Unit 12 Better Together Exploring the Topic Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies 课件 2025-2026学年仁爱科普版英语七年级下册

Unit 12 Better Together Exploring the Topic Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies Unit 12 Better Together In this unit, you will learn to: ● talk about teamwork. ● be active in teamwork activities. ● use a chart to analyze problems and solutions. ● use the reading strategies of skimming and scanning. ● plan a teamwork activity. Big Questions: Why is teamwork important? Unit 12 Better Together 通过本课的学习，学生能够 : 1. 理解分析问题和解决问题的方法，学会用图表梳理问题与解决方案。 2. 掌握略读（skimming）和扫读（scanning）的阅读策略，能运用这些策略快速获取文本信息。 3. 增强解决问题的信心，激发对团队合作重要性的认识，培养积极参与团队活动的意识。 Review They _____ the football match. Li Xiang _______ kick the football to Wang Junfeng, but he______ . So Wang Junfeng was ___________ him. lost tried to failed angry with Wang Junfeng said _____ to Li Xiang. Kangkang cheered them up. They should ___________ and _____________ teamwork. Because one player _____________ a team. sorry help each other learn more about doesn't make Problem Solutions Problem Solutions A problem is what goes wrong. Thinking Skills A solution is the way to solve the problem. Activity 1 Look at the pictures and learn how to use a chart to analyze the problem and solution. Problem Li Xiang fell down and hurt his left leg. Solutions Lingling looked after Li Xiang, and Kangkang called a taxi. /ˈtæksi/ n. 出租车 Activity 2 After the paper-cut activity of our group, our classroom was in a big mess. To help tidy it up, we divided ourselves into three groups. One group cleaned the desks and the blackboard. Another put the desks and chairs in order. The third swept the floor and took out the waste. Only ten minutes later, our classroom became clean again. Read the text and understand. be in a big mess 一团糟 tidy up 整理，收拾 /ˈpeɪpə(r) kʌt/ /dɪˈvaɪd/ v. 分成 become /bɪˈkʌm/ v. 变成 Activity 2 Read the text and complete the problem and solution chart. After the paper-cut activity of our group, our classroom was in a big mess. To help tidy it up, we divided ourselves into three groups. One group cleaned the desks and the blackboard. Another put the desks and chairs in order. The third swept the floor and took out the waste. Only ten minutes later, our classroom became clean again. Problem Solutions Our classroom was in a big mess. One group:__________________________________. Another group:_______________________________. The third group:______________________________. cleaned the desks and blackboard put the desks and chairs in order swept the floor and took out the waste Result Activity 3 Group work. Think of a problem of classroom cleaning. Discuss how to solve the problem by using the problem and solution chart. First, clean it with a wet cloth (湿抹布). Then, clean it again with a dry cloth. It's not easy to clean the blackboard. Problem Solutions Activity 3 Group work. Think of a problem of classroom cleaning. Discuss how to solve the problem by using the problem and solution chart. Problem Problem Solutions Solutions Tall students help to clean the windows. Stand on a chair. The windows are too high. Reading Strategies Fast reading methods Scanning ( 跳读 ) Skimming ( 略读 ) Activity 1 Skim the text and underline the main idea. Basketball is a team sport. There are five players in each team. Players must pass the ball to the right teammates. When a team fails the match, the team players should cheer up each other. The best team players play for each other, not just with each other. Five great players may not always win a basketball game, but five players with one heart always do. ‌Skimming方法: 阅读标题、副标题、目录和段落开头的第一句话‌。 这些内容通常包含文章的主要信息，有助于快速了解文章的主题和结构。 Activity 2 Scan the text above and answer the question. Basketball is a team sport. There are five players in each team. Players must pass the ball to the right teammates. When a team fails the match, the team players should cheer up each other. The best team players play for each other, not just with each other. Five great players may not always win a basketball game, but five players with one heart always do. Basic Rules Players must pass the ball to the right teammates. There are five players in each team. Activity 2 Scan the text above and answer the question. Basketball is a team sport. There are five players in each team. Players must pass the ball to the right teammates. When a team fails the match, the team players should cheer up each other. The best team players play for each other, not just with each other. Five great players may not always win a basketball game, but five players with one heart always do. Problem Solutions When a team fails the match the team players should cheer up each other. Activity 2 Scan the text above and answer the question. Basketball is a team sport. There are five players in each team. Players must pass the ball to the right teammates. When a team fails the match, the team players should cheer up each other. The best team players play for each other, not just with each other. Five great players may not always win a basketball game, but five players with one heart always do. What are the best team players like? _________________________________________________________ The best team players play for each other, not just with each