Unit 3 Cross-curricular connection 课件-2025-2026学年沪教版英语七年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕季节、节气及四季形成原因展开，涵盖spring equinox等词汇及地球公转影响。课堂导入通过“Think and share”提问引发思考，借助词汇匹配、填空及二分二至示意图等学习支架，衔接前后知识，帮助学生逐步理解核心内容。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过跨学科任务如Role-play旅行计划设计，让学生运用所学推荐暖地并解释原因，提升语言表达与问题解决能力。采用可视化示意图辅助理解，Summary部分系统梳理关键词和核心内容，既助学生构建知识体系，也为教师提供丰富教学活动资源。

Unit 3 初中英语沪教版七年级上册 seasons The Lesson 6 Cross-curricular connection Learning objectives 1. 理解并正确使用与季节及地球运动相关的关键词汇，如equinox, solstice, tropics, equator, pole, season, sunlight, direction, temperature 等。 2. 阅读语篇，获取“四季形成原因”。 3. 提取并列举关于全球不同地区季节差异的具体细节，理解不同地理位置的季节模式差异。 4. 认识气候对日常生活的影响，联系实际解决相关生活问题，如旅行安排等。 重点 重点 We have learnt about the four seasons in this unit, but why does the Earth have four seasons? Does every place on Earth have four seasons? Think and share Learn and match Earth equator hemisphere tropics poles rainy season dry season Match the words with their meanings. 雨季 地球 旱季 赤道 （地球的）半球 地球两极 （南极和北极） 热带地区 Choose and fill 1. Countries located right on the ________ usually have hot weather all year. 2. When it is summer in the Northern ______________, it is winter in the Southern ______________. 3. In the tropics, many regions have a _____ season and a dry _______. equator hemisphere hemisphere season Choose the correct words and fill in the blanks. Earth equator hemisphere tropics poles rainy season dry season rainy Observe and learn ① 图中二分二至日均指北半球 ② equinox /ˈekwɪnɒks / n.昼夜平分时; (春或秋)分 ③ solstice /sɒlstis / n.至(点); (夏或冬)至 春分 冬至 秋分 夏至 Read and predict What is the passage mainly about? The passage mainly explains why we have different seasons because of the Earth’s position relative to the sun. As our planet moves around the Sun, the light from the Sun falls on the Earth from different directions. This helps create the seasons. Skim and answer Why does the Earth have four seasons? Underline the sentences. Read Para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks. At different times of year, there is _____________in some places, and _______________in others. Read and fill more sunlight less sunlight 1. What does more sunlight in some places mean? Read Para.1 carefully and answer the questions. It means longer days and warmer weather. Read and answer 2. What does less sunlight in some places mean? It means shorter days and colder weather. The seasons fall at _________________of year around the world. Australia-- spring China -- __________ Example: China -- Summer: From ________to ________ Australia -- Summer: From__________to __________ different times June August December February autumn Read Para. 2 carefully and answer the questions. Read and answer Does every place on Earth have four seasons? --The________and the ___________ parts of the world don’t have four seasons. What places have only two seasons? Name both types of places and what their two seasons are. Read and answer hottest coldest Read Para. 3 carefully and answer the questions. Places close to the equator / tropics - a rainy season & a dry season North/South Poles - a very, very cold winter &a somewhat less cold summer. Think and discuss 1. Why do seasons change? As our planet moves around the Sun, the light from the Sun falls on the Earth from different directions. This helps create the seasons. Discuss the questions in your group and share your answers. Tropics / equator (e.g., Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya - rainy / dry seasons) North / South Poles (e.g., Arctic, Antarctica - a very, very cold winter / a somewhat less cold summer) ... 2. Can you give some examples of places that don’t get spring and autumn? Think and discuss Discuss the questions in your group and share your answers. Role-play Imagine you are a travel agent. A client tells you he hates cold weather and wants to travel somewhere warm in December. Based on what you learned today, please make a travel plan for him and explain why you choose it. Where would you suggest him to travel to? Why will it be warm there in December? Imagine you are a travel agent. A client tells you he hates cold weather and wants to travel somewhere warm in December. Based on what you learned today, please make a travel plan for him and explain why you choose it. Where would you suggest him to travel to? Why will it be warm there in December? Example: I recommend the tropics, such as Brazil or Kenya, for December travel. Both countries are in their summer season, with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine, despite occasional rain. Role-play Summary As our planet moves around the Sun, the light from the Sun falls on the Earth from different directions. This helps create the seasons. Key words key content The hottest and the coldest parts of the world don’t have four seasons. Earth, equator, hemisphere, tropics, poles, rainy season, dry season, sunlight, direction, temperature等。 Homework Draw a simple diagram (sun + tilted Earth) and label “summer in Beijing” and “winter in Sydney”. Under the diagram, write 40–50 words to explain the reason. Bye-bye! $