Unit 5 Reading 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语七年级下册

Unit 5 Water is life Reading: The journey of a drop of water 1 Today’s Goals After this lesson, I will be able to: Master some key words and expressions. Introduce water cycle by using the sequencing words. Retell the story of a drop of water. Appreciate the value of water and know about how to save water. 2 water So water is very______________. We drink water every day. important Do you know where water comes from? Lead-in What is it about? Water cycle. Watch and Answer Look at the picture of the water cycle below and put the sentences in the correct order. It runs into rivers. It rises from the sea to the sky. It runs into the sea. It falls as rain again. Water falls from the clouds as rain. 1 2 3 4 5 clouds rivers sea mountains Water cycle Describe the water cycle according to the picture and the sentences. The picture shows the water cycle. First, the water falls from the clouds as rain. Then ... After that ... Next ... Finally ... These words make your sentences more logical (有逻辑的). Pair work Water comes from ... water sea/ocean cloud river tap lake rain Where can you find water? water plants cook meals wash clothes wash vegetables water crops take a shower drink brush teeth We use water for drinking. What do we use water for? Hello, I’m Dripple(水滴). I’m a drop of water. Do you know how I get to your home? Pre-reading Look at the title and the picture of the passage. Then answer the questions. 1. Who are the main characters of the passage? 2. Where are they? 3. What do you think the characters will talk about? Picture Perhaps they will talk about the journey of water. Title A drop of water and a girl. In the bathroom. Pre-reading The journey of a drop of water Du Yun was in the bathroom. The tap was on. As she brushed her teeth, she thought about going swimming with her friends and ... “Turn that tap off,” said an angry voice suddenly. “You’re wasting water.” Du Yun turned the tap off and looked around, but there was no one there. “Who are you?” “I’m Dripple, and I’m a drop of water. Do you know where I come from?” “From the tap?” asked Du Yun. “Well, yes, but a few days ago, I was in a cloud,” said Dripple. “Then the wind pushed the cloud up a mountain. When the cloud cooled down, it started raining. I became one of the raindrops.” “How did you come into my house then, Dripple?” “I fell into a river and eventually ended up in a reservoir. Then I went to a special place. There, people cleaned me and added some chemicals to me.” “They cleaned you? Why?” Du Yun asked. “Because I was a bit dirty. Then I travelled through the pipes under the streets and now I’m here,” Dripple explained. “So is this the end of your journey?” Du Yun asked. “No. People will clean me one more time. Then I’ll go into a river, and after that, I’ll return into the sea again.” “Again?” “Yes. My journey back to the clouds starts there. Remember not to waste or pollute me. I’m valuable.” “I’m sorry, Dripple!” Du Yun came out of the bathroom and rushed to her study. She wanted to tell her diary about this at once. Read the story quickly and put the sentences in correct order. a. Dripple tells Du Yun about its long journey to her house. b. Du Yun goes back to her study and tells her diary about this. c. Dripple asks Du Yun to turn the tap off. d. Du Yun brushes her teeth in the bathroom. e. Dripple tells Du Yun it’ll go back to the sea again and its journey starts there. d b e a c While-reading Read the story again and find the places of Dripple’s journey. Journey is a long trip. It means that Dripple has gone to many places. What are they? reservoir a special place pipes Du Yun’s bathroom (sewage treatment plant) While-reading 13 ended up in a reservoir went to a special place travelled through the pipes arrived in Du Yun’s bathroom Read the story once again and finish the flow chart. While-reading 14 Read line 1-4 and answer the question below. （1）Why was Dripple angry at Du Yun? Because the tap was on. While-reading Read line 5-10 and answer the question below. （2）How did Dripple fall down (掉落) from the cloud? When the wind the cloud up a mountain, the cloud cooled down. Dripple one of the raindrops. Then it from the cloud. pushed became fell down While-reading Read line 11-16 and answer the question below. （3）What did people do with the water from the reservoir? Why did they do so? They it and some chemicals to it. Because the water was . cleaned added a bit dirty While-reading Read line 17-24 and answer the question below. (4)What will happen when Dripple returns to the sea? From there it will start its journey back to the clouds again. (5)Why did Dripple tell Du Yun not to waste or pollute water? A. Because water starts in the clouds. B. Because water is valuable. While-reading What is the purpose (目的) of this article? A. Learn about the water cycle. B. Let's save and not pollute water. C. We should turn off the tap when we don't need water. While-reading 语篇主旨与故事线 主旨 故事线 情节明线 情感暗线（Du Yun） surprised, confused