Unit 3 Section 1 Reading 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）七年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“四季特征与文化”核心，涵盖天气、动植物、人类活动等词汇表达及季节相关节日文化知识。通过预览策略、预读问题激活学生已知，借助阅读策略、表格对比、句型模板等支架，帮助学生逐步构建知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质培养：语言上通过构词法、句型训练提升表达，文化上融入清明、端午等传统节日及活动增强家国情怀，思维上通过对比分析季节特征培养分析能力。任务型教学让学生提升综合语言运用能力，教师可高效开展教学。

Unit 3 The seasons 牛津广州版七年级上册 What do you know about the seasons? Key question 主题范畴：人与自然 Reading I 1 Unit objectives I can: describe the features of the four seasons. explain how seasons are different in different places. describe my favourite season. understand the 24 solar terms and explain why they are important. 了解24节气以及说明它们为什么重要。 描述四季的特征。 说明在不同地方的季节有怎样的差异。 描述我最喜爱的季节 。 1. In spring, it is _________ and _________. The weather gets _________ too. Plants turn _________. rainy wet warm green What is each season like? 2. In summer, it is _________. The ________ shines brightly. hot sun [ʃaɪn]v. 照耀 ['braɪtlɪ] adv. 明亮地 What is each season like? 3. In autumn, it is _________ and _________. The _________ sometimes blows strongly and the leaves turn _________, _________ or _________. cool dry wind red yellow brown [bləʊ] v.吹 What is each season like? 4. In winter, it is _________ and _________. Everything is covered with _________. cold snowy snow [ˈevriθɪŋ] pron.所有事物，一切 is covered with 覆盖着 What is each season like? take a trip 旅行 go to the beach 去海滩 swim in the sea 在海里游泳 play in the snow 在雪地里玩 I enjoy flying kites... What do you like to do in spring? I like to go to parks with my friends. We have picnics there. What’s your favourite springtime activity? 常见的活动 Which season do you like best? What do you like to do in spring/summer/autumn/winter? I like winter best because I love to play in the snow. I like spring best because it is exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime. I like summer best because I can eat ice cream or fresh fruit. I like autumn best because the weather is very cool and it’s great to go on a family outing . 1.feature n.特色；特征 2.south n.南；南方 3.clear adj.晴朗的 4.loudly adv.喧闹地；响亮地 5.thunder n.雷声 6.lightning n.闪电 7.fresh adj.新鲜的 8.gather v.采集（植物、水果等) 9.peaceful adj.安静的；平静的 10.snake n.蛇 11.through prep.自始至终；从头到尾 12.part n.区域；地区 1.work one's land 耕种土地 2.take a trip 去旅行 Read the article about the four seasons. The four seasons There are four seasons in a year,and each season has its special features. Spring Life begins again  in  spring.The snow melts¹,and nature wakes up  after the long winter.Warm rain falls on the forests and fields. Plants start to grow, and birds come back from the south. Farmers begin to work their land. It is a time of new life and new  hope.It is exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime. Summer Summer is bright and noisy. The weather is hot.The sun shines brightly in the clear, blue sky. Cicadas² sing loudly.There is often thunder and lightning in the afternoon. Many people like to go to the beach and swim in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream or fresh fruit in summer. Autumn Autumn is beautiful and full of colour.The weather is cool and dry. In autumn,everything changes. Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. Squirrels³ gather food for the cold winter. Farmers are busy with the harvest⁴. It is great to go on a family outing at this time of year. Winter Winter is peaceful and fun. It is cold and snowy in many places. Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the winter. Children love winter because they love to play in the snow. Previewing 预览 Previewing a text helps you learn about the text before you read it. You may follow the steps below. Read the title and subheadings. 阅读标题和小标题。 Look at the pictures and read the captions. 看图片，并阅读说明文字。 Think about what you already know about the subject. 思考你已经对这个主题有哪些了解。 Reading strategy Look at the pictures and the sub-headings on page 37. Then answer the questions below. Pre-reading 1.What can we see in spring? 2.What do people usually do in summer? 3.What is the colour of autumn? 