Unit 5 Amazing nature课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

Amazing nature Understanding ideas Unit 5 CONTENTS PART 01 PART 02 PART 03 Reading Grammar PART 04 Starting out Amazing nature Language points Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, you will be able to: understand the main idea of the reading passage. 01. introduce the most beautiful natural place in your heart. 02. use the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs correctly. 03. appreciate the magnificent landscapes of our motherland. 04. Part I Starting out Look at the picture and answer the questions. What facts about nature do you know? Which one do you find the most interesting? Look at the picture and answer the questions. What facts about nature do you know? I know that nature is full of wonders. There are high mountains, flowing rivers and many kinds of animals and plants. We should protect nature because it is very important to our lives. Look at the picture and answer the questions. Which one do you find the most interesting? Mother monkeys can take care of baby monkeys, which shows that animals also have love. I think this is the most interesting. 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? Read the poems and answer the questions. It describes the waterfall in Mount Lushan. The waterfall is high and the water runs fast. Read the poems and answer the questions. 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes Mount Taishan. It is known as the eastern mountain among the Five Great Mountains of China. Read the poems and answer the questions. 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes the sea in general. About 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water (mostly by seas and oceans). Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them with the class. Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them with the class. Leaving the White Emperor Town at Dawn 早发白帝城 Li Bai 李白 Leaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with rainbow cloud; 朝辞白帝彩云间， I have sailed a thousand miles through canyons in a day. 千里江陵一日还。 With monkeys' sad adieus the riverbanks are loud; 两岸猿声啼不住， My boat has left ten thousand mountains far away. 轻舟已过万重山。 Part II Reading Lead-in What’s the video mainly about? It's about the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Lead-in What can you see in the pictures? What colour are they? 2. How do you feel about them? clean soft nature cloud mountain sky river lake field calm grassland I can see clouds, the sky, mountains, grasslands and a lake. The clouds and mountains are white, the sky and the lake are blue, and the grasslands are green. They make me feel happy. Pre-reading What colours can you see in the picture? The clouds are white. The sky is blue. The grasslands and the fields are green. The lake is blue. Pre-reading Can you guess the writer’s favourite colour? The writer’s favourite colour may be blue because blue is the colour of the sky and the lake. While-reading Where are you most likely to find the passage? a a science textbook b a travel diary c a magazine about local life d a designer's guide While-reading What’s the structure of the passage? A. B. C. While-reading P1. Introduction. P2-4. The colour descriptions. P5. Comments Read for structure. Match the main idea with each part. P1. Introduction. P2-4. The colour descriptions. P5. Comments The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Three colours of the plateau. The location and features of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Introduction (P1) Location: on the ______________ _________ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Features: amazing __________ the world’s ________________ the most amazing natural _______ geography highest mountain colours Read the passage and fill in the blanks. The colour description (P2-4) Three colours white green blue clouds, sheep, mountains sky, river, lakes grasslands, forests, fields, trains Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Comments (P5) ________ than the big cities with _____ shops and restaurants. the _____ presents from nature one of the most __________ ______ in the world. quieter fewer best beautiful places 4. Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. soft shine calm kinds forests colour quieter nature Describe the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using what you have learned today. Introduction. Three colours Comments Post-reading Post-reading Think and share. 1. What does the writer compare the clouds to? What about the mountains and the sky? The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. It is like a great sea above the plateau. simile (明喻) Post-reading Think and share. 2. What three colours will you use to describe your hometown? Give reasons for your choices. I would use red, green and silver to describe my hometown Chengdu. The lanterns in Chengdu’s shopping streets are bright red. Our parks are a beautiful green. The Jinjiang River is silver early in the morning. Learning to think for question 2 You can think about the landscape, animals or daily things. They can be something special or something common. Part III Grammar Grammar It is famous for the world's highest mountain. But this area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature. The plateau is quieter than the big cities. Now find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage. Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. highest most amazing quieter Comparative & Superlative 形容词和副词的比较级 形容词和副词的比较级的用法 大多数形容词或副词有三个等级：原级、比较级和最高级。其中比较级表示“更…”，用于两者之间的比较，说明“前者比后者更（不）⋯”。表示比较时，原来的句子结构并没有改变，只是将形容词或副词变成比较级的形式，然后在后面用 than 引出所比较的对象。 形容词和副词的比较级的构成 一般直接在词尾加er。 Rule 1 tall taller strong stronger fast faster 形容词和副词的比较级的构成 以不发音字母“e”结尾的词， 一般在词尾加-r。 Rule 2 large larger wise wiser late later 形容词和副词的比较级的构成 重读闭音节结尾的词，末尾 只有一个辅音字母，双写该字母加-er。 Rule 3 big er ger hot ter thin ner sad der 形容词和副词的比较级的构成 以辅音字母加y结尾的词， 把y变成i，加上 -er。 Rule 4 earl y ier eas y bus y ier ier 形容词和副词的比较级的构成 双音节和多音节词，一般在单词前加more。 Rule 5 expensive quick beautiful more expensive more beautiful more quick 形容词和副词的比较级的构成 Adjectives/adverbs Comparative Form Exceptions better more worse farther/further less older/elder good/well （好） bad/ill （坏） many/much （多） little/few （少） far （远） old （老） 形容词和副词的最高级 形容词和副词的最高级的用法 当我们要将三个或三个以上的事物进行比较时，可以用形容词或副词的最高级形式来表达。“the +形容词/副词的最高级 + of/in/among...”是经常使用的形式，of/in/among...表示范围，形容词最高级前常加定冠词 the，副词最高级前的 the 可以省略。 形容词和副词的最高级的构成 一般在词尾加-est。 Rule 1 old oldest fast fastest 形容词和副词的最高级的构成 以不发音字母“e”结尾的词， 一般在词尾加-st。 Rule 2 nice nicest late latest 形容词和副词的最高级的构成 重读闭音节结尾的词，末尾 只有一个辅音字母，双写该字母加-est。 Rule 3 big est gest hot test thin nest 形容词和副词的最高级的构成 以辅音字母加y结尾的词， 把y变成i，加上 -est。 Rule 4 earl y iest eas y bus y iest iest 形容词和副词的最高级的构成 双音节和多音节词，一般在单词前加most。 Rule 5 expensive quick beautiful most expensive most beautiful most quick 形容词和副词的最高级的构成 Adjectives /adverbs Comparative Form Exceptions best most worst farthest/furthest least oldest/eldest good/well （好） bad/ill （坏） many/much （多） little/few （少） far （远） old （老） Exercise Ⅰ.写出下列词语的比较级与最高级 1.healthy ___________ ___________ 2.high ___________ ___________ 3.beautiful ____________ ___________ 4.sweet _____________ ____________ 5.good _____________ ____________ 6.little _____________ ____________ 7.big _____________ ____________ 8.cold _____________ _____________ healthier healthiest higher highest more beautiful most beautiful sweeter sweetest better best less least bigger biggest colder coldest Ⅱ.用括号中单词的正确形式填空 1.The Yangtze river is _____ _____ river in Asia. 2.This movie is ____________ (boring) than that one. 3.The beef stew is ______________ (delicious) of all the dishes. 4.English is ____________ (difficult) than any other subject. 5.This book is ____________ (cheap). 6.Mary is ________ (young) than her sister, but she looks ______ (old). the more boring the most delicious more difficult the cheapest younger older Exercise longest Exercise shorter higher highest Exercise shorter most famous slow faster high highest Talk about the most beautiful natural place in your opinion. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. Work in pairs. Zhangjiajie In Hunan Province, China. It is like a fairyland on earth. The beauty of nature there is so pure and amazing. A: Hello. What’s the most beautiful natural place in your opinion? B: The most beautiful natural place in my opinion is Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. A: Where is it? B: It’s in Hunan Province. A: What is it famous for? B: It’s famous for its towering mountains and beautiful waterfalls. A: What is it like? B: It is like a magic land, so amazing and magical. A: Why do you like it? B: I like it because there are so many unique sandstone pillars. Part IV Language points 1. How do you feel about them？ How does/do sb feel about...? 某人感觉⋯怎么样？ 用来询问对某人或某事物的看法、态度，后可接名词、代词或动词-ing 形式。 与“What does/do sb think of/about..?" "How does/do sb like...?" 进行同义转换。 How do you feel about the movie? = What do you think of/about the movie? =How do you like the movie? 你觉得这部电影怎么样？ 2. It is famous for the world's highest mountain. 辨析: be famous for, be famous as 与 be famous to be famous for 以…闻名 后跟出名的原因 be famous as 作为…而出名 跟表示职业或身份的名词 be famous to 为…所熟知 跟表示人的名词 China ___________ its long history. 中国以其悠久历史而闻名。 Tu Youyou ____________ a great scientist. 屠呦呦作为一位伟大的科学家而出名。 The Great Wall _____________ the people all over the world. 长城被全世界的人们所熟知。 is famous for is famous as is famous to 3. The colour white meets your eyes all around. meet one's eyes 映人眼帘 The beautiful flowers ______________ as you enter the garden. 当你走进花园，美丽的花朵映入眼帘。 The colourful painting _______________ when they walk into the gallery. 当他们走进画廊时，这幅色彩斑斓的画映入眼帘。 meet your eyes meets their eyes 4. The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep like [介词]如同，像look like 看起来像 The moon is like a silver plate. 月亮像一个银盘。 2. [及物动词]喜欢，喜爱 后接名词、代词、动词-ing形式或动词不定式。 Daming likes playing football. 大明喜欢踢足球。 5. The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. give sb sth（=give sth to sb）把某物给某人 give sb sth 动词 间接宾语 直接宾语 give sth to sb He gave me a dictionary. = He _____ a dictionary ___ me. 他给了我一本词典。 gave to 6. It is like a great sea above the plateau. above 〔介词〕在（⋯）上方 The plane is flying above the clouds. 那架飞机正在云层上方飞行。 〔介词〕（数目、数量、水平、年龄）超过，大于 The temperature is above zero today. 今天气温高于零度。 〔副词〕在（或向）上面，在（或向）较高处 Put it on the shelf above. 把它放到上面的隔板上。 7. Trains are running through the plateau. 辨析 past, across, through与over over 上方越过 through 内部穿过 across 表面穿过 past 旁边经过 吉姆，如果你想翻过那座山，你得先游过这条河，接着穿过那片森林。 Jim, if you want to climb ______ the mountain, you'll have to swim _____ the river first, and then walk ________ the forest. 上方越过 内部穿过 over across through 横过 When I go to school, I go _____ a big supermarket. 我上学时经过一家大超市。 past 8. We have fewer shops and restaurants. 辨析few, a few, little 和 a little few 修饰可数名词复数 “不多；很少；几乎没有”，表否定含义 a few “一些；几个”，表肯定含义 little 修饰不可数名词 “很少；几乎没有”，表否定含义 a little “少量；一点儿”，表肯定含义 1. 我是新来的，在这里几乎没有朋友。 I'm new here. I have ______ friends. 2. 为什么不休息几天呢？ Why not take _____ _______ days off？ few 3. 杯子里几乎没有水。 There is _______ water in the glass. 4. 他会讲英语和一点儿法语。 He can speak English and _______ _______ French. a few little a little 9. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. proud〔形容词〕自豪的；骄傲的；得意的 be proud to do sth 对做某事而感到骄傲/自豪 All the players ______________ play for their motherland. 所有的运动员都为能自己的祖国比赛而感到骄傲。 be proud of.. 为⋯感到骄傲/ 自豪 They _______________ their son. 他们为他们的儿子感到自豪。 3. be/feel proud that + 从句 很骄傲/ 自豪⋯ I am proud that I am Chinese. 我很自豪我是中国人。 are proud to are proud of one of + the +形容词最高级+ 可数名词复数 最⋯的……之一 此结构作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。 9. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. China is ________ the oldest countries in the world. 中国是世界上最古老的国家之一。 one of Assessment（学习评价表） 项目 标准 自评 互评 Habits and interests of learning English I can focus on the class and be active. Basic knowledge I can introduce the most beautiful natural place in my heart. Grammar I can use the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs correctly. Appreciation I can appreciate the magnificent landscapes of our motherland. :Great :Super : Good 默写本单元重点生词、短语 写一篇小短文，介绍自己心中最美丽的自然之地。 Homework THANKS Other 114795.984 null 83017.43 $