Unit 8 Once upon a Time Section B 2a-2d 课件 2025-2026学年人教版七年级英语下册

Unit 8 Once upon a Time (Section B 2a-2d) R·七年级下册 Warming Up Let’s watch a video about The Fisherman and The Golden Fish, and fill in the blanks. Look at the pictures. What do you think happens in this story? Number the pictures. ______ ______ ______ ______ 3 2 4 1 Do you know what this story is? The Ugly Duckling ugly adj. 丑陋的；难看的 duckling n. 小鸭子 Pre-reading 2a The story took place by the _______. ____________, _________, and ___________ One day, the fisherman was ________ by the sea when he caught a ________. The fish told him it was a magic fish. The fisherman ________ of the fish, and the fish gave him a _______. The fisherman’s wife asked for more, asking for good food, ____________, treasure and beautiful clothes, and _____________. The fisherman and his wife lost everything they had and went back to their ________ life. the fisherman his wife the goldfish sea fishing goldfish let go wish a new house being a queen poor Setting Characters Beginning Middle Ending Is the ugly duckling a real duck? Read the story adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling. Discuss the question with a partner. No, he isn’t. He is a swan. real adj. 真的；真正的 While-reading 2b 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 A mother duck Beginning Rising up Climax Ending Rising up The other ducklings The ugly duckling All of other birds A cat and a hen Three beautiful swans The ugly duckling Retell The Ugly Duckling through the story mountain. Careful reading Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. How many little ducklings did the mother duck have? How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings? She had six little ducklings. Other ducklings were small and yellow. He was big and grey. Beginning Rising up Climax Ending Put the scenes on the right into the right blanks. b. Once upon a time, a fisherman caught a bottle in his fishing net. When he opened it, a great cloud came out and became a genie. c. He said that if anyone set him free now, he would kill them instead of giving them anything. a.The genie shouted "Prepare to die!" and explained that a long time ago, he made a promise that if someone set him free, he would make them rich and powerful. But after years of waiting and no one came, he became very angry. a c Think and share: Will the fisherman succeed in saving himself? b Read Para. 2 & Para. 3 to finish the mind map What bad treatment did the ugly duckling suffer during his growth stage? the other ducklings ________ at him and told him to _______. It made the ugly duckling very_____. Laughed go away The birds, cat and hen didn’t ____ him. like sad Match the characters with their opinions. Can you give these characters any advice? Share your ideas. The ugly duckling B. The five ducklings C. The other birds D. The cat and the hen 2c Read 2a and circle the exclamation mark(感叹号). Then match their meanings. tense atomosphere We only like animals with special skills. You are welcome here only if you can purr or lay eggs. 只有 only if 1. ________________ D You’re big and grey, but we’re small and yellow. You’re very ugly because you don’t look like us. 2. ________________ B The Ugly Ducking Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling!" the other ducklings said, "That's not nice!" said Mother Duck, "He's still a duck like us!“ At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. Understanding 1. laugh at 嘲笑 2. go away 走开 3. search for v. 寻找；搜寻 search n. 寻找；搜查；搜寻 4. make sb./sth +adj. 主语 + 使役动词 + 宾语 + 宾补 的结构（S + V + O + C），是英语中表达因果关系的常用句式。 13 Read 2a and circle the exclamation mark(感叹号). Then match their meanings. 【One possible ending】 Increase the tense atmosphere by counting down the time or through short words and exclamation mark. 通过倒计时的描述, 简短语句以及感叹号使用增加紧张氛围。 Read 2a and underline the two promises the genie made. Then choose the different feelings he had. a. He was disappointed. b. He was hopeful. c. He was angry. 【One possible ending】 Describe another bigger crisis to make the readers worry about the fisheman more. 描述更大的危机让读者更加担心渔夫。 Match the characters with their opinions. Can you give these characters any advice? Share your ideas. B D A C Look at the picture. Do you know the story? Who are the main characters? They are the fisherman and the genie. /ˈdʒiːni/ genie fisherman This is a classic story from The Arabian Nights《天方夜谭》 (also known as One Thousand and One Nights《一千零一夜》) Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling!" the other ducklings said, "That's not nice!" said Mother Duck, "He's still a duck like us!“ At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs! Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too！ The swans had long necks and white feathers, and they were very friendly to the ugly duckling. What did the swans look like? Were they friendly to the ugly duckling? Read for the basic elements.（5W & 1H） Where What Who When Why How when where who what why How Once upon a time By the seaside The fisherman and the genie A great cloud came out and became a genie. Because the genie became very angry after years of waiting. What would the fisherman say to the genie? Would the genie kill the fisherman? If so, how? Would the fisherman succeed in saving himself? If so, how? What would happen in the end? plot development Pre-writing Read the beginning of the story .Write an ending for it. Use the questions to help you. 2d Discussion The ugly duckling The five ducklings The other birds The cat and the hen General advice: Don't give up hope, even when things seem hard. You may feel different now, but you are special in your own way. Keep looking for a place where you fit in, and one day you'll find that others understand and accept you for who you are. Advice to Be kind to others, even if they look different from you. Being rude to others doesn't make you better. Instead, being friendly can make both you and others happier. Don't judge others by how they look. Get to know them, and you might find they are great in ways you didn't see at first. Don't judge others based on what they can or cannot do. Not everyone looks or acts the same, but that's what makes the world interesting. Try to understand them and offer support when you can. Remember, kindness and acceptance can go a long way. Treat others with respect, no matter how they look or act. Everyone deserves to be treated with love and understanding. What would happen in the end? 循环式结尾（Circular Ending） 转折式结尾（Twist Ending） 开放式结尾（Open - Ended） 悲剧式结尾（Tragic Ending） 幽默式结尾（Humorous Ending） The fisherman died The genie disappeared The genie gave the fisherman gold and jewels The storm blew the genie away. go back into that tiny bottle The fisherman trembled. put the lid on and threw it back to the sea The fisherman went back home …… Just then/suddenly/However/At that moment Exchange your drafts and share your ideas with your group members. The fisherman said calmly, “Genie, you are so big, but the bottle is so small. I don’t believe you can go back into that tiny bottle.” The genie was very angry. “Watch me!” he said and changed into smoke to return to the bottle. The fisherman quickly closed the lid and sealed it. Development Climax Ending Exercise 1. Teng Fei has a ________ (fish) rod. He a lot of time fishing. 2. —What does your new neighbour look like? —He is a strong man with ________ (power) hands. 3. When he woke up, his son was taking a shower by ________ (he) . 4. The old lady is ________ (富有) and has a big house. 5. John is quiet and ________ (like) sports, 6. The boy ________ (lie) on the ground _______(lie) that the cock _____(lay) an egg yesterday. 7. Chengdu is ________ (real) a good place to relax. 8. Will there be any food left over?’ he asked ________ (hope). fishing powerful rich himself lying lied laid really hopefully dislikes 1. 令我们惊讶的是,老师没有生我们的气。 _______________ the teacher wasn't angry with us. 2. 当其他人遇到困难时请不要嘲笑他们。 Don't ___________ them when others are in trouble. 3.他们正在搜寻那只小狗。 They are ______________ the little dog. 4.只有你来到洞庭湖,才会发现它有多美。 __________ you come to Dongting Lake, you can find how beautiful it is. Exercise To our surprise searching for laugh at Only if Lavf58.46.101 $