Unit 4. Reading for writing.课件- 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

该初中英语课件以“The time-eating Monster”为核心主题，围绕社交媒体、电视节目等耗时活动展开，通过插图导入结合词汇表（如“social media”“get lost in”），构建从词汇学习到问题讨论（活动影响）、阅读分析（文章理解）再到写作输出的支架式学习脉络。 其亮点在于以“吞噬时间的怪兽”生动比喻激发兴趣，融合词汇、阅读、写作多技能训练，通过问题链（如“活动如何影响生活”“如何平衡娱乐”）培养学生思维品质，结合俚语“couch potato”讲解与阅读填空练习提升语言能力。学生能在学习中增强时间管理意识，教师可借助完整教学流程和多样化活动提高教学效率。

3m3 nbm n The time-eating Monster 吞噬时间的怪兽 3m3 nbm n social media TV shows miss out get lost in eat away one’s time 社交媒体 电视节目 错过；遗漏 沉迷于 耗费某人的时间 1. What activities can you see in the pictures? ① The boy is spending time on _________________. ② They are spending time (in) watching ______________. 3m3 nbm n miss out get lost in eat away one’s time 错过；遗漏 沉迷于 耗费某人的时间 2. How may they affect (影响) your life? They may ___________________ minute by minute. And we may _____________ the "monster's world", then _____________ on sweet moments with our loved ones. our 3m3 nbm n 1. What is the boy doing? 2. What does he look like? He is watching TV. 3. Does he get lost in TV shows? He is fat/overweight (肥胖的) and lazy like a _____________. Yes, he does. 4. What problems will he meet if he does it every day? He might have _______ eyesight and other __________ problems. couch potato bad health couch potato是一个美式英语中的俚语，指那些爱窝在沙发里看电视的人，也可用来指代“懒汉”或“游手好闲的人”。 3m3 nbm n What does a monster look like in your mind? What is the time-eating monster? Let’s read the passage and learm about it. big? small? scary? lovely? 3m3 nbm n P61 你有没有注意到在我们周围有一只怪兽？ 以多种形式 电视节目 一开始 打开 控制 吞噬我们的时间 一分一秒地；逐渐地 一点也没有... 都认为 很快 The time-eating monster 1 Have you ever noticed a monster around us? It's not big or scary, but it's very dangerous. This monster comes in many forms – games, social media and TV shows. You may ask, "It brings us so much fun. So why do you say it's a monster?" 2 At first, we may all think, "I'll just have a little fun." We turn on the computer and start a game. But soon the monster takes over. It starts to eat away our time, minute by minute. But we just sit there and look at the screen without noticing it at all. 3m3 nbm n 迷失 窝在沙发里不愿运动的人 脖子酸痛、眼睛干涩 错过 与亲人在一起的甜蜜时刻 对现实世界充耳不闻 太多娱乐也会使聪明孩子变傻 把它赶走 以一种平衡的方式 到外面去 在新鲜的空气中慢跑 和家人一起聊聊你的一天。 3 We often get lost in the monster's world like this. We become couch potatoes with sore necks and dry eyes. We miss out on sweet moments with loved ones. We are deaf to the real world. 4 Just remember, too much fun also makes Jack a dull boy! The time-eating monster will always be there. But we can keep it away by having fun in a balanced way. 5 So, stand up and leave the screens! Go outside, feel the sun on your face, and jog in the fresh air. Play tennis or go hiking with your friends. Talk about your day with your family. There is so much for you to do. The choice is ours. 3m3 nbm n The passage can be divided into (被分为) 3 parts. Why is it a monster? How do you deal with (解决) the monster? What is the monster like? What are the main ideas of each part? 3m3 nbm n Read para. 1 and answer. 1. What is the monster like? ___________________________________________________ 2. What are the forms of the monster? ___________________________________________________ It’s not big or scary, but it’s very dangrous. Games, social media and TV shows. 1. 2. ? 3m3 nbm n Read paras. 2&3 and fill in the blanks. Why is it a monster? It starts to ________ our time, minute by minute. But we just sit there and look at the screen without _________ it at all. eat away noticing We __________ the monster's world. get lost in 3m3 nbm n Read paras. 2&3. Choose and answer. 3. What’s the meaning of “noticing” in Para. 2? A. Realizing. B. Seeing. C. Catching. D. Stopping. 4. What problems will we meet if we get lost in the monster’s world? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ First, we become couch potatoes with sore necks and dry eyes. Second, we miss out on sweet moments with loved ones. Third, we are deaf to the real world. 3. 4. 3m3 nbm n 5. How can we keep the time-eating monster away? A. By turning on the computer and starting a game. B. By becoming a couch potato. C. By having fun in a balanced way. D. By talking with friends on social media. Read paras. 4&5 and choose. 6. How to have fun in a balanced way? ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ Stand up and leave the screens. Go outside, feel the sun and jog in the fresh air. Play tennis or go hiking with your friends. Talk about your day with your family. 5. 6. 3m3 nbm n 7. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A. To show the importance of having fun. B. To help us make friends with the monsters. C. To show what a time-eating monster is like. D. To tell us to have fun in a balanced way. 3m3 nbm n P62 Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 social media TV shows lost eat away noticing potatoes miss out the real world leave your friends 1. Why does the writer describe the problem as “the time-eating monster”? Further thinking. 4 Because we can easily spend a lot of time before the screens. Calling the problem a “monster" shows that it is dangerous for us. 3m3 nbm n * scare (v.) 使恐惧 * scary (adj.) 恐怖的（修饰物） * scared (adj.) 惊慌的；害怕的(修饰人) 3m3 nbm n * at first = first of all 起初；首先 * at last = finally 最后 表示起始的连接词： * first / firstly / at first / first of all 首先 表示承接的连接词： * second/secondly 第二；其次 * then/next 接下来 * what's more/moreover 而且；另外 表示总结的连接词： * to sum up /all in all / in a word /at last /... * turn on _____________ * turn off _____________ * turn up _____________ * turn down _____________ 打开（电器） 关上（电器） 调大 调小/拒绝 3m3 nbm n * take over _____________ * take away _____________ * take off _____________ * take out _____________ 接受；取得对...的控制 带走；拿走 起飞；脱下 拿出；取出 * without (prep.) + v-ing. 没有 * without...at all 完全没有... ; 一点也不... 3m3 nbm n * get lost in 沉迷于 * get lost = lose one's way 迷路；迷失 亲人；挚爱之人；所爱之人 总是在这里 远离；不靠近 by + v-ing. 通过...方式 3m3 nbm n * talk about sth. 谈论某事 * talk to/with sb. 与某人交谈 3m3 nbm n 1. -- Is this football Daming’s? -- No, it isn’t _________ (he). 2. The kids want to open _________ (they) presents. 3. This bike isn’t ________ (my). I think it’s ________ (they). 4. My dress is white. _________ (she) is red. 5. This is _________ (they) classroom, but where is ______ (our)? 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 his their mine Hers their theirs ours 3m3 nbm n P63 Write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way. 5 Answer the questions to help you plan your paragraph. When you don’t have fun in a balanced way, how can it be harmful? What can you do to solve the problem? What fun activities do you like to do? I like... / I enjoy... / I am interested in... / I have interest in... I get lost in... / I forget to... / It's hard for me to... I can solve this problem by... / To use my time properly, I need to... / I should... to balance my study and life. Write your paragraph with the help of the questions. $