Union for help. A students’ union supports students at school. Students’ unions help hold all kinds of activities, such as cultural festivals and sports meets. They also help students with their problems. The Students’ union（学生会） supports (支持) students at school holds activities helps students with their problems cultural festivals sports meets Who are they? They are the students from the Students’ Union. What do you think they are doing? They are making some plans. They are solving some problems. The Students’ Union is preparing for an activity. What is it? Let’s listen to learn. Listen to the radio. What’s the biggest problem for new students? It’s hard to make new friends. It’s hard to plan their time. It’s hard to do well in exams. While-listening Tips: Before listening, we should read through the questions. It can help us understand the listening. v. 计划 Listen again and complete the poster. 海报 Before listening, we should guess the words(meaning, the part of speech) which are missing. Tips: n. adj. n. adj. n. n. Students’ Union talk The new 1__________ is beginning. What are the 2________studnets’ problem?1 The biggest problem They have more 3 _________ and more homework.1 They also have 4_________acitivities.1 How can they make good use of their 5________?1 The Students’ Union will hold a talk this 6________ to help you. school year new subjects many time Thursday n. 问题，难题；困难 n. 家庭作业，功课 Welcome to Students’ Union Radio! The new school year is beginning. What are the new students’ problems? Let's take a look. For many students, the biggest problem is: They have more subjects and more homework. They also have many activities. So how can they make good use of their time? The Students’ Union will hold a talk this Thursday to help you. Come and join us! school year problems homework activities time Thursday 醒目的大标题 短短几行的活动内容介绍 活动时间和地点（必不可少！） 相关配图 Look at the poster and think how to make a poster. Who is the host(主持人) of Students’ Union talk? Who is the guest(嘉宾) of Students’ Union talk? What are they talking about? Listen and find Li Lin, welcome to Students’ Union talk today. Hello, Wang Peng. Today we are going to talk about a problem for many new students. You know, they have more subjects and more homework. It’s hard to plan their time. Do you have any advice for them? What are they talking about? They are talking about a problem for many new students and giving some advice. 意见，建议；忠告，过程 Look at the table. Try to guess what words are missing in the blanks. 工作，任务 (学校的)课题，研究项目 Listen to the conversation and complete the table. hard write first small work Sure. Here’s my first piece of advice. Every day, write down your tasks and the time for each task. Let’s check But there are so many tasks. That’s my second piece of advice: Do the most important things first. 我的第一条建议 But a project may take weeks. How can we plan it? Great question! Here’s my third piece of advice: Turn a big task into small ones. Then work on them day by day. Wow, these ideas are helpful! Thank you, Li Lin. Listen again. Then talk about how Wang Peng describes problems. Describing problems Sometimes, we need to describe our problems to get help. We can first state our problem. For example, It’s hard to plan time. Then we can provide more details. For example, There are so many tasks. Learning to learn hard write first small work State our problems Provide more details How does Wang Peng describe problems? Wang Peng: Li Lin, welcome to Students’ Union talk today. Li Lin: Hello, Wang Peng. Wang Peng: Today we are going to talk about a problem for many new students. You know, they have more subjects and more homework. It’s hard to plan their time. Do you have any advice for them? Li Lin: Sure. Here’s my first piece of advice. Every day, write down your tasks and the time for each task. Wang Peng: But there are so many tasks. Li Lin: That’s my second piece of advice: Do the most important things first. Wang Peng: But a project may take weeks. How can we plan it? Li Lin: Great question! Here’s my third piece of advice: Turn a big task into small ones. Then work on them day by day. Wang Peng: Wow, these ideas are helpful! Thank you, Li Lin. How to state problems? Wang Peng: Li Lin, welcome to Students’ Union talk today. Li Lin: Hello, Wang Peng. Wang Peng: Today we are going to talk about a problem for many new students. You know, they have more subjects and more homework. It’s hard to plan their time. Do you have any advice for them? Li Lin: Sure. Here’s my first piece of advice. Every day, write down your tasks and the time for each task. Wang Peng: But there are so many tasks. Li Lin: That’s my second piece of advice: Do the most important things first. Wang Peng: But a project may take weeks. How can we plan it? Li Lin: Great question! Here’s my third piece of advice: Turn a big task into small ones. Then work on them day by day. Wang Peng: Wow, these ideas are helpful! Thank you, Li Lin. Here’s ...