4.What do children like about winter? We can see birds calling and farmers working. People usually go to the beach. Spring Summer Autumn Winter It is yellow and brown. Children like playing in the snow in winter. Read the passage quickly and match right descriptions with the seasons. Spring Summer Autumn Winter Fast-reading 1. Everything changes. 2. It’s a time of new life and new hope. 3. It’s snowy. Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the it. 4. The weather is hot and it’s nice to eat ice cream. Reading comprehension 1. Summarize the main features of each season with the information from the article on page 37. Read the article about the four seasons. The four seasons There are four seasons in a year,and each season has its special features. Spring Life begins again  in  spring.The snow melts¹,and nature wakes up  after the long winter.Warm rain falls on the forests and fields. Plants start to grow, and birds come back from the south. Farmers begin to work their land. It is a time of new life and new  hope.It is exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime. Summer Summer is bright and noisy. The weather is hot.The sun shines brightly in the clear, blue sky. Cicadas² sing loudly.There is often thunder and lightning in the afternoon. Many people like to go to the beach and swim in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream or fresh fruit in summer. Spring Summer   Weather     Plants and animals           warm and rainy hot Plants start to grow. Birds come back from the south. Cicadas sing loudly. Human activities           Farmers begin to work their land. People take a trip in the countryside. Many people like to go to the beach and swim in the sea. Eat ice cream or fresh fruit. Autumn Autumn is beautiful and full of colour.The weather is cool and dry. In autumn,everything changes. Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. Squirrels³ gather food for the cold winter. Farmers are busy with the harvest⁴. It is great to go on a family outing at this time of year. Winter Winter is peaceful and fun. It is cold and snowy in many places. Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the winter. Children love winter because they love to play in the snow. Autumn Winter   Weather     Plants and animals         cool and dry cold and snowy Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. Squirrels gather food for the cold weather. Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the winter. Human activities         Farmers are busy with the harvest. People go on a family outing. Children love to play in the snow. (1)What words best describe each of the four seasons? spring: a time of new life and new hope; summer: bright and noisy; autumn: beautiful and full of colour; winter: peaceful and fun. (2)Which season is best for plants and wild animals?Why? I think spring is best for plants and wild animals, because life begins again in spring and nature wakes up after the long winter. I think autumn is best for farmers, because it is harvest time. (3)Which season is best for farmers? Why? 2. Read the article again and answer the questions below. 3. Discuss the questions below. What do you like best about each season? What festivals do we celebrate(v.庆祝) in each season? Spring Summer Autumn/Fall Winter Your idea Activities spring summer autumn winter Festivals take a trip fly kites plant trees go swimming eat ice cream make and eat Zongzi watch the dragon boat race go on a picnic enjoy the mooncakes and the moon spend time with family and relatives get red packets enjoy the blossoms worship ancestors eat Qingtuan go to the temple fair eat dumplings go to the flower market eat Youjiao attend the riddle - guessing contests watch the sky lanterns eat Tangyuan the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival the Spring Festival the Qingming Festival the Lantern Festival Birds come back... Cicadas sing... Squirrels gather food... Bears and snakes find... After-reading How to introduce a season? A season Human activities the weather plants and animals There is often thunder and lightning... The weather is... The sun shines brightly. Leaves turn ... It is adj. to do ... Vocabulary practice 1 Find the words in the article on page 37 with these meanings. (1) without clouds (2) a sudden bright light in the sky when