内容正文:
Exploring
Lesson 4
Thinking Skills
&Reading Strategies
Unit 11 Rules Matter!
CONTENTS
目 录
01
Lead in
02
Pre-reading
03
While-reading
04
Post-reading
05
Language points
06
Exercise&Homework
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. Understand how to analyze events using cause-and-effect charts.
2. Learn to ask questions before, during, and after reading to
deepen comprehension.
3. Be able to use cause-and-effect thinking and questioning
strategies on texts.
Lead-in
They are late for class/school.
effect
/ɪ'fekt/ n.结果;影响
cause
/kɔːz/ n.原因/v.导致
My bike was broken on the road.
I hit a traffic jam.
My watch didn’t work.
Understanding cause and effect
The cause is why something happens.
The effect is what happens.
Cause and effects help you understand how events are related.
原因是导致某事发生的因素。
结果是实际发生的事情。
因果关系有助于理解事件之间的关联。
Look at the picture and read the text. Learn how an effect comes about(发生/产生).
Activity 1
Some libraries offer book clubs for children. Children can share their stories together and enjoy themselves.
Cause
Effect
Some libraries offer book clubs for children.
The children can share their stories together and enjoy themselves.
Why do libraries have book clubs? What’s the effect?
enjoy oneself 玩得开心
Language points
Effect
The children can share their stories together and enjoy themselves.
enjoy oneself “玩得开心;玩得愉快”。
可与have a good time、have fun等互换。
e.g. We enjoyed ourselves in the Great wall. 我们在长城玩得很开心。
= We ______ _____ ______ ______ / ______ ______ in the Great Wall.
注意: oneself要与其逻辑主语的人称和数保持一致。
孩子们可以一起分享他们的故事并玩得开心。
had a good time had fun
Read the text and complete the cause and effect chart.
Activity 2
At about 4:00 p.m. in the Center Street, a boy was riding his bicycle
very fast. A few meters away, there was a turn to the left. Suddenly a car came out of the turn. The boy saw it, but he couldn’t stop. He turned right,
ran into the wall and hurt his leg.
Cause
Effect
There was ______________
and a car came out of it.
The boy couldn’t turn left.
The boy couldn’t ________.
He ran into the _________ and ________ himself.
a turn to the left
stop
wall
hurt
/wɔːl/ n.墙;墙壁
几米之外
come out of 从...中出来
run into 撞上;偶然遇见
hurt one’s leg 伤了腿
Retell the passage based on the cause and effect chart.
Cause
Effect
There was a turn to the left
and a car came out of it.
The boy couldn’t turn left.
The boy couldn’t stop.
He ran into the wall and hurt himself.
Language points
At about 4:00 p.m. in the Center Street, a boy was riding his bicycle
very fast. A few meters away, there was a turn to the left. Suddenly a car came out of the turn. The boy saw it, but he couldn’t stop. He turned right,
ran into the wall and hurt his leg.
come out of “从······中出来”,指从某个地方或某物中出现或出来。
e.g. The little boy came out of a small old house, but with smiles on his face.
这个小男孩从一所破旧的小房子里出来了,但面带微笑。
拓展:come out of 还可意为“产生于,源于(某事物)”。
e.g. This book came out of his experiences in China.
这本书取材于他在中国的经历。
突然,一辆车从路口驶出。
练习:—Where is the bus stop?
—________ the Children’s Park and turn right. You can see a lot of
people on the left side of the street. The bus stop is right there.
A. Go into B. Jump out of C. Turn into D. Come out of
D
Language points
At about 4:00 p.m. in the Center Street, a boy was riding his bicycle
very fast. A few meters away, there was a turn to the left. Suddenly a car came out of the turn. The boy saw it, but he couldn’t stop. He turned right,
ran into the wall and hurt his leg.
1)run into “撞上”,表示用力撞上某物。
拓展:run into sb. 碰见;偶然遇见 run into sth. 途中遭遇(恶劣天气)
e.g. Guess who I ran into today! 猜猜我今天碰见了谁!
