Unit 4 A World of Words Reading for Writing（课件）-2026～2027学年仁爱科普版英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“外语学习动机”的阅读与写作展开，通过“何时开始学英语”“学习原因”等问题导入，激活学生经验，再分析Michael学中文的文本结构与语言点，搭建从输入到输出的写作支架。 其亮点是以读促写的支架式教学，结合文化意识（如Michael对中国文化的兴趣）、思维品质（按时间顺序组织内容）和语言能力（运用表达原因、经历的句型）。通过范文分析、语言宝藏提取、图表整理和自评互评，帮助学生有逻辑地表达个人经历，提升跨文化理解和写作能力，也为教师提供清晰的教学流程和实用活动设计。

Unit 4 A World of Words Reading for Writing 国家中小学课程资源 Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 理解阅读文本的结构与内容，提取关于外语学习动 机的关键信息。 2. 学习并运用表达原因、经历、感受的句型与衔接词。 3. 结合个人经历，有逻辑、有细节地完成一篇连贯的 短文。 When did you begin learning English? Why do you learn this language? In the primary school. primary/'praɪmeri/ adj. 小学的；基本的 pass the exams make new friends experience a new culture find good jobs use on business on business 出差 Reading for Writing Learning a foreign language Lead in 3 Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about the following questions. 1.How do you understand the following sentence? 2. What problems have you had in learning a foreign language? Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things. —Flora Lewis Learning a new language is not just learning new words. It also means we can learn a different way of thinking. Does learning English make you think differently about something? Today’s Task Let’s tell your language learning story. “Why I Learn …” For example, I’ve had problems with vocabulary, speaking and grammar. 4 My name is Michael. I’m in Grade 8 at a public school of New York City. I have been learning Chinese for three years. Many people ask me why I want to learn Chinese. When I really think about it, there are so many reasons. Since I was a little kid, I have always been interested in Chinese culture. My home was only about 10 minutes’ walk from Chinatown. I loved going to Chinese restaurants with my family and watching dragon dances during the Spring Festival. In the 6th grade, my primary school offered several foreign language courses. Most of my classmates chose Spanish or French, but I found writing Chinese characters and understanding Chinese grammar challenging and enjoyable. After learning Chinese for some time, I started to dream of traveling to China one day. My father went to China on business once. He told me that China has one of he world’s oldest cultures and has become one of the largest economies. Learning Chinese can surely allow me to better experience China’s traditional culture and modern development as well. In any case, Chinese will be more widely used in the future as China is growing stronger. Why not join me and study this interesting and valuable language? Structure Finding Read the text and answer the question. 1. What’s the main idea of the text? Main idea: Why Michael ______________. learned Chinese in any case 无论如何(的情况下); Introduce myself and the topic why_______________. Structure Finding Read the text and find the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 I want to learn Chinese The reasons to learn Chinese: Personal ____________. Learning experience in School offered _________. Cultural attraction and future ______________. interest school development Encourage people to ________________________. study Chinese 2. Why did he choose Chinese in the 6th grade in a world language course? 3. What did he want to do after learning Chinese? Why? 1. What did Michael do when he was a kid? Read paragraph 2 carefully and answer the questions. He loved going to Chinese restaurant and watching dragon dances. Because he is interested in Chinese and he found it challenging and enjoyable. He dreamed of traveling to China one day because China has one of the oldest cultures and has become one of the largest economies. 4. What does he think of learning Chinese? It allows him to better experience China’s traditional culture and modern development. Th first period: Chinese food and traditional culture interested him. Th second period: The features of Chinese attracted him. Th third period: Learning Chinese showed him a bigger world. 5. How does he organize his Chinese learning story? In time order. In any case, Chinese will be more widely used in the future as China is growing stronger. Why not join me and study this interesting and valuable language? Read paragraph 3 carefully and think deeply. It means “no matter what will happen in the future”. 1. What does “in any case” mean here? Why does Michael use it here? It shows his confidence in the development of China and Chinese. 