there is a storm (3) recently picked or made (4) to move around and collect things(e.g.fruit) (5) calm and quiet _______(line 10) _______(line 11) _______(line 12) _______(line 17) _______(line 21) clear lightning fresh gather peaceful 2. Complete the sentences with the wordsfrom Exercise 1.Change the form if necessary. (1)The best part of winter is the winter holiday. My family always visit my grandparents. Life there is very                           and relaxing. (2)The weather is usually warm and rainy in spring. On                            sunny days, the parks are always full of people. peaceful clear (3)Summer is usually hot and sunny, but  sometimes it is cloudy.There are often bright flashes of                            and loud thunder  at night. We eat a lot of______ fruit and vegetables at this time of year. (4)In  autumn, many animals start preparing for winter. Birds fly south, and squirrels                      food for the long, cold months ahead. lightning fresh gather 3. Make sentences about the weather, colours and sounds of your favourite season. How does this season make you feel? Use the words below. cold rainy brown exciting calm hot sunny red noisy happy cool snowy green nice excited warm windy yellow quiet relaxed 一些名词后加上后缀-y 构成形容词，表示“具有……倾向的” 注意：一些词加上后缀-y时拼写有变化。 sun太阳→sunny 阳光充足的 fog 雾 →foggy 有雾的 noise 响 声 →noisy 吵闹的 smoke 烟 →smoky 多烟的 构词法：形容词后缀-y snow 雪 →snowy 多雪的 wind 风 →windy 多风的 cloud 云 →cloudy 多云的 rain 雨 →rainy 多雨的 Unit 3 The seasons 牛津广州版七年级上册 What do you know about the seasons? Key question 主题范畴：人与自然 Reading II 33 Revision Complete the passage according to the text. As we all know, there are four seasons in a year. Each season has its special features. In spring, the snow melts, and nature (11) ______________ (wake) up after the long winter. Plants start to grow, and birds come back from the south. Farmers begin to work (12) ______________ (they) land. It’s a time when new life starts and everyone feels hopeful. It’s exciting to take (13) ______________ trip. In summer, it is hot. The sun shines (14) ____________ (bright) in the clear, blue sky. We can hear cicadas sing loudly. There is thunder and lightning in the afternoon. Many people enjoy (15) ______________ (go) to the beach and swimming in the sea. It is nice (16) ______________ (eat) ice cream in the hot weather. wakes their a brightly going to eat Autumn is full of colour. In autumn, everything is different. Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. Some animals are busy gathering food and farmers are busy (17) ______________ the harvest. It is great to go on a family outing at this time of year. Winter is (18) ______________ (peace) and it is also interesting. Bears and (19) ______________ (snake) find warm places to sleep through the winter. Children love winter (20) _______________ they can have fun in the snow. with peaceful snakes because Phrases Find out the phrases from P36 to P39. 1. 留下足迹            _________________(P36)  2. 在雪地里  _________________ (P36) 3. 在海边  _________________ (P36) 4. 踢树叶 _________________ (P36) 5. 遍布整个镇 _________________ (P36)   6. 放风筝  _________________ (P36) 7. 野餐   _________________ (P36) 8. 特色   _________________ (P37) 9. 醒来 _________________ (P37) 10. 开始做…… _________________ (P37) make footprints in the snow by the sea kick the leaves all over the town fly kites have picnics special features wake up begin/start to do/doing sth. Phrases Find out the phrases from P36 to P39. 1.  从……回来         _________________(P36)  2.  耕种土地 _________________ (P36) 3. 去旅行 _________________ (P36) 4. 在乡村 _________________ (P36) 5. 去海滩 _________________ (P36)   6. 新鲜的水果 _________________ (P36) 7. 充满……   _________________ (P36) 8. 忙于........   _________________ (P37) 9. 在一年的这个时候_________________ (P37) 10.为……做好准备 _________________ (P37) come back from... in the countryside go to the beach fresh fruit be full of... be busy with... at this time of year prepare for... work one’s land take a trip Language points 1. 桌子上有一本书和两支笔。 ————————————————————— 2. 篮子里有三个苹果和一个橙子。 ————————————————————— 1. There are four seasons in a year, and each season has its special features. (P37) 句意：一年有四个季节，每个季节都有它的特色。 