Unit 1 The secrets of happiness Starting out (课件) 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“幸福的秘诀”展开，通过Free Talk、图片讨论激活学生兴趣，从藏头诗阅读切入主题，结合文化小贴士介绍“Cangtou Shi”，再过渡到King Midas故事、视频观看及《查理和巧克力工厂》阅读，搭建从感知幸福到表达理解的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质培养，如用藏头诗（HAPPY首字母）学习词汇，通过King Midas故事分析幸福真谛，结合《查理》书评任务训练文本分析。含视频资源、思维导图（书评结构）及语法总结（一般过去时），助力学生提升综合语言运用能力，也为教师提供丰富活动与清晰支架，提高教学效率。

Starting out Unit 1 The secrets of happiness To talk about happiness from a acrostic poem; To learn to express your understanding and feelings about happiness in English. 学习目标 What do you see in these pictures? How do you think these people feel? 新课讲授 Free Talk How do you think these people feel? Why? They are happy because they are smiling. It seems they enjoying planting trees. What makes you happy? Read the poem and answer the questions. 1. What is the poem about? It’s about the happy and joyful moment in life. 2. What’s special about the poem? The first letter of each line makes up the word “happy”. Culture Tip “Cangtou Shi” (acrostic poem) is a special kind of poem. In this type of poem, the first letter of each line, when read down, forms a word, a phrase, or even a sentence. For example, if you want to write about “love”, the first letters of each line might spell out “L - O - V - E”. 1. What is the poem about? Happiness. 2. What’s special about the poem? The first letters of each line make up the word “HAPPY”. Read the poem and answer the questions. 7 1. What stories do you know about happiness? 2. What can you learn from them? Look at the picture and answer the questions. 8 Task 4: Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 What stories do you know about happiness? 2 What can you learn from them? Once upon a time, there was a king named Midas. He was very greedy and loved gold more than anything else. One day, a god granted him a wish. Midas wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. At first, he was overjoyed. He touched his furniture, his clothes, and they all became gold. But when he tried to eat, his food turned into gold as soon as he touched it. When he hugged his daughter, she also turned into a golden statue. At that moment, he realized that his so - called “gift” had brought him great unhappiness. He begged the god to take away his power, and he learned that true happiness doesn't come from material wealth but from the people and simple pleasures around us. The Story of King Midas and the Gold 1. What does the wise man want to tell us? 2. Do you agree with the wise man? Watch the video and answer the questions. 11 What does the wise man want to tell us? Watch the video and answer the question. 12 Read and Answer What is the theme of the book? Theme of the book Love can move us, change us and give us a life full of happiness. Read and Think What’s the writer’s feeling to the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? like dislike Can you circle some sentences shows the writer’s feelings? ①I kept going over……in my mind. ②To my surprise,…… ③This touched me greatly. Read paragraphs 2-3 and finish the tasks. 1.Match the paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 2 A. Charlie’s family is rich in love Paragraph 3 B. Charlie’s family is poor in things 2.Read and check “T” or “F”. ( )1. Charlie lived in a small house at the side of a small town. ( )2. Charlie’s four grandparents stayed in the only bed. ( )3. They always ate watery cabbage soup for lunch. ( )4. In the evenings, they sat around and listened to stories. ( )5. Although they never had enough food, they were happy together. F T F T T Charlie's home was a small house at the side of a big town. His family was very poor. His four grandparents stayed in the only bed in the house. The family never had enough food. They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all night long. To my surprise, the family were happy together. In the evenings, Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and listened to their stories. Charlie's parents often joined in. Every night, the room became a happy place. The whole family forgot about their hungry and poor life. at the side of 在……一侧 stay in bed 待在床上 sweep across 穿过或扫过 all night long 整整一夜 to my surprise 使我惊讶的是 sit with …in bed 与……一起坐在床上 listen to… 听…… join in 加入 How to write a book review? A/B/C层 Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage. 17 How to write a book review? A/B/C层 Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage. A book review Comments on the book Stories in the book Theme of the book 18 n. 快乐;幸福 happiness（happy的y变为i,再加名词后缀 -ness 构成） amily gatherings always fill our home with happiness. 家庭聚会总是让我们家充满幸福。 For me, happiness means having enough time to play outside. 对我来说，幸福意味着有足够的时间在外面玩耍。 1 happiness 放下；记下、写下 Put down the phone and have a conversation with me face to face. 放下手机，和我面对面交流。 The teacher asked us to put down the key points. 老师让我们记下要点。 put away 把……收起来;放好 put on 穿上;增加(体重) put off 推迟 put out 熄灭 put up 搭建;举起。 2 put down 1.Find more sentence with this structure in the reading passage. The book was full of magic. His family was very poor. Charlie's parents often joined in.  This touched me greatly. They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. The whole family forgot about their hungry and poor life. 2.Observe the differences Rule1：一般过去时谓语的转变根据种类不同可以分为be动词与行为动词。 Rule2：一般过去时谓语的转变根据变法不同可以分为规则变形与不规则变形。 3. Summarizethe usage①: 情 况 变 化 规 则 例 词 一般情况 在动词原形后加-ed consider→considered ；pass→passed 以不发音的e 结尾的词 在动词后加-d achieve→achieved ；increase→increased 以辅音字母+y结尾的词 变y为 i，再加-ed cry →cried carry →carried 以辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节词 双写该辅音字母，再加-ed plan→planned stop →stopped 规则变形 不规则变形（参考教材P152-P156） Write a short story When and where does the story happen? Who is the main character of the story? What does he/she do and what challenges does he/she face? How does he/she react to the challenges? What does he/she feel? Last week at school. A girl named Lily. Lily wanted to try her best to help Timmy’s homework, but she didn’t know the answer. Lily asked her teacher for tips and learned how to explain things better. Timmy finally understood and smiled. Lily felt super happy. One more story: Last winter, Emma noticed her classmate, Ben, sitting alone during recess. He looked sad because he didn’t have gloves and his hands were cold. Emma kept going over in her mind how she could help. To her surprise, she remembered she had an extra pair of gloves in her backpack. She gave them to Ben, and this touched him greatly. That made him feel warm and happy. From this, Emma learnt that sharing can make others feel better. She believed that helping others is the key to happiness. 23 Make a book page Introduction Body Conclusion STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP Ways to Be Happy In this book page, we are going to… A happy life means… … is the key to happiness. It is important to … We can be happy by … You could start by … The first way that people can be happy … A life without …is like a … … can move us, change us, and give us a life full of happiness. The second way that people can be happy … In fact, people often thought that … Happiness springs from … There are many ways people can be happy. They include … Remember to stay positive and … 尝试用给出的短语和句型来写书的介绍。 24 $