Unit 6 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“旅行”主题，核心知识点包括习语“hitting the road”、旅行名言及书籍、四川旅行经历的细节理解。课堂导入通过图片观察、习语解释、自由讨论和名言阅读，搭建从词汇到语篇的学习支架，引导学生逐步深入主题。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过双关标题“Hot and cool”分析（火锅的辣与三星堆的酷）培养思维品质，结合预测、图表填空等互动活动提升学生理解与表达能力。学生能在跨文化体验中增强语言运用能力，教师可借助丰富素材高效开展教学。

Unit 6 Hitting the road Starting out + Understanding ideas Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. learn some quotes and books about travelling; 2. get the detailed information about the writer’s “hot” and “cool” travelling experience in Sichuan; 3. talk about where you want to travel and why. What can you see in the picture? Look and Say A man and a boy are hiking in a forest or a mountain. The man is helping the boy step from a fallen tree trunk. They are both in outdoor outfits like shorts, T-shirts , sneakers and backpacks. They look focused and involved in the travel. What do you think the title means? “Hit the road” is an idiom. It means leaving a place or starting a new journey. e.g. I really enjoyed the party, but I think it's time to hit the road! e.g. We're going to hit the road early tomorrow to start our trip across the US. Have you ever travelled in a mountain or a forest? Did you have fun or not? Free Talk What did you learn from the travel? When do you want to hit the road for your next travel? Starting out Read the quotes and answer the questions. 旅行和变换环境能使心灵得到放松。 —— 塞内卡 旅行可以让你意识到自己在这个世界上是多么渺小。 ——居斯塔夫・福楼拜 1.What does each quote say about travel? Xunzi’s quote means that travel helps you know the world. Seneca’s quote implies that travel provides you with new feelings and experiences. Gustave Flaubert’s quote suggests that travel makes you realise the world is big. 2.Which quote do you agree with most? I agree with the quote by Seneca the most. When we travel, we see new things, meet new people, and have new experiences. All of these can make us feel excited and give our minds a break from our usual daily life. It’s like giving our brains a refreshment. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. Do you know the book Around the World in Eighty Days? 《八十天环游地球》 它是法国作家儒勒・凡尔纳创作的一部著名科幻冒险小说。故事讲述了英国绅士福格与朋友打赌，要在八十天内环游地球一周回到伦敦，一路上他和仆人经历了重重艰难险阻，也遭遇了许多意外事件，但最终成功完成了环游地球的壮举。 2. What do you think of the ways the characters travelled in the book? Here are some of the travelling ways in the book: steamship carriage train elephant I think these ways are diverse(多样的) and different... Understanding ideas Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Use the words to help you. food museum hot cool fun 1.What can you see in the pictures? Hot pot and things from a museum. Which place can these pictures remind you of? 2.What do you expect from a trip? When I travel, I hope to taste good food. Trying local food is important. I also want to visit interesting museums to learn about local history and culture. Prediction Predict where people in the passage travelled and what they did based on the pictures and title. Can you guess their feelings? Maybe they went to Sichuan. They ate hot pot. They may feel hot and spicy. They visited a museum. Maybe they thought the things in the museum were very cool. Do you think they had fun with the travel? Read the passage. What did the writer eat and see? Hot and cool 1 At last, I arrived in Chengdu. My friend Haoyu took me to a restaurant right from the airport. I just couldn’t wait to try Sichuan hot pot! 2 But the first taste made my mouth burn! The food was much hotter than I expected. I took a deep breath and drank a whole The writer ate Sichuan hot pot and saw some fantastic things in the new Sanxingdui Museum. 4 “No,” I replied. “When in China, do as the Chinese do!” I carefully took a small mouthful.Surprisingly, I started to enjoy the taste. And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it! glass of iced lemon tea. 3 “Do you want something less hot?” Haoyu said. 6 My first day in China was full of fun: I tried new food and went to an exciting place. I’m really looking forward to the rest of my trip around China! 5 After lunch, things went from really hot to totally cool — we went to the new Sanxingdui Museum! The masks were fantastic. “Why are their eyes and ears much bigger than normal ones? Were ancient Shu people able to see and hear further than us?” I wondered. I wanted to stay in the museum for a week! In general, the writer enjoyed the hot pot. The writer was curious about Sanxingdui. The writer does not want to stay in China. Tick the ideas in the passage. Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. I wanted to try 1. , so Haoyu took me to a restaurant. The food made 2. burn and I 3. all my tea. Then I started to 4. the taste. 5. hot pot was as fun as eating it. My “hot” experiences: Sichuan hot pot my mouth drank enjoy Cooking My “cool” experiences: The new Sanxingdui Museum is totally 6. . I had so many questions about the 7. masks. I didn't want to leave the 8._________. My first day in China was 9. . cool fantastic full of fun museum Think and Share 1.What do you think the title means? 2.Would you like to travel in Sichuan? Why or why not? Learning to think for question 1 A title often shows the main idea of the passage. Pay attention to the words in a title. Some words may have more than one meaning. The title “Hot and cool” has a double-meaning. “Hot” means the spicy and hot taste of the Sichuan hot pot. It also means the exciting and passionate experience of trying new and spicy local food. “Cool” describes the visit to the Sanxingdui Museum. Because the author saw many cool and amazing things in the museum. ... Would you like to travel in Sichuan? Why or why not? Language Points 1. I just couldn’t wait to try Sichuan hot pot. can’t wait to do表示“迫不及待地想要做”。 E.g.She can’t wait to start her new job. They can’t wait to go on vacation next month. 2. When in China, do as the Chinese do. 本句改编自谚语When in Rome, do as the Romans do，意为“入乡随俗”。 E.g.—Are you sure we should eat this with our hands? —Why not? When in Rome, do as the Romans do.  3.Surprisingly, I started to enjoy the taste. And cooking hot pot was just as fun as eating it! surprisingly意为“惊人地，使人吃惊地，出人意料地”，常出现在句首，用于表达一种令人意外的感觉。 E.g.Surprisingly, he got a very good job. Surprisingly, the little dog can dance. 4.After lunch, things went from really hot to totally cool—we went to the new Sanxingdui Museum! (1)这个句子中，hot和cool两个词都使用了双关的修辞手法。hot既体现了火锅店的热闹场景，又体现了火锅的辣。cool既体现了三星堆博物馆新馆的凉爽，也体现了展览内容令人印象深刻。 (2)三星堆博物馆位于四川省广汉市三星堆遗址东北角。三星堆是我国西南地区迄今所知规模最大、延续时间最长、出土文物最丰富的先秦时期遗址。遗址内的古城面积约3.6平方千米，盛极于距今3,000多年的商代中晚期，被誉为20世纪人类最重大的考古发现之一。 5. I'm really looking forward to the rest of my trip around China! look forward to意为“(兴奋地)期待，盼望”，后面常跟名词或动词的-ing形式。 E.g.I look forward to meeting you. My parents look forward to hearing from me. 本文件著作权为创作公司所有, 仅限于教师教学及其他非商业性和非盈利性用途。如发现盗用、转卖、网络传播等侵权行为, 本公司将依法追究其相应法律责任。 部分素材选自网络, 如有争议, 请联系删改。 声 明 $