Unit 5 starting out & understanding ideas 课件2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

Unit 5 Amazing nature Lesson 1&2 Starting out & Understanding ideas 1.What can you see in the pictures? Look and say. I can see a desert, some monkeys and the aurora. 基础层 2.How do they make you feel? They make me feel amazed and happy. Look and say. 能力层 3.What is amazing about nature? Nature is amazing because it has many different kinds of living things and beautiful scenery. It’s also full of surprises. What are we going to learn in Unit 5？ The world is full of wonders. In this unit, let's explore some of the natural wonders in the world. Where are some of the most beautiful places? What is amazing about nature? What should we do to protect it? some of the most beautiful places what is amazing about nature what we should do to protect nature learn about Unit task: make a poster about a natural wonder By the end of this unit, you will make a poster about a natural wonder. desert 6 the northern light snub-nosed monkeys frosty pines the stone forest desert the northern light frosted pines snub-nosed monkeys Yellow River Stone Forest What do you think of the natural wonders? powerful cool peaceful amazing quiet ancient huge awesome magical Knowledge background: How much do you know about nature? Q1. What is the highest place above sea level? Q2. What is the lowest place? Knowledge background: How much do you know about nature? Q3 What is the longest river? Q4 What is the hottest place on earth? Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What facts about nature are mentioned in the video? 2. Which one do you find the most interesting? 能力层 Watch the video and choose the correct question. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What facts about nature are mentioned in the video? Mount Qomolangma is the highest place above sea level. The Mariana Trench is the lowest place. The Nile River is the longest river. Death Valley is the hottest place on earth. Scientists have found a jellyfish. It may live forever（the longest）. 2. Which one do you find the most interesting? I find the most interesting is… 能力层 Mount Qomolangma. Mount Fuji. Mount Denali 1. What’s the highest place above sea level ? 珠穆朗玛峰 富士山 德纳里山 2. What’s the lowest place on earth? Turpan Depression. Death Valley. The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean 3. What’s the longest river in the world? Yangtze River. Amazon River. the Nile River 吐鲁番盆地 死亡谷 太平洋马里亚纳海沟 长江 亚马逊河 尼罗河 基础层 Death Valley in the USA. Sahara Desert. Lut Desert 4. What’s the hottest place on earth? 5. Which animal lives the longest? Ocean Quahog. Jellyfish. Deep-sea Sponge 卢特沙漠 撒哈拉沙漠 死亡谷 北极蛤 灯塔水母 海绵动物 基础层 Think and answer. What other interesting facts about the natural world do you know? 能力层 设计意图：帮助学生了解一些自然界的有趣现象和生物，从外部激活单元话题,激发学生的探究欲望。提示：能力层的学生结合所给关键词表达观点，基础层学生结合所给句型和提示进行表达。 What other interesting facts about the natural world do you know? 基础层 I know that rainforests are full of _______ and help the earth __________. They’re home to ______________________________. I know that bees make _________ and help ______________. life breathe many plants and animals honey flowers grow Think and answer. 国家中小学课程资源 20 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes__________________________________________. It is special because ____________________________________________________________. Read the poems and answer the questions. 基础层 the waterfall in Mount Lushan the waterfall is high and the water runs fast 国家中小学课程资源 21 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes the waterfall in Mount Lushan. It is special because the waterfall is high and the water runs fast. Read the poems and answer the questions. 能力层 国家中小学课程资源 22 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes______________________. It is special because __________________________________________________________ 基础层 Read the poems and answer the questions. Mount Taishan it shows the magnificence and power of nature. 国家中小学课程资源 23 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes Mount Taishan. It is special because it is the eastern mountain among the Five Great Mountains of China. 能力层 Read the poems and answer the questions. 国家中小学课程资源 24 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes the sea. It is special because _________________________about 71% of the earth’s surface. 基础层 Read the poems and answer the questions. the sea covers 国家中小学课程资源 25 1. What in nature does it describe? 2. What is special about the natural wonder? It describes the sea in general. 能力层 Read the poems and answer the questions. It is special because the sea covers about 71% of the earth’s surface. 国家中小学课程资源 26 There are many great poems describing the beautiful natural wonders. West Lake may be compared to Beauty Xizi, Charming in light or heavy makeup. —Su Shi The Yellow River climbs to the white clouds, A lone fortress guards the towering peaks. —Wang Zhihuan The crescent moon over Mount Emei, Casts its glow on the flowing river. —Li Bai I don’t know how to write poems, so I write a passage to introduce the most beautiful place in my opinion- my hometown. And I also take pictures. What can you see in the pictures? What color are they? How do you feel about them? clouds, mountains white sky, rivers, lakes forests, fields, grassland blue green 基础层 Read the passage and divide it into three parts. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 国家中小学课程资源 能力层 Read the passage and divide it into three parts. Give each part a subtitle. Part 1: A simple introduction Part 2: Three colours of my hometown Part 3: Comments on my hometown 国家中小学课程资源 1 My hometown is on the Qinghai - Tibet Plateau. The geography here is amazing. It is famous for the world’s highest mountain. But this area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature. 2 The colour white meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. 3 The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. It is like a great sea above the plateau. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. 4 Our grasslands, forests and fields are all green. That’s my favourite colour. It means hope because it is the colour of life. But green is not just the colour of nature now. Trains are running through the plateau. They are this beautiful colour, too. 5 The plateau is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops and restaurants. But we have the best presents from nature. In my heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ A B C Choose the structure type of the passage Colours of my hometown A simple introduction (Para 1) Comments on my hometown (Para 5) blue green white 设计意图：引导学生关注并分析语篇的篇章结构特点。 