2)hurt v.“(使)疼痛;受伤”。身体上/精神上的伤害。过去式: hurt。
常用短语:hurt oneself 伤了某人自己
e.g. He hurt himself playing basketball. 他打篮球时受伤了。
拓展: hurt作名词 “痛苦;伤害”;作形容词 “(身体上或感情上)受伤的”。
他向右转弯,撞上了墙并且伤了腿。
练习:Unluckily, my younger sister ______ off a bike and ______ her leg.
A. fell; hurt B. felt; hurted C. felt; hurt D. falled; hurted
A
fall off 掉落 (fall的过去式:fell)
Pair work. Talk about some other road accidents and find their causes and effects.
Activity 3
A girl didn’t wear a seatbelt(安全带), so she hurt her arm in a car stop.
Cause
Effect
The girl _______ ________
(wear) a seatbelt.
She _______ (hurt) her arm when the car _________ (stop).
didn’t wear
hurt
stopped
Reading strategies
Asking questions
Asking questions
A good reader keeps on asking questions before, during and
after reading. The questions can help you make predictions,
better understand the text, and think more about what is said.
优秀的阅读者会在阅读前、阅读中和阅读后持续提出问题。
这些问题能帮助你进行预测、
深化对文本的理解,并促使你更深入地思考所读内容。
Asking questions (提问策略) 在阅读理解中起着至关重要的作用。通过提问和寻找答案,读者可以更好地理解所读内容。
提问策略的具体应用方法:
➸阅读标题和开头:在阅读文章时,首先阅读标题和开头
部分,然后提出与这些部分相关的问题。这有助于读者
快速把握文章的主旨。
➸针对各部分提问:在阅读过程中,针对文章的各个部分
提出相关问题。例如,可以问自己:“这一段主要讲了
什么?”、“作者为什么这样写?”等问题。
➸边读边找答案:在阅读过程中,边读边寻找问题的答案。
这不仅可以加深对文本的理解,还能提高阅读效率。
Read the title of the text and ask some pre-reading questions.
Activity 1
Kangkang’s Family Rules
To help Kangkang develop some good habits, his parents made some rules for him.
Get up at 6:30 a.m. and tidy up the bedroom.
Go home at once after school.
Do homework on time and help with housework.
Go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Kangkang tries his best to follow the rules because he knows the rules are good for him.
Questions:
Pre-reading questions:
1. What ...?
1. What rules does Kangkang have?
2. Who ...?
2. Who is in the Kangkang family?
3. Why ...?
3. Why do his parents make these rules?
/'haʊswɜːk/ n.家务劳动
help with housework 帮助做家务
Read the text and check your pre-reading questions.
Activity 2
Kangkang’s Family Rules
To help Kangkang develop some good habits, his parents made some rules for him.
Get up at 6:30 a.m. and tidy up the bedroom.
Go home at once after school.
Do homework on time and help with housework.
Go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Kangkang tries his best to follow the rules because he knows the rules are good for him.
Pre-reading questions:
1. What rules does Kangkang have?
2. Who is in the Kangkang family?
3. Why do his parents make these rules?
develop some good habits
培养一些好习惯
get up 起床 go to bed 睡觉
tidy up 整理;收拾
at once 立刻;马上
on time 按时
Ask more questions while you are reading and after you read the text.
About the rules
About Kangkang
About yourself
When/ What...?
How/Why ... ?
Does ...?
Do/Can I ... ?
What/Why should I ... ?
Kangkang has to go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Q1. What time does Kangkang have to go to bed according to the rules?
Q2. Why does Kangkang try his best to follow the rules?
Because he knows the rules are good for him.
Q3. Do you need to help with housework like Kangkang?
Yes, I do.
Activity 2
Kangkang’s Family Rules
To help Kangkang develop some good habits, his parents made some rules for him.
Get up at 6:30 a.m. and tidy up the bedroom.
Go home at once after school.
Do homework on time and help with housework.
