Unit 5 Period 5 Reading for writing课件2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然奇观面临的问题及保护”展开，通过视频导入和问题讨论激活兴趣，Pre-reading图片匹配巩固词汇，While-reading分析死海等案例梳理问题与措施，Post-reading讲解拟人手法，搭建从输入到写作输出的学习支架。 其亮点是以拟人化文本培养语言能力，结合《冰雪奇缘》等电影引发思考提升思维品质，通过写作任务强化学习能力。既帮助学生提升语言运用与环保意识，又为教师提供完整教学流程与评价标准。

Unit 5 Amazing nature Reading for writing 学习目标 Learn about the problems that some natural wonders face; Explore what people should do to save the natural wonders; Write a short paragraph of another natural wonder crying for help. Have you ever seen this amazing place? What do you know about it? 新课讲授 Have you ever seen this amazing place? What do you know about it? Have you ever seen this amazing place? What do you know about it? What natural wonders do you know? Are they facing any problems? What can we do to protect them? treat waste properly pollution waste from factories Match the words with the pictures of the natural wonders. Pre-reading How can people deal with them? What problems may the natural wonders face? Why do these problems happen? Rivers may have pollution. This happens because of waste from factories. People can treat waste properly to solve the problem. Solution Problem Cause Read the title and answer the questions. 1. What does “crying aloud” mean? 2. What is the meaning of the title? It means shouting loudly. Some amazing natural places are in danger and need our help. The Dead Sea could die! Rainforest - forest ≠ rain If Frozen turns into Waterworld… What problems do these natural wonders meet? disappear. Forest is disappear. Read the title and predict Read the passage quickly, and find What problem do the different natural wonders meet? Its water level is going down. It may dry up. People are cutting down too many trees. It is disappearing. It's disappearing because of climate change. While-reading The different natural wonders are facing environmental problems, and they will disappear if people don't protect them. Read the passage. What problem do the different natural wonders share? Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. What are they? The Dead Sea is not a sea but a 1.______. It is saltier than any sea. The 2.________of Madagascar is the only home for many plants and animals. The Glacier National Park in America is a land full of 3._____________. lake rainforest ice and snow What problems do they face? Rivers flow into it. But now people 4.______ too much water from them. People are cutting down trees for wood and 5._______space for farming. 6.____________ years ago, there were about 150 glaciers. Now there are around 25. What should people do? Take less water. Stop cutting down trees. Stop climate change. take to make Two hundred Who is speaking in each paragraph? Answer the questions. In the first paragraph, the Dead Sea is speaking. In the second paragraph, the rainforest of Madagascar is speaking. In the third paragraph, a glacier at the Glacier National Park in America is speaking. Post-reading No, they aren’t. The passage uses personification to show the serious situation.  2. Are the natural wonders really crying aloud? It makes me feel as if the natural wonders are talking to me. I feel sad for them and want to help them. 3.What feelings does this way of writing give you? 拟人化 拟人 和汉语相似，英语中也存在拟人(personification)的修辞手法。这种修辞手法通过赋予事物以人的特质，如动作和情感，使其更加生动和具象化。拟人的修辞手法不仅能够增强文章的表达力，而且更容易引发读者的共鸣。在本文中作者通过拟人化的方式，以自然奇观的口吻向人们发出保护环境的呼吁。 1. What is the world like in Frozen and Waterworld? Why does the writer mention the two films? In Frozen, the world is cold and full of ice and snow. In Waterworld, the world is covered in water, with no land. The writer mentions the two films to show the serious problem of climate change. 2. Why is it important to stop these natural wonders from disappearing? It’s important because natural wonders are beautiful. They give us hope and seeing them makes us happy. Also, they are home to many plants and animals. The life cannot live without lakes, rainforests and glaciers. Think and Share Write a short paragraph about another natural wonder crying for help. Writing task Think of some natural wonders with problems. Choose one to write about.You can consider the following: the Great Barrier Reef the North Pole the South Pole Victoria Falls the Amazon River Step ① 维多利亚瀑布 亚马逊河 大堡礁（世界最大的珊瑚礁群） The North Pole and the South Pole： getting warmer; the ice bergs are melting（融化） Victoria Falls: water is reduced（水量减少）; are likely to dry up The Amazon River: pollution; rainforests are cut down The Great Barrier Reef: pollution; corals are dying What should people do? Complete the boxes. Which natural wonder do you choose? What is it like? What problem(s) does it face? Step ② 1. Which natural wonder do you choose? I choose the Amazon River. 2. What is it like? It’s a very big and important river, full of life. 3. What problem(s) does it face? It faces a problem of pollution from factories and people. This makes the water dirty and can harm the animals and plants. 4. What should people do? People should stop throwing waste into the river and reduce industrial pollution. They should also try to clean up the river and protect the environment. Write the short paragraph in the first person. Use the boxes to help you. Check. Did you: include all the information in the boxes? use the words and expressions from the reading passage? point out the importance of protecting nature? Step ③ Step ④ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ I, the Amazon River, am in trouble. I am a big river, full of life. In fact, I’m one of the largest rivers in the world. I run through the Amazon Rainforest. I give water to it. But now, I am facing problems like pollution and climate change. I’m getting dirtier and the amazing life around me is dying out. It will change the balance in nature and harm all the life, including you, humans. Hear my cries, and help me now! You should stop throwing rubbish in the water and help take care of the forest. Items Details ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ Content Include all the information in the boxes. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage. Point out the importance of protecting nature. Language There are no grammar mistakes. Write in the first person. Use comparative or superlative adjectives or adverbs. Logic Give logical and helpful solutions. Evaluation ✍ Write a short passage to introduce the natural wonders you search on the Internet? Homework Lavf58.20.100 $