Unit4 Reading1 +2 课件2025-2026学年沪教版七年级英语下册

Unit 4 Our animal friends Reading1 1 Lead-in What are they? How do these animals help us? They are . They can . save the people in danger dolphins They are . They provide . cows milk for us Lead-in They are . They provide . honey for us bees They are . They provide . hens eggs for us What are they? How do these animals help us? Lead-in They are . They provide . wool so we can make warm cloth sheep What are they? How do these animals help us? Lead-in They are . They can . can help . guard our houses dogs A police dog the police catch bad people What are they? How do these animals help us? Lead-in can help . rescue people in danger can help . A rescue dog A guide dog lead the way for the blind. It can bark when there is danger. What are they? How do these animals help us? Activity 1 Read the information and make prediction. Pre-reading Look at the photo, the title and the introduction (引言) on P53. 1. What do you think the word “eyes” means in the story? 2. What is the story probably about? While-reading Activity 2 Read the story quickly and find out the four elements of the story. Story Character (Who) Time（When） Place（Where） Event (What) The hotel was on fire and Charlie saved John. One night At a hotel John Dancer, Charlie, receptionist, fireman Page 54 Activity 3 Put the pictures in the correct order and write the numbers 1-6 in the boxes. 2 1 3 5 4 6 While-reading Activity 4 Read the passage and finish the story mountaion. What is the basic structure of a story? Beginning Development Climax Ending While-reading Part 2：_________ (Paragraph _____) Part 3：_________________ (Paragraph ______) Part 4：_________________ (Paragraph ______) Development 2 Climax 3 4 Ending Story Mountain Part 1：Beginning (Paragraph 1) While-reading Activity 4 Read the passage and finish the story mountaion. “Good evening, sir,”said the receptionist when John arrived at the hotel. Then he saw Charlie. “ Sir, you’re welcome to stay, but we don’t allow pets here. Sorry!”he explained. “Charlie isn’t a pet,”said John. “He’s my eyes. I’m blind, and it’s hard for me to get around by myself. I need him to show me where to go.” The receptionist apologized and led John and Charlie to their room. Activity 5 Read para.1-2 and answer the questions. 1. Who is Charlie? 2. Was Charlie welcome to stay? Why? While-reading Reading strategy Making inferences(推断的结果) from context clues Good readers use context clues and their background knowledge to find out what the writer doesn’t directly mention in the text. In this story, the writer doesn’t tell us who Charlie is. But with the picture and the context clues, we can figure out that Charlie is a guide dog. Charlie wasn’t welcome to stay because the receptionist thought Charlie was a pet dog. Activity 6 Read para.3 and answer the questions. It was late. John was very tired after a long day. He went to bed and soon fell asleep. Charlie was sleeping beside the bed. Suddenly, Charlie started barking. John woke up and smelt smoke. A fire! Smoke started to come in from under the door. John knew they couldn’t get out that way now. Their room was on the 8th floor, so they couldn’t climb out of the window. They had to do something to stop the smoke. With Charlie's help, John put some wet clothes along the bottom of the door. Then he got down on the floor next to Charlie and waited. The minutes seemed like hours. Then he heard it. The sound of a fire engine. It was music to his ears. 1. Why did Charlie start barking suddenly? 2. How did John stop the smoke coming into the room? 3. What does the writer mean by “It was music to his ears”? While-reading Because Charlie smelt the smoke and wanted to wake John up. He put some wet clothes along the bottom of the door. John was very happy / pleased to hear the sound of the fire engine because they can be saved. Before long, a fireman arrived and got in the room from the window. When he found John, he quickly helped him get up and tried to get him out of the building. But John would not go without his “eyes”. Finally, the fireman got both John and Charlie out of the building safely. Activity 6 Read para.4 and answer the questions. 1. How did the fireman treat Charlie? What did John do? 2. What happened in the end? While-reading The fireman overlooked Charlie, but John would not go without Charlie. Both John and Charlie were saved. Post-reading Activity 7 Suppose you were Charlie, think about the question. How would you feel if you were Charlie? Situations(情景) Charlie’s feelings refused(被拒绝) by the receptionist disappointed, angry led to the room happy saw and smelt smoke coming in afraid, nervous got down on the floor worried ignored(被忽略) by the fireman sad, angry cherished(被珍视) by John moved Post-reading Activity 8 Discuss the questions below. (1)What do you think of Charlie? Use some words to describe him and give examples. (2) Did John save Charlie, or did Charlie save John? Why? Think Post-reading Activity 8 Discuss the questions below. (1)What do you think of Charlie? Use some words to describe it and give examples. Charlie (adj + examples) helpful He helped John put wet clothes along the bottom of the door. loyal(忠诚的) & responsible He didn’t run away from John when in danger. smart He woke up John when there was smoke. Post-reading Activity 8 Discuss the questions below. (2) Did John save Charlie, or did Charlie save John? Why? John saved Charlie. Charlie saved John. They helped each other. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Post-reading Activity 9 Work in pairs and interview（采访）the blind man. 1. When did you arrive at the hotel? 2. Why is there a pet dog in the hotel? 3. What did you do during the fire? 4. Who do you want to thank most? 1. I arrived at the hotel... 