Unit 1 The secrets of happiness Reading for writing 课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“帮助他人获得快乐”主题，通过“Watch and Guess”情境导入（女孩剪发捐赠）、感谢卡图片分析等环节，结合Pre-reading词汇（如scissors、keep hair long）和预测任务搭建学习支架，引导学生从观察图片到预测文章内容，再深入阅读周健留发助癌症儿童的故事，形成从感知到理解的连贯学习脉络。 其亮点在于情境化视觉素材激发兴趣，任务驱动阅读（分段落分析周健行为与心理）培养细节理解与逻辑思维，跨文化元素（柏拉图名言与“赠人玫瑰”中文谚语结合）提升文化意识。通过语言能力训练（如感谢卡问答提取信息）、思维品质培养（标题比喻修辞讨论），学生能提升语言运用与价值判断能力，教师可依托完整教学流程高效实施教学。

Unit 1 The secrets of happiness Reading for writing In this class, we will read and understand the passage about Zhou Jian growing hair to help others. write a short story about feeling happy through helping others. understand the central idea of the passage and the happiness brought by helping others. Watch and Guess Why are the girls cutting their hair together? They donate(捐赠) their hair to an organization to make wigs for the kids with cancer(癌症). 假发 Pre-reading scissors What: _ hair Where: A_shop Who: A_ Cut barber’s boy 1. What kind of card is it? It’s a “Thank You Card”. 2. Who sent this card? The City Children’s Hospital. 3. Who is this card for? This card is for Mr Zhou. 4. Why did he receive this card? He donated(捐赠)his hair to make wigs for the kids with cancer. do good keep hair long happiness grow smile help others P12 Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1 cut it short laugh at 1. He kept his hair long. 2. His happiness grew together with his hair. 3. Sometimes people laughed at him. 4. He cut it short to help others. 留长发 做好事 嘲笑 剪短 帮助别人 What is the passage mainly about? A young woman grew her hair and sold it to the shop. A young man grew his hair and helped kids with cancer. A. a disease B. a hobby People with cancer may lose the hair. Predict Discuss Read the title again. How do you understand Growing Happiness? 该标题使用了比喻的修辞手法,将happiness比喻为可以留长的头发,强调幸福其实可以靠自己去追寻和创造,而不仅仅是被动接受。 Global-reading What’s the type of the passage? A story. A review. A book report. Read paragraphs 1-2. Why was Zhou Jian mistaken for a girl by others? Because he had long hair. What did others do to him? • They _ his long behind his back. • They _ him. talked about laughed at How did Zhou Jian feel? He never felt any shame. What would Zhou Jian do after a month? Read paragraphs 3-4. For how long did Zhou Jian keep his hair? For over two years. What did he do in the barber’s shop? He had a haircut and put his hair into a bag. What did he do then? Maybe he posted the hair. Read paragraph 5. Who sent him the letter? The City Children’s Hospital. What would people do with the hair? They would make it into wigs. Read paragraphs 5-6. Why did he do so? He wanted to help _. What did he do next? He _ and said to himself, “It's time to _ again.” others smiled grow happiness What’s the meaning of Plato’s words? Plato Nationality: Greek (希腊) Profession: philosopher (哲学家) Works: The Republic(《理想国》) teacher student 苏格拉底 Socrates 亚里士多德 Aristotle If you do something to help others, you will feel happy. The rose in her hand, the flavor in mine. 赠人玫瑰,手有余香。 柏拉图 Plato 1 What do you think “hope grew together with his hair” means? P14 Answer the questions. 4 It means as his hair grew, more wigs would be made and more kids would be helped. He also become helpful. 