Unit 5 Wild animals（Reading）课件 2025-2026学年沪教版（五四学制）英语七年级下册

Wild animals 第三课时 Unit 5 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. 通过阅读,梳理故事情节发展,深入理解语篇中的细节描写,如人 物、动作、情感和环境等描写; 2. 通过分析人物行为及情感变化,梳理文章逻辑,复述语篇内容,预 测故事发展; 3. 尊重自然生命,体会人与动物和谐共生的理念。 重点 重点 Watch and answer Watch the video and answer the question. What is the video about? The swan. Look and answer Do you know this kind of swan? What are they doing? It’s swimming in the pool. They are keeping company with each other. The mother swan is hatching in the wilderness. The trumpeter swan. (It gets the name for its trumpet-like call.) Look and answer 1. What’s the name of this book? 2. Who wrote this book? 3. Do you know what the book is about? It is about a swan named Louis who is born without a voice. His father gives him a trumpet to help him communicate. A kind boy named Sam becomes Louis’ friend and helps him learn how to play the trumpet. With Sam’s help, Louis finds his way to express himself and learns that even though he was born different, he can still be special and successful. Look and answer Wang Yiming has just finished reading a book named The Trumpet of the Swan. In the story, Sam, an eleven-year-old boy, went camping in Canada with his father. There he found a trumpeter swan, Louis, and his family. Here is an excerpt from the book. 1. Where did the story happen? 2. What did Sam hold in his hands? 3. What was Sam doing? 4. What was the mother swan doing in the second picture? 5. What may the story be about? It happend by a pool. Field glasses. He was observing the swans. Look at the pictures and answer some questions. She was playing with her babies. It may be about ... Read and tick What was the story about? Read and tick (√ ) the best answer. A hunting experience. A training experience. A camping experience. Read and match Sam quietly observed the swans by the pool in the cool morning. Read the story and match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph one Paragraph two Paragraph three Sam counted the five baby swans and felt very lucky. Sam saw the baby swans come out of the nest and interact with their mother. Read and complete It was still only a little after seven o’clock; the Sun was pale, and the air was cool. The morning smelled delicious. Sam sat down quietly by the pool and lifted his field glasses. The mother swan appeared to be only a few feet away. She was sitting very close, not moving. The father swan was nearby. Both birds were listening and waiting. Both birds saw Sam, but they didn’t mind his being there—in fact, they rather liked it. Sam was very happy. He was keeping company with these two great birds in the wilderness. It satisfied him greatly. Read Para. 1 and complete the chart. When A little after seven o’clock in the morning. Where By the pool. Who Sam and the swans. What Sam lifted his field glasses and watched the swans. Why Sam loved wild animals/... Read and answer It was still only a little after seven o’clock; the Sun was pale, and the air was cool. The morning smelled delicious. Sam sat down quietly by the pool and lifted his field glasses. The mother swan appeared to be only a few feet away. She was sitting very close, not moving. The father swan was nearby. Both birds were listening and waiting. Both birds saw Sam, but they didn’t mind his being there—in fact, they rather liked it. Sam was very happy. He was keeping company with these two great birds in the wilderness. It satisfied him greatly. Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like in the story? 2. What was Sam doing when he saw the swans? 3. How did the swans react to Sam being there? 4. What do you think the swans’ reaction suggests? The Sun was pale, and the air was cool. He was sitting quietly by the pool and looking through his field glasses. The swans saw Sam, but they didn’t mind him being there; they rather liked it. They were not afraid of Sam and even enjoyed his company. In midmorning, when the Sun was up in the sky, Sam focused his glasses on the nest again. At last he saw a small head pushing through the mother’s feathers, the head of a baby Trumpeter. The baby climbed out of the nest. Sam could see its grey head and neck, and its body covered with soft fine feathers. Soon another baby appeared. Then another. Then the first one walked his way down into his mother’s feathers again, for warmth. Then one tried to climb up his mother’s back, but her feathers were wet, and he fell off. The mother swan just sat and sat, enjoying her babies, watching them use their legs. “One, two, three, four, five,” Sam counted. “One, two, three, four, five. Five babies, just as sure as I’m alive! This is my lucky day.” Read and sequence Read Paras. 