Unit 4 The best things in life are free 作文学案 2025-2026学年教科版五四制英语七年级上册

Unit 4 The best things in life are free 作文学案 【写作导引】 本单元以“The best things in life are free”为话题，属于“金钱与价值”主题范畴中“生活价值与金钱态度”主题群，核心聚焦“用英语谈论金钱相关行为、表达对金钱的看法、撰写金钱主题议论文”，运用形容词/副词比较级和最高级、too/too much/too many/(not) enough + 名词及金钱、生活相关核心词汇，提升议论类与叙事类写作的逻辑性和说服力。常见写作角度包括：① 分享一次与金钱相关的经历（如赚钱、省钱、助人）；② 论述金钱与幸福的关系；③ 表达对“免费的美好事物”的理解；④ 制定个人理财计划。所有内容严格贴合课本话题与语言点，不超纲，可直接用于课堂同步训练。 【单元话题】 “金钱与幸福”。请用英语写一篇短文，论述你对“金钱能否带来幸福”的看法，结合具体例子说明，词数80-100左右，题目为“Money and Happiness”。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【范文】 Money and Happiness Many people think money can buy everything, but I don’t agree with this idea. Happiness often comes from free things in life, not expensive ones. Money can buy comfortable houses and delicious food, but it can’t buy true friendship or family love. For example, spending time with my grandparents on weekends makes me happier than buying new toys. Mark Boyle, who lived without money for three years, felt richer because of the relationships with people and nature. Also, having too much money may make people stressed, while helping others with little money brings more joy. In my opinion, the best things in life are free. We should cherish the people and moments around us instead of focusing only on money. 【译文】 金钱与幸福 很多人认为金钱能买到一切，但我不同意这种观点。幸福往往来自生活中免费的事物，而非昂贵的东西。 金钱能买到舒适的房子和美味的食物，却买不到真挚的友谊和亲情。例如，周末和祖父母共度时光，比买新玩具让我更快乐。马克·博伊尔曾三年不使用金钱生活，却因与人和自然建立的联结而感到更富有。此外，拥有太多金钱可能会让人压力山大，而用微薄的金钱帮助他人却能带来更多喜悦。 在我看来，生活中最美好的事物都是免费的。我们应该珍惜身边的人和时光，而不是只关注金钱。 亮点词块 1.true friendship 真挚的友谊 2.family love 亲情 3.live without money 不使用金钱生活 4.focus on 关注 5.too much money 太多金钱 6.the best things in life 生活中最美好的事物 7.bring more joy 带来更多喜悦 高分句子 1.For example, spending time with my grandparents on weekends makes me happier than buying new toys.（用比较级对比，贴合单元语法重点） 2.Having too much money may make people stressed, while helping others with little money brings more joy.（用too much表数量，贴合单元核心语法） 3.We should cherish the people and moments around us instead of focusing only on money.（升华主题，体现对金钱与幸福的思考，贴合单元内涵） 【拓展1】 你的朋友Tom经常乱花钱买不必要的东西，请你写一封邮件，给他一些理财建议，分享“合理用钱”的重要性，词数不少于60。 Dear Tom, I noticed you often spend money on things you don’t really need. I want to share some ideas about managing money with you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【拓展1范文】 Dear Tom, I noticed you often spend money on things you don’t really need. I want to share some ideas about managing money with you. Money is useful, but we shouldn’t waste it on unnecessary items. You have too many toys and snacks, which cost you a lot. Why not save the money for things you really need, like books or school supplies? Also, you can earn pocket money by helping neighbors walk dogs—this helps you understand how hard it is to make money. Remember, the best things in life are free, such as playing with friends or reading in the park. Managing money well makes life easier. Let’s try to save more and spend wisely together! Yours, Li Hua 【拓展1译文】 亲爱的汤姆： 我注意到你经常花钱买一些并不是真正需要的东西。我想和你分享一些理财的想法。 金钱很有用，但我们不应该把它浪费在不必要的物品上。你有太多玩具和零食，花了不少钱。为什么不把钱存起来，买真正需要的东西，比如书或学习用品呢？另外，你可以帮邻居遛狗赚零花钱——这能让你明白赚钱有多不容易。记住，生活中最美好的事物都是免费的，比如和朋友玩耍或在公园看书。 合理理财能让生活更轻松。让我们一起努力多存钱、明智花钱吧！ 你的， 李华 【拓展2】 请根据以下提示，写一篇短文，描述一次“用少量金钱助人”的经历，词数70左右，开头已给出。 提示 信息 核心经历 用攒的零花钱帮助流浪动物救助站，虽然钱不多，但收获了比金钱更珍贵的快乐 语言要求 运用比较级、(not) enough + 名词，贴合单元语法重点 Last month, I had a meaningful experience—using my pocket money to help stray animals. It made me realize that helping others brings more happiness than buying things for myself. