Unit 4 Reading 1课件 2025-2026学年译林版七年级英语下册

Unit for chinese folk art, reading the art of paper cutting, paper cutting an art full of life, jw years hands move quickly, SHE is working on a picture of bamboo. I love paper cutting. SHE says you don't need much to start working, just a pair of scissors or a knife and some paper anyone can try, IT SHE adds. After years of practice, diary is now a great master of paper cutting. Her works on the walls in her home are beautiful. They are in the shape of flowers, birds, fish and landscapes. Paper cuts are not just beautiful. We use them to express our wishes. At the spring festival, we put them up on windows and doors for good luck, says joe. And at weddings, we put up double happiness in the new couples home for good wishes. Jar makes the last cut SHE hands me the bamboo picture smiling. This is called do bumping on IT means I wish you a safe and healthy life. The bamboo seems to be alive and the leaves look like they are dancing. I feel the wolf and life of this traditional folk art. Reading the art of paper cutting. Sandy wants to learn about the art of paper cutting. SHE found a feature article about a master of paper cutting. Here is the article . paper cutting an art full of life. Joyes hands move quickly. He is working on a picture of bamboo. I love paper cutting, SHE says, you don't need much to start working, just a pair of scissors or a knife and some paper anyone can try IT SHE adds. After years of practice, diary is now a great master of paper cutting. Her works on the walls in her home are beautiful. They are in the shape of flowers, birds, fish and landscapes. Paper cuts are not just beautiful. We use them to express our wishes. At the spring festival, we put them up on windows and doors for good luck, says joe. And at weddings, we put up double happiness in the new couples home for good wishes. Jar makes the last cut SHE hands me the bamboo picture smiling. This is called dub ping on IT means I wish you a safe and healthy life. The bamboo seems to be alive and the leaves look like they are dancing. I feel the wolf and life of this traditional folk art. Reading 1 学习目标 1.获取、梳理剪纸大师的剪纸作品，以及其对剪纸艺术的见解等相关信息。 2.分析专题文章的文本特征，分享对剪纸艺术的看法。 Revision What traditional Chinese crafts can you think of? china 瓷器 zisha teapots woodcarving Chinese lanterns Can you introduce them? Traditional colours: blue and white made from clay made from a type of purple clay make the tea taste good takes hours or even days to carve a scene often shows scenes from traditional stories often made of wood, bamboo, silk or paper an important part of traditional Chinese festivals We are enjoying the landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/ in the shadow puppetry show. An artist hands /hænd/ us a pair of scissors /ˈsɪzəz/ and teaches us to make shadow puppets. He can express /ɪkˈspres/ feelings through the puppets, so the old stories come alive /əˈlaɪv/. Lead in 1.What folk art is shown in the video? 2.When and where do you often see it in your life? 2.What do you know about it? Watch and say 1. What’s the article about? Pre-reading Tip: We can get the main idea of an article from the title, the picture, the first and the last paragraph. 2. What’s the type of this article? 专题报道 Its use. Its history. Its meaning. Pre-reading What information may you get about paper-cutting? a b d c Tips for Skimming 1. first/last sentence of each paragraph 2. be quick A Match the paragraphs with the main ideas. 1 Para. 1 2 Para. 2 3 Para. 3 4 Para. 4 Zhao Yue, a great master of paper-cutting An example of paper-cuts and its meaning Zhao Yue’s idea about paper-cutting The use of paper-cutting a b c d Skim for the main idea Read for structure tool & materials easy to start Read for understanding Para1-Zhao Yue’s ideas about paper-cutting a it takes years to learn paper-cutting b you need special tools to do paper-cutting c anyone can try paper-cutting 1.What does Zhao Yue think of paper-cutting? 2.Why does she think so? We just need to prepare a pair of_____________, a __________and some_______. scissors[ˈsɪzə(r)z] knife [naɪf] paper Which sentences show that Zhao Yue is a great master? a beautiful b simple c boring (2) Zhao Yue’s paper-cuts are ____________. a usually in the shape of an animal b in different shapes c usually for festivals Para2-Zhao Yue, a great master of paper-cutting (1) Zhao Yue’s works in her home are ____________. Read for understanding [ˈlændskeɪp] n. 景色，风景画 Chinese paper-cuts are not just b_______ but also m_________. Para3-The use of paper-cuts Time Place Meanings At the Spring Festival on windows and doors good luck At weddings in the new couple’s home good wishes Read for understanding How do people use paper-cuts to express their wishes? /ɪkˈspres/ vt. 表达，表示 eautiful eaningful Para4-An example of paper-cuts and its meaning Read for understanding 1. What’s an example of her paper-cuts? 2. What does it mean? Zhubaoping’an. It means a safe and healthy life. 3. What does "alive" mean? a. healthy b. live c. living Para4-An example of paper-cuts and its meaning Why does the writer feel the warmth and life ? personification(拟人） vivid and lively Read for understanding /wɔːmθ/ When the writer gets the bamboo picture, she ____. a feels safe and healthy b begins to learn how to do paper-cutting c feels the warmth and life of paper-cutting Paper-cutting Summarize the information Colour usually red Tools knife, paper and ________ Shapes flowers, birds, _________ and _________ Uses make home _________ and express _________ Example Zhubaoping’an means a ______ and ______ life Feelings ________ and lively scissors landscapes fish beautiful wishes healthy safe warm Why is the paper-cutting an art full of life? a t_________Chinese folk art to record(记录) people’s life c_____ from life in different shapes can be u_____ in life History(历史) Design(设计) Value(价值) raditional ome sed Further thinking direct quote (“ ”) present tense Feature articles are not just facts——they make you feel like you are a part of the story! 2. What features does a feature article have? Further thinking 1. What’s the text type of the article? a feature article express scissors paper-cuts alive practice put up couple landscapes C Here are personal stories from some students who like paper-cutting. Complete their sentences with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below. couple express landscape paper-cut put up alive scissors practice Li Ke, 13 I love paper-cutting! I do paper-cutting when I want to (1) ____________ my good wishes to my friends and family. I usually use a pair of (2) ____________ or a knife. I have over 150 (3) ____________. I feel happy when I practise this art form. express scissors paper-cuts Post-reading 19 Hu Wenjun, 15 Paper-cutting is a very old art form, but it is still popular today. In fact, many people of my age love it. I like making paper-cuts of animals and plants. Now I can only make easy ones. But I want to make the picture come (4) ___________, so I need more (5) _________. Liu Hua, 14 I live in Guilin, and it is beautiful here. I like making pictures of (6) ____________ with hills and trees. I like to (7) __________ my paper-cuts on my bedroom wall. I also enjoy making traditional paper-cuts. My cousin's wedding will be on next Sunday. I am making a “double happiness” paper-cut for the happy (8) ___________. alive practice landscapes put up couple /stɪl/ adv. 还是，仍然 20 Would you like to try paper-cutting? Why or why not? I’d like to try paper-cutting very much because it ... I think paper-cutting is ..., so I ... Paper-cutting is an art ... and it can... Post-reading Homework Must do: Introduce the art of paper-cutting and the story of Zhao Yue to your friends or family members. Preview Grammar on P47. Choose to do: Design a poster to introduce your favourite traditional Chinese art, and tell the story between you and the art. $