Unit 8 Section B(1a-1d)课件2025-2026学年人教版英语七年级下学期

该初中英语课件围绕《丑小鸭》故事展开，通过“看图猜动物”对比小天鹅与小鸭子，结合天鹅成长阶段搭建导入支架，引导学生预测故事、分段阅读分析角色遭遇，形成“导入-预测-精读-梳理”的学习脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过角色匹配活动（如给鸭子、猫和母鸡提建议）和反思问题（丑小鸭变天鹅后遇旧识的行为），引导学生用英语表达观点并提炼故事寓意。采用思维导图梳理情节、关键词小结知识，既提升学生语言运用与批判思维，也为教师提供结构化教学方案。

Unit 8 Once upon a Time Section B (1a—1d) Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. learn about the story of The Ugly Duckling; 2. analyze the characters in the story and talk about what you can learn from the story; 3. write an ending for the story The Fisherman and the Genie. What can stories teach us? Kindness is never wasted. Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too. Be honest and brave to tell the truth. Look and Guess Look at the pictures and guess what the two animals are. baby swan baby duck Do the two baby animals look similar or different? swan eggs break out from the egg baby swan young swan adult swan Does the baby swan look the same as the adult swan? Does the adult swan look the same as the adult duck? Here’s a story about the baby swan. Can you guess what story it is according to the following pictures. Number the pictures. It’s The Ugly Duckling! ________ ________ ________ ________ 1 2 3 4 What do you think happens in this story? Describe each picture in one sentence. 1 2 3 4 A different little “duck” came out from an egg. The duck parents didn’t like the little ugly duck. The cat and the hen laughed at the little duck. The ugly duck turned into a swan and found its partners. Look at the pictures. What do you think happens in this story? Number the pictures. ______ ______ ______ ______ 3 2 4 1 Do you know what this story is? The Ugly Duckling ugly adj. 丑陋的；难看的 duckling n. 小鸭子 Pre-reading 1a Read and predict What do you know about the story? Is the ugly duckling a real duck? Is the ugly duckling a real duck? Read the story adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling. Discuss the question with a partner. No, he isn’t. He is a swan. real adj. 真的；真正的 While-reading 1b Careful reading Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. How many little ducklings did the mother duck have? How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings? She had six little ducklings. Other ducklings were small and yellow. He was big and grey. Read Para. 2 & Para. 3 to finish the mind map What bad treatment did the ugly duckling suffer during his growth stage? the other ducklings ________ at him and told him to _______. It made the ugly duckling very_____. Laughed go away The birds, cat and hen didn’t ____ him. like sad Read Para. 4 and answer the questions. Who did the ugly duckling meet? What did he wish? What’s the ending of the story? He met three beautiful swans. He wished he looked like the beautiful swans. The ugly duckling saw that he was a white swan too. Read again and answer the questions. 1. How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings in size and colour? How was he similar to them? 2. What did the ugly duckling search for? Why? 3. What did the swans look like? Were they friendly to the ugly duckling? 4. What do you think the story teaches us? size n. 大小；尺寸 Post-reading 1c Read again and answer the questions. 1. How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings in size and colour? How was he similar to them? 2. What did the ugly duckling search for? Why? He was big and grey, and the other ducklings were small and yellow. He swam well, just like all the other ducklings. He searched for a new home. Because the other ducklings laughed at him and told him to go away. It made him very sad. 和……相似 和……不同 Post-reading 1c Read again and answer the questions. 3. What did the swans look like? Were they friendly to the ugly duckling? 4. What do you think the story teaches us? They were beautiful, with long necks and white feathers. Yes, they were. It teaches us to be strong and brave when others are not friendly to us. 对……友好 Post-reading Complete the flow chart based on the story. A mother duck had six little ducklings. Five were ______________ but the last one was __________________. So he was called _________________ and other ducklings ____________ him. He was so ________ that he decided to ________________ a new home. small and yellow big and grey the ugly duckling laughed at sad search for He met many other birds, but they all thought he was _____ and didn’t want to __________ him . ugly live with The cat and the hen didn’t like him beacuse he couldn’t ________________ . The ugly duckling saw three beautiful _______ and was surprised to find that he looked the same with them. purr or lay eggs swans Work in groups and role-play the story Match the characters with their opinions. Can you give these characters any advice? Share your ideas. 1d A. The ugly duckling B. The five ducklings C.The other birds D. The cat and the hen We only like animals with special skills. You are welcome here only if you can purr or lay eggs. You're big and grey, but we're small and yellow. You're very ugly because you don't look like us. We want you to go away. You cannot live with us because you're too ugly! I'm not happy here. Is there a right place for me out there? 1.________ 3.________ 2.________ 4.________ D B C A Post-reading What do you think the story teaches us? Think and Share We shouldn’t laugh at others because they are different. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Never give up when you are in face of difficulties. Everyone has their own time to shine. ... Believe in yourself and cheer up! You’re beautiful. Don’t be sad. You’ll become a swan. Just be yourself bravely. And don’t be afraid to be different. ... Advice for Characters For the ugly duckling: You should learn to be kind- hearted and accept the difference. Stop bullying the ugly duckling. Treat others the way you want to be treated. .... For the other ducklings: Everyone is different and you should not treat others with the same standard(标准). For the cat and the hen: For the other birds: You should treat others kindly. Reflection After the ugly duckling became a swan, if he met the other ducklings again, what do you think he would say or do? The ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan. Do you think everyone has the chance to become a “swan”? Share your reasons. Exercises 1. The boy ________ (lie) on the ground _______(lie) that the cock _____(lay) an egg yesterday. 2. Chengdu is ________ (real) a good place to relax. 3. Will there be any food left over?’ he asked ________ (hope). 一、根据所给单词，填入适当的形式 lying lied laid really hopefully Summary real, search, hopefully, lay, size Key words Story The Ugly Duckling laugh at, go away, search for Expressions Homework 1. Review the new words and phrases. 2. Draw mind maps about the story plots. Blues 95448.0 $