Unit 4 The art of having fun Developing ideas (课件)2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

Developing ideas Unit 4 The art of having fun Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. understand the listening material and get detailed information of it; 2. pronounce /k/, /g/, /f/, /v/ correctly and remember the letters and letter combinations that represent them; 3.talk about what you have learnt about how to make an interest into a lifelong career in this section. Look and Say Do you like this insect? Can you guess what this insect is? Fill in blanks. social media 社交媒体 get lost in... 沉迷... eat away one’s time 耗费某人的时间 miss out 错过 balanced 均衡的 When you spend a lot of time on ___________or TV shows, you may___________ them. They ________________, minute by minute, but you don’t notice them. You may ________ on sweet moments with your family and become deaf to the real world. So we need to have fun in a _________ way. Stand up and leave the screens. social media get lost in eat away your time balanced miss out [ˈmɒnstə(r)] Look and say. What does a monster look like in your mind? What is the time-eating monster like? Is it big or scary? No. The time-eating monster isn’t big or scary, but it’s very______________. dangerous Listen and fill. Have you ever noticed a monster around us? It’s very _____________. This monster comes in many forms — games, social media and ___________. At first, we may all think, “I’ll just have a little fun.” But soon the monster starts to ________our time. But we just sit there and look at the screen without noticing it at all. Then, we often _______________the monster’s world. We __________ on sweet moments with loved ones. We can keep it away by having fun in a __________way. There is so much for you to do. TV shows eat away get lost in miss out balanced dangerous TV shows dangerous balanced miss out eat away get lost in Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What can you see in the picture? What is the boy doing? Do you think he is spending a lot of time on this activity? What other activities like this can you think of that might “eat up” our time? A boy, TV, sofa, some snacks, and some DVDs. News reporter: This is Great World. Here's today's news. Chinese expert Zhao Li set a new Guinness World Record by finding the world's largest mosquito. It's very big, over 11 cm in wingspan and about 26 cm long. Zhao Li is the director of the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu. He spends his life finding and protecting insects. The mosquito is in the museum now for every insect-lover to see. Read the news report and choose the main idea. a Zhao Li discovers a large mosquito. b An insect museum will open in Chengdu. c Tourists can now visit the museum Which one is Zhao Li’s museum? Insect museum Animals museum Bike museum 4. How wide is its wingspan? About 11cm Over 11cm 11cm 5. How long is it? About 26cm Over 26cm 26cm While-reading Read the passage and choose the best answer. 3.What problem does the monster cause? A. People have more fun with friends. B. People become couch potatoes with sore necks. C. People get better at time management. 4.How can we keep the "time-eating monster" away? A. Play games for 5 hours every day. B. Have fun in a balanced way. C. Never use social media again. 10 While-reading Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. What does the “time-eating monster” refer to? This monster comes in many forms — games, 1____________ and 2 ___________ . social media TV shows 11 Listen again and complete the table. 2 Learning to learn Listening for information We often need to find out some information when listening. Before listening, find out what information you need, such as names or numbers. Then listen for connected words and expressions. When l was 1_______________________. 2_____________! I really enjoy 3________________. Listen to the interview and complete the notes. 3 When did your interest in insects start? What do you like most about insects? four or five years old Everything studying them 3.Listen to the interview and complete the notes. I love it so much joy set up lover Listen again. Then talk about how the interviewer changes the subject. Learning to learn Using guiding language We use guiding language to introduce a subject or move onto another subject. It includes expressions like Now, We're going to..., and Next. We can also guide listeners through the subjects by asking specific questions. Guiding language makes conversations easier to follow. Write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way. 5 What fun activities do you like to do? Step 1 Watch TV shows, check social media, play table tennis, play computer games, listen to music... Write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way. 5 When you don’t have fun in a balanced way, how can it be harmful? What can you do to solve the problem? Eat away our time, miss out on sweet moments with family and friends, get lost in, be bad for our body, be deaf to the real world... Have fun in a balanced way, do exercise, talk to your family and friends... Post-listening I’d like to talk about Huang Yongyu. What was his favorite part of painting? He was passionate about painting because he enjoyed making art that showed Chinese styles. It let him share his thoughts and feelings. Why did he stick to this hobby? 18 Language points 1.Zhao Li set a new Guinness World Record by finding the world's largest mosquito.赵力发现世界上最大的蚊子，创下了一项新的吉尼斯世界纪录。 by ：【介词】 （1）通过；靠，此处表示方式、手段，其后可接名词、代词或动词 -ing形式。 I learn English by watching English cartoons.我通过看英语动画片来学英语。 （2）乘/驾/坐……，后直接跟交通工具名词的单数形式。 We usually go to school by bike.我们通常骑自行车去上学。 （3）到……时(为止)；在……以前，后跟时间。 We had finished the work by 5 o'clock.到 5 点时，我们已经完成了这项工作。 19 Learning to learn Using guiding language We use guiding language to introduce a subject or move onto another subject. It includes expressions like Now, We’re going to…, and Next. We can also guide listeners through the subjects by asking specific questions. Guiding language makes conversations easier to follow. Listen to the interview and complete the notes. 3 Today, we’re going to... When did your...? What do you like...? Is it challenging to...? Wow! Why did you...? I think that’s why... Work in pairs. Do some research on a person below. Then talk about what they got from having fun. 4 Walt Disney Huang Yongyu They enjoyed painting and got a lot from it! how much：用于询问不可数名词的数量，也可用于询问价格 How much water is there in the bottle? 瓶子里有多少水？ How much is this book? 这本书多少钱？ how many：用于询问可数名词的复数形式的数量 How many students are there in your class? 你们班有多少学生？ 1 how much、how many 2 notice v. 注意到；察觉到（后接名词代词或that从句） notice sb. do sth. 注意到某人做了某事 notice sb. doing sth. 注意到某人正在做某事 I noticed a strange man outside the house. 我注意到房子外面有一个奇怪的人。 I noticed him enter the room. 我注意到他进了房间。 She noticed a boy crying in the corner. 她注意到一个男孩在角落里哭泣。 Other 182720.58 $