other. Activity 2 Scan the text above and answer the question. Basketball is a team sport. There are five players in each team. Players must pass the ball to the right teammates. When a team fails the match, the team players should cheer up each other. The best team players play for each other, not just with each other. Five great players may not always win a basketball game, but five players with one heart always do. If you are a basketball player, what can you learn from the text? _________________________________________________________ One tree does not make a forest. Many hands make light work No one is an island Activity 2 Recite the text Basic Rules ： five players；pass the ball Problem ： fails ； Solutions ： cheer up the best team players ： play for each other ；not always win；with one heart Activity 2 Read the passage aloud and then try to fill in the blanks with a proper word without the help of books. Basketball is a sport. There are five players in team. Players must the ball to the right teammates. a team fails the match, the team players should up each other. The best team players play each other, not just each other. Five great players may not always a basketball game, five players with one heart always . team each pass When cheer for with win but do Activity 3 Read the text and answer the following questions. Teamwork can do good to us in many ways. As team members, we always work together. First, we always help each other and we are close friends. Second, we cheer ourselves up, so we can be active all the time. Third, we practice together and improve our skills. In a good team, the members are always close friends, active teammates and great players. Q1. What is the main idea of the text? __________________________________________________________ Skimming Teamwork can do good to us in many ways. Activity 3 Read the text and answer the following questions. Teamwork can do good to us in many ways. As team members, we always work together. First, we always help each other and we are close friends. Second, we cheer ourselves up, so we can be active all the time. Third, we practice together and improve our skills. In a good team, the members are always close friends, active teammates and great players. Q2. How should team members work together ? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ First, we always help each other and we are close friends. Second, we cheer ourselves up, so we can be active all the time. Third, we practice together and improve our skills. Scanning Activity 3 Read the text and answer the following questions. Teamwork can do good to us in many ways. As team members, we always work together. First, we always help each other and we are close friends. Second, we cheer ourselves up, so we can be active all the time. Third, we practice together and improve our skills. In a good team, the members are always close friends, active teammates and great players. Q3. What can we learn about a good team? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Scanning In a good team, the members are always close friends, active teammates and great players. Activity 3 Read the text and answer the following questions. Teamwork can do good to us in many ways. As team members, we always work together. First, we always help each other and we are close friends. Second, we cheer ourselves up, so we can be active all the time. Third, we practice together and improve our skills. In a good team, the members are always close friends, active teammates and great players. Q4. Do you think teamwork is important in a team? Why or why not? Yes, I do. No, I don't. Read and understand Teamwork can do good to us in many ways. As team members, we always work together. First, we always help each other and we are close friends. Second, we cheer ourselves up, so we can be active all the time. Third, we practice together and improve our skills. In a good team, the members are always close friends, active teammates and great players. do good to = be good for 对…有益 close adj. 亲密的，亲切的 be close to 离...很近 close v. 关闭 close the door 关门 /ɪmˈpruːv/ v. 提高 Let's do some exercises ! 1. We worked with all our ________ to win thegame. 2. When things __________ , we always try our best to solve the problems together. 3. When he was not well, we all took turns to look after ________ . 4. Our team members are very ________ and we always help each other. 5. William worked hard with his friends and ________ stronger. 一、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每词或短语仅用一次。 become close heart he go wrong hearts go wrong him close became 二、看图写话。 1. often, look after ______________________________ 2. do good to, health ______________________________ 3. call ______________________________ I often look after my sister. Going to bed early does good to our health. The girl called a taxi just now. Homework • You should 1) review the key words and expressions after class. 2) review the thinking skills of analyzing problems and solutions. 3) the reading strategies of skimming and scanning. • You may 1) find a problem of bedroom cleaning and think about how to solve the problem by using the problem and solution chart. 2) find a passage to read and try to use the ways of skimming and scanning to get the key information. $