Unit 1 课时6 Section B Project+Reading Plus 项目+拓展阅读课件-七年级英语下册【趣味课堂】精品课件（人教版2024）

The amazing octopus among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around three hundred different kinds of octopuses, and they come in all sizes. The smallest is only around two point five centimeters long. But some octopuses can grow up to more than five metres long. There was even an octopus over nine metres long. Studying amazing animals like the octopus is important because we can learn a lot from them, but they also show us how wonderful nature is and why IT is important to protect IT. Design a zoo Project& Reading Plus Unit 1 Animal Friends Lesson Objectives: In this lesson, we will be able to: 1. Be able to use the words and sentence structures learned in this unit to describe your favorite animal and the reasons. 2. Be able to design and draw a map of the zoo, and present it to the class. 3. Understand the methods of drawing maps. Enhance the awareness of animal protection. 01 03 目 录 Lead in Design a zoo Reading plus Language points Exercise&Homework 05 02 04 Lean-in Free talk. Is there a zoo in your hometown? What animals can you see in the zoo? What’s your favourite animal in the zoo? The map of Wuhan zoo What animals can you see in the zoo? Different kinds of lovely animals in Wuhan Zoo zebra golden monkey ostrich peacock kangaroo red panda on land panda elephant flamingo penguin sea lion swan crocodile hippo in/ by the water Fly in the sky toucan(巨嘴鸟) All kinds of parrots(鹦鹉) 3a In groups, take turns to think of an animal. Describe it. Guess one another’s animals and write them down in the table. Land Water Sky ... ... ... elephants sharks eagles We can describe an animal from its look, ability, personality, home and its favourite food. 3b You’re going to design a zoo. Choose some of the animals from 3a for your zoo. Give your reasons. Land Water Sky elephants Elephants are helpful. They can help people carry heavy things. eagles Eagles are symbols of courage(勇气), leadership (领导力), strength(力量), and fearlessness(无畏). 3c Draw a map of your zoo and present it to the class. Use the map and the expressions in the box to help you. Vote for the zoo you like. ·Welcome to our zoo! ·This is... / These are... ·Here you can see... ·There is / are... ·These animals are... ·We like... because they are... Read the map and answer the questions. What’s the range(范围) of the zoo? Where do we start? Where do we end? What service signs(服务标识) can you see? Do you know the meanings? Entrance 入口 出口 What do the signs mean? Restroom 就餐区 Restroom Gifts 洗手间 洗手间 Food 礼品店 Exit Read and think: how to draw a map. Draw the area of the zoo. Step 1 Step 2 Mark the entrance and exit. Then draw the traveling route. Step 3 Arrange the animals along the route according to whether they belong to land, water or sky. Step 4 Draw the service spots signs in your zoo. Draw a map of your zoo. Use the map and the expressions in the box to help you. Entrance 入口 出口 Exit Restroom Vote for the zoo you like. Make a report. Welcome to our zoo! This is the entrance(入口). Here you can see the pandas. They are our national animals and a symbol of China. And they are cute. On the right, you can see the giraffes. They are very tall and it’s fun to watch them eat tree leaves. You can see the peguins across from the restroom. They are cute and chubby(胖乎乎的). Next to them, there are sharks. They have sharp teeth. There are also eagles in our zoo. At last, when you see the elephants, you are near the exit(出口). These animals are helpful. They can help people carry heavy things. Reflecting How well can you do these things? Very well OK Needs work 1. I can talk about different animals. 2. I can explain what I like or dislike about animals. 3. I can talk about the importance of animals. 4. I can think of ways to care for animals. Reading plus Pre-reading Look and guess What animal is the text about? It’s about an octopus. /'ɒktəpəs/ n.章鱼 While-reading Skim for the structure. What is the structure of the passage? 1 2 3 A. B. C. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 4 Match the main idea with each part. How does the writer introduce the octopus? You can underline the topic sentence of each paragraphs first. Skim for the structure. part 1 part 2 part 3 The looks and abilities of the octopus The brief introduction The importance of studying octopuses 1 Read the text. Choose six amazing things about octopuses to complete the mind map. The octopus Body Ability _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ eight arms no bones three hearts change their color and shape make ink lose an arm and grow it back Careful reading The Amazing Octopus Among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around 300 different kinds of octopuses, and they come in all sizes! The smallest is only around 2.5 centimetres long, but some octopuses can grow up to more than five metres long. There was even an octopus over nine metres long! What do these numbers mean? There are around ____________________________octopuses. The smallest is only around _________________________. Some octopuses can grow up to ___________________________. There was even an octopus _____________________________. 