2 What will Zhou Jian do to “grow happiness again”? He will grow his hair long again. 3 Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last paragraph? To tell us the key to happiness is doing good and helping others. Plato Nationality: Greek Profession: philosopher (哲学家) Works: The Republic Pay attention to the following expressions. 吹掉 三个声音: noise 通常指噪音 sound 泛指听到的任何声音或响声 voice 一般指人的嗓音、说话声或歌唱声 再过一个月 自言自语 嘲笑 日复一日,天天地 year after year 年复一年 adv. 最后,终于 = at last = in the end 理发店 脱下。 take off还可以表示“起飞”。 把它剪短 be surprised to see / hear / learn ... 看到/听到/得知……而感到很惊讶 surprising adj. 令人惊奇的 发源于 反义词:forget remember to do sth表示“记得去做某事(还没做)”; remember doing sth表示“记得做过某事(已做过)”。 11. 最后,终于 12. 看到/听到/得知……而感到很惊讶 13. 记得去做某事 (还没做) 14. 记得做过某事 (已做过) 7. 脱掉;摘掉 8. 把它剪短 9. 发源于 10. 噪音 声音 嗓音 Translate the following expressions into English. 1. 吹掉 2. 再过一个月 3. 自言自语 4. 嘲笑 5. 日复一日 6. 理发店 blow off one more month say to oneself laugh at day after day a barber’s shop take off be surprised to see / hear / learn ... cut it short remember to do sth remember doing sth spring from finally = at last = in the end noise sound voice P14 Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. What was Zhou Jian’s hair like? He had 1_ hair. How did people react? • They 2_ his long hair behind his back. • Sometimes they 3_ at him. What did he do with his hair? • He 4_ for over two years. • He went to a barber’s shop to 5_. • He put the hair into a bag and took it to the 6_. Why did he do so? He wanted to help 7_. What did he do next? After he got a letter from the hospital, he 8_ and said to himself, "It's time to 9_ again." long talked about laughed kept his hair long cut it short kids with cancer smiled grow happiness Retell the passage according to the information. post office Think and share 1 How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage? 2 What can you learn from the passage? Learning to think for question 1 Sometimes the writer puts the key information at the end of the story . This keeps us reading on! I feel inspired and touched. I can learn that doing good and helping others can bring happiness to oneself. Zhou Jian grew his hair for more than two years, even though people sometimes _ at him behind his back. He never _ any shame, because he wanted to help children with cancer. When his hair _ long enough, he went to a barber’s shop to cut it short, carefully put the hair in a bag, and _ it away. A week later, he _ a thank-you letter , saying his hair was enough for three wigs. Recalling Plato’s words that happiness comes from doing good, he _, ready to grow happiness again. Let’s review get laugh feel send be smile laughed felt √ √ √ √ √ √ was sent got smiled Post-reading What small acts can we do in daily life to “grow happiness”? help classmates with difficult homework pick up litter on the playground donate(捐赠) old storybooks/toys to kids in need help an elderly lady cross the road love bravery happiness doing something good 1 Is the glass half full or half empty?(教材P10) empty / empti/ adj. 空的 [形容词]空的 其反义词为full(满的)。此时可作表语或定语。 Language points 26 2 The“glass half-empty”people often _ that bad things will happen.(教材P10) happen / h p n/ v.发生 [不及物动词]一般指偶然发生的事,主语常为事。 