Unit 5 Amazing nature 第1课时 Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

Our grasslands, forests and fields are all Green. That's my favourite colour. IT means hope, because IT is the color of life, but Green is not just the color of nature. Now trains are running through the plane. They are this beautiful color too. The plane is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops and restaurants, but we have the best presence from nature in my heart is Better than any other place, i'm proud to say the time from one of the most beautiful places in the world. The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. IT is like a great sea above the platter, and words can't express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. My hometown is on the chenghai tibet plato. The geography here is amazing. IT is famous for the world's highest mountain, but this area is also full of the most amazing colors in nature. Colors of my hometown. The color White meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like a White sheep. The mountains shine brightly in the sun, like White sea waves. Unit 5 Amazing nature 第1课时 Starting out & Understanding ideas (阅读) 外研版·七年级下册 Look and say What can you see in the pictures? snow on the trees → rime 雾凇 Do you know which place in China is famous for rime? 吉林雾凇岛 polar lights 极光 Where can we see the polar lights in China? 黑龙江省漠河市 Yellow River Stone Forest Yunnan stone forest stone forest 石林 甘肃省白银市 云南省昆明市 desert 沙漠 Where are the main deserts in our country located? snub-nosed monkeys 金丝猴 金丝猴分布范围包括中国四川、陕西、甘肃、湖北、贵州、云南、西藏，越南北部及缅甸北部。 All above are natural wonders! 自然奇观 How do they make you feel? They make me feel amazed and excited. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 What facts about nature do you know? 2 Which one do you find the most interesting? Look and answer 1 What facts about nature do you know? What is the highest place above sea level? What is the lowest place? What’s the longest river? What’s the hottest place on earth? Which animal lives the longest? … The following questions may help you think about it. Think and answer What other interesting facts about the natural world do you know? Interesting facts about the natural world animals plants seasons weather … I know that bees make ______ and help _____________. I know that rainforest are full of ____ and help the earth ________. They’re home to ______________________. honey flowers grow life breathe many plants and animals Read the poems and answer the questions. Read and answer 飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。 —李白 会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。 —杜甫 大海！大海！辽阔的大海！ 湛蓝、清新，永远自由！ —布莱恩·W·普罗可特 Can you guess their meanings? 1 What in nature do they describe? What is special about each natural wonder? It describes the waterfall in Mount Lushan. The waterfall is high and the water runs fast. 飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。 —李白 会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。 —杜甫 It describes Mount Taishan. It is known as the eastern mountain among the Five GreatMountains of China. 大海！大海！辽阔的大海！ 湛蓝、清新，永远自由！ —布莱恩·W·普罗可特  It describes the sea in general. About 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water (mostly by seas and oceans). 2 Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them with the class. Walden by Thoreau 梭罗的《瓦尔登湖》 Winter in Jinan by Laoshe 老舍的《济南的冬天》 Memorial to Yueyang Tower by Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹的《岳阳楼记》 Viewing the Boundless Sea by Cao Cao 曹操的《观沧海》 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. clean soft nature calm cloud mountain sky river lake grassland field Pre-reading 1 What can you see in the pictures? What colour are they? 2 How do you feel about them? 1 What can you see in the pictures? What colour are they? Clouds, mountains, grassland, yaks. Sky, clouds, mountains, grassland, sheep and yaks. Sky, mountains and lake. The clouds and mountains are white, the sky and the lake are blue, and the grasslands are green. 20 2 How do you feel about them? The mountains are huge, the sky is clean and clear, the lake is blue and the grassland looks soft. These views make me feel calm and close to nature. Can you guess where it is? Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 青藏高原 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 青藏高原 青藏高原是世界最高、最年轻的高原，有“世界屋脊”之称。青藏高原绝大部分位于中国境内。中国境内部分包括西藏自治区全部，以及青海省、新疆维吾尔自治区、甘肃省、四川省、云南省的部分地区，约占中国陆地总面积的四分之一。 Colours of my hometown Let’s predict What may be the writer’s favourite colour? White? Blue? Green? Read the passage and find out the writer’s favourite colour. Fast reading The writer’s favourite colour is green. Because it means hope and it is the colour of life. Where are you most likely to find the passage? a a travel diary b a science textbook c a magazine about local life adj. 可能的；可能发生的；可能属实的 adj. 