Unit 1 Lesson 4 Reading for writing（讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年新教材七年级英语上册同步备课（外研版2024）

该初中英语课件围绕“初中新生活适应”核心主题，通过词汇预测、标题象征意义分析及对话情境导入，构建从词汇学习、阅读理解到分步骤写作的学习支架，帮助学生掌握象征意义解读与回信写作技能。 其亮点在于以“池塘-河流-大海”象征分析培养思维品质，任务型写作（分步骤完成回信，结合阅读词汇与检查清单）提升语言能力。学生能在真实情境中运用语言，教师可通过结构化教学步骤高效引导，促进语言运用与自主学习能力发展。

Without . sentence. point . out mistake. polite mind has dry, meaning, fact, in fact, need, remember, really important, plan, problem, homework, task, project, advice, journey, something, boot life. Primary school pool . protect . wind . wide sale . through storm towards hope. 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. Dear ma, 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. Under 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. Unit 1 A new start Reading for writing Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. analyze the symbolic meaning （象征意义）of some phrases, such as a pool, a river and the sea; 2. find out why Mia’s parents give her a paper boat; 3. talk about the advice Mia’s parents give her; 4. complete Mia’s reply to her parents. Look at the word and expressions and look up their meanings in a dictionary. by yourself problem try your best work hard Do things on your own without help from others. A difficult situation or question that needs to be solved. Do your best to do something. Do not give up easily, put a lot of effort into something. Predict（预测） Following word and expressions are from the passage. Based on them, can you predict what the passage is about? problem try your best work hard by yourself Predict Read the title. What does “journey” stand for? How do you understand the meaning of the title? Look at the picture. What do the parents give the girl? A paper boat. Mia Read the conversation. When does the conversation happen? Dad Mia, how do you feel about your first day in junior high tomorrow? Mia Well, I'm a little nervous. Mum Don't worry. We've got something for you! Look! Mia A paper boat? Dad Yes, and it's also a letter from Mum and me. We want to share some thoughts with you. Mia Oh, thank you! It happens on the day before Mia's first day in junior high. Why do Mia’s parents give her a paper boat? Her parents want to share some thoughts with Mia. Dear Mia, 1 Time flies! You are now in junior high! Are you ready for your new life? 2 Primary school is like a small pool. Your boat is safe there. Dad and Mum can protect it from winds. 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. 3 We hope this letter helps you in the coming years! With love, Dad and Mum What’s the meaning of the title? It means that before Mia starts her new journey of junior high school life, her parents send this letter to give her care, guidance(指导) and expectations(期许). Read the letter. What is the letter about? A. Dad and Mum tell Mia about their interesting junior high school stories. B. Dad and Mum encourage Mia as she starts junior high and give her advice. C. Dad and Mum ask Mia to buy a beautiful boat for them. 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 1_________. Dad and Mum want to share some 2_______ with her. junior high thoughts Mia will face 3_____________. Dad and Mum will still help her. Mia should try her 4_____ and 5_____ ______ . new problems best Dad and Mum hope this letter 6_______ Mia in the coming years. work helps hard Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions. 1. What do “a small pool”, “a river” and “the sea” stand for? a 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; moves faster big and unknow faces new challenges; overcomes more difficulties has grown up; needs to be brave; ready for new adventure（冒险） 2. What do you think Mia’s parents do to protect her boat from winds? e.g. give her help on her study; encourage her when she fails, ... 3. What do you think the “storms” are? The difficulties and challenges Mia will face in junior high, such as environment change, study pressure and social challenges. (Answers will vary.) The paper boat is a sign of her parents’ hope. They want Mia to be more brave, like a boat sailing through challenges. Why do Mia’s parents make the letter as a boat? Think and Share 1. Do you agree with the description of primary school and junior high in the letter? Why or why not? How will you describe primary school? How will you describe junior high? Are your descriptions similar to those in the letter? Think and Share 2. Do your parents give you any advice about life in junior high? What is it? Language Points 1. We want to share some thoughts with you. thought是名词，意思是“想法；看法；思想；主意”。 E.g. You sent her a card? That was a kind thought. Let me have your thoughts on that book by Friday. 2. Time flies! time flies的意思是“时光飞逝；光阴似箭”。 E.g. Times flies when you are having fun. Times flies like an arrow（箭）. How time flies! I’ve got to go now. 3. You will go through storms towards the sea. go through的意思是”遭受，经历，经受（苦难等）“。 E.g.The man in the story goes through many difficulties before he finally becomes a hero. My sister went through a hard time when she broke her arm, but she was very brave. 4. We hope it helps you in the coming years! the coming years的意思是”未来几年“。 E.g. I am looking forward to the coming years because I will learn many new things in school. In the coming years, I hope to travel to different countries and explore new cultures. Writing Suppose you are Mia. You feel touched after receiving the letter from Dad and Mum, and you decide to write them a reply. Background What can you write? show your thanks to Dad and Mum your life in junior high your problem what you are going to do your reply Complete Mia's reply to her parents. Step 1 Read Mia's reply. How many parts are there? There are four parts. Step 2 Complete Mia's reply. Use the ideas from this unit to help you. Check. Did you: write about junior high school life? use the words and expressions from the reading passage? write about plans in junior high? Share your reply with the class. Step 4 Step 3 Sample Writing Dear Dad and Mum, Thank you very much for your letter. Junior high school life is different.________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________. I also have some problems. For example,__________________ _____________________________________________. I'm going to__________________________________________ ____________________________________________________. Yours, Mia There are more subjects and the homework takes longer to finish. Also, I need to manage my time between study and after-school activities by myself. difficult. Sometimes the lessons are hard to understand maths is much more join the math study group. We can discuss problems together. 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