总起句+祈使句/其他 /hɑːd/  /plæn/  /'sekənd/  How to give advice? Listen and repeat. are hard activity plan welcome second start car star arm 口张大，舌平放，舌尖不抵下齿，舌后部略抬起，发音类似汉字“啊”。 thank back sad map 舌尖抵下齿，舌前部稍抬起。双唇张开，呈扁平状。上下齿之间可容二指。 friend twelve head bed 舌尖抵下齿，舌前部向口腔上壁抬起。双唇呈扁平口形，上下齿之间可容一指。 Post-listening Work in pairs. Choose a problem in planning your studies and give advice. Problem 1: There is a lot of homework today. It’s hard to decide what to do first. Problem 2: It takes one month to finish a book report. It’s hard to finish it on time. I have a problem. It’s hard to... Can you give me some advice? Sure. Here’s the first piece of advice: ... But how about...? That’s the second piece of advice: ... A B A B Useful expressions …is a problem for me. It makes me feel… What are some solutions for…? One way is to… Also, you can… Pair work I have a problem. There is a lot of homework today. It’s hard to decide what to do first. Can you give me some advice? Sure. Here’s the first piece of advice. You can do the easy work first. But how about the difficult work? It takes more time to finish. That’s the second piece of advice. Break the work into small tasks and you can work on them little by little. Think about your problems in junior high and how you will solve them. Talk about what you have learnt about making good plans at junior high in this section. Homework $$Activity to read the passage and find out the meaning of the . title before your journey starts. Ma, how do you feel about your first day in junior high tomorrow? Well, i'm a little nervous. Don't worry. we've got something for you. Look, a paper boat. Yes, and it's also a letter from my and me. We want to share some thoughts with you. Oh, thank you. Demere time for lies. You are now in junior high. Are you ready for your new life? Primary school is like a small pool. Your boat is safe there. Dad and mum can protect IT from wins, but junior high is like a river. IT is wide and the water moves fast. You will face new problems. We are still here to help, but sometimes you have to sail your boat by yourself. Just try your best and work hard. You will go through storms towards the sea. We hope this letter helps you in the coming years with love, dad and mom. 外研·七年级上册 Unit 1 A new start 第2课时 (Understanding ideas—Grammar) Review and retell the story. find a mistake jump into…mind feel dry put up point out say an important lesson write the sentence ask... to write it down ______ writes the sentence on the blackboard. ______ asks ____ to write it down. She ______ find a mistake. Questions jump into _____ mind. _____ eyes meet _____. _____ mouth feels dry. I my My hers My She us Read and complete. _____ put up _____ hand. _____ point out the mistake. _____ says, “Well done!” _____ teaches _____ an important lesson. I my I us She She What do you find? ______ write the sentence on the blackboard. ______ ask ____ to write it down. ______ find a mistake. Questions jump into _____ mind. _____ eyes meet _____. _____ mouth feels dry. _____ put up _____ hand. _____ point out the mistake. _____ say, “Well done!” _____ teach _____ an important lesson. I my My hers My She us I my I us She She She 人称代词 物主代词 Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. I look up at Ms Chen. My eyes meet hers. (b) In fact, this is my first lesson for all of you. 人称代词 (personal pronouns) 数 人称 主格 宾格 单数 第一人称 I me 第二人称 you you 第三人称 he, she, it him, her, it 复数 第一人称 we us 第二人称 you you 第三人称 they them 人称代词是表示“你”“我”“他/她/它”“你们”“我们”“他们/她们/它们”等的代词。人称代词可指人和物，有人称、数和格的变化。 主格一般用在句子开头作主语，通常用在动词前。 She is my friend. They are cleaning the classroom. 宾格可以用来表示动作行为的对象，一般用在动词或介词的后面。 My baby likes him very much. Listen to me carefully. 物主代词(possessive pronouns) 人称 物主代词 形容词性物主代词 名词物主代词 第一人称 单数 我的 my mine 复数 我们的 our ours 第二人称 单数 你的 your yours 复数 你们的 物主代词是表示所属关系的代词，分为形容词性物主代词和名词性物主代词。 人称 物主代词 形容词性物主代词 名词性物主代词 第三人称 单数 他的 his his 她的 her hers 它的 its its 复数 他/她/它们的 their theirs 形容词性物主代词后面一般要带上名词。 my car his cousin our school 名词性物主代词本身就可以看作是名词，所以后面不能再加名词，可以单独使用。 —Is that car yours? —Yes, it’s mine. Our school is here, and theirs is there. Now find more sentences with this grammar in the reading passage. Circle the correct words. 1. Ms Wang is my / I Chinese teacher. 2. When is we / our next English class. 4. Jack’s teacher asks their / them to get to school early. 3. Fang Wei is a new friend of mine / my at junior high. Read the passage and circle the correct words. A great teacher The bell rings, and their / my English teacher comes in. “My name’s Pan Ming. What’s your / his name? ” He asks us to introduce ourselves. “ How about you first?” I/ he look up. My eyes meet his / ours. I feel so nervous. And I give a silly answer! “I’m fine, thank you, sir!” My face turns red. But Mr Pan just looks at me / her with a smile and says, “Oh, Fine is a great name!” “His / Our clever words make me feel better. I’m so lucky to have a teacher like him. Why does the boy think Mr Pang is a great teacher? Think and share “His clever words make me feel better. I’m so lucky to have a teacher like him. Because Mr Pang’s clever words make the boy feel better after he makes a mistake in introducing himself. The boy thinks Mr Pang is a caring and humorous teacher. Work in pairs. Talk about a teacher you like. Use the thinking map to organise your ideas. