Unit 5 Animal friends Reading 1 课件 2025-2026学年译林版七年级英语下册

Animal Friends Unit 5 Reading Learning objectives In this unit, we will be able to: get some information dogs and cats in the poem; learn the rhyme of poem; understand the importance of protecting and loving animals people. Lead in What animal is in the picture? dog cat parrot Read the second poem and answer the questions. 1. What does the cat look like? 2. What does the cat like to do? 3. What is special about the cat? 4. How does the cat comfort the writer when he/she feels lonely or sad? The cat has soft fur and a pair of blue eyes. She loves to purr and likes to run after butterflies. She is always by the writer’s side. She can jump really high. B Read the poems again. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one (s). 1 The dog likes to run after a ball. 2 The dog likes fights. 3 The cat is not good at jumping. 4 The cat climbs tall trees a lot. 5 The cat is like a friend to her owner. 6 Both of the writers love their pets very much. T The dog doesn't like fights. F F She can jump really high. F Sometimes she climbs a tall tree. T T Discuss What would you keep if you want a pet? Language points 1 押韵（Rhyme） 例句： "ball" vs. "all" / "tricks" vs. "sticks" / "purr" vs. "fur" 定义：押韵指诗句末尾单词的发音相似。 作用：使诗歌朗朗上口，增强音乐性。 活动：请圈出诗中其他押韵的词组（如"high"和"sky"）。 2 拟人化（Personification） 例句： "She can't talk, but does care." 定义：赋予动物或物体人类的特点（如猫"关心"人）。 作用：让描写更生动，表达情感。 讨论："为什么诗人说猫‘关心’人？这让你想到什么？" while-reading Read the article quickly and check which article it is. The text is________. 〇 poem(诗歌） 〇 narration（记叙文）〇 exposition（说明文） √ What are these two poems about? Animals(dog and cat) 3. cleverest (adj.) 最聪明的 原级：clever（聪明的）→ 最高级：cleverest 例句： "My dog is the cleverest animal of all."（强调狗比其他所有动物都聪明） 拓展： 规则变化：clever → cleverer → cleverest 不规则举例：good → better → best 互动：请用"cleverest"夸同学，如"Lily is the cleverest in math." 01 02 1. My dog is the cleverest animal of all. 我的狗是所有动物中最聪明的。 “cleverest adj.最聪明的”， cleverest是形容词clever的最高级形式。常与定冠词the连用。 他是班里最聪明的男孩。 He is the cleverest boy in our class. 01 02 2. He doesn’t just run after a ball. 他不仅仅是在追球。 run after 追逐，追赶 学生们在操场上追逐。 Students are running after each other on the playground. Careful Reading My dog My dog is the cleverest animal of all. He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, And loves to collect sticks. He never bites, And doesn’t like fights. He can sit and he can stay, He loves to eat and he loves to play. My dog is my very best friend, And I’ll look after him till the end. do wonderful tricks 表演绝技 主要指宠物的表演，如“叫”，“握手”等 My dog My dog is the cleverest animal of all. He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, And loves to collect sticks. He never bites, And doesn’t like fights. He can sit and he can stay, He loves to eat and he loves to play. My dog is my very best friend, And I’ll look after him till the end. stick n.枝条 [多] v. 粘贴，插进 stick to doing 坚持做某事 01 02 3. And loves to collect sticks. 且喜欢捡树枝。 stick /stɪk/ n.枝条;棍(可数) collect sticks捡树枝 我们需要收集树枝在后院搭建一个小棚子。 We need to collect sticks to build a small shelter in the backyard. My dog My dog is the cleverest animal of all. He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, And loves to collect sticks. He never bites, And doesn’t like fights. He can sit and he can stay, He loves to eat and he loves to play. My dog is my very best friend, And I’ll look after him till the end. fight n.打架 [多] v. 打架 fight for 为……作斗争 fight with 与……打架 Careful Reading My dog My dog is the cleverest animal of all. He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, And loves to collect sticks. He never bites, And doesn’t like fights. He can sit and he can stay, He loves to eat and he loves to play. My dog is my very best friend, And I’ll look after him till the end. love to do 喜欢做某事 = love doing Read and fill fur stay run after lonely Now, let’s try to use the correct forms of the words in the box. 18 My dog My dog is the cleverest animal of all. He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, And loves to collect sticks. He never bites, And doesn’t like fights. He can sit and he can stay, He loves to eat and he loves to play. My dog is my very best friend, And I’ll look after him till the end. best 最，最好的 good/well 的最高级(不规则) Deep thinking Think more about the following questions. We can keep dogs, cats, parrots and rabbits as pets. So why do you think many people like to keep pets? People keep pets for various emotional, psychological, and practical reasons: companionship、mental health、responsibility & learning、lifestyle benefits、security. What animals would you like to have as a pet? Why? I would choose a dog, specifically a Golden Retriever. Reasons include: loyalty、active lifestyle、emotional support、social interaction. 20 Deep thinking Think more about the following questions. What things should you think about before getting a pet? Time commitment、financial costs、living space、 lifespan & responsibility. 21 Mind mapping do wonderful tricks collect sticks the cleverest animal dog My dog My dog is the cleverest animal of all. He doesn’t just run after a ball. He can do wonderful tricks, And loves to collect sticks. He never bites, And doesn’t like fights. He can sit and he can stay, He loves to eat and he loves to play. My dog is my very best friend, And I’ll look after him till the end. look after (well) = take good care of 好好照料 care for 照料 care about 关心 take care 保重 be careful with 小心某物 end n. 末尾 v. 结束 Homework 1. Write a short article about your pets, describing from looks, character and behaviour. (Required) 2. Preview the grammar. (Required) 3. Try to write a short poem about an animal, and share it with others. 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