unit4 Life is beautiful Reading 1 课件 2026-2027学年译林英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“Be like a peanut”核心主题，通过花生的生长过程、用途及象征意义展开阅读教学。课堂导入从听声猜物、头脑风暴花生知识到预读预测问题，搭建从已知经验到文本理解的学习支架，帮助学生逐步构建阅读逻辑。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与学习能力培养，如读中通过结构分析、对比表格（花生与苹果的生长地、特征、象征意义）提升分析比较能力，辩论活动“做花生还是苹果”激发辩证思维，思维导图和写作练习强化知识梳理与语言表达。学生能提升英语综合运用能力和价值判断，教师可借助多样化活动提高教学互动性和效果。

Unit4 Life is beautiful Reading 1 Be like a peanut Listen to the sound inside the box. Guess what it is? Brainstorm What do you know about peanuts? What can we use peanuts for? grow underground. have thin yellow shells with lines taste light and a little sweet Inside each shell, there are two or more small red or light brown peanut kernels. eat them as snacks: boiled peanuts, fried peanuts, roasted peanuts make peanut butter for bread make peanut oil for cooking shells can be used to make fertilizer for plants Pre-reading What type of writing is this passage? It is an essay about peanuts. Pre-reading 1.What will the family do with peanuts? 2.What will father talk about? Predict: While-reading The peanut At the back of our house, there was a small piece of unused land. “It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said. “Since you all enjoy eating peanuts, let’s make it a peanut field.” My brother, sister and I were all excited. We began buying seeds, digging up the ground and watering the plants. In a couple of months, we had a harvest! “Let’s have a party tonight to celebrate,” Mother suggested. She cooked the peanuts in a few different ways and told us to go to the garden for the celebration. “Who can tell me what peanuts are good for?” Father asked. “They’re delicious to eat,” my sister took the lead. “They’re good for making oil,” my brother followed. “They’re cheap,” I said. “Almost everyone can afford to buy peanuts and most people like eating them.” Read the article and pay attention to the structure. “Peanuts are good for many things,” Father said, “but still, there’s one special thing about them. Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not.” “That’s true,” we all said. Mother nodded too. “Trying to be like the peanut is a good idea.” Father went on, “It’s useful, though not very attractive.” “Do you mean,” I asked, “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?” “Yes,” Father said. “This is what I mean. And this is what I expect of you.” We stayed up late that night and ate all the peanuts Mother had cooked for us. But Father's words remain clear in my memory to this day. Read the article and pay attention to the structure. While-reading While-reading Help Millie write the paragraph numbers (1-11) and match each part to the correct main idea. They discussed the good qualities of peanuts and what people can learn from them. Part1: Para( ) Part1: Para( ) Part1: Para( ) They grew peanuts and had a harvest. They prepared a party to celebrate the harvest. 1 2 3-11 While-reading Scan the article and answer the questions below. The peanut At the back of our house, there was a small piece of unused land. “It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said. “Since you all enjoy eating peanuts, let’s make it a peanut field.” My brother, sister and I were all excited. We began buying seeds, digging up the ground and watering the plants. In a couple of months, we had a harvest! “Let’s have a party tonight to celebrate,” Mother suggested. She cooked the peanuts in a few different ways and told us to go to the garden for the celebration. “Who can tell me what peanuts are good for?” Father asked. “They’re delicious to eat,” my sister took the lead. “They’re good for making oil,” my brother followed. “They’re cheap,” I said. “Almost everyone can afford to buy peanuts and most people like eating them.” 1.Why did the writer’s family grow peanuts? There was a piece of unused land behind their house. Mother hated to waste it, and all children loved eating peanuts. Mother cooked peanuts in different ways and held a small party in the garden. 2.How did they celebrate harvest? While-reading Scan the article and answer the questions below. The peanut At the back of our house, there was a small piece of unused land. “It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said. “Since you all enjoy eating peanuts, let’s make it a peanut field.” My brother, sister and I were all excited. We began buying seeds, digging up the ground and watering the plants. In a couple of months, we had a harvest! “Let’s have a party tonight to celebrate,” Mother suggested. She cooked the peanuts in a few different ways and told us to go to the garden for the celebration. “Who can tell me what peanuts are good for?” Father asked. “They’re delicious to eat,” my sister took the lead. “They’re good for making oil,” my brother followed. “They’re cheap,” I said. “Almost everyone can afford to buy peanuts and most people like eating them.” 3.What are the uses of peanuts, according to the writer, his sister and his brother? Sister: delicious to eat; Brother: good for making oil; Writer: cheap, almost everyone can afford them. While-reading 4.The writer’s father compared peanuts with apples and peaches. What is the difference? Scan the article and answer the questions below. “Peanuts are good for many things,” Father said, “but still, there’s one special thing about them. Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not.” “That’s true,” we all said. Mother nodded too. “Trying to be like the peanut is a good idea.” Father went on, “It’s useful, though not very attractive.” “Do you mean,” I asked, “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?” “Yes,” Father said. “This is what I mean. And this is what I expect of you.” We stayed up late that night and ate all the peanuts Mother had cooked for us. But Father's words remain clear in my memory to this day. Apples and peaches show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours. The peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. You can’t tell whether it bears fruit or not by looking at its thin stem While-reading 5.The writer’s father expected them to be like peanuts. What did he mean? Scan the article and answer the questions below. “Peanuts are good for many things,” Father said, “but still, there’s one special thing about them. Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not.” “That’s true,” we all said. Mother nodded too. “Trying to be like the peanut is a good idea.” Father went on, “It’s useful, though not very attractive.” “Do you mean,” I asked, “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?” “Yes,” Father said. “This is what I mean. And this is what I expect of you.” We stayed up late that night and ate all the peanuts Mother had cooked for us. But Father's words remain clear in my memory to this day. We should be like peanuts: be useful to others, not care about beautiful looks or others’ attention and praise. Read the article and complete the mind map. The peanut Grow peanuts unused land behind house; hated to waste it;kids loved eating Cause: Action buy seeds, dig, water Result get a harvest Celebrate harvest hold a garden party cook peanuts in different ways Father asks uses of peanuts delicious to eat good for making oil cheap for everyone Feel spirits of peanuts Father`s contrast apples/peaches above ground, colourful, eye-catching peanuts underground, plain, hidden Peanuts are very useful though they are not attractive. Scan the article and complete the table below. Fruits Growth place Character Symbol meaning Apple/peach Above ground Pretty, eye-catching People who show off, chase praise Peanut Underground Plain, hidden Useful, quiet, hard-working While-reading Further reading:Find out the main idea sentences ◆Compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important. ◆Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. ◆It’s useful, though not very attractive We shouldn’t chase others’ attention or praise. Being useful inside matters most. Pair work Role-playing as 'I' and the father from the text. Adapt and retell the story's message using the key sentence patterns from this lesson. Do you mean…? Compared with…, …is not important. I expect you to… Is it better to be a peanut or an apple? Debate It’s better to be a peanut True value lies in being useful, not good-looking Peanuts grow quietly under the soil without bright, eye-catching fruit, but they bring lots of value. They are tasty food, can make oil, and cheap for everyone. We should focus on helping others instead of showing ourselves off. It’s better to be an apple Showing your strengths helps you get more chances Apples bear bright fruit in open air so people can quickly find and appreciate them. If we hide our talents like peanuts, our abilities will never be noticed. Good looks and outstanding performances help us get study or work opportunities. We do not say apples are bad. It’s fine to have shining advantages. However, the peanut teaches us a more important truth: being useful is the most important quality. Even if we never draw others’ eyes, as long as we bring value to people, we are truly meaningful people. Outer beauty will fade, but inner usefulness lasts forever. Short writing practice (3 sentences for everyone): I want to be like a peanut. Because ____. I will ____ in my daily life. Practice makes perfect! Homework 1.Read the text fluently, recite 3 core moral sentences. 2.Write down the interview dialogue and sort out the comparison table of peanuts vs apples. 1645.7136 $