Unit 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas—Reading(教学课件） 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

Unit 1 The secrets of happiness（Starting out & Understanding ideas—Reading） 初中英语外研版版（2024）七年级下册 通过本节课的学习，同学们将能: 重点：1.掌握本课单词及短语。 2.正确理解并描述家庭的幸福时刻。 难点：通过介绍家庭片段中的成员相处的氛围， 表达自己对幸福的理解。 学习目标 Listen and watch There are many cartoon roles. They look so happy. What is happiness？ ... Look and say How do you think these people feel？Why？ They feel happy. They are full of happiness. Because they are doing something meaningful. We can see that they have smiles on their faces. 1 Read the poem and answer the questions. 1 What is the poem about? 2 What's special about the poem? The poem is about happiness. From these things，we can feel happy. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 2 1. Do you agree with the old man’s words? Why or why not? 2. What do you learn from his words? How to find happiness？ What is the key to happiness？ Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. Pre-reading 1 1 What can you see in the picture? 2 Do you think everyone is happy? 3 What do you think makes them happy? small house family together poor love the only bed key to happiness happy place The family is sitting together in a small house. Yes, I do. Love is the key to happiness. a. Money cannot buy everything b. Poor in things, rich in love c. A family with magic power While-reading Fast-reading: Read and choose the best title for the review /ˈevrɪˌθɪŋ / 所有事物 /pɔː / 贫穷的 /rɪtʃ / 富有的 a. Money cannot buy everything b. Poor in things, rich in love c. A family with magic power Tips for reading 1. Examining（审题） 2. Focusing（聚焦） (1)The beginning paragraph and the last paragraph (2) Think about the other paragraphs 3. Summarize (总结) the key points of the passage a. Money cannot buy everything b. Poor in things, rich in love c. A family with magic power While-reading Fast -reading: Read and choose the best title for the review ✔ ① ① ① ①②③ ②③④ A. B. C. D. Read and choose the structure of the passage. ② ③ ④ ② ③ ④ ④ ✔ 1.What’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory？ 2.What’s the meaning of the phrase “go over”？ A. 走开 B. 转变 C. 仔细考虑 3.What’s the most magical part？ A book. Read paragraph 1 and finish the tasks. I put down Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But I kept going over the exciting story in my mind. The book was full of magic. But Charlie's happy family was the most magical part of the story. ✔ Charlie's happy family. put down 放下 keep doing继续做…… be full of 充满…… the most magical part… 最神奇的部分 Careful-reading Read paragraphs 2-3 and finish the tasks. 1.Match the paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 2 A. Charlie’s family is rich in love Paragraph 3 B. Charlie’s family is poor in things 2.Read and check “T” or “F”. ( )1. Charlie lived in a small house at the side of a small town. ( )2. Charlie’s four grandparents stayed in the only bed. ( )3. They always ate watery cabbage soup for lunch. ( )4. In the evenings, they sat around and listened to stories. ( )5. Although they never had enough food, they were happy together. F T F T T Charlie's home was a small house at the side of a big town. His family was very poor. His four grandparents stayed in the only bed in the house. The family never had enough food. They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all night long. To my surprise, the family were happy together. In the evenings, Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and listened to their stories. Charlie's parents often joined in. Every night, the room became a happy place. The whole family forgot about their hungry and poor life. at the side of 在……一侧 stay in bed 待在床上 sweep across 穿过或扫过 all night long 整整一夜 to my surprise 使我惊讶的是 sit with …in bed 与……一起坐在床上 listen to… 听…… join in 加入 Read paragraph 4 and answer. What’s the main idea of the passage？ Love is the key to happiness. It can move us，change us and give us a life full of happiness. This touched me greatly. In some people’s minds, happiness comes from things like money. But love, in fact, is the key to happiness. Oscar Wilde once said, “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden...” There are so many reasons to be happy. I think love is the most important one. It can move us, change us and give us a life full of happiness. in one’s mind 在某人的想法中 come from 来自 in fact 事实上 the key to ……的关键 give us a life full of happiness 给我们一个充满幸福的生活 Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage.. 4 Post-reading Comments It is a(n) ¹_______ story. Charlie's ²________________ was the most magical part. Details Where they lived: a(n) ³______ house with only one bed at the side of a big town What they ate: They never had ⁴______________ and always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. What they did together: Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and ⁵_____________ their stories in the evenings. How they felt: The family were ⁶__________ together. Theme of the book 7______ can move us, change us and give us a life full of 8__________. A book review magic happy family small enough food listened to happy Love happiness Think and share 1 Do you agree that “happiness comes from things like money”? Why or why not? 2 What do you think the words of Oscar Wilde in the last paragraph of the passage mean? Learning to think for question 1 To better understand others’ views, you can relate them to your own experience, then give your own opinion on the topic. Yes，we can do many things if we have much money. No，money isn’t everything. Love is the key to happiness. Love is the key to happiness. Language points 1. Poor in things, rich in love 于物贫瘠，于爱富足 该标题使用了对比的修辞手法，poor和rich这对反义词分别用来形容代表物质的things和代表精神的love，使两者之间差异鲜明。本文通过Charlie的故事强调了即使缺乏物质财富，人们依然可以依靠爱的力量过得富有和快乐。 2. I put down Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 我放下《查理和巧克力工厂》这本书。 (1)《查理和巧克力工厂》是英国儿童文学作家罗尔德·达尔(Roald Dahl)创作的童话，故事讲述了一个名叫Charlie的小男孩赢得了参观神秘巧克力工厂的机会。罗尔德的其他作品还包括《詹姆斯与大仙桃》《了不起的狐狸爸爸》和《好心眼儿巨人》等。 (2) put down 意为“放下；写下” put on 穿上；增加（体重） put up 举起；挂起；张贴 e.g. I put down the phone after talking. 聊完以后，我放下了电话。 【对点练习】他做完练习之后就放下笔。 After he finished his exercise, he ________ his pen. put down (1)keep doing sth 意为“继续做某事，重复做某事”。 e.g. You have to keep practising your spoken English if you want to get good at it.如果你想要说好英语口语，就必须坚持练习。 【对点练习】 1.We kept ________（work）in the fields in spite of the rain. 2.Why do the dogs keep ________（bark）? 3. But I kept going over the exciting story in my mind.但是我的脑海中却不断回想着那个激动人心的故事。 working barking (2)go over sth 在句中可以意为“仔细考虑某事”。 e.g. She had gone over and over what happened in her mind. 她把发生的事情在心里想了又想。 此外，go over sth也意为“仔细搜查(检查)某物; 重复某事练习某事”。 e.g. Could you go over this report and correct any mistake? 你能仔细检查一下这个报告并把错误改过来吗? e.g. Once again he went over exactly what he needed to say. 他把要说的话又一字不差地重复了一遍。 4. In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all night long.冬天的夜里，寒风一阵阵扫过地板。 (1)sweep across表示“迅速而全面地穿过或扫过”，常用来描述风、雨、火等或者思想、情绪的快速传播。 e.g. The storm swept across the town.暴风雨席卷了这个城镇。Excitement swept across the crowd when the team won the game.当这支队伍获胜时，激动的情绪在人群中迅速传播开来。 (2)all night long意为“整整一夜”，多用于强调。 e.g. He worked all night long! 他工作了一整夜！ 【对点练习】一股新的国家自豪感正在横扫全国。 A new national pride is _________________ our nation. sweeping across to one's surprise意为“使某人惊讶的是”。 surprise n. 惊讶 vt. 使惊讶 e.g. To my surprise, she did well in the meeting. 使我惊讶的是，她在会议上表现得很好。 【对点练习】 让她惊讶的是，这个电话改变了她的生活。 ______________, this phone call changed her life. 5. To my surprise, the family were happy together.使我惊讶的是，他们一家人在一起很快乐。 To her surprise (1)句中使用了比喻的修辞手法，将心比作花园，将爱比作阳光，说明了爱的重要性——如果生活中缺少爱，就会像没有阳光的花园一样死气沉沉。 (2)奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)是19世纪末英国最杰出的戏剧家之一，同时他也是一位小说家、诗人。其代表作包括《快乐王子》等。 6. Oscar Wilde once said, “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden...” 奥斯卡·王尔德曾说过:“心中要有爱。生活中没有爱，就像花园没有阳光……” 一、单项选择 1. This bag is broken. Please ______. A. put them down B. put it down C. put down it 2. I kept going over the _____ story in my mind. A. excite B. excited C. exciting 3. They always ate watery cabbage soup _______ dinner. A. of B. for C. to 4. It can move us, change us and give _______ a life full of happiness. A. us B. we C. our B C B A 当堂检测 5. The room is full ______ young people. A. of B. to C.in 6.We were poor，______ we live happily. A. and B. so C. but 7. I sat with my parents and ______ the story. A. listened B. listened to C. listen to 8. A life ____ love is like a sunless garden. A. without B. with C.in A C B A 二、根据汉语或英语提示完成句子 But Charlie’s happy family was _____________________（最迷人的部分）part of the story. 2. Charlie’s home was a small house at the _______（边， 缘）of a big town. 3. Every night, the room became a happy place. This _________（感动，打动）me greatly. 4. But love, in fact, is the ___________（关键）to happiness. the most magical side touched key 5. There are so many __________（reason）to be happy. 6. In winter, the _________（寒冷的）wind swept across the floor all night long. 7. In _______（she）minds, happiness comes from things like money. reasons freezing her THANKS Lavf58.12.100 null 128605.555 $