Unit 8 Section A 1a-2e（课件）2025-2026学年人教版英语七年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“Once upon a Time”主题，聚焦童话故事的理解与复述、一般过去时运用及字母组合发音等核心知识，通过图片识别故事元素、听力排序与问答等活动，搭建从识别关键信息到复述故事寓意的学习支架，衔接语言知识与故事理解。 其亮点在于融合语言能力（听力训练、填空及音的同化练习）、文化意识（中外童话如《塞翁失马》《皇帝的新装》对比）和思维品质（角色语言判断、故事寓意推断），采用听前预测、故事流程图等方法，帮助学生提升语言运用与跨文化理解能力，教师可借助该资料高效开展故事教学。

Unit 8 Once upon a Time Section A 1a-2e The door __________ (sudden) opened. I used to hate ________(get) up early on school days, but now, I know I must do so. Every time Tom makes progress, his mother ________(表扬) him. Qin Shi Huang was the first e_________ in Chinese history. There is no need for us to be ________(害怕的).We can ask the police for help. Many people lost their homes because of the terrible _____(战争). A close __________(邻居) means more than a distant relative. 一、根据句意及所给提示填空。 getting suddenly praises mperor afraid war neighbour 没有人想看起来是愚蠢的。 No one wanted to ____ ______. 皇帝决定向所有人展示他的新衣服。 The emperor _______ _____ ____ everyone his new clothes. 从前, 爸爸常给我讲《老人与海》的故事。 _____ _____ __ ______, Dad often told me the story of The Old Man and the Sea. To _____ ____ _____(说实话), I don’t agree with you. Instead of depending on his parents, Peter always wants to ______ ________(挣钱) by himself. 二、完成句子。 look silly decided to show Once upon a time tell the truth make money a golden fish a fisherman a lion a mouse (mice) a net bite a man a dragon add eyes a man a horse broke his leg The Fisherman and the Golden Fish The Lion and the Mouse Paint the Dragon, Dot the Eyes The Chinese Farmer Who Lost His Horse 《塞翁失马》 《渔夫和金鱼》 《狮子与老鼠》 《画龙点睛》 (bit) What’s Peter’s favourite story? Listen and tick The Lion and the Mouse Listen to the first conversation. Put the sentences in order. 1b ______ The mouse bit through the net. ______ The hunter caught the lion. ______ The lion let the mouse go. ______ The lion caught the mouse. ______ The mouse promised to help the lion. 5 4 3 1 2 v. 承诺；保证 n. 承诺；诺言 n. 猎人；搜寻者 n. 网；网状物 bite v. (bit) 咬，咬伤 咬穿 catch v. (caught) 抓住 Tip 1 Listening for key verbs helps get the order. let - let Fill in the blanks and try to retell the story using the following pictures. The mouse the net. The the lion. The lion the mouse . The lion the mouse. The mouse to help the lion. caught promised hunter caught let go bit through 1c Listen & Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Conversation 2 1. Long ago, a farmer _____ his horse. A. lost B. killed C. sold 2. The farmer’s horse came back with _____ other horses. A. five B. six C. seven 3. The farmer’s son broke his _____. A. head B. arm C. leg 4. The _______ didn’t have to join the war. A. farmer B. farmer’s son C. farmer’s neighbour 听力技巧：听前快速审题圈关键字，预测答案。 1d Listen to the two conversations again and answer the questions. Why do you think the lion laughed when the mouse promised to help him? Do you like the story about the lion and the mouse? Why or why not? Did the farmer feel very sad when bad things happened? No, he didn’t feel very sad. Was the farmer wise? Why or why not? Yes, he was. Because he knew that good things and bad things can be connected, and he stayed calm no matter what happened. Chen Jie: Please share your favourite story with me, Peter. Peter: Sure. Once a lion _______ a mouse. The mouse _____ afraid. He _____, “Please let me go! One day I will help you!” The lion ________ and _____ the mouse go. Later, a hunter ________ the lion in a net. The mouse _______ the lion then. He ____ through the net and _____ the lion free! Chen Jie: I like that story. Kindness is never wasted. caught was said laughed let caught helped bit set 善良永远不会浪费。 Conversation 1 从前 How did the story begin? What can you learn from the story? Enjoy the story: The Lion and the Mouse Emma: What’s your favourite story, Teng Fei? Teng Fei: Oh, I like this one. A farmer ______ his horse. His neighbour ______, “How unlucky!” But the farmer just _____, “Maybe.” Later, his horse ______ back with seven other horses. People _____, “That’s great!” But the farmer _____, “Maybe.” Later, his son _______ his leg when he ______ to ride a horse. People ______, “That’s terrible!” Again, the farmer ______, “Maybe.” Well, because of his leg, the son ______ have to join a war. That ______ his life! Emma: I see. Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too. Teng Fei: Yes, you never know. 