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. A teacher I like Who is he/she? What lesson does he/she teach? Why do you like him/her? What do you learn from his/her lesson? Useful expressions Mr/Ms… is our …teacher. Mr/Ms…tells us… His/Her…make(s) me feel… I’m so lucky to have a teacher like… We need to… That’s really a(n)…lesson! Student 1: Mr Li is our history teacher. He is great. Student 2: Why do you think so? Student 1: He is very different. He wants us to ask questions about history in class. He can answer all kinds of questions, and this makes the class so fun! Student 2: Do you like his way of teaching? Student 1: Yes, of course. He tells us we need to ask good questions. We need to think hard to ask good questions. It’s a great way to learn. Example Write a paragraph about a teacher you like. Please include: Who is he/she? What lesson does he/she teach? Why do you like him/her? What do you learn from his/her lesson? Homework $$Activity eight, work in PaaS. Talk about a teacher you like, use the thinking map to organize your ideas, use the words and expressions from the reading passage and they useful expressions to help you. mr. Lee is a history teacher. He is great. Why do you think so? He is very different. He wants us to ask questions about history in class. He can answer all kinds of questions. And this makes the class so do you like this way of teaching? Yes, of course. He tells us we need to ask good questions. We need to think hard to ask good questions is a great way to learn. What do people do on the first day of school? What's the first day of junior high like in different countries? Let's find out in russia, the first day of school is on the first of september. On this day, new students give flowers to their teachers. The head teacher gives a speech, then the students singing songs and read poems in the USA. The first day of school is also in september. On this day, parents and students visit the school and meet the teachers. Students often watch shows and learn about school clubs. In france, the school year begins in early september. On the first day, students walk around the school and meet their teachers. Then they receive their timetables and start their lessons. In indonesia, the school year begins in mid july. Students get to know each other on the first day. They play games and do teem activities. It's a great way to make new friends. 外研·七年级上册 Unit 1 A new start 第5课时 (Developing ideas—Writing) Mia gets a letter from her parents. Why does Dad and Mum write the letter? What is Dad and Mum’s advice? What do Dad and Mum hope? Let’s review How do Dad and Mum write the letter? Greeting Signature Beginning (Reason) Body (Advice) Ending (Hope) 注意书信书写格式 称呼签名全部顶格写。 正文可以顶格写，也可以开头空四个字母。 正文是信件的主体，要求中心明确、层次清晰。 Writing Task: What can you write? Suppose(假设) you are Mia. You feel touched (感动) after receiving the letter from Dad and Mum, and you decide to write them a reply. Read Mia’s reply. How many parts are there? Step 1 Four parts Based on the structure of the letter and the picture on Page 27, try to finish the following outline. Beginning Body Ending ? ? ? ? Complete Mia’s reply. Use the ideas from this unit to help you. Step 2 Useful Expressions Show your thanks to Mum and Dad Thanks for (doing) … I want to show my thanks to you for... 非常感谢你们给我的信 ____________________ for your letter. Expanding the contents Thank you very much How is life different at junior high? 1.小学_____________ 2.初中_____________ 3.不同的___________ 4.各种各样的___________ 5.有……___________ 6.更多活动_____________ 7.更多作业 _____________ 8.更多科目 _________________ 9.如此多的任务_________________ primary school junior high different all kinds of there be... more activities more homework more subjects so many tasks 在初中有更多的科目和作业。 There are ____________ and _______________ at junior high. Expanding the contents more subjects more homework It’s to plan my time. What is your problem? 1.面对新的问题 _________________ 2.许多 _______________ 3.在……有困难 _______________________ face new problems a lot of have a problem doing sth. hard 规划我的时间是很难的。 Expanding the contents 1.为某事做好准备 __________________ 2.面带微笑 __________________ 3.向某人寻求帮助 __________________ 4.取得好成绩 __________________ 5.充分利用…… __________________ 6.独自 __________________ 7.尽某人的最大努力 __________________ 8.