300 2. 5 5 9 300 different kinds of 2.5 centimetres long more than five metres long over nine metres long Read para. 1 and complete the tasks. Then listen and follow. Careful reading The octopus's body is very interesting. All octopuses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms! This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopuses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones! And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. Read para. 2 and complete the tasks. Then listen and follow. Q1. Where is octopus’s brain? Why? Q2. Why it can fit into small places? In their head and arms. Because this helps them to think about and do more one thing at once. Because they don’t have any bones. Careful reading Octopuses can also do many amazing things. Most of them can change their colour and shape to look like plants or other sea animals, and they can also make ink. They keep it inside a very small bag in their body. When they produce ink, the ink makes it hard for other animals to see them. This helps the octopuses to get away fast. What's more, when an octopus loses an arm, it can grow it back! Read para. 3 and complete the tasks. Then listen and follow. Q1. What can octopuses change? And why? Q2. Why do octopus make ink? They can change their color and shape to look like plants or other sea animal (to hide from躲避 dangerous animals). Because the ink makes it hard for other animal to see them. /Because making ink can protect themselves. Careful reading Read para. 4 and complete the tasks. Then listen and follow. Studying amazing animals like the octopus is important because we can learn a lot from them. But they also show us how wonderful nature is and why it is important to protect it! Why is studying amazing animals like the octopus important? It’s important because we can learn a lot from them, and they also show us the wonderful nature and the importance of protecting it. Post-reading 2 Think of some other amazing animals. Discuss them. ·What are they like？ ·What can they do？ ·What is amazing about their bodies or ablities？ Language points The Amazing Octopus Among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around 300 different kinds of octopuses, and they come in all sizes! The smallest is only around 2.5 centimetres long, but some octopuses can grow up to more than five metres long. There was even an octopus over nine metres long! The octopus's body is very interesting. All octopuses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms! This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopuses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones! And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. 在世界上众多令人惊叹的动物中，很少有像章鱼这样奇怪和不寻常的。 1. among 表示位置，意为“在......之中”， 指三者及以上的人或物当中。 表示范围，“在.....范围内”,强调在 某类人或事物的范畴内。 2. few修饰可数名词复数，表示否定, 意为 “几乎没有，很少。” 3. as+ 形容词/副词的原级 +as “和......一样”， 用于同级比较。 Language points The Amazing Octopus Among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around 300 different kinds of octopuses, and they come in all sizes! The smallest is only around 2.5 centimetres long, but some octopuses can grow up to more than five metres long. There was even an octopus over nine metres long! The octopus's body is very interesting. All octopuses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms! This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopuses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones! And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. 2.5厘米长 9米长 各种尺寸的大小 5米长 3. “基数词+单位词+形容词”结构，用于 描述度量，可置于句末作表语。 或用连字符构成复合形容词，作前置定语。 e.g. The ruler is 20 centimeters long. = This is a 20-centimeter-long ruler. 这把尺子长20厘米。 Language points The Amazing Octopus Among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around 300 different kinds of octopuses, and they come in all sizes! The smallest is only around 2.5 centimetres long, but some octopuses can grow up to more than five metres long. There was even an octopus over nine metres long! The octopus's body is very interesting. All octopuses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms! This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopuses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones! And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. 他们的大脑不仅长在头上，还长在胳膊上。 4. not only...but also “不仅....而且....”， 用于连接两个并列成分。当连接主语时， 谓语动词遵循就近原则。 e.g. Not only their sons but also their daughter is as active(活泼的) as them． Language points The Amazing Octopus Among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around 300 different kinds of octopuses, and they come in all sizes! The smallest is only around 2.5 centimetres long, but some octopuses can grow up to more than five metres long. There was even an octopus over nine metres long! The octopus's body is very interesting. All octopuses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms! This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopuses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones! And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. 章鱼也可以适应狭小的空间，因为它们没骨骼！ fit into 适合;适应;符合 不同部分的 超过 Language points Octopuses can also do many amazing things. Most of them can change their colour and shape to look like plants or other sea animals, and they can also make ink. They keep it inside a very small bag in their body. When they produce ink, the ink makes it hard for other animals to see them. This helps the octopuses to get away fast. What's more, when an octopus loses an arm, it can grow it back! Studying amazing animals like the octopus is important because we can learn a lot from them. But they also show us how wonderful nature is and why it is important to protect it! 章鱼也能做许多令人惊奇的事情。 5. amazing adj. “令人大为惊奇的”,常修饰物。 （amazed adj.“大为惊奇的”，修饰人） e.g. This is an amazing film. 这是一部令人惊叹的电影。 Language points Octopuses can also do many amazing things. Most of them can change their colour and shape to look like plants or other sea animals, and they can also make ink. They keep it inside a very small bag in their body. When they produce ink, the ink makes it hard for other animals to see them. This helps the octopuses to get away fast. What's more, when an octopus loses an arm, it can grow it back! Studying amazing animals like the octopus is important because we can learn a lot from them. But they also show us how wonderful nature is and why it is important to protect it! 他们把它放在身体里的一个非常小的袋子里。 inside prep.“在....里面/内部” inside adv.“在里面；向里面” 生产 离开 而且 重新长出来 动名词作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数。 Exercises I. 完成句子，每空一词。 1. 别为你的弟弟担心，我会照顾好他的。 Don't worry about your little brother. I'll ________ ________ him well. 2. 当我们见面时，我们通常互相握手。 We usually shake hands with ________ ________ when we meet. 3. 他们试图给这只小鹰一些牛奶喝，但它根本不喝。 They try to give the little eagle some milk to drink, but it doesn't drink ________ ________. 4. 这只小狗会捡球。 The little dog can ________ ________ balls. 5. 在过去，人们大量砍伐树木，因此动物处于极大的危险之中。 In the past, people ________ ________ too many trees, so animals were ________ ________ ________. . look after one another /each other at all pick up cut down in great danger Exercises II. 根据短文内容,在空白处填入一个正确的词,有提示词的,填入所给单词的正确形式。 Elephants live in Africa and Asia. They are smart and 1. __________ (friend). They eat plants and fruit, 2. __________ they don't eat meat. They like water, too. Tigers live in Asia. They are strong and 3. __________ (real) beautiful. They also like water. And they are good at 4. __________ (swim). They can catch many 5. __________ (kind) of animals for food. They can eat 6. ________ lot. But elephants and tigers are 7. _________ danger now. For example, there 8. __________ (be) only about one hundred South China tigers left in the world now. And most of 9. __________ (they) live in zoos. So the WWF is 10. __________ (work) hard to save elephants and tigers. friendly but really swimming kinds a in are them working Summary We learn: 1. Project-based learning: 学习设计动物园的步骤：选择动物、绘制地图、说明理由、进行展示。 2. Reading extension: 了解章鱼的外形特征、特殊能力（变色、喷墨、再生等）。 理解数字在说明文中的意义，提取关键信息。 We can: 1. 综合运用语言知识与逻辑思维，合作完成一个简单的“动物园设计”项目。 2. 运用略读、寻读等策略阅读科普短文，获取并整理有关动物的科学信息。 Homework 1. 基础层：抄写本课重点词汇与短语；完成课后练习 I 和 II， 巩固词汇与句型。 2. 提高层：完善你在课堂上设计的动物园地图，并用3-5句英文 简要说明布局理由。 3. 拓展层：朗读课文“The Amazing Octopus”第2-3段，并列举 出章鱼的三个特点。 Thank you! 2025 Blues 25992.0 2025 Blues 26448.0 2025 Blues 28536.0 2025 Blues 10848.0 $Unit one, the amazing octopus. Among the many amazing animals in the world, few are as strange and unusual as the octopus. There are around three hundred different kinds of octopus es, and they come in all sizes. The smallest is only around two point five seven meters long, but some octopuses can grow up to more than five meters long. There was even an octopus s over nine metres long. The octopuses body is very interesting. All octopuses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms. This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopus ses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones. And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. Autopsies can also do many amazing things. They can change how they look. They can change their color and shape to look like plants or other sea animals. Octopuses can also make ink. They keep IT inside very small bags in their body when they produce ink. The ink makes IT hard for other animals to see them. This helps octopuses to get away fast. What's more, when an octopus loses an ARM, IT can grow IT back. Studying amazing animals like the octopus is important because we can learn a lot from them, but they also show us how wonderful nature is and why IT is important to protect IT. Octopus is can also do many amazing things. They can change how they look. They can change their color and shape to look like plants or other sea animals. Octopuses can also make ink. They keep IT inside very small bags in their body when they produce ink. The ink makes IT hard for other animals to see them. This helps octopuses to get away fast. What's more, when an octopus loses an ARM, they can grow IT back. The octopuses body is very interesting. All octopus ses have eight arms. Their brain is not just in their head, but also in their arms. This helps them to think about and do more than one thing at once. Octopuses can also fit into small places because they do not have any bones. And did you know that octopuses have three hearts? These hearts work with different parts of the body. octopus.