地方性的，当（本）地的 25 How many parts can the passage be divided into? Give each part a subtitle. Part 1: A simple introduction Part 2: Three colours of my hometown Part 3: Comments on my hometown Three parts. Careful reading How does the writer introduce her/his hometown? P1: A simple introduction Location: on the _______________________ Features: amazing __________ the world’s _______________ the most amazing natural _______ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau geography highest mountain colours P2-P4: Three colours of my hometown Three colours white blue green clouds, mountains sky, rivers, lakes grasslands, forests, fields, trains What are the three colours? What views in nature are shown in these colours? Think and share: 1 What does the writer compare the clouds to? What about the mountains and the sky? clouds mountains sky white sheep white lotus flowers a great sea simile (明喻) P5: Comments on my hometown _______ than the big cities with _____ shops and restaurants. Having the _____ presents from ______. One of the most ________ ______ in the world. What comments does the writer make on her/his hometown? Quieter fewer best nature beautiful places Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. soft shine calm kinds forests colour quieter nature Does the writer like her/ his hometown? How do you know that? And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. In my heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. Yes, the writer likes her/ his hometown, as we can see from the following sentences. Colours of my hometown Listen, read and learn My hometown is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The geography here is amazing. It is famous for the world’s highest mountain. But this area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature. 1 n. 高原 It is famous for the world’s highest mountain. 它因拥有世界上最高的山脉而闻名。 be famous for... 意为“因……出名，以……闻名”，后跟名词或动词的-ing形式。例如： Italy is famous for its food. 意大利以其美食闻名。 The colour white meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white sea waves. 2 The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. It is like a great sea above the plateau. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. 3 n.云 adj. 柔软的 adv. 明亮地 n. 天，天空 adj. 镇静的，沉着的；心平气和的 prep. 在（……）上方 v. 表达；表示；表现 35 The colour white meets your eyes all around. 白色随处可见。 meet your eyes是固定短语，意为“进入眼帘”，其中your可以根据人称进行替换。例如： A beautiful painting met our eyes as we entered the room. 我们进屋时看到了一幅美丽的画。 There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. 在水中有一百种蓝色。 句子中a hundred kinds of blue是一个夸张的表达方式，用来强调水的颜色变化丰富。这个句子生动地体现了作者对家乡的湖泊和河流的热爱。 Our grasslands, forests and fields are all green. That’s my favourite colour. It means hope because it is the colour of life. But green is not just the colour of nature now. Trains are running through the plateau. They are this beautiful colour, too. 4 n.草原 n. 田地，田野 Trains are running through the plateau. 火车在高原上穿行。 run through sth意为“贯穿于某事物之中”。例如： A small river runs through my village. 一条小河流经我们村。 此外，run through sth也意为“复习，反复练习；排练；快速地读（看，解释）某事物”。例如： I need to run through my notes before the exam. 我需要在考试前复习下我的笔记。 Briefly, he ran through details of the events. 他简单地介绍了活动的细节。 The plateau is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops and restaurants. But we have the best presents from nature. In my heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. 5 adj. 很少，不多 n. 礼物，赠品 I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. 我为自己来自世界上最美丽的地方之一而感到骄傲。 be proud to do sth表示“对做某事而感到骄傲”。例如： She was proud to have finished the marathon. 她为自己完成了马拉松而感到骄傲。 He is proud to be part of such a great team. 他为自己是这个优秀团队中的一员而感到骄傲。 40 Post-reading Describe the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using what you have learned today. Introduction Three colours Comments Think and share: 2 What three colours will you use to describe your hometown? Give reasons for your choices. Learning to think for question 2 You can think about the landscape, animals or daily things. They can be something special or something common. I would use red, green and silver. The lanterns in Chengdu’s shopping streets are bright red. Our parks are a beautiful green. The Jin jiang River is silver early in the morning. v. 描述，描写 n. （陆上的）风景，景致，景色 adj. 常见的，普遍的 Homework Listen and read the passage fluently. Write a short paragraph on “The Colours of My Hometown” and try to use similes. 2026 Blues 3384.0 2026 Blues 18504.0 2026 Blues 16320.0 2026 Blues 18480.0 2026 Blues 23040.0 2026 Blues 20928.0 $Colors of my hometown my hometown is on the chhay tibet plata. The geography here is amazing. IT is famous for the world's highest mountain, but this area is also full of the most amazing colors in nature. The color White meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like a White sheep. The mountains shine brightly in the sun like White sea waves. The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. IT is like a great sea above the plato, and words can't express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. Our grasslands, forests and fields are all Green. That's my favorite color. IT means hope, because IT is the color of life, but Green is not just the colour of nature. Now trains are running through the, they are this beautiful color too. The plane is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops and restaurants, but we have the best presence from nature. In my heart is Better than any other place. I'm proud to say the time from one of the most beautiful places in the world.