Go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Kangkang tries his best to follow the rules because he knows the rules are good for him.
Kangkang’s Family Rules
To help Kangkang develop some good habits, his parents made some rules for him.
Get up at 6:30 a.m. and tidy up the bedroom.
Go home at once after school.
Do homework on time and help with housework.
Go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Kangkang tries his best to follow the rules because he knows the rules are good for him.
按时写家庭作业并帮忙做家务。
Language points
1)help with “帮助”。后接事物或人。
拓展: help sb.with sth. “帮助某人做某事”,可与help sb. (to) do sth. 互换。
e.g. Lili often helps her mother with housework.丽丽经常帮助她妈妈做家务。
= Lili often helps her mother ________ housework.
2)housework不可数名词,意为“家务劳动;家务事”。
是由“house+work”构成的不可数名词。
do (the) housework “做家务”,
housework前可用little、much、a lot of等词或短语修饰。
拓展:类似的合成词还有
homework 家庭作业 schoolwork 功课; 学业 workplace 工作场所
(to) do
Kangkang’s Family Rules
To help Kangkang develop some good habits, his parents made some rules for him.
Get up at 6:30 a.m. and tidy up the bedroom.
Go home at once after school.
Do homework on time and help with housework.
Go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Kangkang tries his best to follow the rules because he knows the rules are good for him.
Kangkang’s Family Rules
To help Kangkang develop some good habits, his parents made some rules for him.
Get up at 6:30 a.m. and tidy up the bedroom.
Go home at once after school.
Do homework on time and help with housework.
Go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Kangkang tries his best to follow the rules because he knows the rules are good for him.
康康尽他最大努力遵守这些规则,
因为他知道它们对他有好处。
1) try one’s best to do sth. “尽力做某事”
2) follow the rules 动词短语,意为“遵守规则”,可与obey the rules互换。
拓展: follow的相关短语
follow one’s advice 听从某人的建议 follow sb. to do sth. 跟着某人做某事
follow the example of... 效仿,学习;以.....为榜样
练习:We should follow the rules. (改为同义句)
We should __________ the rules.
obey
Language points
Pair work. Raise some questions before, during and after reading the text and ask your partner to answer the questions.
Activity 3
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
/ə'ləʊn/ adv./adj.独自
/'pi:phəʊl/ n.
(墙或门上等的)窥视孔
/'streɪndʒə(r)/ n.陌生人
/dɪ'lɪvəri/ n.
递送;传送;交付
look through 从...里面看
knock at/on 敲击(门窗等)
answer the door 开门;应门
follow the rules 遵守规则
Pair work
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
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Pre-reading questions:
What situations might you face when staying home alone?
If it were you, what would you do?
I might hear a stranger knocking. I would check through the peephole and call my parents.
While-reading questions:
1. Why didn’t the boy open the door? What is a “peephole”?
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
Because he was alone at home and his family rule says:
Don’t open the door for strangers.
Pair work
While-reading questions:
2. What was the boy doing before the delivery man knocked on the door?
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
He was doing his homework.
Pair work
Post-reading questions:
Do you think the boy did right? Why?
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
Yes, I think the boy did right. Because he was alone at home, and opening the door to a stranger could put him in danger.
Pair work
Language points
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
Alone at Home 独自在家 alone adj./adv. “独自”。
拓展: be alone with sb./sth. “与某人/某物独处”。
e.g. I don't want to be alone with a stranger for a whole day.
我不想和一个陌生人单独相处一整天。
辨析: alone和lonely
alone: 强调客观情况,表示单独/独自完成某事,无感情色彩。常作表语/状语。
lonely: 强调主观感受,指心理上感到孤独、寂寞,有感情色彩。
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
此句的时态是过去进行时,表示过去某一具体时刻或某一段时间正在发生或进行的动作。其结构为
“was/were+doing”。
e.g. They were playing basketball from 9 to 10 yesterday morning.
他们昨天上午从9点到10点一直在打篮球。
练习:1. Mandy ________ ATTT from nine to ten last night. Camilla and Alex were doing the same thing.