2. How do you feel about that? We feel so proud of our country and culture. Main idea: Why Michael wants to learn Chinese. Detail: Since Michael was a little kid, he ________ __________________ Detail: Writing and speaking Chinese are __________ __________________ Detail: Michael wants to _________________ Activity 2 Read the text and complete the chart. has been interested in Chinese culture. challenging and enjoyable. visit China one day Personal Experiences (个人经历) Culture Attractions (文化引力) Future Dream (未来之梦) 9 Language Building Find the language treasures in the text. Since I was…, In the 6th grade, After learning…, one day in the future be interested in… loved… challenging… enjoyable dream of interesting valuable I have always been interested in… Learning …allows me to… … is challenging but enjoyable. I found…+ adj... be widely used… Why not… Treasure 1 Time Expressions Treasure 2 Words for Experiences and Feelings Treasure 3 Sentence Patterns 10 Language Building Practice with the language treasures found. For example: Since I was in primary school, I have been interested in English songs. I found it challenging but enjoyable to learn English. Learning English can surely allow me to better experience its traditional culture as well as modern development. Why not join me and study this interesting and valuable language? English is challenging but enjoyable. I can experience its culture and development. I love English songs. Let’s study English together. 11 1. Since I was a little kid, I have always been interested in Chinese culture. since + 过去的时间点/时间段+ago/过去式的句子，主句用现在完成时have/has done. be interested in=show interest in 对…感兴趣 places of interest 名胜 interest n.— interested adj. — interesting adj. 2. Most of my classmates chose Spanish or French, but I found writing Chinese characters and understanding Chinese grammar challenging and enjoyable. find/think/make sth. + adj. find find/think/make it + adj.+ to do Language points Activity 3 Draw a chart about why you learn a foreign language, and then draft your essay. Main idea: Reasons for Learning English . Detail: (Personal experiences) When to get to know it Get away from daily routine Detail: (Culture Attractions) Help me when working on business in future. Allow me to learn new cultures Detail: (Future Dream) What to do after learning it In any case, gain new chances … 13 The phrases and sentence patterns may help you. Useful phrases Useful sentence patterns away from on business allow…to do… in any case I have been interested in… I found… challenging and enjoyable. Why not…? Remember to use the time order to organize your story. 14 Draft your story with the structure and language treasures. Why I Learn _________ My name is… I’m…. I want to talk about why … Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Since I was…, I have been interested in… In the …grade/At the age of…/ when I … I found… challenging and interesting. After learning, I… Learning … allows me to…. In any case,… Why not…. 15 A possible version: I have been interested in learning English for a long time. There are several main reasons for it. First, it can help me get away from daily routine and enrich my life. Second, it will help me a lot when I work on business in the future. Also, it allows me to learn new cultures around the world. I find it challenging and enjoyable to learn English. In any case, it can help me gain more new chances in life. Why not learn English well right now? My name is Wang Lei, a Grade 8 student from Beijing. I have been learning English for six years. Many people ask why I spend so much time on it. Well, let me share my story. Since I was in primary school, I’ve been interested in English songs. At first, I found pronunciation challenging but interesting. The memory of my first English song still makes me smile. Also, learning English built a bridge to Western culture for me. It surely allows me to understand English films and books better. Besides, as the internet connects the whole world, English will still be widely used in the future. I dream of studying abroad one day. In any case, learning English is not just memorizing words—it's discovering new ways of thinking. Why not join me on this exciting journey? You can also write like this: 17 Activity 4 Rate your draft, and then complete your essay. I-Needs improvement; 2-Satisfactory; 3-Good; 4-Excellent How well can you ____________? Self-rating Partner's rating express your view of learning a foreign language use the thinking skill of organizing the main idea and details write about why you want to learn a foreign language organize ideas into a well-balanced structure use the theme vocabulary of this unit use the passive voice use punctuation spell the words Please ask your partner to review your draft and offer suggestions for improvement. 18 Do you think learning English is only about getting good grades? For Chinese teenagers What else can it bring to our life? Learn a language is just like looking at a mirror. From it, we can see a language itself. From it, we can see the culture behind a language and it leads us to a wider world. More importantly, we can see a better self. Deep diving 19 We learn: how to write a personal language learning story from Michael’s story. useful expressions and sentence patterns to explain our experiences and reasons. We can: understand why Michael learned Chinese. use the structure and sentences to write about own language learning story. think deeply about why learning a language matters. Summary 修改和完善作文 “Why I Learn English”，并和同桌相互评价。 采访家人或朋友有关他们的外语学习经历故事，并制作一张小海报。 Homework You should You may Thank you! $