常见用法: sth. happens+时间/地点状语 某时/某地发生某事 sth. happens to sb./sth.某人/某物发生某事 Language points 27 3 How to lead a positive life(教材P11) positive / p z t v/ adj. 有信心的;积极乐观的 [形容词]反义词为negative“消极的,负面的”。 Try to have a positive attitude on everything.试着对任 何事情都持有积极的态度。 Language points 28 4 Zhou Jian’s hat blew off.(教材P12) blow /bl / v. 吹动;刮动 过去式为blew。blow off“吹掉,刮掉”。 As the wind is blowing gently, fish are swimming happily.风儿轻轻地吹着,鱼儿快乐地游着。 The money in her hand blew off.她手中的钱刮跑了。 Language points 29 blow out吹灭 为“动词+副词”型短语。如果宾语为代词,代词必须放在 blow和out之间。 The candle is nice. Don’t blow it out.这只蜡烛很漂亮, 不要吹灭它。 Language points 30 5 His long hair waved in the air.(教材P12) wave /we v/ v. 挥手,挥动,摆动(某物); (某物)上下起伏,左右摇晃 (1)[不及物动词](某物)上下起伏,左右摇晃 The flag waved in the breeze.旗子在微风中飘扬。 Language points 31 (2)[及物动词]&[不及物动词]挥手,挥动,摆动 (某物) Emma waved at us and we waved back.埃玛向我们挥 手,我们也向她挥手。 Language points 32 Bill waved us goodbye(=waved goodbye to us) and then drove away. 比尔向我们挥手道别后开车走了。 They waved their flags in welcome.他们挥旗表示欢迎。 Language points 33 [名词]常见义项如下: 挥手;招 手;摆手 He gave us a wave as the bus drove off. 公共汽车开走时,他向我们挥了挥手。 海浪;波 浪;波涛 The waves are breaking on the shore. 波涛 拍打着海岸。 Language points 34 6 He heard a voice behind him...(教材P12) voice /v s/ n. 说话声;嗓音;发声能力 in a deep/soft/loud voice用低沉/轻柔/响亮的声音 raise/lower one’s voice提高/压低声音 lose one’s voice失声 keep one’s voice down小声一点 Language points 35 She did not raise her voice, or express any anger.她没 有提高声音,也没有显出怒气。 I’ll have to whisper because I’ve lost my voice.我只能 低声说话,因为我嗓子哑了。 Language points 36 voice,sound与noise voice 指人的声音,如说话、唱歌的声音。 sound 泛指自然界的各种声音。 noise 多指不悦耳的“噪声,喧闹声”等。 Language points 37 【语境串记】 There was a loud noise outside the classroom,so the physics teacher had to raise his voice, “Light travels much faster than sound.” 教室外面噪声很大,因此物理老 师不得不提高嗓门说:“光的传播速度比声音快得多。” Language points 38 7 “Just one more month!”he said to himself. (教材P12) 基数词+more+名词 另外…… 该结构与“another+基数词+名词”同义。 I am still hungry. Can I have two more cakes (=another two cakes)?我还是觉得饿。我可以再吃两块 蛋糕吗? Language points 39 【特别提醒】 在该结构中,当基数词为one时,名词用单数形式;当基 数词>1时,名词用复数形式。 I have one more thing(=another thing)to tell you.我还 有一件事要告诉你。 Language points 40 say to oneself 对自己说 反身代词要与say这一动作的发出者在人称和数上保持 一致。 I quietly say to myself, “I can do it!”我悄悄对自己说: “我能行!” “ Well done!”he said to himself. “干得好!”他自言自 语道。 Language points 41 8 Sometimes they laughed at him. (教材P12) laugh at 嘲笑,取笑 其后可接sb.或sth.。 Don’t laugh at a person who is in trouble.不要嘲笑处 于困境中的人。 We laughed at our difficulties.我们对困难一笑置之。 Language points 42 (2)shame的常用句型: It’s a shame to do sth. 做某事很 遗憾。 It’s a shame to miss the train!错过 了那趟火车,真遗憾! It’s a shame (that)...遗憾的 是…… It’s a shame (that) you have to leave so soon.你这么快就要走了, 真遗憾。 Language points 43 10 Finally, the time came. Zhou Jian walked into a barber’s shop.(教材P12) finally(final[形容词]最终的,最后的) / fa n l-i/ adv. 最后,终于 Language points 44 Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes.最后,当我的故事结束时,她的眼里有了泪水。 The study group discussed the problem again and again, and they finally worked it out. 这个学习小组一 遍又一遍地讨论这个问题,最终他们把它解决了。 Language points 45 【语境串记】 I worked very hard and passed the final exam finally. 我非常努力地学习,最终通过了期末考试。 