Unit4 The art of having fun Understanding ideas(1) 阅读课课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Unit 4 Understanding ideas Imagine staying on an island alone. You can only take five things with you. food water tools clothes without other people Let’s predict. Look at the title and predict. Use the expressions to help you. dull: slow in understanding 1. How do you understand the title? A. interesting B. quiet C. boring D. rich Let’s predict. Look at the title and predict. Use the expressions to help you. dull: slow in understanding A. interesting B. quiet C. boring D. rich 2. What may be the writer’s opinion about having fun？ For against Read for check Read quickly and check your predictions. Please figure out the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. Check the prediction: What’s the writer’s opinion about having fun？ or: What’s the writer main point（主要论点）? A. Different ways of having fun B. Having fun in your own way C. The importance of having fun Read for check Read quickly and check your predictions. Please figure out the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. Having fun is important! Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Read for structure Keep questions in your mind. Read quickly and silently. What’s the structure of the passage? What kind of passage is it? Read for structure Read quickly and check your predictions. What kind of passage is it? A. A narrative story（记叙文） B. An argumentative essay（议论文） C. A scientific report（科学报告） someone takes a firm stance(立场) on an issue(问题) and tries to win over(说服) the reader to their point of view. Read for structure Read quickly and check your predictions. What’s the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. Opening Body Conclusion ( the final part ) Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. 1. How does the writer make you agree with him/her? 2.What details the writer use to support his/her reasons? Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. Create your own mind-map. Advanced level Basic level Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. 1. How does the writer make you agree with him/her? Reasons to make someone happier stop having/using sth. Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. 2.What details the writer use to support his reasons? Having fun is important Reasons Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits. Fun keep us feeling youthful. Having fun is a good way to connect with others. Supporting details Bring people closer. A moment of joy. Stop playing makes you feel old. Read for check Read quickly and check your predictions. Please figure out the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. 3. How does the writer give his/her opinion ? Advanced level Basic level Read for check Read quickly and check your predictions. Please figure out the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. Take paragraph 1 as an example: By creating a situation, then asking aquestion and answering it. Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. 3. How does the writer support his opinion? A. By giving numbers. B. By asking questions. C. By giving an example. D. By quoting a famous people. to imagine something Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. 3.How does the writer support his opinion? A. By giving numbers. B. By asking questions. C. By giving an example. D. By quoting a famous people. 萧伯纳（George Bernard Shaw）是爱尔 兰剧作家、评论家和社会改革者。其代表 作包括《伤心之家》《皮格马利翁》等。 Do you agree with George Bernard Shaw? Why or why not? Possible answers: Yes. Many old people still feel youthful by doing guangchangwu, going travelling, or going to senior citizen’s college. No. When people get old, they are not as strong as young people. It stops them from taking part in many activities. Think and share 萧伯纳（George Bernard Shaw）是爱尔 兰剧作家、评论家和社会改革者。其代表 作包括《伤心之家》《皮格马利翁》等。 Do you agree with George Bernard Shaw? Why or why not? Possible answers: Yes. Many old people still feel youthful by doing guangchangwu, going travelling, or going to senior citizen’s college. No. When people get old, they are not as strong as young people. It stops them from taking part in many activities. Think and share Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. 3. How does the writer support his opinion? A. By giving numbers. B. By giving an example. C. By quoting a famous people. D. By refering to research. Why can people feel closer when having fun together? Think and share What do you think of “No one is an island” means? Think about the question deeply and share your opinions. Think and share What do you think of “No one is an island” means? To me, it means that we are all connected with other people. People need each other. Think about the question deeply and share your opinions. Read for details Read carefully and explore the benefits of having fun. How does the writer finish his/her argument（论述） at last? By summarising and giving his/her opinion again. What advice does the writer give us? We should play hard and work hard. Retelling Your friend studies all day and feels tired. Can you give him some advice based on what you have learned? You can use the mind-map. Practice with your partners first. Think and share Think about the question deeply and share your opinions. What other benefits of having fun can you think of ? Fun can... Fun keeps us feeling... Having fun is a good way to... ...... Think and share Think about the question deeply and share your opinions. Do you live for work or do you live for fun? main point(s) reasons-supprting details What have you learned about an argumentative essay? Pay attention create a question ask a question How to write give an example quote famous people refer to a research restate the opinion again Summary Having fun is important.We need to work hard, but we also need to play hard. Balance is the key to a happy life. 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