Three colours of my hometown (Paras 2-4) Draw the mind map of the passage A simple introduction of my hometown My hometown is on the Qinghai - Tibet Plateau. The geography here is amazing. It is famous for the world’s highest mountain. But this area is also full of the most amazing colours in nature. Her hometown is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. 1. Where is the writer’s hometown? 2. How does the writer feel about the geography? The geography is amazing. 3. What’s the writer’s hometown famous for? It’s famous for the world’s highest mountain. Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions Can you guess what amazing colours the writer will talk about? The colour white meets your eyes all around. The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. 1.What does the writer compare the clouds to? 2.What about the mountains and the sky? The clouds are clean and ____, like _________. soft our white sheep The mountains shine ________ under the sun, like ________________. brightly white lotus flower Simile！ A simile allows readers to relate ideas to things they see or feel, and it increases readers’ interest. Three colours of my hometown — white Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions Three colours of my hometown — blue The lovely blue of the sky always gives me a calm feeling. It is like a great sea above the plateau. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. There are a hundred kinds of blue in the water. 1. How does the writer feel towards the blue sky? The writer finds it lovely and it makes the writer feel calm. 2. Can you find the simile in the passage? It is like a great sea above the plateau. 3. How many kinds of blue are there in the water? There are a hundred kinds of blue. Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions Our grasslands, forests and fields are all green. That’s my favourite colour. It means hope because it is the colour of life. But green is not just the colour of nature now. Trains are running through the plateau. They are this beautiful colour, too. Three colours of my hometown — green Green! grasslands forests fields 1.What is the writer’s favourite colour? Green. 2.What does green mean? Why? It means hope because it is the colour of life, nature and trains. Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions Comments on my hometown The plateau is quieter than the big cities. We have fewer shops and restaurants. But we have the best presents from nature. In my heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. VS The plateau is _________ than the big city. The plateau has _________ than the big city. BUT The plateau is _________ than any other place. quieter fewer shops and restaurants better The plateau has ________ presents from nature. the best Read paragraph 5 and fill the blanks Complete the chart with the words from the passage. soft shine calm kinds forests colour quieter nature 设计意图：让学生课本上的结构化任务、内化语篇内容。 国家中小学课程资源 38 I love my hometown so much ! How can I express my love？ In my heart, it’s …… than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of ……in the world. If I want to share my passage, where can I publish it? A simple introduction Three colours Comments ...is on the... / The geography is amazing. ...is famous for..., ...is also full of... white blue green ... The clouds are..., like... The mountains..., like... The lovely blue of the sky gives... It is like... / Words can’t... There are...in water. ...are all green. It means...because... / But green is not just... Trains are... The plateau is...and there are fewer.... But they have... In the writer’s heart, it’s...and he/she is proud... Retelling---introduce the colours of the writer’s hometown Think and share. I will use red, green and grey. The walls of the Forbidden City and the lanterns on Wangfujing Street are bright red. Parks are beautiful and green. The houses in Hutong are grey. 国家中小学课程资源 41 Our school speech competition “Colours of My Hometown” is coming soon! Today, you will become “Reporter of Your Hometown" and choose three typical colours to describe your hometown to us. It's a chance to share the beauty and charm of your hometown. Group work: Describe colours of your hometown What three colours will you use to describe your hometown? Xi’an gold brown grey Chengdu red silver green School Speech competition -Colours of My Hometown Beijing red green grey You can think about the landscape, natural things or daily things. They can be something special or something common. Follow the logic of “what-why-how”: What three colours will you choose? (1’) Why will you choose them? (2’) How will you describe things using colours?(2’) Use at least one simile. (1’) Show your love for your hometown. (1’) Speak logically, correctly and loudly. (2’) Use body language and make eye contacts. (1’) Useful Tips to prepare for the speech Hello, everyone! Welcome to my hometown, Beijing. Beijing is a city painted with three beautiful colors: red, grey and green. You can see the Forbidden City with its red walls and bright red lanterns. It shows the history of Beijing. Gray is the color of old hutongs and traditional houses. It tells the peaceful daily life of local people. Ancient trees and fresh green leaves are easy to find in the city, making Beijing lively and full of life. Red, gray and green make Beijing a wonderful mix of history, life and nature. 设计意图：引导学生迁移运用本节课所学描绘自己家乡的独特色彩，发现家乡之美，宣传家乡，增强对家乡的热爱。 基础层 Example Hello, everyone! Welcome to my hometown, Beijing. Beijing is a city painted with three beautiful colors: red, grey and green. Red stands for the Forbidden City, its red walls and bright red lanterns. It shows the history and warm culture of Beijing. Gray is the color of old hutongs and traditional courtyard houses. It tells the peaceful daily life of local people. Green belongs to ancient trees and fresh green leaves in the city .It makes Beijing lively and full of life. Together, red, gray and green make Beijing a wonderful mix of history, life and nature. 设计意图：引导学生迁移运用本节课所学描绘自己家乡的独特色彩，发现家乡之美，宣传家乡，增强对家乡的热爱。 能力层 Example Lavf58.46.101 $