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【拓展2范文】 Last month, I had a meaningful experience—using my pocket money to help stray animals. It made me realize that helping others brings more happiness than buying things for myself. I saved 50 yuan from my pocket money. It wasn’t enough to buy expensive food for all animals, but the rescue station said it could buy lots of cat food. When I saw the little cats eating happily, I felt warmer than when I got new gifts. I also learned that we don’t need too much money to help others—just a kind heart. This experience taught me that the value of money lies in how we use it, not how much we have. 【拓展2译文】 上个月，我有一次很有意义的经历——用我的零花钱帮助流浪动物。这让我意识到，帮助别人比给自己买东西带来的快乐更多。 我从零花钱里攒了50元。这笔钱虽然不够给所有动物买昂贵的食物，但救助站说它能买很多猫粮。当我看到小猫们开心地吃东西时，我比收到新礼物时更温暖。我还明白了，帮助别人不需要太多钱——只要一颗善良的心就好。 这次经历让我明白，金钱的价值在于我们如何使用它，而不在于我们拥有多少。 本话题作文的一些实用短语与句型积累 一、核心主题词汇 1.金钱与生活相关（单元重点） · 金钱行为：earn money 赚钱；save money 存钱；spend money 花钱；lend money 借钱；borrow money 借钱；pay for 支付；cost 花费；donate money 捐款 · 语法相关：比较级（taller, happier, more meaningful）；最高级（tallest, happiest, most valuable）；too + 形容词（too expensive）；too much + 不可数名词（too much money）；too many + 可数名词复数（too many toys）；(not) enough + 名词（enough time, not enough money） · 生活价值：true friendship 真挚的友谊；family love 亲情；stray animals 流浪动物；rescue station 救助站；kind heart 善良的心；meaningful experience 有意义的经历 · 感受与表达：stressed 有压力的；joyful 快乐的；warmer 更温暖的；more meaningful 更有意义的；cherish 珍惜；focus on 关注；waste money 浪费金钱 1. 语法相关（单元重点） · 比较级和最高级用法： · 单音节词：happy → happier → happiest；fast → faster → fastest · 多音节词：meaningful → more meaningful → most meaningful；expensive → more expensive → most expensive · 不规则变化：good/well → better → best；much/many → more → most · too/too much/too many/(not) enough 用法： · too + 形容词：The book is too expensive.（这本书太贵了。） · too much + 不可数名词：He spends too much time on games.（他花太多时间在游戏上。） · too many + 可数名词复数：There are too many people in the shop.（店里人太多了。） · (not) enough + 名词：We have enough food for dinner.（我们晚餐的食物足够了。）/ She hasn’t got enough money to buy a pen.（她没有足够的钱买一支笔。） 1. 表达类（单元基础） · 逻辑连接：but 但是；for example 例如；while 然而；instead of 而不是；not only...but also... 不仅……而且…… · 感悟表达：the best things in life 生活中最美好的事物；the value of money 金钱的价值；a kind heart 善良的心；meaningful experience 有意义的经历；bring happiness 带来幸福 二、实用句型积累 1.论述金钱与幸福（贴合单元核心） · Many people think..., but I don’t agree. 很多人认为……但我不同意，例：Many people think money is everything, but I don’t agree. · ...can buy..., but it can’t buy... ……能买到……但买不到……，例：Money can buy gifts, but it can’t buy true love. · In my opinion, the best things in life are free. 在我看来，生活中最美好的事物都是免费的，例：In my opinion, the best things in life are free, like sunshine and smiles. 1. 分享理财建议（贴合单元主题） · We shouldn’t waste money on... 我们不应该把钱浪费在……上，例：We shouldn’t waste money on things we don’t need. · Why not save money for... 为什么不把钱存起来买……，例：Why not save money for your dream book? · Managing money well makes life... 合理理财能让生活……，例：Managing money well makes life more organized. 1. 描述金钱相关经历（贴合单元内涵） · It wasn’t enough to..., but... 这不足以……但……，例：It wasn’t enough to solve all problems, but it helped a lot. · Helping others brings more... than... 帮助别人比……带来更多……，例：Helping others brings more joy than buying things for myself. · This experience taught me that... 这次经历让我明白……，例：This experience taught me that money is not the most important thing. 三、课堂实用句型 · 提问句型：What do you think of the saying “Money can buy happiness”?；How did Mark Boyle live without money for three years?；What free things make you happy?；How do you save money in daily life?；Have you ever donated money to help others? · 回答句型：I think money can’t buy true happiness.；He ate wild food, grew his own vegetables and walked everywhere.；Spending time with family and friends makes me happy.；I save money by not buying unnecessary snacks.；Yes, I donated money to help stray animals last year. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $