Starter Welcome to junior high!-Make a wishing tree 教学设计 2025-2026学年外研版（2024）英语七年级上册

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英语

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外研版七年级上册

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Starter Welcome to junior high!-Make a wishing tree

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第4课时

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Starter Welcome to junior high!

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语篇研读

1. What

This lesson is centered around the theme of starting junior high school and expressing wishes. The text presents the activity of making a wishing tree, which involves students thinking about their wishes for junior high, writing them down on "wish leaves", and then sharing their plans to achieve these wishes. It provides a practical and engaging context for students to use English to communicate about their personal aspirations and future actions.

2. Why

The purpose of this lesson is to help students smoothly transition into junior high school life. By making a wishing tree, students can not only practice using English to express their thoughts and plans but also start to think about their goals for this new stage of study. It encourages students to be positive and proactive about their junior high journey, and at the same time, promotes communication and interaction among classmates, which is beneficial for building a good class atmosphere.

3. How

The text is organized in a clear step - by - step manner. First, it introduces the concept of a wishing tree, which catches students' attention. Then, it guides students to think about different aspects of their junior high school life, such as study, hobbies, and friendships, to generate their wishes. After that, students are required to write their wishes on the "leaves" and add them to the "wishing tree". Finally, they need to make plans and share them with others. The language used in the text is simple and easy for beginners, mainly using the simple future tense like "I will...", "I am going to...", which is suitable for students at the beginning of junior high school to understand and imitate.

教学目标

1. Knowledge Objectives

Students will be able to master relevant vocabulary related to wishes and junior high

school life, such as "wish", "goal", "plan", "achieve", "junior high school", "subject", "club", "friendship", etc.

They can understand and correctly use the simple future tense to express wishes and plans, for example, "I will...", "I am going to...", "I want to...".

2. Ability Objectives

Develop students' ability to think independently about their future and turn their wishes into practical plans.

Improve students' oral and written communication skills in English through sharing wishes and plans.

Cultivate students' cooperation ability in group work during the process of making the wishing tree.

3. Emotional Objectives

Stimulate students' enthusiasm and positive attitude towards junior high school life.

Promote students' understanding and communication with each other, and help build a harmonious class environment.

教学

重难点

1. Teaching Key Points

Vocabulary related to wishes and junior high school life, as well as the correct usage of the simple future tense in expressing wishes and plans.

The process of making a "wishing tree", including thinking about wishes, writing them down, and sharing plans.

2. Teaching Difficult Points

Helping students think deeply and specifically about their wishes and transform them into practical and achievable plans.

Guiding students to use English accurately and fluently when expressing their relatively complex ideas about wishes and plans.

核心语言

1. Vocabulary

Wishes and Goals

wish (n.) /wɪʃ/ - a desire or hope for something to happen

goal (n.) /ɡəʊl/ - the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result

School - related

junior high school /ˈdʒuːniə(r) haɪ skuːl/ - a school for students usually in grades 7 - 9

subject (n.) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ - an area of knowledge studied in a school, college, etc.

club (n.) /klʌb/ - an organization of people with a common interest or purpose

friendship (n.) /ˈfrendʃɪp/ - a relationship between friends

achieve (v.) /əˈtʃiːv/ - successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective, level, or result)

2. Sentence Patterns

Expressing Wishes

I want to...

I hope to...

My wish is to...

Expressing Plans

I will...

I am going to...

To achieve my wish, I will...

教学过程

1. Lead - in (5 minutes)

Teacher: Hello, dear students! Welcome to junior high school. It's a brand - new start for all of us. First, let's look at some pictures. (Show pictures of students in different junior high school activities, such as joining clubs, studying new subjects, making new friends) Now, can you tell me what you see in these pictures? What do you think junior high school life will be like? Raise your hands and share your ideas with us.

Students: Answer the teacher's questions, expressing their initial thoughts about junior high school life.

2. Pre - reading (10 minutes)

Teacher: Great! You all have some interesting ideas. Now, let's think about something special. Have you ever heard of a wishing tree? In many cultures, people believe that if they write down their wishes and hang them on a tree, their wishes might come true. Today, we are going to make our own wishing tree in the classroom. But before that, let's learn some new words and phrases related to our wishes and junior high school life. (Teach new vocabulary on the blackboard or using PPT, explaining the meaning and