塞翁失马，焉知非福 Conversation 2 What can you learn from the story? lost said said came said said broke tried said said didn’t saved Enjoy the story: The Chinese Farmer Who Lost His Horse The story Time（时间） Characters（人物） And Plot（情节） The Lion and the Mouse In the past A lion A hunter A mouse What we learnt: Kindness is never wasted/ absent. A Farmer Who Lost His Horse In the past A farmer→ A horse→ The son→ Neighbours→ The son→ What we learnt: Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too. → caught a mouse & let the mouse go → caught the lion → set the lion free lost a horse came back with more horses broke his leg thought it terrible was saved Summary When telling stories, we usually begin with _______________________ and use ____________________. the simple past tense Once, .... Once upon a time, ... Long ago, ... Long time ago, ... 1e Which story do you like more? Retell it to a partner. I like .... more. The story is about .... Once upon a time, ... Later, ... In the end, ... I learnt that .... from the story. Post-listening 字母组合的发音 Pronunciation ch ph sh th wh /tʃ/ /f/ /ʃ/ /θ/ /ð/ /w/ /h/ chair which ______ physics elephant _______ ship fashion _______ throw maths ______ then with _____ why where _____ who whose ______ 1 Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group. much photo shop thing this what whom 2 In pairs, read the conversation aloud slowly. Then listen and read it again at a normal speed. Notice how the letters in bold change sounds. A: Did you read Little Women for English class? It’s great! B: No, I didn’t. Would you like to tell me about it? A: Well, I’d like to. But don’t you want to read it by yourself? ⌒ ⌒ ⌒ 音的同化 当两个音相邻时，其中一个音常常受另一个邻音的影响而变成与其邻音相同，或相似，或变成第三个音，这种变音现象叫作音的同化。例如: Nice to meet you. /mi:t ju/→/mi:tʃu/ What would you like to drink, tea or coffee? /wʊd ju/→/wʊdʒu/ ​ What did you do last night? /dɪd ju/→/dɪdʒu/ ​ 同化现象是英语连贯说话中一种自然的变化，初学者应根据示范朗读体会和模仿学习。 练习： 1.Could you give me a hand? 2.Would you like some tea? 3.How about you? 4.next year 5.this year /t+j/→/tʃ/ /d+j/→/dʒ/ ​/s+j/→/ʃ/ 2a Listen and circle the coloured words you hear. Here’s The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Once upon a time, an emperor loved / liked clothes very much. He wanted to buy some new clothes. Two brothers came and lied to him, “We can make wonderful clothes! But only clever / smart people can see them!” They pretended to make the clothes. The emperor’s officials couldn’t see the clothes, but they said, “What lovely clothes!” The emperor couldn’t see anything either, but he said, “They’re beautiful!” No one wanted to look silly. The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street / city praised them. They were afraid to look silly too! Suddenly, a boy cried / shouted, “Look! The emperor has no clothes on!” Everyone looked at one another. They started / began laughing. The end! Did you like the story? Please tell me what you think! What’s the name of the story? Who wrote the story? Questions: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Hans Christian Andersen. 2b Read the story. Complete the flow chart. 1. Read for the plots of the story Tip: Pay attention to the verbs in the story. An emperor wanted to buy new clothes. Two _______ lied to the emperor. They ________ to make beautiful clothes. The emperor and his officials couldn’t _____ the clothes. They _______ when a boy told the truth. People ______ the clothes at first. The emperor ________ people his new clothes. brothers pretended see showed praised laughed 2. Read for the characters. 2d Which characters from the story do you think said the sentences? “We can make a lot of money by lying to the emperor.” “There are two brothers outside. They say that they can make you fine clothes.” “Oh! Where are my new clothes? I can’t see them. Am I silly? That can’t be true!” “I can’t see the emperor’s clothes. But everyone in the street is praising the clothes! I hate to be different. I should praise them too.” “What’s everyone talking about? The emperor isn’t wearing anything! I know he isn’t!” 2c Answer the questions What did the two brothers say about their clothes? Why did the emperor and his officials praise the clothes? Why did the people in the street praise the clothes at first? Why do you think the boy told the truth? Why do you think everyone started laughing at the end? They said they could make wonderful clothes, but only clever people could see them. Because they didn’t want to look silly. Because they were afraid to look silly too. Because he was young and honest. Because they realized how foolish the emperor was. How can we tell a story? Beginning → story name & author Body→ characters (人物), background (背景), and plots (情节) Ending Thank you! null 65278.594 null 106216.43 null 61125.34 null 100155.43 null 29335.713 null 8960.014 null 96889.805 $