Unit 5 Amazing nature Developing ideas Listening&speacking课件2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

This is a voice less content. It's pronounced now. Did you notice that I make the sound by sticking my tune out just a little bit and blowing air between my tongue and my top teeth? Now you try, watch and listen again. You can hear the sound at the beginning of the words thin, throw and fun in the middle of the world's author and healthy, and at the end of the words birth and pass. Now you try, listen and repeat after me. Thin through some offer healthy birth path. good. This is a voiced concern is pronounced. Now, did you notice how my tongue sticks out just a little bit? As I say, IT watch. The sound comes . from between my tongue and my top teeth. Now you try. watch, listen and . repeat again. You can hear a . sound at the beginning of the words, then this, there and that in the middle of the world over, and at the end of the words, smooth. Now you try, listen and repeat. Then this vare that other smooth. good. This is a voice less content. You can hear IT at the beginning of the word soon, in the middle of the word mister, at the end of the word his, and at the beginning and end of the words cease. Now you try, listen and repeat soon, mr. His . seize. okay? For speakers of some languages, IT may be difficult to tell the difference between the voice less sound and its voiced partner. Listen carefully . to hear the difference for each example. I'll say the word with the voiceless sound. first. His, his course cause place, place growth grows. Now you try listen and repeat. His, his . course, cause place. place . gross. gross. okay. A new exhibition is coming to the museum of natural sciences. The name of the exhibition is amazing life. Here you can learn about amazing animals and plants from all over the world. The exhibition will start on the first of April and end on the fifteenth of june. The museum is open between nine AM and five PM. IT is closed on mondays. There are free guided tours between ten AM and eleven AM. The ticket for the exhibition is five pounds. Come along and see the wonderful natural world. Science museum months the. A new exhibition is coming to the museum of natural sciences. The name of the exhibition is amazing life. Here you can learn about amazing animals and plants from all over the world. The exhibition will start on the first of April and end on the fifteenth of june. The museum is open between nine AM and five PM. IT is closed on mondays. There are free guided tours between ten AM and eleven AM. The ticket for the exhibition is five pounds. Come along and see the wonderful natural world. Sky soft place, grass, always amazing visit. Month think . theater . thank. Then with they, then. This is a voice constant. You can hear IT at the beginning of the word zero, in the middle of the word music, at the end of the word buzz, and in the middle and at the end of the word roses. Now you try, listen and repeat after me, zero . music. push . roses, good. For speakers of some languages, IT may be difficult to tell the difference between the voice sound and its voiceless partners. Listen . carefully to hear the difference for each example. I'll say the word with the voice . sound first. Buzz, rise. rise, zip, sip, lazy, lazy. Now you try, listen and repeat after me. us, us. rise, rice. zip, sip. lazy, lacy. okay. Unit 5 Amazing nature Developing ideas Listening&speaking 2026新外研版七下 Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson, we will be able to: 01 Get information about amazing life; 02 Summarize the information the poster and the fact file through listening; 03 Talk about amazing life in nature. Pre-listening What can you see in the pictures? butterfly specimen dinosaur fossils leopard specimen 蝴蝶标本 恐龙化石 金钱豹标本 Where can we see them? Natural History Museum. Which natural history museums are they from? Natural History Museum in London American Museum of Natural History National Natural History Museum of China Natural History Museum in London 伦敦自然史博物馆拥有7500万动植物和化石矿物标本，是欧洲最大的自然历史博物馆。 American Museum of Natural History 美国自然历史博物馆是世界上最大的自然历史收藏品的所在地。 National Natural History Museum of China 中国国家自然历史博物馆是一座主要从事生物学、地质学、人类学等领域的收藏、研究、展览和科普等工作的自然博物馆。 Which natural history museum do you like best? I like the National Natural History Museum of China best, because I can see the leopard specimen and learn a lot. 8 You can learn about natural wonders at natural history museums. The National Natural History Museum of China, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Natural History Museum in London are among the most famous ones in the world. Listen to the ad and choose the main idea. a There’s a new exhibition in a museum. b A new natural history museum has opened. c Children should go to the natural history museum. While-listening n. 展览（会） NEW EXHIBITION Amazing 1__________ Learn about amazing 2__________ and plants from all over the world. Date: 1 April - 15 June Museum opening hours: between 3__________ and 5 pm, closed on 4__________ Free guided tours: between 5_____ and 11 am Ticket price: 6__________ pounds Observe and predict: what should be filled in each blank? n. n. time time time price n. 参观，游览 n. 