Unit 8 Once upon a Time Section B(1a—1d)课件 2025-2026学年人教版七年级英语下册

Hand. hand. Only if. Only if. Go away. Go . away. Laugh at. laughed at. Unit 8　Once upon a Time 第4课时　Section B(1a—1d) 人教版 七年级 英语（下） Why do you like stories? What can stories teach us? Look at the pictures. What do you think happens in this story? Number the pictures. ______ ______ ______ ______ 3 2 4 1 Do you know what this story is? The Ugly Duckling ugly adj. 丑陋的；难看的 duckling n. 小鸭子 1a Pre-reading Read and predict What do you know about the story? Is the ugly duckling a real duck? 学有鸿鹄志 展翅任翱翔 4 Is the ugly duckling a real duck? Read the story adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling. Discuss the question with a partner. No, he isn’t. He is a swan. real adj. 真的；真正的 While-reading 1b The Ugly Ducking Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. “He doesn’t look like us! What an ugly duckling!” the other ducklings said. “That’s not nice!” said Mother Duck. “He’s still a duck like us!” At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. 看起来像 But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. “May I stay with you?” he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs! live with sb 和某人一起生活 嘲笑 走开 寻找 adv. 有希望地 v. （猫愉快时）发出呜呜声 v. (laid) 下（蛋）；放置；搁 n. 母鸡 Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. “I wish I looked like you!” he cried. “My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!” one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too! n. 天鹅 n. 羽毛 出乎某人的意料 wish （动词）希望（不大可能的事）发生；怀着（不可能实现的）愿望，此时wish后接that从句，that可省略，that 从句总是用过去时。 look down 向下看 8 Careful reading Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. How many little ducklings did the mother duck have? She had six little ducklings. Other ducklings were small and yellow. He was big and grey. How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings? Read Para. 2 & Para. 3 to finish the mind map What bad treatment did the ugly duckling suffer during his growth stage? the other ducklings ________ at him and told him to _______. It made the ugly duckling very_____. Laughed go away The birds, cat and hen didn’t ____ him. like sad Read again and answer the guestions 1.How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings in size andcolour?How was he similar to them? 1c The ugly duckling was different from the other ducklings in size and color because he was much bigger and gray, while the others were smaller and yellow. However, he was similar to them in that he also had feathers and a beak. 2. What did the ugly duckling search for? Why? 3.What did the swans look like? Were they friendly to the ugly duckling? The ugly duckling searched for acceptance and a place where he belonged. He wanted to find a group of animals that would accept him despite his appearance. The swans looked like beautiful white birds with long necks and elegant wings. They were friendly to the ugly duckling and accepted him as one of their own. 4. What do you think the story teaches us? The story teaches us about the importance of self-acceptance and not judging others based on their appearance. It also shows us that true beauty lies within and that we should embrace our unique qualities. Match the characters with their opinions. Can you give these characters any advice? Share your ideas. A.The ugly duckling B.The five ducklings C.The other birds D.The cat and the hen 1d We only like animals with special skills. You are welcome here only if you can purr or lay eggs. You’re big and grey, but we’re small and yellow. You’re very ugly because you don’t look like us. We want you to go away. You cannot live with us because you’re too ugly! I’m not happy here. Is there a right place for me out there? 15 Read Para. 4 and answer the questions. Who did the ugly duckling meet? What did he wish? What’s the ending of the story? He met three beautiful swans. He wished he looked like the beautiful swans. The ugly duckling saw that he was a white swan too. Work in groups and role-play the story Fluency in lines and actions Good performance with emotions Assessment (标准) Stars Good pronunciation Summary New words：ugly，duckling，real，search，hen，hopefully，purr，lay，swan，feather Phrases：laugh at，go away，search for，to one's surprise The Ugly Duckling The ugly duckling，The five ducklings，The other birds，The cat and the hen Homework 必做题：Recite the full text of The Ugly Duckling. Complete the exercises related to the period. 选做题：Create an English picture book based on The Ugly Duckling(not less than 8 pages). $Duckling duckling. Feather . feather. Real. real. Hopefully. hopefully. Ugly. ugly. search. Search for. Size size. Poor . per. Late late, late. lay laid laid. Swan . swan. Section b activity one b read the story adapted from hands. Christian andersen's the ugly duckling discuss the question with a partner, is the ugly duckling a real duck? The ugly duckling, once upon a time, there was a mother duck. SHE had six little duckling, five of the duckling with small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and gray. He doesn't look like us. What an ugly duckling. The other duckling said, that's not nice, said mother duck. He's still a duck like us at the river. The ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other duckings, but the other duckling still laughed at him and told him to go away. IT made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. One day, the duckling met a cat and a hand. May I stay with you? He asked, hopefully. But the two animals said, no. They did not like him because he could not her or lay eggs. Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There he saw three beautiful swans with long next and White fathers. I wish I looked like you. He cried, my friend, you do look like us. Look in the water. One of the swan said. The duckling looked down to his surprise. He saw that he was a beautiful White swan, too. To somebody a surprise. To . somebody a surprise. Believe. believe.