努力 __________________ What am I going to do? ask sb. for help work hard with smile try one’s best get good marks by oneself make good use of be ready for I want to ... I plan to ... I will try to ... I’m going to ... To get better, I will ... 学会利用一般将来时，一般将来时表示将来某一时段的动作或状态，或将来某一段时间内经常的动作或状态，其结构为:be going to do sth./will do sth. What am I going to do? What do your hope for the future? 1.经历；经受 _________________ 2.在未来 _________________ 3.一分耕耘一分收获 _________________ I I will my junior high life . go through in the future No pain, no gain. hope enjoy in the future 我希望在将来可以享受我的初中生活。 Expanding the contents Write your reply with the help of the useful expressions. Dear Dad and Mum, Thank you very much for you letter. Junior high school life is different. _________________________ _______________________________________________________. I also have some problems. For example, ____________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________. I’m going to____________________________________________. Yours, Mia While-writing salutation称谓 closing 结束语:Yours, Sincerely... signature 署名 Check. Did you： Step 3 write about junior high school life? use words and expressions from the reading passage? write about plans in junior high? Share your reply with the class. Step 4 Dear Dad and Mum, Thank you very much for your letter. I’d like to share my thoughts with you, too. It’s true junior high school life is different. It is like the sky. It is wide and the clouds move fast. We have more subjects, more homework, and more activities. I face a new problem. It’s hard to plan my time well. For example, there is so much homework and I can’t finish it in time. But as the old saying goes, “No pain, no gain.” I have to solve these problems by myself. Now I feel excited about it. I’m going to make good use of time, try my best and work hard. I hope I will do better in the future. Yours, Mia Sample Homework Must do Revise your draft and hand in your article next time. Choose to do Read another passage about being ready for my junior high school life and accumulate useful expressions. $$外研·七年级上册 Unit 1 A new start 第1课时 (Starting out & Understanding ideas) 朋友圈 20分钟前 Miss Li What a happy day! Where are they? How are they feeling? Why? In the junior high. They’re happy and excited. A new start Do you feel excited about starting the junior high? What do you do on the first day of junior high? Free talk watch The First Lesson produced by CCTV introduce ourselves visit the school get the textbooks from teachers What do students do on the first day of junior high in foreign countries? Do you know these countries? France Russia Indonesia the USA 7 Russia Indonesia France the USA Parents and students visit the school. Students play games and do team activities. New students give flowers to their teachers. Students get timetables and start their lessons. 1 3 2 4 Guess and match the sentences with the countries. 1 Let’s watch and know Russia: 3 New students give flowers to their teachers. In Russia, the first day of school is on 1 September. On this day, new students give flowers to their teachers. The head teacher gives a speech. Then the students sing songs and read poems. In the USA, the first day of school is also in September. On this day, parents and students visit the school and meet the teachers. Students often watch shows and learn about school clubs. the USA: 1 Parents and students visit the school. In France, the school year begins in early September. On the first day, students walk around the school and meet their teachers. Then, they receive their timetables and start their lessons. France: 4 Students get timetables and start their lessons. In Indonesia, the school year begins in mid-July. Students get to know each other on the first day. They play games and do team activities. It’s a great way to make new friends! Indonesia: 2 Students play games and do team activities. You are now junior high students. How do you feel about junior high? What do you know about junior high? school teachers students subjects clubs food … Read and complete the table. 2 Think and Share 1. How is your first lesson at junior high? 2. What do you do in that lesson? 3. What do you think is important in learning? Listening to the teachers. Taking notes. ... How is the boy’s first lesson at junior high? What does he learn in his first lesson? Look and guess Choose the main idea of the passage. We should learn from great thinkers Teachers sometimes make mistakes. It’s important for students to think and learn. What does the writer(作者) think of his first lesson? Fast reading 1 2 Reading Tip: Read the first & last paragraphs to get the main idea of the passage. 