Unit 4 Reading for writing (The Time-eating monster) 课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

该初中英语课件以“时间吞噬怪兽”为核心主题，围绕社交媒体、电视等活动的时间消耗现象展开，通过“人们在做什么—花费多少时间—如何影响生活”的问题链导入，搭建从现象观察到问题分析再到解决策略的学习支架。 其亮点在于结合图文（怪物插图、流程图）与任务驱动（切割文章、个人经历写作），通过“get lost in”等词汇学习提升语言能力，以问题讨论培养思维品质，写作任务促进学习能力迁移。学生能提升语言运用与时间管理意识，教师可获得结构化教学资源，优化课堂效率。

Reading for writing Unit 4 He is spending time on social media. They are watching TV shows. What are people doing ? How much time do you spend on these ? How may these affect your life ? miss out get lost in eat away one’s time 1.We may get lost in these activities. 2. We may miss out much time with our friends . 3. They may eat away our time. What is the boy doing ? What does he look like ? Does he get lost in TV shows ? What problems will he meet if he does it every day ? Couch potato big scary dangerous The monster eats away the time What may the writer want to tell us ? Pay attention to the way when we have fun ! 1.What is the monster like ? 2.Why is it a monster ? 3.How can you deal with the monster? Cut the passage into parts ! The time-eating monster What is it like ? Why is it a monster? How can you stay away from the moster ? It’s very 1 __________. It comes 2____________- games， social media and TV shows. It starts to 3 _______ our time,minute by minute. But we just sit there and look at the screen without 4________ it at all. We 5_______ the monster’s world. We can keep it away by having fun 6_____________. dangerous in many forms eat away noticing get lost in in a balanced way The time-eating monster will come when we are ______. playing computer games enjoying TV shows doing homework chatting with family or friends having a picnic in the park watching short-videos What is it like ? Why do people like these “time-eating monsters”? What “time-eating monster” may be in people’s pockets, in their living rooms , or on their desks? Why is it a monster? _______ the computer, ______ a game soon the monster__________, start to _______ our time just _________, _______ the screen _______ in the monster’s world; become ______ ________ on sweet moments turn on start takes over eat away sit there look at get lost couch potatoes miss out minute by minute without noticing it at all with sore necks and dry eyes Why is it a monster? dangerous unnoticeable destructive (毁灭性的） harmful costly selfish ... be deaf to ... How can you stay away from the monster ? Can we drive away the time-eating monster ? have fun in a balanced way stand up and leave the screen go outside... feel ... jog...play ... go... talk about ...with... Can you give it another name ? the time- waster the time -eater in Chinese? Is there time-eating monster in your daily life ? What activity do you like ? How do you get lost in it ? How can it be harmful ? What can you do ? I like.../ I enjoy.../ I am interested in ... I forget to ... / It’s hard for me to ... I have sore... and dry.../ My ... hurts ./ I miss ... I need to .../ To use my time properly, I’ll.. I should ... I like watching TV shows. It’s a funny activity for me, but sometimes I watch it for too long. I get lost in the shows and they eat away my time. I forget to do my homework and I go to bed late. Then I feel tired. I miss out on time with my family and friends. I can solve this problem by setting times for watching shows. For example, I can only watch one hour of TV shows every day after finishing my homework. Perhaps I could join a club or do exercise instead. Having fun is an important part of life. We must have fun properly to have a balanced life. Stay away from the time-eating monster ! What activity do you like ? How do you get lost in it ? How can it be harmful ? What can you do ? Conclusion Homework: Must-do: Write your own time-eating monsters in your daily life. Choose-to-do: Make a note about Time management tips , put them up to help yourself. $