英镑 NEW EXHIBITION Amazing 1__________ Learn about amazing 2__________ and plants from all over the world. Date: 1 April - 15 June Museum opening hours: between 3__________ and 5 pm, closed on 4__________ Free guided tours: between 5_____ and 11 am Ticket price: 6__________ pounds Listen again and complete the poster. Life animals 9 am Mondays 10 am 5 / five A new exhibition is coming to the Museum of Natural Sciences. The name of the exhibition is Amazing Life. Here, you can learn about amazing animals and plants from all over the world. The exhibition will start on the first of April and end on the fifteenth of June. The museum is open between 9 am and 5 pm. It is closed on Mondays. There are free guided tours between 10 am and 11 am. The ticket for the exhibition is five pounds. Come along and see the wonderful natural world! Audio script The exhibition has started. Do you want to know what they are talking about? Let’s continue. Observe and predict: what should be filled in each blank? n. v. n. n. n. v. n. 肺鱼 n. 肺 n. 科学家 n. 行为，举止 v. （使）成长，（使）发展 n. 陆地 Listen to the conversation and complete the fact file. air sleep water bodies sea walked Listen again. Then talk about how the visitors ask the guide questions. Audio script Welcome to Amazing Life. Let's look at these fish from Africa.They are lungfish. They have lungs and can breathe air. They can live without water for months. OK. Next, let's... Sorry, but could you explain a little more? How do lungfish stay alive? In the dry season, they go into the wet earth and sleep. And in the rainy season, they go back into the water. Thanks. Let’s look at these pictures. Scientists are doing research on lungfish. They study their bodies and behaviour. Guide: Visitor 1: Guide: Visitor 1: Guide: Excuse me. Why do they study lungfish? Scientists believe that people developed from fish. So this study can help humans understand themselves. Now, let’s... Sorry, sir. Did you say people developed from fish? Yes. Long ago, some fish left the sea. They grew lungs and walked on the land. Lungfish are like those fish. Wow! Visitor 2: Guide: Visitor 1: Guide: Visitors: Learning to learn Interrupting politely When someone explains something, you might want to ask a question. You can interrupt politely with Excuse me or Sorry. Don’t interrupt people in the middle of a sentence. Post-listening Are you amazed by the amazing life? What other amazing life do you know? What are they? What do you know about them? earthworm sensitive plant Shaek 蚯蚓 含羞草 鲨鱼 earthworm sensitive plant Shark 蚯蚓常栖息于温度较高、腐殖质较多的表层土壤中。昼伏夜出，对光线非常敏感，在干燥环境集抱成团，不吃不动，以减少消耗。蚯蚓以腐烂的落叶、枯草、蔬菜碎屑等有机物为食。 含羞草在受到外界刺激时，叶柄下垂，小叶片合闭，叶片迅速移动响应外界刺激，这种叶片动作被人们理解为是含羞草在“害羞”，由此得名含羞草、知羞草、怕丑草。 鲨鱼以海洋中的鱼类、甲壳类等为食，是海洋生态系统中重要的顶级掠食者，对维持海洋生态平衡有着关键作用。 Work in pairs. Ask and answer about another amazing life. Useful expressions … is an amazing animal. One surprising thing about… is… Actually, it can… Did you know that…? Sorry, but could you explain…? May I ask something? Excuse me. Why…? Sorry to interrupt, but… 23 You may follow the frame Hi, do you know about...? Yeah, … is an amazing animal. Why? They have … It helps them … Oh, cool! Can I ask you something? Sure. Do … live in …? Yes, they do. They … Thanks for telling me! … is/ are really amazing. Example A: Excuse me, what’s that plant over there? B: It’s a sensitive plant. It’s really cool. It moves when you touch it. A: Really? B: Yeah, actually it can close its leaves like a hand when something touches it. A: Wow, that’s amazing! May I ask something? B: Sure. A: Why does it do that? B: It’s a way for the plant to protect itself. A: Thanks for telling me. I didn’t know plants could be so smart! Talk about what you have learnt about amazing life in nature in this section. Free talk Read the following words and pay attention to the pronunciation of bold letters. Then fill in the blanks. Phonetics in use “S” makes the sounds ___ and ___. “th” makes the sounds ___ and ___. /s/ /z/ /θ/ /ð/ 清辅音/s/ 声带：不振动 发音要领：舌尖前伸靠近上齿龈，让气流从舌前端和上下齿缝隙中挤出时摩擦成音。 字母（组合）：s; c; ss 例词：six rice class 浊辅音/z/ 声带：振动 发音要领：舌尖前伸靠近上齿龈，让气流从舌前端和上下齿缝隙中挤出时摩擦成音。 字母（组合）：z; s 例词：zero music nose 清辅音/θ/ 声带：不振动 发音要领：舌尖轻抵上齿背或放在上下齿之间，让气流从舌齿间的缝隙中挤出时摩擦成音 字母（组合）：th 例词：thank fifth 浊辅音/ð/ 声带：振动 发音要领：舌尖轻抵上齿背或放在上下齿之间，让气流从舌齿间的缝隙中挤出时摩擦成音 字母（组合）：th 例词：these father Practise more Homework Do some research on another amazing animal and write a paragraph about it. Visit the Natural History Museum in your city when you are free. 2026 Blues 86856.0 $Welcome to amazing life. Let's look at these fish from africa. They are long fish. They have loans and can breathe air. They can live without water for months. Okay, next, let's sorry. but could you explain a little more, how do long fish stay alive? In the dry season, they go into the wet earth and sleep, and in the rainy season, they go back into the water? thanks. Lets look . at these pictures. Scientists are doing research on long fish. They study their bodies and behavior. Excuse me, why do they study long fish? Scientists believe that people developed from fish, so this study can help humans understand themselves. Now lets me sorry, sir. did you say people . developed from fish? Yes, long ago, some fish left the sea. They grew legs and walked on the land. Long fish. I like those fish. wow. W.