Unit 8 Section A(3a-3d)课件2025-2026学年人教版英语七年级下册

该初中英语课件聚焦一般过去时与一般现在时的用法及区分，通过“Watch and Think”视频导入叶公好龙故事，引导学生填空感知过去时，再结合皇帝的新装故事复习，搭建从故事语境到语法归纳的学习支架，帮助学生衔接新旧知识。 其亮点是以经典故事（叶公好龙、愚公移山等）为载体融合文化意识，通过故事填空、动词形式选择等活动培养语言能力和思维品质，如3c环节让学生在叙事中运用过去时，总结部分提供故事分享模板提升学习能力。学生能在文化语境中掌握语法，教师可直接使用结构化活动提高教学效率。

Unit 8 Once Upon a Time Section A (3a—3d) Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. have a better understanding of the function and usage of the simple past tense; 2. distinguish the simple past tense and the simple present tense in different contexts; 3. talk about your favourite stories and share reasons using the two tenses. Watch and Think Watch the story about Lord Ye and complete the summary. Lord Ye's Love for Dragons Lord Ye _______(be) very fond of dragons. Dragons' pictures _______(be) everywhere in his house, on the walls, doors and even clothes. One day, a real dragon _______(hear) about Lord Ye's great love for it. So the dragon _______(decide) to visit him. When it _______(put) its head into the window, Lord Ye was so frightened that he _______(pass) out. It turned out that Lord Ye only _______(love) the pictures of dragons, not the real ones. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the verbs in brackets. was were heard decided put passed loved We use Simple Past Tense to tell stories. Once upon a time, an emperor _______ clothes very much. He _______ to buy some new clothes. Two brothers _____and _____ to him, “We can ______ wonderful clothes! But only clever people ________them!” Revise and fill liked wanted came lied make can see The emperor’s officials _______ see the clothes, but they _________, “What lovely clothes!” The emperor ________ see anything either, but he _________, “They’re beautiful!” No one _______ to look silly. couldn’t said couldn’t said wanted The emperor _______ to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street _______them. They ______afraid to look silly too! decided praised were Suddenly, a boy ________, “Look! The emperor _____ no clothes on!” Everyone _______ at one another. They _______ laughing. shouted has looked started Think and say What tenses are usually used to tell the story? How do we use the tenses appropriately in the story? Simple past tense and simple present tense. 3a Read the sentences. What tenses do they use? When do you use each tense? Did you read Little Women for English class? Yes, I did. It is a great book. /No, I didn’t. We chose a different book. Do you know the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes? Yes, I do. It’s a funny story!/ No, I don’t. Please tell me about it. How did the mouse help the lion? It bit through the net, and the lion got out. What did the brothers do? They lied to the emperor. Simple Past Tense (一般过去时) Simple Present Tense (一般现在时) When do we use the Simple Past Tense(一般过去时)? Grammar Focus 1) 当句中有明确表示过去的时间状语如：at 9 o'clock yesterday、last night、in 1998， two days ago等，要用一般过去时。 The train left at 8 o'clock this morning.火车今天早上 8 点离开了。She was on vacation last month.她上个月在度假。 2) 在讲述自己或他人过去的经历、故事时，通常使用一般过去时。 I climbed Mount Tai last year. It was an amazing experience. 我去年爬了泰山。那是一次很棒的经历。 3) 表示过去经常或反复发生的动作，常与 always、often、usually 等频度副词连用。 He often played basketball after school when he was a student. 他当学生时经常放学后打篮球。 Grammar Focus 考向1 一般过去时的特殊疑问句 含系动词be的特殊疑问句 特殊疑问词+was/were+主语+其他? 特殊疑问词(主语)+was/were +其他? 含实义动词的特殊疑问句 特殊疑问词+did +主语+动词原形+其他? 殊疑问词(主语)+动词过去式+其他? Grammar Focus —How was your weekend? 你周末过得怎么样？ —It was great. 非常棒。 —What did Lucy have for dinner? 露西晚餐吃了什么？ —She had a sandwich. 她吃了个三明治。 —Who gave you the schoolbag? 谁给你的这个书包？ —My mother did. 我妈妈给我的。 Grammar Focus 典例 按要求完成句子，每空一词。 The students planted trees in the park last week. (对画线部分提问) ________ ________the students plant trees last week? Where did When do we use the Simple Present Tense(一般现在时)? 在表示客观规律、事实真理或者现阶段经常性、习惯性发生的动作时，常用一般现在时。 Light travels faster than sound. 光比声音传播得快。 Babies usually sleep for 14 hours a day. 婴儿通常一天睡14个小时。 Grammar Focus 考向2 一般过去时和一般现在时的区别 一般过去时 一般现在时 用法不同 表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态。 I played badminton with my father last weekend. 我上周末和爸爸一起打羽毛球了。 表示经常发生或习惯性的动作或现在的状态。 I often play badminton with my father. 我经常和爸爸一起打羽毛球。 Grammar Focus 考向2 一般过去时和一般现在时的区别 一般过去时 一般现在时 时间状语不同 常与表示过去的时间状语连用，如 last week、 yesterday、 two days ago、last month等。 