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2. Whose birthday is it?
Unit 8
Once upon a Time
人教版 英语(七年级下册)
Section B
Project+Reading Plus
The Lion and the Mouse
What stories did we learn in this unit?
the Chinese Farmer Who Lost His Horse
情景导入
The Ugly Duckling
The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Fisherman and the Genie
In groups,choose one of the stories from this unit to act out in class.
3a
-Which story do you think is the most interesting?
-Which story would make an exciting play?
3b
Work together to write a short play for your group. Use the questions and the example to help you.
What happens in the scenes?
Where do they take place?
How many characters are there in each scene?
Who will be the narrator and who will play each character?
What will the characters say? How will they say it?
The Fisherman and the Genie
Scene One [At the seashore.]
Narrator: A fisherman saw something surprising in his net.
Fisherman: What’s this shiny thing? Oh, it’s a bottle! I wonder what’s inside.
Narrator: The fisherman opened the bottle. A great cloud of smoke came out, and it became a genie …
Event planning for fairy drama performance
3c
Perform the play in class. Then vote for the best performance.
How well can you do these things?
Very well
OK
Needs work
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Short stories can hold big ideas
1. I can use the past tense to tell my
favourite stories to others.
2. I can express my ideas and
feelings about a story.
3. I can write an ending for a story.
4. I can understand the meaning behind
stories from different cultures.
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2. Why do you think the fisherman's wife said “At last, fortune smiles upon us”?
Because they were very poor, and the golden fish promised to give them what they wanted.
3. How do you think the fisherman felt when he saw the pot?
I think he was happy /excited /amazed /... .
Read Plus.
1. How did the fisherman meet the golden fish?
He went fishing in the sea.
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Read the play and answer the questions.
4. Why wasn't the fisherman's wife happy with the gifts?
Because she wanted to get more and more.
5. Do you agree with what the fisherman and his wife did? Why or why not?
No, I didn’t. Things you want should be earned through your own efforts, not by making wishes.
Read the words on the left and look at the play again. What do these words refer to? Match the words with their meanings.
1. play
2. scene
3.character
4. narrator
5. dialogue
A. what the characters say to one another
B. a part of a play
C. a person in a story
D. a story performed by actors
E. the person telling the story and explaining
what is happening
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Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理
If you know the ending of the play, tell a partner about it. If you don't know the ending, what do you think it might be?
Ending
bad ending
good ending
They lost everything they had, and went back to their poor life.
They learnt to be happy and content.
No!
Yes!
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单项选择
一.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Mom woke me up at eight yesterday morning.(wake)
2. Tina sang a Chinese song at the party.(sing)
3. Li Bo left school two years ago.(leave)
4. I visited my grandfather last week.(visit)
5. The maths test of last term was a little difficult.(be)
woke
sang
left
visited
was
6. There isn’t anyone in the classroom now.(someone)
7. The lion is one of the most powerful animals in the forest.(power)
8. He made a promise to his parents that he would study hard.(promise)
9. The hen lays an egg every day.(lay)
10. To our surprise, he passed the exam easily.(we)
anyone
powerful
promise
lays
our
二.用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式完成句子。
praise, lie, make money, at first, tell the truth
1. At first , Tom wanted to make lots of money easily.
2. So he often lied to others.But no one believed him and he had no friends.
3. One day, he realized his mistake and decided to tell the truth .
4. From then on, he worked hard and was honest. People began to praise him.
5. Finally he made money through his hard work.
At first
lied
tell the truth
praise
made money
shout, stay, tell, study, live
6. Paul was very tired because he stayed up late doing homework.
7. Jack studied for the maths test yesterday evening.
8. He shouted at the boy angrily just now.
9. Did Lisa tellthe visitors about the butterflies’ livin habits?
stayed
studied
shouted
tell
living
三.语法填空。根据短文内容, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
Yesterday was my grandmother’s 60th birthday. My parents and I 1. got (get) up early in the morning, and then we 2. took (take) the subway to her home. After we arrived, my mother 3. cooked (cook) lunch in the kitchen. My father 4. played (play) chess with my grandfather in the living room. They like to play chess and they are in a chess club.I 5. talked (talk)with my grandmother about my school life. She was very interested in it. At lunchtime we gave our 6. gifts (gift) to my grandmother. My parents 7. bought (buy) a beautiful dress for her. I drew 8. a picture as her birthday gift.
got
took
cooked
played
talked
gifts
bought
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2. Whose birthday is it?
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