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

Unit 5 Animal friends Reading 1 Learning objectives In this class, you will be able to recognize and identify rhyming words in poems； understand the details in the poems about pets and distinguish between true and false statements； use the given words and phrases in context to complete descriptions about different pets； think about the reasons for keeping pets, your ideal pets and the considerations before getting a pet, and share your ideas with classmates. 2 Lead-in What pets do you like best and why? 3 Lead-in What pets do you like best and why? 4 Lead-in What pets do you like best and why? 5 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 F F F T T Millie is reading some blog posts about pets. Complete the blog posts with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. Polly is my parrot.She is usually friendly. She says “Hello” when you come into the room and says “Goodbye” when you leave. But be careful when you play with her—she sometimes (1) ____________. Polly is very clever and can learn to sing simple songs. She does some (2) ____________ to make me laugh when I am sad. I like to (3) ____________ her. And I never (4) ____________ to play with her when I have time! bite fur look after forget stay lonely run after trick bites tricks look after forget This is Charlie, my pet rabbit. He has beautiful white (5) ____________ and long ears. He is very quiet and seldom makes any sound. He doesn't like to (6) ____________ at home alone, so I often take him out for a walk. And he likes to (7) ____________ me in the open air. With my pet rabbit, I never feel (8) ____________. bite fur look after forget stay lonely run after trick fur stay run after lonely Millie is reading two poems about animals. Here are the poems. Before reading, think about the questions below. Reading 1 What animals do people keep as pets in your neighbourhood? 2 What do these animals often do? Pre-reading They keep cats, dogs, hamsters, fish, parrots and so on. And some even keep snakes and lizards. The cats often lie in the sun and take naps. When their owners come home, they may rub against their legs to show their affection. ... 9 Language points 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。单音节和部分双音节形容词的最高级一般是在形容词后面加-est，常译为“最……的”，且常与定冠词the连用。 e.g. I think Larry is the cleverest boy in our class. 我认为拉里是我们班最聪明的男孩。 Kitty is the tallest girl in our team. 基蒂是我们队里最高的女孩。 10 2. He doesn’t just run after a ball. 他不仅仅是在追球。 run after 追逐，追赶 e.g. Students are running after each other on the playground. 学生们在操场上追逐。 3. And loves to collect sticks. 且喜欢捡树枝。 stick /stɪk/ n.枝条;棍 ［可数名词］ collect sticks捡树枝 dry sticks干树枝 a walking stick一根拐棍 e.g. We can make a walking stick out of this thick dry stick. 我们可以用这根粗的干树枝做根拐棍。 Read the poems again. Write a Tif a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one(s). T F 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. F F T T 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 bite fur look after forget stay lonely run after trick Millie is reading some blog posts about pets. Complete the blog posts with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. Polly is my parrot.She is usually friendly. She says "Hello" when you come into the room and says “Goodbye" when you leave. But be careful when you play with her—she sometimes (1) . Polly is very clever and can learn to sing simple songs.She does some (2) to make me laugh when I am sad. I like to (3) her. And I never (4) to play with her when I have time! bites tricks look after forget bite fur look after forget stay lonely run after trick Millie is reading some blog posts about pets. Complete the blog posts with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. This is Charlie, my pet rabbit. He has beautiful white (5) and long ears. He is very quiet and seldom makes any sound. He doesn't like to (6) at home alone, so I often take him out for a walk. And he likes to (7) me in the open air. With my pet rabbit, I never feel (8) . fur stay run after lonely 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？" 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." 4. run after 追赶 例句： "He doesn’t just run after a ball."（不只是追球） "She likes to run after butterflies."（追蝴蝶） 近义词：chase（更正式） 对比： "run after"：口语化，常用于游戏、玩耍场景。 "chase"：可能带有"追逐猎物"或"严肃追赶"的含义。 1 Why do you think many people like to keep pets? 2 What animal would you like to have as a pet?Why? 3 What things should you think about before getting a pet? Think about the questions below, Share your answers with your classmates. Further thinking: What should we think about before getting a pet? How to care for the pet Money real love Space(空间) ... Further thinking: How to care for the pet care responsibility(责任心) patience love providing safety What makes a good pet owner? Further thinking: How should we treat our pets? How to treat the pet Friends Family Till the end Homework 1. Search for more information about pets you like 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook. Thank you for watching! $