19 Read para 1-2 and answer. What do Ms Chen and Wang Han do? Careful reading Character (角色) Behavior (行为) Ms Chen Wang Han write the sentence on the blackboard write down the first word and stop 句子 Deep thinking Why does the writer stop after writing the first word? Maybe he finds a mistake(错误). Maybe he thinks about other things. .... Read para 3-5 and answer. Careful reading What does Ms Chen say when Wang Han stops writing? How does Wang Han feel? Character (角色) Behavior (行为) Ms Chen Wang Han 有礼貌的，客气的 指出,指明 头脑，思想，思维 干的，干燥的 她的 Read para 3-5 and answer. Careful reading Character (角色) Behavior (行为) Ms Chen Wang Han ask the reason look up at Ms Chen, his mouth felt dry →confused 困惑的 →nervous 紧张的 →ask the reason 1 2 2 What does Ms Chen say when Wang Han stops writing? How does Wang Han feel? Read para 3-5 and answer. Careful reading Why doesn’t Wang Han point out the teacher’s mistake at once(立即)? Because he thinks it’s not polite to point out (指出) the teacher’s mistake (错误). Deep thinking If you were Wang Han, what would you do? Read para 6-7 and answer. Careful reading What does Wang Han do after thinking about the meaning of the sentence? What is Ms Chen’s mistake? He puts up his hand and points out the mistake. That sentence is from Confucius, not from Mencius. 意义，意思，含义 举起 孔子 孟子 Read para 8-9 and answer. Careful reading How does Ms Chen feel when Wang Han points out the mistake? Does Ms Chen really make a mistake? She feels happy and pleased. No, she doesn’t. In fact, she wants to give the students a lesson. →praise 赞美，赞扬 事实上 需要 需要 记住，记得 Read para 8-9 and answer. Careful reading Why does Wang Han think that’s an important lesson? He learns an important thing from this lesson: It’s important to think more in learning. 重要的 确实地，的确 Read para 6-9 and answer. Careful reading Character (角色) Behavior (行为) Ms Chen Wang Han praise Wang Han put up his hand and point out the mistake Complete the summary with the words and expression from the passage. Ms Chen _______ a sentence on the blackboard. But I find it is not _______. _________ jump into my mind. I don’t know what to do. Then I think about the ________ of the sentence. So I ______ my hand and point out the mistake. Ms Chen tells us: It’s important to __________ in your learning. writes right Questions meaning put up think more Think and share What is the real meaning behind the title The first lesson? The first lesson means the first class at junior high. Wang Han’s first lesson is an English lesson. Its real meaning is the important thing Wang Han learn from the first class at junior high. Think and share 1 What is the meaning of the sentence from Confucius? Learning without thinking is of no use. Confucius /kənˈfjuːʃəs/ 学而不思则罔 Knowledge is power. — Francis Bacon The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know. — Albert Einstein Learning never exhausts the mind. — Leonardo da Vinci Think and share 2 Do you know any famous sayings about learning? Share with the class. Learning to think for question 1 Think about these questions: Who did Confucius say the sentence to? Why did he say it? What do you think about learning and thinking? Confucius says the sentence to his students. Confucius wants his students to know the importance of thinking in their learning. If you only remember or repeat the knowledge you learn without really understanding it, it’s not very helpful. Learning and thinking Understanding what you learn is important. Because it helps you use that knowledge in a smart and useful way. Read and try to recite the story. Read and memorize the new words and phrases of this lesson. Homework $$外研·七年级上册 Unit 1 A new start 第4课时 (Developing ideas—Reading) How is life different at junior high school? Free talk hard so many problems interesting Do not give up easily, and put a lot of effort into something. When you have problems, what will you do? work hard Do things on your own without help from others. Do your best to do something. by yourself try your best Will you ask someone for help? Who usually helps you? teachers The Students’ Union parents Look at the picture and answer the question. 1. Who are they? A. teachers and student B. parents and daughter 2. What do they give to the girl? A paper boat. Pre-reading Reading for writing 1 Look at the word and expressions and look up their meanings in a dictionary. by yourself problem try your best work hard Steps of looking up an entry in a dictionary →p116 1. Why do they give her a paper boat? Fast reading thought n. 意见，主意，观点 2. What is the meaning of the title? Getting ready for junior high. junior high school life How many parts can you divide the passage into and what is each part about? Careful reading Part 1 A dialogue among Mia, Dad and Mum Part 2 A letter from Dad and Mum to Mia Read Part 1 and answer some questions. How does Mia feel about her first day in junior high tomorrow? What does Mia get from Mum and Dad? She’s a little nervous. A paper boat. It’s also a letter. 