The farmer lost his horse last week. 这个农夫上个 星期丢了马。 常与表示现在的时间状语连用，如 now、every day等。 We read English every morning. 我们每天早上读英语。 Grammar Focus 考向2 一般过去时和一般现在时的区别 一般过去时 一般现在时 谓语动词不同 谓语动词使用过去式，没有人称和数的变化(was和were除外)。 The king waited for a few months and grew very angry. 国王等了几个月，变得非常生气。 Were they friendly to the ugly duckling? 它们对小鸭子友好吗? 谓语动词有人称和数的变化。第三人称单数作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式(be动词用is)；其他人称作主语时，则用动词原形(be动词用am或are)。 My mother enjoys reading and I enjoy traveling. 我妈妈喜欢阅读，而我喜欢旅行。 The story is very interesting. 这个故事非常有趣。 Grammar Focus 典例 Jackie usually ______a newspaper every day, but yesterday he______ a soccer game on TV. A. reads; is watching B. reads; watched C. is reading; watches D. read; watched B 解析：句意：杰基通常每天看报纸，但昨天他在电视上看了一场足球比赛。根据“every day”可知第一空应用一般现在时，且主语是第三人称单数，应填reads；根据“yesterday”可知第二空应用一般过去时，应填watched。故选B。 Choose the correct forms of the verbs. 1. When I am / was a child, my favourite book is / was Peter Rabbit. 2. I usually tell / told funny stories to my friends. But I tell / told them a sad story yesterday, and they cried. 3. The mouse asks / asked the lion not to kill him. He promises / promised to help the lion, and the lion let him go. 4. The two brothers lie / lied to the emperor, but the emperor didn't know that and buy / bought their clothes. 5. Usually, people feel / felt sad when they lose / lost something. But the farmer in the story didn't feel sad when he loses / lost his horse. 3b Complete the short story with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Once upon a time, a king ______ (ask) an artist to paint him a horse. “Please ______ (give) me some time,” the artist _________ (answer). The king waited for a few months before he ______ (grow) angry. “Where ______ (be) my panting?” he asked. asked give answered grew is 3c n. 君主；国王 n. 美术家；艺术家 wait for 等待 wait for sb/sth 等待某人/某物 wait for sb/sth to do sth 等待某人/某物做某事 Quickly, the artist _______ (paint) a beautiful picture of a horse. The king said, “I ______ (like) it! But why did you make me wait so long?” The artist ______ (smile) and ______ (take) the king to his house. There were paintings of horses all over! “It took me months to learn how to paint a horse well!” he ______ (say). painted like smiled took said adv. 快速地；很快 v. 微笑 n. 微笑；笑容 到处；遍及 It took me months to learn how to paint a horse well! 形式主语 “疑问词+动词不定式”结构，作learn的宾语 真正的主语是“to learn... well” 23 Read the text in 3c and answer the questions. 1. Give the article a title. The Artist and a Horse 2. Why did the artist make the king wait so long? Because it took the artist months to learn how to paint a horse well. 3. What did you learn from the story? Success is not accidental. It is obtained through continuous efforts and perseverance. Share your favourite story. Tell your classmates why you like it. My favourite story is ... Once upon a time, ... The end! I like this story because ... 3d My favourite story is Yu Gong Moves the Mountains. Once upon a time, there was an old man called Yu Gong. There were two high mountains near his house. Because of the two high mountains, it was difficult for the villagers to go out. Yu Gong decided to move the mountains with his family. One day, when Yu Gong and his family moved the mountains, an old man laughed at him and told them not to do it anymore. But Yu Gong and his family kept on working. They worked hard day and night, without taking a break. In the end, the god heard about this and was moved by Yu Gong’s spirit. He sent another two gods to help take the mountains away. The end! I like this story because it tells us that as long as we never give up, anything is possible. Summary My favourite story is ... Once upon a time, ... The end! I like this story because ... Tell your favourite story: Grammar: The simple past tense & The simple present tense 一、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空 Exercises 1. Last week he _______ (visit) his grandfather. 2. Last year, my brother _______(finish) high school and we went camping by a lake. 3. Tina _______(catch) the last bus and got home safe and sound. 4. In 2003, Mi ________(lose) his hands in an accident. visited finished caught lost Homework 1. Do some exercises about simple past tense and simple present tense. 2. Share your favorite story with your parents and tell them what you have learnt from the story. $