Unit 4 Honesty（Reading）课件 2025-2026学年沪教版(五四制)英语七年级下册

Honesty 第三课时 Unit 4 Reading 初中英语沪教版（五四学制）七年级下册 Learning objectives 通过本课时学习，学生能够： 1. 运用预测、扫读、精读等阅读策略，精准把握故事内容，解答细节， 了解主题，推断人物情感，理解故事的深层含义； 2. 运用所学知识，分享自身对道德抉择的看法； 3. 深刻领悟故事中所传达的价值观，主动反思自身生活经历，在面对 类似道德抉择时，能够做出符合诚实原则的正确选择。 重点 重点 What are Juny and Tony doing? They are fishing. What tools do they use? Watch the video and answer some questions. Watch and answer They use fishing pods/poles. Look and answer What does a fishing rod/pole look like? Main line 主线 Float 鱼漂 Hook 鱼钩 Rod handle 竿柄 Reel seat 卷轴座 Guide 导环 Rod tip 鱼竿顶端 Look and match How can we use a fish pod/pole to fish? Tie a bait. Cast the line. Wait for a bite. Reel in the line when the pole doubles over or the float moves. Lift the fish from the water. Work the hook out of the lip of the fish if you don’t want to keep it. Free talk Do you like fishing? Why? Who do you often go fishing with? Can you share your fishing experience with us ? Look and answer Do you know this fish? Bass Bass is a sea or freshwater fish that is used for food. Bass fishing is a popular sport and hobby for many fishermen. Can we catch bass all year round? Read and answer Read the notice and answer some questions. When is the bass fishing season? Why is there a bass fishing season? Look and predict What may the story be about? In TEENS, a local newspaper, you will read a story written by James P. Lenfestey. Catch of a Lifetime Skim and choose What is the theme of the story? Skim the story and choose the best answer. A. Bass fishing skills. B. The love between a father and his son. C. A moral choice. 1 He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting.When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. 2 The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. 3 That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Read and match How the boy released the fish. How the boy caught the huge bass. How the fishing experience affected the boy’s life. Match each paragraph with the main idea. Read and complete Read Para. 1 and complete the table. When Where Who What How One evening 1. _______ the the bass season opened. On an 2. _______ in the middle of a lake. An eleven-year-old boy and his 3. _______. They were 4. _______ and the boy caught a huge 5. _______ . The boy 6. _______ a small bait and practised 7. _______. When his pole 8. _______ over, he lifted the fish from the water. before island father fishing tied casting doubled bass Read and order Read Para. 2 and put the following sentences in the correct order. ( ) The boy looked around the lake and then at his father, realizing he had no choice. ( ) The boy lowered the fish into the black water.​ ( ) The father lit a match, looked at his watch and told the boy the situation.​ ( ) The boy cried and refused to put the fish back into the lake.​ ( ) The boy slowly took the hook out of the lip of the bass.​ ( ) The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. 2 1 3 4 5 6 Read and choose Read Para. 3 and complete the sentences. Read and complete Now 34 years ago He was an eleven-year-old boy. He is a successful __________. His father took him to go fishing. He took his own son and daughter to go fish at the _________ place. He caught a huge bass. He has never caught such a huge fish but he _________ the same fish again and again. Why does the writer take his children to fish at the same place? Do you think the two “fishes” in this sentence are the same? architect same sees Think and answer Two fishes Real/Physical fish Symbolic fish What do they refer to? The bass A moral lesson What lesson did the writer learn? Be honest and have strong moral principles. Why did the writer mention the two fishes? To show how the moral lesson affects his life. Read and infer Read and infer how the boy felt during the process of fishing. Read and check Read and check your answers. happy and relaxed excited disappointed Read and check Read and check your answers. sad and angry understanding 1. How do you like the father’s decision? 2. What will you do if you are in the same situation? 3. How do you understand the title “Catch of a Lifetime”? Think and share Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting.When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s read Fill and retell Fill in the blanks and retell the story. When: One night before the 1. _______ season opened. Where: On an island in the middle of a 2. ________. Who: The boy and his father. What: They were fishing. How: The boy practised 3. _______. When his pole 4. _______ over, he lifted a bass from the water. It was two hours before the season opened. His father asked the boy to put the bass 5. _______. The boy cried. He looked 6. _______ the lake, then at his father, but knew he had no choice even 7. _______ no one had seen them. He took the 8. ________ out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The boy is a successful 9. _______ and he often takes his children to the same place to fish. He has never caught such a huge fish but he does see the same 10. _______ again and again. bass lake casting doubled back around though hook architect fish Beginning Middle Ending Catch of a Lifetime Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn lifetime 名词，意为“一生；终生；有生之年”。 【搭配】 in/during one’s lifetime 意为“在某人的一生中”。 e.g. He wrote many books during his life. Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn tie 动词，意为“系；拴；捆；束”。 【搭配】 tie ... to ... 意为“把……和……拴起来”。 e.g. He tied the dog to one of the trees. tie 名词，可数名词，意为“领带”。 Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn practise 及物动词，意为“练习；训练”，相当于英式英语中的practice ，后接名词、代词或 动词-ing形式。 【常用搭配】 practise doing ... 意为“练习做……”。 【拓展】practice 意为“练习”。指经常性或系统性的重复练习。 Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn double 动词，意为“把……对折；折叠”。 【常用搭配】 double ... (over) 意为“把……对折；折叠某物”。 double 形容词，意为“双的；双人的；两倍的”。 Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn handsome 是形容词。 （1）意为“美观的；悦目的”，形容事物在视觉上带给人愉悦满足，让人心生欢喜。 （2）意为“英俊的”，一般用来形容男性。 Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn as... as... “像……一样……的”，两个 as之间要用形容词或副词的原级。 e.g. This film is as interesting as that one. 否定形式为“not as/so... as...”，意为“不如……那么……”。 e.g. This book is not as/so interesting as you think. Catch of a Lifetime He was eleven years old and lived on an island in the middle of a lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening. He tied a small bait and practised casting. When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. Finally, he lifted the fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, and it was a bass. The father looked at the handsome fish. Then he lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that he had no choice. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the bass and lowered it into the black water. The fish gave a wave with its tail and disappeared. That was 34 years ago.Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to go fishing at the same place. He has never again caught such a huge fish as the one he caught that night long ago, but he does see that same fish—again and again. Let’s learn disappear 动词，意为“消失；不见”，其反义词为appear（出现；露面）。 e.g. The plane disappeared behind the clouds. e.g. My friends didn’t appear until seven o’clock. One evening before the bass season opened, a father and his son were fishing in the middle of a lake. The father taught the boy how to 1. _____ a bait on the pole. With the help of his father, the boy 2. __________ casting carefully. After a while, his pole doubled over. The boy was excited and wanted to lift the fish out of the water, but it was hard. He tried 3. _______________. Finally he made it. He had never seen such a 4. _________ fish, but it was a bass. They decided to put the fish back. The fish 5. ____________ as soon as the boy lowered it into the water. Read and complete Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. Two are extra. tie practised again and again handsome disappeared handsome disappear again and again practise successful tie lifetime What was the “the handsome bass” for you? What did you do when you were in the same situation? Discuss and share In the story, “the handsome bass” is a big temptation(诱惑) for the boy. In our life, we may be in the same situation. What is your choice? Be honest or break the rules? Discuss the following two questions and share your ideas with the class. Last week at school, I found a wallet on the playground. It was filled with money. Keeping that wallet was like “the handsome bass” for me... Homework 1. Suppose you are the little boy, write a diary about what happened that day and how you felt. 2. Preview Grammar in use. Bye-bye! Lavf58.28.100 $