curious interested regretful Water isn’t just a daily resource—it’s a precious gift we must never waste or pollute, and always cherish every drop. careless determined 记叙文语篇模式 careless water waste Dripple’s sudden appearance past journey sharing future cycle explanation precious water warning awakening & growth 20 fell into ended up traveled through pipes clouds river reservoir sea Let's retell! add... to... a special place First, … Second, … Third, … Next, … Then, … After that, … Finally, … went to Du Yun’s bathroom clean water one more time Retell the text Role-play Work in pairs and role-play the meeting between Du Yun and Dripple. To do role-play better, please find the different feelings of Dripple and Du Yun in the conversation. Post-reading Who are you? Turn that tap off. You are wasting water. My name is Dripple. I’m a drop of water. I came from the tap. A few days ago, I was ... How did you get to my home then? ... Work in pairs and role-play the meeting between Du Yun and Dripple. Role-play Post-reading n. 水龙头 turn on/off the tap 考虑 adj. 生气的 be angry with sb. be angry at/about sth. v. 浪费 n. 废弃物 n. 滴；水珠 四处看看 冷却 Key expressions adv. 最终 最后在…… 把……加入…… 穿过 v. 解释 n. explanation adj. 有价值的 冲向 n. 化学物质 v. 返回 立刻 有一点儿 Key expressions Words: journey n.（尤指长途）旅行 go on/take a journey to ... 去……旅行 drop n. 滴；水珠 v. 落下（dropped;dropped) a drop of 一滴…… tap n. 水龙头 turn on/off the tap angry adj. 生气的 anger n. 怒火 be angry with sb. 对某人生气 be angry at/about sth. 对某事生气 waste v. 浪费 n. 废弃物 chemical n. 化学物质 adj. 化学的 Chemistry n. 化学 valuable adj. 宝贵的 value n. 价值 return v. 返回；归还 eventually adv. 最后；终于 Key expressions AutoBVT (A) - 建议将key expressions放到课文里划出来出来，参考（学英语报的课件里的key expressions） Phrases: turn off 关掉（电器、水龙头等）【反】turn on look around 环顾四周 come from 来自 = be from cool down 冷却；降温 fall into 落入；掉进 end up 最终成为；最后处于 end up in 最终在……地方 add ... to ... 把……加到……上 travel through 穿过；经过 at once 立刻 = right away/now = immediately a bit 有点儿 = a little Key expressions 一词多义/性 1. form n. 表格：fill in a form 填写表格、application form 申请表 v. 形成：form a group 组成小组、form a habit 养成习惯 2. drop n. 滴；水珠：a drop of water 一滴水、a drop of oil 一滴油 v. 掉下：drop the cup 弄掉杯子、drop the book 掉落书本 3. return n. 归来：safe return 平安归来、early return 提早归来 v. 返回：return home 返回家中、return to work 返回工作岗位 4. salt n. 盐：sea salt 海盐 adj. 含盐的：salt lake 盐湖、salt soil 含盐土壤 Key expressions 熟词生义 1. value：v. 珍视，珍惜（熟义：n. 价值；价格） n. 价值 the value of the gift 礼物的价值 v. 珍视 value one’s opinion 重视某人的意见 2. once：conj. 一旦……就（熟义：adv. 一次；曾经） adv. 一次；曾经 once a week 一周一次 once upon a time 从前 conj. 一旦……就 Once you understand the rule, the problem will be easy to solve. 一旦你理解规则，问题将很容易解决。 3. end：n. 终点；结局（熟义：v.结束 n.末端；最后部分） v. 结束 end with 以…… n. 终点；结局 reach the end 到达终点 from start to end 从头到尾 Key expressions 词语分类: 水循环词汇：tap, cloud, river, reservoir, pipe, chemical 节水行为词汇：save, waste, pollute, turn off, fix 数量表达词汇：drop, litre, a few, a little, enough 情感词汇：angry, sorry, valuable Key expressions Sentences: 1. As she brushed her teeth, she thought about going swimming with her friends and ... 由 as 引导的时间状语从句，表示 “当……时候” think about doing sth. 考虑做某事 2. Do you know where I come from? 这是一个含有宾语从句的复合句，where I come from 作 know 的宾语，宾语从句要用陈述语序。 Key expressions Choose the correct answers. Exercises journey drop at once tap return Complete Du Yun’s diary with the words and the phrase in italics from Exercise 2. Change the form if necessary. Exercises We have only one Earth.Now let's make a speech to call on everyone to save water together. You can use these words: 形容词：useful, valuable, important, rare ... 动词短语：wash hands, take a shower ... reuse (再利用)：wash vegetables and then water flowers (浇花) 例： Water comes from .We can use water to .Water is very ,we should save it.We can use it to wash vegetables and then . Discuss and share Evaluation 1.Pronounce correctly. (发音标准) 2.Read fluently. (流利朗读) 3.Read with emotions. (有感情朗读) points What can we do to save water in our daily lives? VS We can take a shower instead of taking a bath. Summary VS We should check the tap when we leave. What can we do to save water in our daily lives? Summary VS We should collect and recycle water in different ways. What can we do to save water in our daily lives? Summary In today’s class, we learned about the journey of a drop of water. First, it … Second, … Then, … After that, … Finally, … And we know that water is … Therefore, we should do something to protect water. First, we should … Second, we can … Finally, we are supposed to … If we work together, we can save a lot of water! Summary Do you know other famous sayings about water? Harvest Water is the source of life and the cradle of civilization. 水是生存之本，文明之源。— 习近平 Objectives Score 1. I learned some key words and expressions. 1 2 3 4 5 2. I can introduce water cycle by using the sequencing words. 1 2 3 4 5 3. I can retell the story of a drop of water. 1 2 3 4 5 4. I can appreciate the value of water and know about how to save water. 1 2 3 4 5 Self-assessment 基础作业： 梳理水滴Dripple的旅程步骤 提升作业： Draw the mind map. 画思维导图 挑战作业： Make a poster. Homework Thank you! 43 Lavf58.46.101 $