2~3 and put the events in order. a. A baby swan climbed out of the nest. b. The mother swan sat still, watching her babies move around. c. Sam counted the baby swans and felt lucky. d. The baby swans climbed out of the nest one after another. e. One baby swan tried to climb up the mother’s back but fell off. f. Sam focused his field glasses on the nest and waited. g. The first baby swan took shelter under their mother’s feathers for warmth. answer: _ f-a-d-g-e-b-c In midmorning, when the Sun was up in the sky, Sam focused his glasses on the nest again. At last he saw a small head pushing through the mother’s feathers, the head of a baby Trumpeter. The baby climbed out of the nest. Sam could see its grey head and neck, and its body covered with soft fine feathers. Soon another baby appeared. Then another. Then the first one walked his way down into his mother’s feathers again, for warmth. Then one tried to climb up his mother’s back, but her feathers were wet, and he fell off. The mother swan just sat and sat, enjoying her babies, watching them use their legs. “One, two, three, four, five,” Sam counted. “One, two, three, four, five. Five babies, just as sure as I’m alive! This is my lucky day.” Read and fill Read Paras. 2~3 and fill in the blanks. How does the writer describe the baby Trumpeter swans? appearance: _ head and neck its body covered with _ _ feathers. actions: He saw a small head _ through the mother’s feathers. The baby _ _ _ the nest. Soon another baby _. Then the first one _ _ _ _ into his mohter’s feathers again. One tried to _ _ his mother's back but _ _. The mother swan sat and watched her babies _ their legs. grey soft fine pushing climbed out of appeared walked his way down up climbed fell off use In midmorning, when the Sun was up in the sky, Sam focused his glasses on the nest again. At last he saw a small head pushing through the mother’s feathers, the head of a baby Trumpeter. The baby climbed out of the nest. Sam could see its grey head and neck, and its body covered with soft fine feathers. Soon another baby appeared. Then another. Then the first one walked his way down into his mother’s feathers again, for warmth. Then one tried to climb up his mother’s back, but her feathers were wet, and he fell off. The mother swan just sat and sat, enjoying her babies, watching them use their legs. “One, two, three, four, five,” Sam counted. “One, two, three, four, five. Five babies, just as sure as I’m alive! This is my lucky day.” Read and answer Read Paras. 2~3 and answer the questions. 1. When did Sam focus his glasses on the nest again? 2. Why did one baby swan fall off his mother’s back? 3. Why did Sam think it was his lucky day? In midmorning, when the Sun was up in the sky. Because his mother’s feathers were wet. Because he was able to see a mother swan hatch five baby swans. It was lucky to witness such a special moment in nature. Read and fill Read and find out what was happening at the same time. Then fill in the blanks. Sam lifted his field glasses. The mother swan 1. _ very close, not moving. Sam focused his glasses on the nest again. The head of a baby Trumpeter 2. _ the mother’s feathers. The baby 3. _ of the nest. The swan mother just sat and sat, enjoying her babies. The baby swans 4. _ their legs. Sam could see its grey head and neck, and its body covered with soft fine feathers. was sitting pushed through climbed out used Read and answer How did Sam’s feelings change? Feeling: _ Feeling: _ happy and satisfied excited and lucky Read and discuss How does the author describe the environment? How do you understand “The morning smelled delicious”? Why does the author describe the environment? “Delicious” is used to show that the air in the early morning is fresh and pleasant, as delightful as delicious food. It also reflects Sam’s joy when observing the swan family. To show the time, the weather, the natural beauty and the mood of the character. Read the story It was still only a little after seven o’clock; the Sun was pale, and the air was cool. The morning smelled delicious. Sam sat down quietly by the pool and lifted his field glasses. The mother swan appeared to be only a few feet away. She was sitting very close, not moving. The father swan was nearby. Both birds were listening and waiting. Both birds saw Sam, but they didn’t mind his being there — in fact, they rather liked it. Sam was very happy. He was keeping company with these two great birds in the wilderness. It satisfied him greatly. In midmorning, when