Unit 5 Amazing nature（ Understanding ideas 1）课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

Unit 5 Amazing nature 第2课时 Understanding ideas (1) 英语外研版七年级英语下册 Learning objectives 通过本节课的学习,学生能够: 1. 读懂描述青藏高原的散文,获取青藏高原的神奇地理颜色及其具体表现; 2. 分析文章中所使用的比喻修辞手法; 3. 用颜色描述自己的家乡,加深对家乡的热爱和归属感。 重点 Look and say Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. What can you see in the pictures? What colour are they? clean nature cloud mountain river grassland sky white clouds, snow mountains, vast grassland, sheep and yaks mountains and large blue lake mountains, vast green grassland, some animals, a long river and a railway bridge Look and say Look and say Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. How do you feel about them? The mountains are huge. The sky is clean and clear. The lake is blue and the grassland looks soft. These views make me feel calm and close to nature. Where can we see these beautiful views? We can see them in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. 青藏高原 Think and share / pl t / Look and guess Here is a passage about Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Look at the pictures and guess. What may be the writer’s favourite colour? The writer’s favourite colour may be blue because blue is the colour of the sky and the lake. Skim and check What is the writer’s favourite colour? It’s green. How many parts can the passage be divided into? What’s each part about? Read the passage and draw a mind-map. Introduction Paras. 2-4 Para. 5 Comments Read and draw What colours does the writer mention in the passage? What views in nature are shown in these colours? Colours Views in nature white clouds, mountains Why are the mountains white? Because the mountain tops are covered with snow. blue sky, rivers and lakes green grasslands, forests and fields Read and fill Read and fill Read the passage carefully and complete the chart with the words from the passage. soft shine calm kinds forests colour quieter nature Read again and answer the questions. 1. What is the writer’s hometown famous for? It’s famous for the world’s highest mountain and the most amazing colours in nature. Read and answer 2. How does the blue sky make the writer feel? The blue sky makes the writer feel calm. 3. Besides nature, what else is green in the plateau? Trains running through the plateau are in green too. 4. Why does the writer think the plateau is better than the big cities? Because the writer thinks the plateau has the most beautiful environment which is the best present from nature. Read and choose Where are you most likely to find the passage? A. A travel diary B. A science textbook C. A magazine about local life What does the writer compare the clouds to? What about the mountains and the sky? The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly in the sun, like white sea waves. It is like a great sea above the plateau. simile (明喻) Further thinking Yes, the writer likes his / her hometown, as we can see from the following sentences. And words can't express my love for the rivers and lakes. In my heart, it's better than any other place. I'm proud to say that I'm from one of the most beautiful places in the world. Does the writer like his / her hometown? How do you know that? Further thinking Think and share What three colours will you use to describe your hometown? Give reasons for your choices. You can think about the landscapes, animals or daily things. They can be something special or something common. e.g. I would use red, green and silver to describe my hometown Chengdu. The lanterns in Chengdu’s shopping streets are bright red. Our parks are a beautiful green. The Jinjiang River is silver early in the morning. Think and share Homework 1.Write a short passage to introduce your hometown with colours. 2. Find more amazing facts about the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on the Internet. Bye-bye! $