Unit 8 Once upon a time Section A 2a-2e 课件 2026-2027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”单元主题，聚焦故事类文本的理解与表达，通过“Guessing idiom story”系列（如对牛弹琴、狐假虎威等）导入，以《皇帝的新装》为主线，借助听力（2a）、阅读（2b-2e）、选择判断及角色匹配等学习支架，构建“导入-理解-应用”的知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过中外故事帮助学生理解文化内涵，利用流程图（2b）、角色匹配（2d）提升思维品质，知识竞赛和角色扮演增强学习能力。音频材料辅助听力训练，丰富分层练习便于教师教学，学生在情境中提升语言运用与跨文化理解能力。

Unit 8 Once upon a Time 2a-2e Section A What are your favorite stories? 1 Guessing idiom story Play Guqin Long ago, there was a famous musician who could play Guqin very well. People would feel very happy when they heard his music. One spring, he went for a walk with Guqin in the fields. The wind blew gently.He saw an cow eating grass there. He was happy and wanted to play a song for the cow. Then he started to play Guqin to the ox.  Although the music was very beautiful, the cow ignored totally and continued eating grass. Because the cow didn’t understand music at all. Guessing idiom story A Fox and A Tiger One day, a tiger was hungry. The tiger met a fox and wanted to eat it. “How dare you eat me?!” the fox shouted.“Why not?” the tiger asked.“ I am sent by god to rule all the animals! I am the king of animals! If you eat me, you will defy(违抗） the order of heaven!” the fox said.The tiger said:“ I don’t believe you! You must be lying!”The fox said:“ If you don’t believe me, you can walk behind me and go to the forest with me. Then, you can see all the animals are scared and run away when they see me.”So, the tiger followed the fox, going to the forest. As soon as the animals saw them, they fled for their lives.The tiger didn’t realize it was him that all the animals were really afraid of. Guessing idiom story Touching an Elephant Long ago, there were four blind people. They wanted to know what elephants looked like. Because of the blindness, they could only touch the elephant.The fat blind person touched the elephant’s ivory first. He said: “ Oh, I see! The elephant is big, thick and smooth, just like the carrots.” The tall blind person touched the elephant’s ear and yelled: “ No, no, no. The elephant is a big fan!” The short blind person touched the elephant’s leg. He said: “ You are all wrong! The elephant is a pillar.”  The old blind person said: “ The elephant is not that big. It’s just like a rope.” He was touching the elephant’s tail. The four blind people were arguing endlessly. Each of them said he himself was right. We all know that none of them is right. Guessing idiom story Failing to Pass an Exam Sun Shan was a popular person in Song Dynasty. Everybody liked him very much because he was not only knowledgeable but also humorous. One day, Sun Shan went to take the exam with a fellow villager’s son. Finally, Sun Shan passed the exam. So he returned to his hometown happily. After Sun Shan returned home, the fellow villager asked him whether his son had also passed.Sun Shan said: “Sun Shan was the last on the list. And your son came after Sun Shan.” Guessing idiom story Monkeys A man likes monkeys very much. He keeps a crowd of monkeys. These monkeys can understand the man’s words.In order to keep these monkeys, the man spends almost all the money. So he says to the monkeys: “ If I give you three chestnuts in the morning and four in the afternoon, what do you say?” All the monkeys don’t agree with that. They jump and yell.The man says: “ How about giving you four in the morning and three in the afternoon?” The monkeys are all happy. Guessing idiom story Cheating Myself Once upon a time, there was a thief saw a doorbell hanging on the neighbour’s door. He wanted to steal it. But he knew that bell would ring as soon as he touched it. And then he would be discovered.He thought: Only using ears can hear the sound. What if I cover my ears? Then the sound would not be heard anymore. Whereupon(于是） he covered his own ears and tried to steal the bell. However, he was discovered immediately when he touched the bell. Do you know the story? The Emperor’s New Clothes 2a Emma is sharing a story with her class. 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! Tip: Remember 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 2b Read the story. Complete the flow chart. Read the story and choose the best answer. 