某物；某事；某些东西 Guess: What’s in the letter? Maybe her parents’ hope. Maybe some rules(规则). Maybe some learning tips(建议). … Read Part 2 and fill in the form. Compare primary school with junior high Difference primary school junior high Feeling Facing and solving problems Primary school is like a _____ pool. You boat is _____ there. small safe Dad and mum_________ your boat from winds. protect Junior high is like a river. It is _____ and the water _________. wide moves fast We are still here to ___. But Sometimes you have to sail your boat __________. Just______________ and __________. by yourself help work hard try your best Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage. Why do Dad and Mum write the letter? What do Dad and Mum want to tell Mia? What do Dad and Mum hope? Mia is now in _________. Dad and Mum want to share some _______ with her. junior high thoughts Mia will face ____________. Dad and Mum will still help her. Mia should try her _____ and _________. new problems best Dad and Mum hope this letter ________ Mia in the coming years. work hard helps Read aloud. Answer the questions. 1. What do “a small pool”, “a river” and “the sea” stand for? a small pool primary school a river junior high the sea future life Why do you think Mia’s parents compare primary school to a pool, junior high school to a river, and her future life to the sea? features reasons a pool a river the sea small and safe knowledge is easy; has lots of help wider; move faster big and unknow face new challenges; overcome more difficulties has grown up; need to be brave; ready for new adventure(冒险) 2. What do you think Mia’s parents do to protect her boat from winds? daily life study making friends … safety Parents protect Mia’s boat from winds take care of Mia. make delicious food help her make plan Make a good environment for studying teach her to make friends help her solve problems drive her to school go out to play together take her to hospital … 3. What do you think the “storms” are? Storms may be difficulties and challenges in our lives. daily life study making friends … safety difficulties and challenges The paper boat is a sign of her parents’ hopes. They want Mia to be more brave, like a boat sailing through challenges. Think and share 1 Do you agree with the description of primary school and junior high in the letter? Why or why not? 2 Do your parents give you any advice about life in junior high? What is it? Learning to think for question 1 Think about these questions: How will you describe primary school? How will you describe junior high? Are your descriptions similar to those in the letter? Do you have problems in junior high? What are they? How does your parents help you? Share your experience with your classmates. Homework $$hard. activity. plan. welcome. second. Aunt啊啊啊。 An . egg. 哎。哎。哎。 What do people do on the first day of school? What's the first day of junior high like in different countries? Let's find . out in russia. the first day of school is on the first of september. On this day, new students give flowers to their teachers. The head teacher gives a speech. then the students sing songs and read poems in the USA. The first day of school is also in september. On this day, parents and students visit the school and meet the teachers. Students often watch shows and learn about school clubs. In france, the school year begins in early september. On the first day, students walk around the school and meet their teachers. Then they receive their timetables and start their lessons. In indonesia, the school year begins in mid july. Students get to know each other on the first day. They play games and do teem activities. It's a great way to make new friends. Listen again, then talk about how wong pong describes problems. Lily, welcome to students union talk today. Hello, pen. Today we are going to talk about a problem for many new students. You know, they have more subjects and more homework. It's hard to plan their time. Do you have any advice for them? Sure is my first piece of advice everyday. Write down your tasks and the time for each task. But there are so many tasks. That's my second piece of advice. Do the most important things first. But a project may take weeks. How can we plan? IT, great question. Is my third piece of advice. Turn a big task into small ones that work on them day by day. Wow, these ideas are helpful. Thank you, lan. Activity three, listen to the conversation and complete the table. Lily, welcome to students union talk today. Hello, pen. Today, we are going to talk about a problem for many new students. You know, they have more subjects and more homework. It's hard to plan their time. Do you have any advice for them? Sure is my first piece of advice everyday. Write down your tasks and the time for each task. But there are so many tasks. That's my second piece of advice. Do the most important things first. But a project may take weeks. How can we plan? IT. great question. Is my third piece of advice, turn a big task into small ones, then work on them day by day. Wow, these ideas are helpful. Thank you. lilan.