Unit 4 The art of having fun Starting out 课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语七年级下册

该初中英语课件以“fun activities”为核心，通过图片问答识别“going skateboarding”等活动，结合古今对比（如cuju、weiqi与现代观影）构建知识脉络，借助猜谜游戏、调查分析等学习支架，引导学生从活动认知过渡到语言运用。 其亮点在于融合文化意识（古今中外活动对比）、思维品质（调查数据解读）和语言能力（“imagine doing sth.”等句型训练）。通过波兰2022年活动调查分析、古代冰嬉猜谜等实例，采用任务型教学，学生能提升跨文化理解与分析能力，教师可依托结构化活动设计提高教学效率。

《英语》（新标准）初中修订版7BU4 Starting out What are they doing? going skateboarding listening to music playing the guitar playing baseball Are they having fun? Having fun means a lot to us. 2 In this unit, let’s explore： What can fun bring us? What makes you happy? How do you balance study and fun? The art of having fun Doing a class survey on fun activities. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. What activities do people do for fun at the present time？ cuju 蹴鞠 What activities did ancient people do for fun? weiqi 围棋 bingxi 冰嬉 watch a film or TV at home 在家看电影或电视 reading online news 阅读网上信息 checking social media 查看社交媒体 Match the pictures with the activities. going to the theatre or a concert 去剧院或音乐会 （以上图片均为“豆包”文生图） 1. What does the picture show? 2. How many fun activities can you find in the picture? Look and say This picture shows that students enjoy themselves in some fun activities. skateboarding playing baseball playing the guitar listening to music dancing singing Look and say Now, these club activities make our life full of fun. Do you know what kind of fun activities ancient(古代的) people had? Look at the picture and answer the questions. b站高清视频： cuju weiqi bingxi Which activity is the most interesting to you？ Guessing game Look at the picture and answer the questions. Ice-skating (冰嬉) In ancient China, ice-skating was popular among people, especially in the northern part(北方). It was not only a fun activity but also a skill that some people had. There were even some simple ice-skating performances(表演) and games. What fun activities do you like? Reading online news, checking social media Going to the cinema Going to the theatre or a concert Going to a sporting event or a match Reading books Watching a film or TV at home Guessing game Look at the picture and answer the questions. Cuju is an ancient sport in China. It started a long time ago. People played it by kicking a ball made of leather filled with feathers(羽毛) or hair. They tried to kick the ball into a goal. It was very popular among the people at that time. Cuju (蹴鞠) Look at the picture and answer the questions. Touhu is an ancient game in China. People stand at a certain distance and throw arrows(弓箭) into a pot. The person who throws the most arrows into the pot wins. It was a popular and fun activity in ancient times. Touhu(投壶) Playing a video game Going to a museum Connecting with friends or family Spending free time on one’s passions Doing sports activities Taking a trip What do you think “No one is an island.” mean? It means that no one can live alone all the time. Everyone needs to connect with others and have fun together. Look at the survey results. 1 What is the survey about? 2 What are these on the left side? 3 What do these numbers at the bottom mean? It's about popular activities in Poland in 2022. These are the different activities people in Poland like to do. The numbers at the bottom mean the percentage of people doing these activities. Language Points Imagine staying on an island alone. (1) imagine doing sth.想象做某事 E.g. I can’t imagine living without music. (2)imagine + 名词 / 代词 E.g.Imagine a world without war. Can you imagine the life on Mars? Look at the survey results and answer the questions. 1 What can you learn from the survey results? The results show that more than half of the people in Poland enjoy watching a film or TV at home. Useful structures: The survey results show that..., ... percent of the people enjoy..., The most / second most / ... popular activity is... P51 imagine + 宾语 + 宾语补足语（形容词 / 名词 / 介词短语 / 分词） E.g.I can’t imagine him angry. Imagine yourself a millionaire. Imagine the house in a mess. I can’t imagine the boy being late. imagine + (that) 从句 E.g.I imagine (that) he will come soon. We don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing. 我们不是因为变老了才停止玩耍， 而是因为不再玩耍才变老。 Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits. (1) do away with意为“摆脱，废除”。 E.g.We should do away with the rule. (2) lift sb’s spirits意为“使某人开心起来，使某人振奋”。 E.g.The warm morning sunshine lifted her spirits. 2 Do you enjoy any of these activities? What are they? Yes, I do. I enjoy ... because ... P51 Research also shows that fun brings people closer. 句型research shows that...表示“研究表明……”，常用于学术文章、新闻报道或正式语境中。 E.g.Research has shown that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process. $