A. was reciting B. were reciting C. recited D. has recited
在一个周日的下午,我正在家里做家庭作业。
A
Language points
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
突然有人敲门。
knock n. “敲击声;敲门(或窗户)声”。
e.g. I heard a loud knock on the wall, so l couldn't fall asleep.
我听到墙上传来巨大的敲击声,所以我就没法入睡了。
链接: knock还可作动词,意为“敲;击”。
常用短语:knock on/at 敲击(门、窗等) knock down 撞到;击倒
e.g. Someone ____________ the door while I am doing my homework.
我在写作业的时候有人敲门。
knocks on/at
Language points
Alone at Home
On a Sunday afternoon, I was doing my homework at home. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I went to the door amd looked through the peephole. I saw a stranger. I remembered our family rule — don’t open the door for strangers. I decided not to answer the door and went back to do my homework.
A few minutes later, my mother called. She told me it was the delivery man and she was happy about it because I followed the family rule.
我走到门边通过窥视孔往外看。
look through 动词短语,意为“从······里面看”。
拓展: look through 还可意为“浏览;快速查看”。
e.g. I looked through the book quickly and found nothing interesting.
我快速地浏览了这本书,没有发现什么有趣的内容。
归纳: ① look的相关短语
look at 看 look for 寻找 look after 照顾 look forward to 期待 ...
② through的相关短语
run through 流经某地 go through 通过;经过;渡过
Language points
Exercises
1. It’s important for us __________ (follow) traffic rules!
2. Michael enjoy __________ (he) during his trip to visit his grandparents
in Kunming.
3. Most people have the habit of talking to __________ (they) when they are
alone.
4. The new cartoon (动画) is full of amazing special __________ (effect)
that make it fun to watch.
5. Staying up too late __________ (cause) lots of health problems.
6. —Our parents often tell us not to talk with __________ (stranger) on the
Internet. —That’s true.
7. —Doctor, 168 yuan for pulling (拔) a tooth? It’s only a few __________
(minute) work. —Well. I can do it slowly if you like.
to follow
I. 根据语境及所给提示填空。
himself
themselves
effects
causes
strangers
minutes’
special effects 特效
Exercises
II. 根据汉语提示完成句子(注意使用适当形式)。
1. After the heavy rain, the sun finally ___________ the clouds. (从....中出来)
2. The little boy was crying because he ___________ while climbing
the tree. (伤了他自己)
3. To stay healthy, everyone should try to ___________________, like
exercising daily. (养成好习惯)
4. Before opening the door, she carefully ______________ the peephole
to check who was outside.
5. When the doorbell rang, my sister was busy, so I had to _____________.
(开门;应门)
came out of
hurt himself
develop good habits
looked through
answer the door
Exercises
1. There is __________ near
Wang Ming's house.
There is a deep lake near Wang Ming's house. The lake is very dangerous. His mother told him not to get near the lake. One day, his friend Zhang Wei asked him to play by the lake. Wang Ming forgot his mother's warning. They played happily. Suddenly, they fell into the lake. Luckily, someone nearby saved them.
Cause Effect
a deep lake
III. 根据短文完成思维导图。
2. The lake is very dangerous.
3. Wang Ming _________
his mother's warning.
4. They ______ and ______ ____
the lake.
forgot
played fell into
Summary
We learn:
1. key words and phrases:cause, effect, hurt, stranger, delivery;
come out of; run into; hurt one’s leg; develop some good habits...
2. key sentence patterns:Because..., so... / The cause is..., the effect is...
We can:
analyze events with cause-and-effect charts;
ask questions before/during/after reading.
Homework
1. 基础层:抄写生词并造句(选 3 个);完成Exercise book。
2. 提高层:写一段关于 “迟到的因果” 短文(至少 3 组因果
关系)。
3. 拓展层:设计 “我的家庭规则” 海报,用因果图说明某条
规则的重要性(配图 + 英文说明)。
Thank you!
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