即学即练 There is a book and two pens on the desk. There are three apples and an orange in the basket. 该句使用There be句型结构，用于表示“存在”或“有”的概念。 There be句型遵循“就近原则”: There is后接可数名词单数或不可数名词， There are后接可数名词复数。 1. 努力学习是很重要的。 ————————————————————— 2. 放学后和朋友们踢足球很有趣。 ————————————————————— 2. It is exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime. (P37) 句意：在春天去乡村旅行是一件令人兴奋的事情。 即学即练 It is important to study hard. ① It is + adj. + to do sth. 是一个固定句型，意思是“做某事是怎么样的”。 It is fun to play football with friends after school. 1. 春天时，公园里开满了五颜六色的花。 ————————————————————— 2.在晴朗的夜晚，天空中布满了星星 。 ————————————————————— 3. Autumn is beautiful and full of colour. (P37) 句意：秋天是美丽的，色彩斑斓。 即学即练 The park was full of colorful flowers during springtime. be full of 意为“充满”。 The sky was full of stars on a clear night. 1. 雨后天空变蓝了。 ————————————————————— 2. 她听到坏消息时开始哭了起来。 ————————————————————— 4. Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from trees. (P37) 句意：树叶变成棕色、红色或黄色，并开始从树上落下。 即学即练 The sky turned blue after the rain. ①turn 作系动词，意为“变；变成”，其后接形容词。 ② start doing sth.表示“开始做某事”，可以与 start to do sth. 互换。【注】同义短语：begin to do / doing sth She started to cry / crying when she heard the bad news. 1. 詹姆斯正忙着为学校音乐会排练。 ————————————————————— 2. 她每天晚上都忙于做作业。 ————————————————————— 5. Farmers are busy with the harvest. (P37) 句意：农民们忙着收割。 即学即练 James is busy practising for the school concert. ★be busy with sth. 意为“忙于某事”。忙于做某事：be busy doing sth。 She is busy with her homework every night. 1. 由于天气不好，我们不得不取消旅行。 ————————————————————— 2. 我喜欢在空闲时间读书。 ————————————————————— 6. Children love winter because they love to play in the snow. (P37) 即学即练 We have to cancel the trip because the weather is bad. ① 连词 because 意为“因为/由于”，用于引导原因状语从句，不和so同时出现。 ② love to do / doing sth. 表示“喜欢做某事”，可与 like to do / doing sth. 互换。 I love / like to read / reading books in my free time. Practice makes perfect! I. 根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。 1. 在晴朗的周末，我们经常在公园里野餐。 We often _____________ _____________ in the park on sunny weekends. 2. 我爷爷把大部分时间都花在了耕种他的土地上。 My grandfather spends most of his time _______ ______ ______. have picnics working his land 3. 她整个冬天都在刻苦训练, 为滑雪比赛做准备。 She trained hard through the winter to ______ _____ the skiing competition. prepare for 4. 我喜欢在海边散步，感受着微风，聆听着海浪的声音。 I love to walk ____________ _____________ __________, feeling the gentle breeze and listening to the sound of the waves. 5. 去年冬天，我们去三亚旅行，并在那里玩得很开心。 Last winter, we___________ ______________ _______________ to Sanya and had a lot of fun there.   by the sea took a trip II. 根据所给提示，翻译句子。 1. 中国有很多城市，每个城市都有其独特之处。(there be) ____________________________________________________ 2. 他不能和我们一起踢足球，因为他忙于家务活。(busy) _____________________________________________________ 3. 和我弟弟玩游戏很有趣。(It is + adj. + to do sth.) _____________________________________________________ 4. 这个盒子里装满了不同的玩具。(be full of) _____________________________________________________ 5. 天空变暗并开始下起雨。(turn; start) _____________________________________________________ There are many cities in China and each city has its special features. The sky turns dark and starts raining / to rain. He can’t play football with us because he is busy with housework. It is interesting to play games with my brother. The box is full of different toys. 03 More exercise 49 gather food are busy collecting take a trip 50 come back from thunder and lightning sleep through 51 After the rain, the air turns fresh. People usually have picnics and fly kites in the countryside. I love playing / to play in the snow in winter. He starts to play basketball after school every day. 52 In this class, we have learned new words and expressions in this unit. the detailed information and the structure of the text. how to describe a season. some important language points in the text. Summary Self-assessment How well do you know about this lesson? Tick the boxes. I understand the new expressions in the text. 口 口 口 I understand the detailed information about the text. 口 口 口 I know how to retell the passage with key words. 口 口 口 I think I can use all language points correctly. 口 口 口 Samples: Homework 书面作业（可选） 1.录音机跟读课文，朗读2-3遍，模仿语调，把握单词的读音和句子的停顿。 2.复习短语和语言点。 3.完成《学评》Reading部分练习。 单击“同步练习题”字样，即可打开本课时同步练习题的Word文档。 55 THANKS 56 null 150080.3 $