Unit 2 Go for it! Starting out+Understanding ideas 课件2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

Learning objectives After completing the lesson, you will be able to: ● Use words and expressions in the unit to talk about sports. ● Use indefinite pronouns to tell stories of sports lovers. ● Describe the role of sports in your life. Free Talk What is the man doing? He is skiing. Skiing is a kind of sports. Do you know any other kinds of sports? skating doing Tai Chi swimming rock climbing A. What sport do you like best？ B. I lile ... best because it can ...... What about you? A. I prefer .... As we all know, sports give us ... as well as making ... Sports are good for us. Doing sports can give us enjoyment, make us healthy and sports spirits can inspire us! Millie Pre-reading Look at the picture and match them with the words and expressions. He is training. He falls behind. They just cheer for him. He was far behind the finishing line. How do you feel about it? What can you learn from the pictures? When we keep on runnning, Spirits never die! Millie Fast-reading What can you learn from the pictures and the title? Maybe he is marathon runner. He crossed the finishing line. Many people cheer for him. Maybe he was the last, but his spirits inspire us, tha’s the most important thing! Tip 1: The pictures and titles sometimes can tell us the information. Millie Fast reading How does the writer organize the passage? 1).What’s the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 2). Match the headings with the paragraphs. √ A: Will Zhang Shun win? B: Keep your dream, nothing is impossible! C: Crossing the finishing line. D: Running---a lifelong dream. Tip 2: The first sentence or the last sentence usually tells us the main idea!. Millie Fast reading Read Para 1 and tick( √ ). 1.How does the writer attract readers? 1. By asking questions. 2. By writing as Zhang Shun. 3. By reporting the live match. 4. By talking about the topic. 5. By using a famous saying. 6. By listing adverbs, numbers. 7. By comparing animals. √ √ √ Tip 3: Asking questions in the first paragraph usually can catch readers’ eyes. Millie Careful reading 1. Why did all the people hold their breath? A. Because they were very afraid to fail. B. Because they expected Zhang Shun to finish the race. C. Because they were so tired to cheer. D. Because they were so unsatified. 2) Why was he left behind? A. He was too confident to win. B. He was too old to run fast. C. He had a stomachache on the halfway. D. His health condition made him fall behind. 3) How did he feel during the emergency situation? A. calm B. nervous C. unwillingD.confused Read and learn more about the match. Millie Careful reading Read and learn more about her dream. 1. How many years have passed since he first saw Beijing Marathon to when he took part in it? A. 32 B. 33 C. 34 D. 35 2) What about his family’s attitude? A. worried B. refused C. unsatified D. supported Here is his notebooks of his running records every day. What do you think of him? persistent targeted dedicaed Millie Careful reading What do you think the title mean? What can you learn from Zhang Shun? 1. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A. To raise money for charities. B. To tell people about an old man’s love of sports. C. To encourage people to run a marathon. D. To teach readers how to win a maraton. Deep thinking. Millie Post reading Do a summary about Zhang Shun’s story according to the mindmap. experience experience comments Don't care about the ending, be brave enough to follow your dreams! fell behind take a rest cheering finishing line dream recorded trained loves Millie Show Time A: After hearing Zhang Shun’s story, what do you think of him? B. I think he is such a ... person because...... A. I agree with you. From him, I have learnt that ..... By the way, what’s your favourite sport? B. I like ... best, that’s because .....Sports are good for us. A. Great! I like .... It can give me ...., make me ... and sporting spirits inspire me most. B. So let’s ...... together! Don't care about ..., be brave enough to ....! Millie Homework Must do: 1. Share your sports story with your friends so that they can know more about your sports experiences. 2. Better (优化）your sports poster and display it on the wall of your class. Choose to do: 1. Combined (结合）with the content of the sports activities, make a video to share what you have learnt through everyday sports moments. Millie $