2. He is not a pet dog, but... 3. At the beginning, ... and then ... Finally, ... 4. I would like to thank ... most, because... ·Rising Action （故事发展） ·Beginning （故事开端） √ Setting（背景） √ Characters(角色) ·Climax（故事高潮） ·Falling Action (情节回落) ·Ending(故事结局) Setting（故事背景） Who: _______________ Who:___________________ What:_______ _________________________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ John arrived at the hotel， but the receptionist didn’t allow Charlie to stay in the hotel. John explained the importance of Charlie to him.The receptionist apologized and let Charlie to the room. John was tired and went to bed. Suddenly, Charlie started barking.John smelt smoke and then he got down on the floor next to Charlie and waited. A fireman arrived and got him out of the building, but John would not go without his “eyes”. Finally, the fireman got both John and Charlie out of the building safely. A blind man and his “eyes” Charlie John Dancer The receptionist When & Where: _______________________ One night at a hotel Setting & Characters(故事背景及角色) Summary Complete the story mountain. Unit 4 Our animal friends Reading2 21 1 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary. allow smoke apologize fall asleep fire engine P55 2 Complete the passage with the words and phrases from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary. P55 allow apologized fell asleep smoke fire engine Language points “Good evening, sir,”said the receptionist when John arrived at the hotel. Then he saw Charlie. “ Sir, you’re welcome to stay, but we don’t allow pets here. Sorry!”he explained. “Charlie isn’t a pet,”said John. “He’s my eyes. I’m blind, and it’s hard for me to get around by myself. I need him to show me where to go.” The receptionist apologized and led John and Charlie to their room. It was late. John was very tired after a long day. He went to bed and soon fell asleep. Charlie was sleeping beside the bed. Suddenly, Charlie started barking. John woke up and smelt smoke. A fire! Smoke started to come in from under the door. John knew they couldn’t get out that way now. Their room was on the 8th floor, so they couldn’t climb out of the window. They had to do something to stop the smoke. With Charlie's help, John put some wet clothes along the bottom of the door. Then he got down on the floor next to Charlie and waited. The minutes seemed like hours. Then he heard it. The sound of a fire engine. It was music to his ears. Before long, a fireman arrived and got in the room from the window. When he found John, he quickly helped him get up and tried to get him out of the building. But John would not go without his “eyes”. Finally, the fireman got both John and Charlie out of the building safely. 1. A blind man and his “eyes” 一位盲人和他的“眼睛” blind adj. 瞎的，失明的； 作定语或表语。 the blind 盲人（指这一类人） deaf 聋的 e.g.他瞎了。 He is . e.g.他是一个盲人老师。 He is a teacher of . blind the blind 2. ... said the receptionist when John arrived at the hotel. 当John到达酒店，接待员说…… arrive at +小地方 arrive in +大地方 get to +地点 reach + 地点 e.g.你到达电影院了吗？ Did you the cinema? e.g.爸爸昨天很晚才到家。 Dad very late yesterday. 当后面的地点是home, here, there时，介词省略。 arrive at arrived home 3. ...but we don’t allow pets here. ……但我们这里不接待宠物。 allow v. 允许 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 allow doing sth. 允许做某事 e.g.我们不允许在这拍照。 We don’t photos here. e.g.Lisa同意她儿子出去玩2小时。 Lisa her son outside for 2 hours. allow taking allows to play 4. I’m blind, and it’s hard for me to get around by myself. 我是盲人，很难一个人走动。 It is adj for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事是……的 by oneself = alone = on one’s own 独自 e.g.对于他来说做作业是很简单的。 It’s easy him the homework. e.g.妈妈能自己做蛋糕。 Mom can make a cake . for to do by herself 5. The receptionist apologized and led John and Charlie to their room. 接待员向他道歉，并把 John 和 Charlie 带到了他们的房间。 apologize 道歉 apologize to sb for sth. 因某事向某人道歉 lead (led)...to 带某人去…… e.g. 去向妈妈道歉。 Go and mom. e.g. 刚才一个小男孩带我去了大卫的办公室。 A small boy me David’s office just now. apologize to led to 6. With Charlie’s help, John put... 在 Charlie 的帮助下，John…… 此句中,with one’s help表示“在某人的帮助下”， 相当于with the help of sb. without one’s help 离开了某人的帮助 e.g. 在鲍勃的帮助下,我很快地完成了任务。 , I finished the task quickly. e.g. 没有Charlie的帮助，他哪也去不了。 , he can go nowhere. With Bob’s help Without Charlie’s help Practice makes perfect! Hi 33 一、根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。 1. John is a b________ boy. He cannot see the world but he can hear it. 2. My mom never a______ me to watch TV on weekdays. 3. Dogs will g______ you with their life. 4. It took f______ two hours to put out the fire and save the people. 5. The little boy gets some eggs from the h______. lind uard iremen en llows 1. 今天下午你能带我们去人民公园吗? Will you please ____ ___ ___ People’s Park this afternoon? 2.大卫在沙发上躺下,很快就睡着了。 David lay down on the sofa and soon _____ ______. 3. 比尔昨天为他的错误向朵拉道歉了。 Bill __________ ___ Dora for his mistake yesterday. 4. 在吉姆的帮助下,我们成功地完成了这项任务。 _____ ____ ____ ____ Jim, we finished the task successfully. lead us to fell asleep apologized to With the help of 二、根据汉语提示完成句子。 5. 格林一家将在明天到达广州。 The Greens ____ ______ ___ Guangzhou tomorrow. 6.那个盲人最后坐到了我的旁边。 Finally, that blind man sat _____ _____ me. 7.我不擅长照顾小孩子。 I am not good at ______ _____ _____ little kids. 8.通常你的爷爷早晨几点钟醒来？ What time ____ your grandpa usually ____ __ in the morning? next to taking care of does wake up will arrive in 9.迈克在他的爸爸的帮助下,做了一架模型飞机。 Mike made a model plane _____ _____ ______ _____. 10.这房子是你一个人粉刷的吗？ Did you paint the house _____ _______? 11.不久，几辆消防车赶到了火灾现场。 Soon several _____ _______ got to the scene of the fire. 12.琳达蹲下来捡起垃圾并把它扔进了垃圾箱。 Linda _____ _____ to pick up the rubbish and threw it into the dustbin. with his father’s help by yourself fire engines got down $