Unit 4 reading 导学案 2025-2026学年沪教版七年级英语下册

Unit4 Our animal friends

Reading—— A blind man and his “eyes”

Learning objectives：By the end of the class, you will be able to:

1.Language Ability （语言能力）

understand and analyze the texts about guide dogs and grasp the text's main idea and structure.

2. Cultural Awareness（文化意识）

Understand the role of guide dogs in the world of the blind and live harmony with animals.

3. Thinking Quality（思维品质）

Think about human-animal relationships.

4. Learning Ability（学习能力）

1.Master skimming and scanning skills and organize information using a story mountain

Lead in:

Watch a video clip and answer questions：

        What happened to the lady?

        How did the dog help the lady?

Brainstorming：How do dogs help us?

Pre-reading

        Activity 1  Pre-reading：Look at the title, introduction and pictures and then answer questions.

1. What does the word “eyes” mean?

 A. glasses        B. guide dog        C. John Dancer          D. fireman

2. What type is the article?

A.Narration (叙述) （story）   B.Exposition (说明)   C. Argumentation (议论) D. Practical writing (应用文)

While-reading

        Put the pictures in the correct order and write the numbers 1–6 in the boxes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Read the story quickly and find out the four elements of the story.

1. Character（who）：
2. Time（When）：
3. Place（Where）：
4. Event (What)：

        Read the passage and complete the worksheet.

        A blind man and his “eye” in a fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Read para 1-2 and answer the two questions.

Question 1  What did the receptionist say when he saw Charlie?(    )

A. The hotel didn’t allow pets.                     B. Charlie was very cute.

C. John could stay with Charlie.                    D. He didn’t like Charlie.

Question 2  Why is Charlie important to John?(    )

1. Because Charlie is his pet.                 B. Because John is blind and Charlie guides him.

C. Because Charlie can open the door.          D. Because Charlie is a good friend.

        Read para3 How did Charlie save John?(listen to the audio and fill in the blanks)

What happened then?	How is the story going?
1. John was very tired. 	He soon ________________.
2. Charlie started barking. 	John _____________ and _______________.
3. Smoke started to come in from under the door. 	With Charlie’s help, John ___________________ along the bottom of the door.Then he _____________________ next to Charlie and ________.

        Read para4 The Ending of the story

What happened then?	How is the story going?
1. The fireman tried to get John out of the building.	John ______________ without his “eyes” _________.
2. Finally, the fireman got Charlie out of the building too. 	Both John and Charlie were ___________________.

Post-reading