典例 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 Li Shizhen worked day and night. _ (final), the valuable(珍贵的) work, Bencao Gangmu came out. Finally Language points 46 11 He took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders.(教材P12) fall(过去式为fell) /f :l/ v. 落下,降落,跌落 此处作不及物动词,常用搭配: fall off...从……落下 fall into...落入…… Language points 47 She fell off the bike. 她从自行车上摔了下来。 Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot. 一棵野茶树的叶子掉进了热水壶里。 Language points 48 fall的其他常见用法: Language points 49 【语境串记】 There are lots of trees next to the Niagara Falls(n.). The leaves fall(v.) off trees when the fall(n.) comes every year.尼亚加拉瀑布旁边有许多树。每年秋天 来临时,树叶就会从树上落下。 Language points 50 12 The other customers were very surprised.(教材P12) surprised /s pra zd/ adj. 吃惊的,惊奇的,惊讶的, 诧异的 surprised, surprising与surprise Language points 51 surprised 形容词 惊奇的;感觉意外的 通常用来表示人的主观感受。 be surprised at 对……感到吃惊 be surprised to do sth. 惊讶地做某事 be surprised+that从句 对……感到惊讶 Language points surprising 形容词 令人惊讶的 通常修饰物,说明事物本身的性 质、特征等。 Language points 53 surprise 动词 使惊讶;使感到意外 名词 惊讶,意外;令人惊奇的事 to one’s surprise 令某人惊讶的是 in surprise惊讶地 Language points When I got up this morning, I was so surprised to find a new watch on my desk.当我今天早上起床时, 我惊讶地发现我的桌子上有一块新手表。 It is not surprising that DIY is so popular. DIY如此受 欢迎并不让人吃惊。 Language points 55 During break time, Mr. Johnson surprised us with another treat.课间休息时,约翰逊老师又给了我们一个 惊喜。 To our surprise, he won the running race! He used to be a slow runner.令我们惊讶的是,他赢得了赛跑!他 过去跑得很慢。 Language points 56 典例 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 We weren’t _(surprise) that she won the talent competition. She sings very well. surprised [解析] 句意:她赢得了才艺比赛,我们并不感到惊讶。 她唱得非常好。空处位于be动词后作表语,应用形容词; 此处表示人的感受,应用surprised。 Language points 57 13 A week later, he received a letter:(教材P12) receive /r si:v/ v. 得到,收到 [及物动词] receive...from...从……收到…… receive/get a letter from...=hear from... 收到……的来信 Language points 58 All the children will receive a small gift.每个孩子都会 收到一份小礼物。 He receives/gets a letter from(=hears from) his friend every month. 他每个月都会收到朋友的来信。 Language points 59 14 Zhou Jian looked at the smart young man in the mirror.(教材P13) smart /sm :t/ adj. 聪颖的,机灵的;明智的 The baby is smart. 这个婴儿很聪明。 She was smart enough to make that decision.她很明智, 做了那个决定。 Language points 60 smart的其他含义及用法: 智能的 I like this kind of smart washing machine.我喜欢这种智能洗衣机。 衣冠楚楚的; 衣着讲究的 You look very smart in that suit.你穿上 那套衣服显得很精神。 整洁而漂亮的 They were wearing their smartest clothes.他们都穿了最讲究的衣服。 Language points 61 15 He smiled and said to himself, “It’s time to grow happiness again.”(教材P13) smile /sma l/ v. 微笑 [动词]笑;微笑 smile at sb.向某人微笑 Language points 62 it’s time to do sth.到做某事的时间了 (同义表达是it’s time for sth.) It’s time to go to school.=It’s time for school.该上学了。 It’s time for sb. to do sth.到某人做某事的时间了。 It’s time for me to go to bed.到我睡觉的时间了。 Language points 63 16 What did he do with his hair?(教材P14) do with处理 do with 与deal with do with “处理;安置”, 常与what连用。 I don’t know what to do with(=how to deal with) these emails.我不知道如何 处理这些电子邮件。 deal with “处理;应付”, 常与how连用。 更多讲解详见英语WY七下《教材帮》Unit 1 教材帮 知识详解 Language points 64 Must do Search for more information about hair donation(头发捐赠). Share your story of feeling happy through helping others. Choose to do Homework $