Unit 4 Lesson 1 Starting out+Understanding ideas（讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年七年级英语下册同步备课（外研版）

该初中英语课件围绕“乐趣的重要性”展开，课堂导入从现代活动图片（如滑板、棒球）讨论过渡到古代娱乐（蹴鞠、下棋等），结合波兰2022年流行活动调查，构建古今中外活动对比的学习支架，帮助学生逐步理解主题。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质和文化意识培养。通过预读预测和文章结构分析提升语言理解能力，引用萧伯纳名言引导批判性思考，古代活动与波兰调查对比增强文化认知。教学活动多样，如Think and Share促进表达，语言点详解助力应用，既激发学生学习兴趣，又为教师提供清晰教学路径。

Starting out + Understanding ideas Unit 4 The art of having fun Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. talk about popular activities in ancient times; 2. analyze the structure and understand the detailed information of the passage; 3.understand the importance of having fun in life. Look and Say skateboarding playing baseball playing the guitar listening to music What are the people doing in the picture? What does the picture show? It shows that some young people are having fun with their hobbies. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 2 Which activity is the most interesting one to you? Starting out 1 What activities did ancient people do for fun? Example Cuju(蹴鞠) Playing chess(下棋) Polo(马球) Pitch-Pot game(投壶) Chuiwan(捶丸) Go on an outing(郊游踏青) Tea fighting(斗茶) Ancient wrestling(角抵) Which activity is the most interesting one to you? Look at the survey results and answer the questions. 波兰 The title Popular activities The popularity of each activity 1 What can you learn from the survey results? 2 Do you enjoy any of these activities? What are they? For example, the most popular activity in Poland in 2022 is watching a film or TV at home.The least popular activity in Poland in 2022 is going to a museum. Tip:You can talk about it according to your actual situation. Understanding ideas Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. Use the expressions to help you. have fun a moment of joy lift sb’s spirits feel youthful bring people closer enjoy life 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻 Pre-reading Read the passage and check your answer. 1 Imagine staying on an island alone. You can only take five things with you. You might put food, water, tools and clothes on your list. But what about the fifth one? Most people would choose something for fun, like a novel, a magazine or a solar media player. After all, no one wants to get bored! While-reading 2 Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits. Just picture yourself watching a funny film on that island. Sitting under the trees will not be boring at all. It becomes a moment of joy. 3 Fun also keeps us feeling youthful. As George Bernard Shaw once said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” 4 Research also shows that fun brings people closer. No one is an island. Having fun is a good way to connect with others. So, next time, invite your friends to enjoy live music together. It's not just about having fun — you will be closer because of the shared experience! 5 Fun is important in a number of ways. Don't forget to take some time out to have fun and enjoy life! We need to work hard. But we should be able to play hard, too. What is the passage about? The passage is about the importance of having fun, including that it can lift our spirits, keep us feeling youthful, bring people closer, and we should remember to have fun while working hard. Now scan the passage.What’s the structure of this passage? ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ A B C 总分总 a Different ways of having fun b Having fun in your own way c The Importance of having fun Choose another suitable title for the passage. Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. Most people would bring something for 1.__________ when they have to stay on an island alone. Opening fun Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our 2.______. Reason 1 Watching films on that island under the trees can become a moment of 3._____. Supporting details Fun keeps us feeling 4.____________. Reason 2 George Bernard Shaw once said, “We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we 5.____________. Supporting details Having fun is a good way to 6.___________ others. Reason 3 Research shows that fun brings people 7.________. Supporting details spirits joy youthful stop playing connect with together Take some time out to have fun and 8. ! Conclusion enjoy life Think and Share 1.Why does the writer use the island example in the first paragraph? The writer uses the island example to lead in the topic of having fun and make readers think about the importance of having fun. 2.Do you agree with George Bernard Shaw? Why or why not? Learning to think for question 2 When hearing others’ words, we should be open-minded. We could ask ourselves, “Why are they saying it?” “Can it be supported by facts?” “Who else might think differently?” This helps us understand others better. 萧伯纳 萧伯纳是爱尔兰剧作家、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。 We don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing. 我们不是因为变老了才停止玩耍， 而是因为不再玩耍才变老。 3.What do you think “No one is an island.” mean? It means that no one can live alone all the time. Everyone needs to connect with others and have fun together. Language Points 1. Imagine staying on an island alone. (1) imagine doing sth.想象做某事 E.g. I can’t imagine living without music. (2)imagine + 名词 / 代词 E.g.Imagine a world without war. Can you imagine the life on Mars? (3)imagine + 宾语 + 宾语补足语（形容词 / 名词 / 介词短语 / 分词） E.g.I can’t imagine him angry. Imagine yourself a millionaire. Imagine the house in a mess. I can’t imagine the boy being late. (4)imagine + (that) 从句 E.g.I imagine (that) he will come soon. 2. Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits. (1) do away with意为“摆脱，废除”。 E.g.We should do away with the rule. (2) lift sb’s spirits意为“使某人开心起来，使某人振奋”。 E.g.The warm morning sunshine lifted her spirits. 3. 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