1.What did the Emperor love very much? a) Money b) Food c) Clothes d) Horses 2.What did the two brothers tell the Emperor they could make? a) Delicious food b) Strong weapons c) Wonderful clothes d) Fast horses 3.According to the brothers, who could see the wonderful clothes? a) Only rich people b) Only clever people c) Only children d) Only the Emperor 4.Why did the officials and the Emperor say they saw beautiful clothes even though they saw nothing? a) They were angry. b) They wanted a reward. c) They didn't want to look silly / foolish. d) They were friends with the brothers. C C B C 5.What did the people in the street do when the Emperor showed his "new clothes"? a) They cried. b) They got angry. c) They praised them. d) They looked away. 6.Who finally told the truth about the Emperor's clothes? a) An official b) One of the brothers c) A boy d) The Emperor himself 7.What happened AFTER the boy shouted that the Emperor had no clothes? a) The Emperor gave the boy money. b) The brothers were caught. c) The people got very angry with the boy. d) Everyone looked at one another and started laughing. C C D 2b True or False. 1、The Emperor loved clothes very much. 2、The two brothers told the Emperor they could make delicious food. 3、The brothers said only rich people could see the wonderful clothes. 4、The brothers pretended to make the clothes.  5、The Emperor and his officials could see the clothes clearly. 6、A boy shouted that the Emperor had no clothes on. 7、The people in the street pretended to see the clothes because they didn't want to look silly.   T F F T F T T 2c Read the story again and answer the questions. 1. What did the two brothers say about their clothes? They said they could make wonderful clothes, but only clever people could see them. Because none of them wanted to look silly. Because they were afraid to look silly too. 2. Why did the emperor and his officials praise the clothes? 3. Why did the people in the street praise the clothes at first? 2c Read the story again and answer the questions. 4. Why do you think the boy told the truth? Because he was innocent, brave and didn’t care about others’ opinions. 5. Why do you think everyone started laughing at the end? Because they realized the emperor actually had no clothes on after the boy told the truth. 2d Which characters from the story do you think said the sentences? (1) “We can make a lot of money by lying to the emperor.” _________________ (2) “There are two brothers outside. They say that they can make you fine clothes.” 　 ________________ (3) “Oh! Where are my new clothes? I can’t see them. Am I silly? That can’t be true!” ___________ (4) “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.” _________________________ (5) “What’s everyone talking about? The emperor isn’t wearing anything! I know he 　 isn’t!” ________ one of the brothers one of the officials the emperor one of the people in the street the boy Here’s The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Once upon a time, an emperor liked clothes very much. He _______ to buy some new clothes. Two brothers came and _______ to him, “We can make wonderful clothes! But only clever people can see them!” They _________ to make the clothes. The emperor’s officials _______ 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 _______ to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street _______ them. They were afraid to look _______ too! Suddenly, a boy shouted, “Look! The emperor has no clothes on!” Everyone looked at one another. They _______ laughing. The end! Did you like the story? Please tell me what you think! Listen again and fill in the blanks. wanted lied pretended couldn’t decided praised silly started 2e 1.The ancient _________ built the Great Wall to protect (保护) their country. A. emperors B. reporters C. hunters D. passengers 2.Long ago, Dong Shi _________ to feel ill to follow Xi Shi. A. praised B. promised C. prepared D. pretended 3.—We have to swim across the lake, Bob. Are you ________? —No, I’m not. I often swim across it. A. healthy B. afraid C. free D. busy 一、Multiple choice. A D B 3. They pretend ____ laugh. A. to B. for C.at 4. Our teacher showed us ____ the new school. A. of B. through C. around A C 5.— Why did you to your family that you were all fine？ — Well，I don’t want them to worry about me. A．promise B．recommend C．pretend C 二、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。 1. In Journey to the West, the clever and brave Monkey King is never a____ to fight bad people. 2. Please tell me the t____. Don’t lie to me again. 3. P____ others sincerely when they do something good. 4. Billy feels sorry because he’s l______ （lie） to his teacher many times. fraid ruth raise ied 三、完成句子，每空一词。 1. 多么幸运的一天！ _____ ___ lucky day! 2. 学习一项新技能起初可能很难，但熟能生巧。 It may be hard to learn a new skill ___ ____, but practice makes perfect. What a at first 4.说实话，我不同意你的意见。 To _____ _____ _______, I don’t agree with you. 5.去年，这个年轻人通过卖蔬菜赚钱。 Last year, the young man _____ ______ by selling vegetables. 6.不要对你的父母撒谎，否则他们会生你的气。 Don’t _____ ____ your parents, or they will be angry with you. 7.她不敢开门。 She was ______ ______ ______ the door. tell the truth make money lie to afraid to open 1. Memorize the new words and phrases. 2. Role play the story. 3. Finish the exercises. Homework Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Other 86335.305 $