the Sun was up in the sky, Sam focused his glasses on the nest again. At last he saw a small head pushing through the mother’s feathers, the head of a baby Trumpeter. The baby climbed out of the nest. Sam could see its grey head and neck, and its body covered with soft fine feathers. Soon another baby appeared. Then another. Then the first one walked his way down into his mother’s feathers again, for warmth. Then one tried to climb up his mother’s back, but her feathers were wet, and he fell off. The mother swan just sat and sat, enjoying her babies, watching them use their legs. “One, two, three, four, five,” Sam counted. “One, two, three, four, five. Five babies, just as sure as I’m alive! This is my lucky day.” (Adapted from The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White) Read the story aloud. Let’s retell Retell the story with the help of the mind map. Read and learn It was still only a little after seven o’clock; the Sun was pale, and the air was cool. The morning smelled delicious. Sam sat down quietly by the pool and lifted his field glasses. The mother swan appeared to be only a few feet away. She was sitting very close, not moving. The father swan was nearby. Both birds were listening and waiting. Both birds saw Sam, but they didn’t mind his being there — in fact, they rather liked it. Sam was very happy. He was keeping company with these two great birds in the wilderness. It satisfied him greatly. Learn the key words and phrases. 1. smell v. _ ; _ n. _ 有(发出)...气味 这些花闻起来很香。The flower _ _. smells sweet 闻;嗅;察觉到 气味;嗅觉 狗有敏锐的嗅觉。 Dogs have a good sense of _. smell 2. company n. _ ; _ 陪伴;做伴 公司 keep company with sb. _ 与某人结伴 3. satisfy v. _ adj. (人做主语)_; (物做主语) _ 使满意;使满足 这家餐厅的服务让顾客们很满意。The service in the restaurant _ the customers. satisfies satisfied satisfying In midmorning, when the Sun was up in the sky, Sam focused his glasses on the nest again. At last he saw a small head pushing through the mother’s feathers, the head of a baby Trumpeter. The baby climbed out of the nest. Sam could see its grey head and neck, and its body covered with soft fine feathers. Soon another baby appeared. Then another. Then the first one walked his way down into his mother’s feathers again, for warmth. Then one tried to climb up his mother’s back, but her feathers were wet, and he fell off. The mother swan just sat and sat, enjoying her babies, watching them use their legs. “One, two, three, four, five,” Sam counted. “One, two, three, four, five. Five babies, just as sure as I’m alive! This is my lucky day.” Read and learn 4. push v. _ 推动;移动 他挤过了人群来到那边。 He_ _ the crowd to get there. pushed through 5. cover v. _ 遮蔽;遮盖 be covered with _ 山脉被雪覆盖。 The mountains _ _ _snow. are covered with 被…… 覆盖 6. warmth n. _ 温暖,暖和 我们坐在炉火旁享受温暖。 We sat by the fire to enjoy the _. warmth Learn the key words and phrases. Read and complete Complete Sam’s diary with the proper forms of the words in the box. expect sit push lift mind climb 1 April Clear At about seven o’clock, I arrived at the pond. I sat down and 1 _ my field glasses. I saw a nesting swan and a male swan 2 _ nearby. They also saw me, but they didn’t 3 _. I was glad to stay with them so close. When the Sun was up in the sky, I saw a baby Trumpeter 4 _ through her mother’s feathers and 5 _ out of the nest. Then one after another. There were five of them. They were sort of brownish-grey in colour, a bit dirty but very cute. The male swan led them right up to me. I wasn’t 6 _ to see this, but I kept still. What a lucky day it was! lifted sitting mind pushing climbing expecting Continue the story What will happen before Sam leaves? Work in groups and continue the story. You can use the picture to help you make up the story. The story should begin with: Like all fathers, the father swan wanted to show off his children to somebody... Share and vote Share your stories and vote for the best one. Standards Points (1-5) 1. Does the story have the given beginning? 2. Does the story contain descriptions of actions, emotions and the environment? 3. Does the story have a well-organized structure? 4. Is the story reasonable? 5. Is the language in the story correct? 6. Is the story creative and attractive? Let’s enjoy Summary work with my group members and continue the story. retell the story of Sam’s encounter with the swan family. 2 1 After learning this lesson, I can 3 improve my reading skills by identifying detailed information and sequencing events in the story. Homework 1. Write a short book review about the excerpt from The Trumpet of the Swan. 2. Polish your new story. Bye-bye! Lavf58.28.100 $