Unit 5 Amazing nature Starting out (课件) 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

Unit 5 Amazing nature Starting out Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. talk about what you know about some natural wonders; 2. get to know about the natural landscape of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; 3. develop your love for your hometown. Look and Say What can you see in the pictures? snow on the trees rime [raɪm] 雾凇 Do you know which province in China is famous for rime? It is about nature. Let’s know more about nature. What is the video about? What can you see in the pictures? rime [raɪm] 雾凇 Do you know which province in China is famous for rime? desert 沙漠 Can you name some deserts in China? Kubuqi Desert 新疆的塔克拉玛干沙漠 内蒙古的库布齐沙漠 What can you see in the picture? Taklamakan Desert What facts about nature do you know? Think and say 1) Do you know which province in China is famous for rime? 2) Can you name some deserts in China? Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang. 3) Do you know the famous gorges in China? The Three Gorges in Hubei and Chongqing and the Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan. All of the above are natural wonders! 自然奇观 According to the p and title, what would happen? Who’s she? What is she doing? Who’s he? What is he dong? Look at his face. What happened to him? Wrote a sentence In fact, he gave three pictures. 7 nature natural wonders animals plants seasons What natural wonders do you know? What do plants need to grow? What are the differences between seasons? Do you know where different animals live? Which one do you find the most interesting? According to the p and title, what would happen? Who’s she? What is she doing? Who’s he? What is he dong? Look at his face. What happened to him? Wrote a sentence In fact, he gave three pictures. 8 Look at the survey results and answer the questions. 2 What in nature do they describe? What is special about each natural wonder? 1. It describes the waterfall in Mount Lushan. The waterfall is high and the water runs fast. 2. It describes Mount Taishan. It is well-known as the eastern one among the Five Great Mountains in China. 3.  It describes the sea in general. It’s open, blue and fresh, making people feel free. Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them with the class. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the expressions to help you. 1 Walden by Thoreau 梭罗的《瓦尔登湖》 Winter in Jinan by Laoshe 老舍的《济南的冬天》 Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them with the class. According to the p and title, what would happen? Who’s she? What is she doing? Who’s he? What is he dong? Look at his face. What happened to him? Wrote a sentence In fact, he gave three pictures. 11 Memorial to Yueyang Tower by Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹的《岳阳楼记》 Watching the Qiantang River Tide 小学课文《观潮》 2 Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? Share them with the class. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (《我孤独地漫游，如一朵云》) by William Wordsworth “I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” 我独自徘徊，如一朵孤云， 高高飘过山谷和丘陵， 忽然间，我看见一群， 一片金色的水仙花； 在湖畔，在树下， 在微风中摇曳起舞。 “The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind, If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” 吹响预言的号角！哦，西风， 如果冬天来了，春天还会远吗？ Ode to the West Wind (《西风颂》) by Percy Bysshe Shelley Understanding ideas Activity 2：know about the natural landscape of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Roof of the World (世界屋脊) The third pole (第三极) Mount Qomolangma, yak (牦牛), Namtso Lake (纳木措湖), Potala Palace (布达拉宫) ... Source (发源地) of the Yangtze and the Yellow River Guess what place it is. Starting out 教学设计 【设计意图】通过读图回答，看视频问答导入话题，激活已知（plant/forest/animals...)，学生初步了解the beauty of nature/natural wonders/amazing... 1. What can you see in the pictures? 2. How do they make you feel? Activity1 Look at the pictures and answer. Activity2 Watch the video and answer. What facts about nature do you know? 感知与积累 Starting out 教学设计 1. Match each poem with its picture . 2. What in nature do they describe? 3. What is special about each natural wonder? 4. Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders? 【设计意图】通过连线配对，联系生活实际，进一步激活旧知，学生能了解诗歌描述的对象，也会找寻描述自然奇观的诗歌。 Activity 3 Read poems and learn more. 感知与积累 I CAN 激活对自然的背景知识 用英语分享自己所知道的其他描述自然奇观的诗词 理解描绘对自然的诗词 Search for more facts and poems about nature online. Preview “Colours of my hometown”. Listen to Part 1 and fill the blanks My hometown is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The geography here is ________ . It is famous for the world’s highest ________. But this area is also full of the most amazing __________ in nature. amazing mountain colours 1. Where is the writer’s hometown? Read Part 1 and answer the questions 2. How does writer think of his hometown? Why? It is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Amazing The geography here is amazing.The world’s highest mountain is here. This area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature 开门见山，点明主旨：开头直接表明家乡的位置，为后续对家乡色彩的描述搭建了地域框架。 奠定情感基调：通过 “amazing” 一词，为全文定下积极的情感基调，增强文章感染力。 A brief introduction Listen to Part 2 and match The writer uses to describe ________and __________ ________, ________ and ________ _________, ________, _______and ________ sky lakes forests grasslands mountains fields rivers trains clouds white blue green The beauty Read Part 2and complete the chart The beauty soft shine calm kinds forests colour [ˈbraɪtli] 2 The colour white meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. 3 The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. It is like a great sea above the plateau. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. 4 Our grasslands, forests and fields are all green. That’s my favourite colour. It means hope because it is the colour of life. But green is not just the colour of nature now. Trains are running through the plateau. They are this beautiful colour, too. Why is green the writer’s favourite colour? It means hope because it is the colour of life. It is not just the colour of nature but the colour of the trains running through the plateau. Read Part 2 and answer the questions 3. How does the blue sky make the writer feel? The blue sky makes the writer feel calm. 4. Besides nature, what else is green in the plateau? Trains running through the plateau are in green too. 5. Why does the writer think the plateau is better than the big cities? Because the writer thinks the plateau has the most beautiful environment which is the best present from the nature. Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. soft shine calm kinds forests colour quieter nature null 102164.7 $