Unit 5 Amazing nature Developing ideas Reading for writing课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然奇观”主题，涵盖自然奇观的介绍、面临的问题及保护措施，通过匹配单词与图片、区分river/lake/sea概念，结合预测问题搭建从词汇到篇章的学习支架，帮助学生逐步理解主题。 其亮点在于采用拟人化叙述（“crying for help”）和第一人称“我”，增强语言表达的生动性（语言能力），通过死海、雨林、冰川等案例分析环境问题与保护措施，培养环保意识和人类命运共同体意识（文化意识）。任务设计如表格填空、讨论行动建议，促进分析解决问题的思维（思维品质），小结整理核心短语，助力学生语言运用和环保素养提升，为教师提供结构化教学素材。

reading for writing Unit 5 Amazing nature Learning Objectives Can introduce the basic information about natural wonders Can explain the problems that natural wonders face Can use the key vocabulary. Can describe the protection measures humans should take What can you see in the pictures? Natural wonders (自然奇观). The world is full of natural wonders Match the words with the pictures of the natural wonders. Do you know the differences between river lake and sea? river：指河流，是陆地表面上经常或间歇有水流动的线形天然水道。河水通常是淡水，且有一定的流向，一般从高处流向低处，最终可能注入湖泊、海洋或其他河流。 lake：意为湖泊，是被陆地环绕的大片水域。湖水可以是淡水，也可以是咸水，通常没有明显的流动，水相对较为静止。 sea：表示海、海洋，是地球上广大连续的咸水水域的总称。海洋面积广阔，水深度较大，与陆地相连，是地球生态系统的重要组成部分。 Yangtze River West Lake Bohai Sea Do you know other natural wonders? The Dead Sea People can lie on its _________. surface Rainforest It’s the home of plants and _______. It can make ______ for them . animals rain Glacier It’s full of ______ and snow. ice Frozen What do you think of these natural wonders? amazing special beautiful magical enjoyable ... However,they are in danger now ！ wonderful What happened ? Read the title and predict(预测). 1. Who are crying for help? 2. How many natural wonders are mentioned? What are they? Natural wonders. Three. 3. Why are they crying ? What problems are they facing? The Dead Sea could die! Read the subtitles(副标题) and predict Rainforest - forest ≠ rain If Frozen turns into Waterworld… What problems do these natural wonders meet? dry up disappear. melt(融化) be dead Read Para.1 and Complete the table The Dead Sea The Dead Sea is not a ____ but a _______. It is ______ than any sea. So people can lie on its ________ lake saltier sea surface Introduction Problems Solutions Rivers _________ it. But now people_____ too much _____ from them. The water level is ___________.It’s becoming _______ year by year flow into take water going down smallar Take_______ water. less Retell The Dead Sea ... is not...but... satier.... ...surface Introduction Problems Solutions ...flow into... ...take...from... ...water level ...smaller Take... Read Para2 and Complete the table The Rainforest The rainforest makes _____ for many plants and ________. It’s their only ______in the world rain Introduction animals home Problems Solutions People are__________ trees for wood and to __________for farming (农业). It’s________________. cutting down make space disappearing _______ cutting down trees. Stop Read Para.2 and answer The Rainforest 1.What can rainforest do according to its name? Introduction Problems Solutions 2.Why is it disappearing? 3.What should we do ? Retell The Rainforest ... makes rain for... such as... it’s their... Introduction Problems Solutions ...cutting down... for...and to ... ...disappearing... Stop... Read Para2 and Complete the table The glacier park It is a _____ full of ____ and _______ . snow Introduction land ice Problems Solutions _____ years ago, there were about ____ glaciers. But now there are around ______. It’s turning into ________. 200 150 25 Waterworld Stop _____________ . climate change Retell The glacier park It’s a land .... Introduction Problems Solutions 200 years ago, ... But now, ... ...turning into... Stop ... Read the passage aloud and finish Activity 3 cony (c) - What similar problems do they face? They are getting smaller. They face environmental problems (环境问题). They will disappear if people don’t protect them. Further thinking What will happen if they disappear? sandstorm 沙尘暴 sea level rise 海平面上升 extreme weather 极端天气 amimals and plants may die out. 动植物灭绝 Discuss As students, what can you do to protect our environment? Live a green life 绿色生活 Save water Save electricity Don’t cut down trees. Ride bikes/ Walk Choose public transport.选择公共交通 Don’t hurt wild animals ... 1.What does “I” refer to in each paragraph? The Dead Sea, the rainforest and the glacier. 3.Why does the writer use “I” to write the passage ? personification 拟人 Because it can make readers feel more real. Post-Reading in the first person第一人称 2.Are these natural wonders really crying? No, they aren’t. 3. What is the purpose of this passage? To invite people to visit natural wonders. To explain how climate change affects glaciers. C. To call on people to protect the natural wonders. Post-Reading Summary: phrases 1. cry for help 2. in fact 3. lie on the surface 4. take ... from ... 5. water level 6. go down 7. year by year 8. dry up 呼救 事实上 躺在表面 从...中拿取 水平面 下降 逐年 干涸；枯竭 Summary: phrases 9. many kinds of 10. cut down 11. make space for 12. two hundred years ago 13. climate change 14. turn into 许多种 砍伐 为...腾空间 两百年前 气候变化 变成 Writing Write a short paragraph about other natural wonder crying for help. Step1: Choose one natural wonder to write about. the North Pole 北极 the South Pole 南极 Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布 the Amazon River 亚马孙河 the Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁 Write the short paragraph in the first person. 用第一人称来写一篇小短文吧： 假设你就是北极，用北极的视角来进行写作和描述吧. The North Pole Possible answer I’m the North Pole. I have large land and sea, full of ice and snow. It’s usually freezing all year round. I’m home to many plants and animals, including polar bears. Unluckily, it gets warmer and warmer. That’s why the ice is disappearing. What’s worse, plants and animals are hard to adapt. We may lose them one day. Please live a green life now and stop the climate change. Or all ice will turn into water. Homework Review the keywords and sentence structures in today’s lesson. 2. Finish your composition. SEE YOU NEXT CLASS! Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.46.101 $