Unit 6 Inventors and their inventions-A Getting ready 教学设计2025-2026学年沪外教版英语七年级上册

Unit 6 Inventors and their inventions-A Getting ready Unit 6 "Inventors and their inventions" in Grade 7 of Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press (2024) focuses on the theme of inventions and inventors. In section A "Getting ready", students are introduced to some little great inventions like the kangaroo cup, remote control, LED umbrella, and Band - Aid. They will read mini - texts to match pictures with inventions, learn about the suffix "-ed" which can be added to nouns to form adjectives. Also, they will listen to a story about the invention of the kangaroo cup and number related sentences. This part aims to arouse students' interest in the topic of inventions and lay a foundation for further learning in this unit. 教学目标 1. Knowledge Objectives Students can master the new words and phrases related to inventions, such as "kangaroo cup", "remote control", "LED umbrella", "Band - Aid", etc. Students can understand and use the suffix "-ed" to form adjectives. Students can understand the general idea of the listening material about the invention of the kangaroo cup. 2. Ability Objectives Students can improve their reading ability by reading mini - texts and matching pictures. Students can enhance their listening ability by listening to the story and numbering the sentences. Students can develop their oral English ability by talking about the inventions briefly. 3. Emotional Objectives Stimulate students' interest in inventions and encourage them to think creatively. Cultivate students' awareness of observing daily life and finding problems to solve. 教学重难点 1. Key Points New words and phrases about inventions. The usage of the suffix "-ed" to form adjectives. Comprehending the listening material about the invention story. 2. Difficult Points Using the suffix "-ed" correctly in different contexts to form appropriate adjectives. Improving students' ability to extract key information from the listening material accurately. 1. New Words and Phrases kangaroo cup: a cup designed with special features (like legs) to help people with shaky hands. For example, "The kangaroo cup is a very useful invention for the elderly with hand tremors." remote control: a device used to operate TVs and other electronics from a distance. E.g., "We use the remote control to change the channels of the TV easily." LED umbrella: an umbrella equipped with LED lights, which helps drivers see people on dark and stormy nights. Such as, "On a rainy and dark evening, the LED umbrella can make pedestrians more visible." Band - Aid: a small adhesive bandage used to stop bleeding and keep cuts clean and dry. For instance, "You should put a Band - Aid on the cut to prevent infection." 2. Grammar - Suffix "-ed" The suffix "-ed" can be added to nouns to create adjectives. Examples: "ear - shaped circles": The earrings are in ear - shaped circles. "three - legged cup": The three - legged cup is stable. "kind - hearted woman": She is a kind - hearted woman who always helps others. 教学过程 1. Lead - in (5 minutes) Greet the students as usual. Show some pictures of modern high - tech inventions like smartphones, electric cars, and drones on the PPT. Ask students: "Do you know what these are? Can you name some other inventions that you know?" Encourage students to share their ideas. This step can quickly draw students' attention to the topic of inventions and arouse their interest. 2. Presentation (15 minutes) Vocabulary Teaching Show the pictures of the kangaroo cup, remote control, LED umbrella, and Band - Aid one by one on the PPT. Teach the new words and phrases corresponding to each picture. Read them aloud several times, and let students repeat after the teacher. For example, when showing the picture of the kangaroo cup, say: "Look at this picture. This is a kangaroo cup. K - a - n - g - a - r - o - o cup, kangaroo cup. Repeat after me." Explain the function of each invention in simple English. For the remote control, say: "We use the remote control to control TVs and other electronics. We can change channels, adjust the volume, etc. with it." Suffix "-ed" Teaching Write some examples of nouns with the suffix "-ed" on the blackboard, such as "three - legged", "kind - hearted", "ear - shaped". Explain the formation rule of this kind of adjectives. Let students find more examples in the textbook or create some by themselves. For example, ask students: "Can you think of other nouns that can be added with '-ed' to form adjectives?" Guide them to think of words like "round - shaped", "four - wheeled", etc. 3. Reading Activity (10 minutes) Let students open their textbooks to the "Read the mini - texts and match the pictures with the inventions" part. Give them a few minutes to read the mini - texts about Band - Aid, LED umbrella, kangaroo cup, and remote control silently. Then, ask students to work in pairs to match the pictures with the inventions. Walk around the classroom to monitor and offer help if necessary. After most pairs have finished, invite some pairs to share their answers. Check the answers together and explain any misunderstandings. For example, if some students make mistakes in matching the LED umbrella, explain the key information in its mini - text again, such as "to help drivers see people on dark and stormy nights", which is the unique feature of the LED umbrella. 4. Listening Activity (10 minutes) Tell students that they are going to listen to a story about how a teenage girl invented the kangaroo cup. Before playing the recording, show the five sentences on the PPT: My grandpa spilled a lot of water when he was drinking. I thought that cup legs could make the cup stable. I read online that a kangaroo not only uses its two legs to jump but its tail. I named my three - legged cup the 'kangaroo cup'. My dad and I made the legs of the cup and added them to Grandpa's old cup. Play the recording for the first time. Let students listen carefully without doing anything. Play the recording for the second time. Ask students to number the sentences according to the order they hear in the story. After that, play the recording one more time. Students can check their answers. Invite some students to read out the numbered sentences. Check the answers together and correct the mistakes. 5. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summarize what we have learned today, including the new words and phrases about inventions, the usage of the suffix "-ed", and the story of the invention of the kangaroo cup. Assign homework: Ask students to write a short passage about one of the inventions they learned today, including its name, function, and why they think it is useful. Let students search for information about another invention they are interested in and be ready to share it in the next class. 教学反思 After teaching this lesson, I found that students were quite interested in the topic of inventions. The pictures and real - life examples of inventions in the lead - in and presentation parts effectively attracted their attention. However, there were still some aspects that need improvement. In vocabulary teaching, although students could repeat the new words after me, some students might not fully understand the meaning and usage of these words. In the future, I can design more vocabulary - related games or practical exercises, such as using these new words to describe pictures or create short dialogues, to help students better master the words. When teaching the suffix "-ed", some students had difficulty in creating new adjectives. I should provide more guidance and practice. For example, I can give more open - ended questions and let students discuss in groups to come up with more examples. During the listening activity, some students had trouble catching the key information. Maybe I can pre - teach some key words or phrases in the listening material next time to help them better understand the story. Also, I can ask students to predict the content of the listening material before listening to train their prediction ability. In general, this teaching experience has provided me with valuable insights on how to improve my teaching methods to better meet the needs of students and help them achieve better learning results. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $