Unit 4 Life is beautiful 课时课件 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件聚焦动词-ing形式（动名词、宾语补足语、形容词）及动词-ed形式（描述感受）的用法，以“Warm Star”班级观察投票活动导入，通过阅读文本圈画分析、小组讨论总结规则、对话填空与采访实践等环节，构建从感知到应用的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，如“Warm Star”主题活动培养学生 kindness品质，通过视频观看、博客写作等任务驱动，提升学生语法应用与思维品质。教师可借助连贯活动设计高效教学，学生在真实情境中掌握语法，增强社会责任感与学习能力。

Unit 4 Life is beautiful Reading 1 Activity 1: Play a guessing game Play a guessing game: Touch and describe. Just touch and feel. What is it? Use some adjectives to describe it. Is it big or small? Smooth or rough? 2 Activity 2: Complete and share Put a tick (√) in the “Peanut” or “Peach” column in the table for each question. Think: Which one would you rather be? Why? 3 I think the essay is about good qualities of peanuts, because the title tells us we should “be like a peanut”. Activity 3: Look, predict and share Look at the title “Be like a peanut” and the pictures of the essay in the textbook. Predict what the essay is about and share your predictions with a partner using “I think... because…”. 4 Activity 4: Read for the structure Read the essay “The peanut” quickly and finish Part A. had a harvest 2~3 a party 4~11 special qualities 5 Activity 5: Read, complete and find Read Paragraphs 1~2 of the essay carefully and complete the timeline below. making the unused land a peanut field dug up the ground and watered the plants harvest cooked the peanuts in different ways party 6 Activity 5: Read, complete and find Find one word in the essay that tells how the children felt. My brothers, sisters and I were all excited. excited 7 Activity 6: Listen, fill and discuss Listen to Paragraphs 3~6 and fill in the blanks. delicious oil Use/Function cheap Price 8 Activity 6: Listen, fill and discuss Discuss the following questions. • Why does the writer mention “Almost everyone can afford to buy peanuts...”? • What does this tell us about peanuts? • Are they expensive? 9 Activity 7: Read, compare and complete Read Paragraph 7 of the essay carefully and find the answers to the following questions. •What does Father compare peanuts with? How are they different? Father compares peanuts with apples and peaches. Apples and peaches show their fruits in the air and attract people with beautiful colours. But peanuts hide their fruits in the earth. We cannot tell if peanut plants bear fruit until we dig them out. 10 Activity 7: Read, compare and complete Complete the comparison table below. Aspect Peanut Apple/Peach Where do fruits grow? Can you see the fruits? Are the fruits attractive? In the earth In the air No/We can’t see them until we dig them out Yes No/Not very attractive Yes 11 Activity 8: Read, answer and complete Read Paragraphs 8 ~ 11 and answer the following questions. •What made that night so special? Father’s meaningful words about peanuts made that night special. •What does the phrase “remain clear” in Paragraph 11 mean? It means the writer still remembers Father’s words very well. 12 Activity 8: Read, answer and complete Complete the sentences. be like a peanut useful attractive attention and praise clear 13 1. Why did the writer’s family grow peanuts? 2. How did the writer’s family celebrate the peanut harvest? 3. What are the uses of peanuts, according to the writer, his sister and his brother? Activity 9: Read and answer Read the essay again and answer the questions in Part B. Because they all enjoyed eating peanuts and there was a piece of unused land at the back of their house. They had a party. Mother cooked peanuts in different ways and they celebrated in the garden. Sister: They taste delicious. Brother: They are good for making oil. Writer: They are cheap. Almost everyone can afford to buy them and most people like eating them. 14 4. The writer’s father compared peanuts with apples and peaches. What is the difference? 5. The writer’s father expected them to be like peanuts. What did he mean? Activity 9: Read and answer Read the essay again and answer the questions in Part B. Apples and peaches show their fruits in the air with beautiful colours. But peanuts hide their fruits in the earth. You cannot know whether peanut plants bear fruit until you dig them out. He expected them to be useful. They should not care too much about looking for attention and praise from others. 15 Activity 10: Find, guess and complete Find and circle the target words in the essay: afford, attractive, compare, expect, pity, unlike, dig out. Then guess their meanings in context. •afford 买得起，负担得起 •attractive 吸引人的，好看的 •compare 比较 •expect 期望，指望 •pity 遗憾，可惜 •unlike 与……不同，不像 •dig out 挖出，掘出 16 Activity 10: Find, guess and complete Complete Millie’s journal entry with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box in Part C. attractive unlike bears 17 Activity 10: Find, guess and complete Complete Millie’s journal entry with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box in Part C. pity expect a couple of dug out 18 Activity 10: Find, guess and complete Complete Millie’s journal entry with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box in Part C. Compared with 19 Activity 11: Think and share Think about the questions in Part D. 20 Activity 11: Think and share Have a further discussion: Can someone be both useful and attractive? I believe someone can be both useful and attractive. Useful people bring help and value to others. Attractive people have good looks or pleasant personalities. These two sides do not conflict. For example, many volunteers are helpful to people in need, and their kind hearts also make them very attractive. We do not have to choose only one. We can try to be useful while being attractive. 21 Activity 12: Make and act Make a conversation in groups according to the role card, using the useful expressions below. Then act it out. 22 Activity 13: Write creatively Write a short paragraph about your own understanding of “being like a peanut”. 23 Activity 13: Write creatively Exchange your writing with a partner. Use the checklist to provide feedback. 24 1. Retell the essay to your family. (Required) 2. Interview someone in your community who you think is “like a peanut” and write five sentences. (Optional) Homework 25 Thank you! 26 $Unit 4 Life is beautiful Grammar 1 Activity 1: Observe and vote Find the Warm Star of your class. Briefly share what you have noticed. Li Hua is helping me with my English homework. I feel warm and thankful. Wang Ting is picking up rubbish in the classroom. I feel nice. Warm Star 2 Activity 1: Observe and vote Vote for “Today’s Warm Star”. Warm Star 3 Activity 2: Read, circle and label Read the text about Amy in Part A and answer the questions. •How does Amy show kindness? •What does she enjoy seeing? She cooks dinner for her parents at weekends to let them relax. She enjoys seeing her parents enjoying the food. 4 Activity 2: Read, circle and label Circle all the -ing forms of verbs and mark them out: S (subject), O (object), OC (object complement), Adj. (adjective). Amy often sees her parents help others. She thinks kindness is an amazing quality. She likes cooking dinner for them at weekends so they can relax. Seeing them enjoying the food brings Amy great happiness. For Amy, showing kindness to others is an important part of living a good life. Adj. (adjective). S (subject) O (object) OC (object complement) S (subject) O (object) 5 Activity 3: Discover the rules Work in groups and discuss the following question. Why does the writer use verb-ing in the text about Amy? 6 Activity 3: Discover the rules Complete the rule summary. gerunds object complements adjectives 7 Activity 3: Discover the rules Complete the rule summary. ①gerunds 动名词（作主语/宾语） Seeing is believing. （作主语） She likes cooking. （作宾语） ②object complements 宾语补足语（see /hear/watch /catch/feel + sb doing） I saw him playing basketball. I heard her singing in the room. ③adjectives 形容词（‑ing 描述事物性质） This is an amazing story. The game is exciting. 8 Activity 4: Complete, read and interview Complete the conversation in Part A1. Then read each sentence aloud. living finding amazing exciting satisfying Enjoying 9 Activity 4: Complete, read and interview Pair interview: Ask your partner about his/her opinions on the purpose of life using verb-ing. A: What is your idea about the purpose of life? B: Making progress every day is important. Being kind to people feels satisfying. A: I agree. Enjoying our daily life also matters a lot. 10 Activity 5: Feel the difference Watch the Video One day and describe what is happening and how the people look. •What is the boy doing? •How does the old woman look? He is helping. She looks moved. 11 Activity 5: Feel the difference Read the text in Part B and find more -ed forms of verbs. 12 Activity 6: Complete and create Complete “Work out the rule!” in Part B. verb‑ing verb‑ed 13 Activity 6: Complete and create In pairs, create a “memory tip” for verb-ing and verb-ed (e. g., a rhyme, a picture or a gesture). Share with the class. Vote for the most creative tip. verb‑ing verb‑ed ‑ing describes things (amazing news) ‑ed describes people (I am amazed) 14 Activity 7: Complete and write Complete Mr Wu’s advice in Part B1. satisfied interested excited tired disappointed relaxed 15 Activity 7: Complete and write Complete the sentences in Part B2. bored working talking encouraged exciting Discussing 16 Activity 7: Complete and write Write three sentences about how your Warm Star feels. Follow the model. satisfied he helps people in need relaxed things get difficult tired he never gives up 17 Activity 8: Make and act Read the conversation framework about what your Warm Star did and complete it with -ing and -ed forms of verbs. Then act it out. helping moving worried encouraging tired 18 Activity 9: Complete and write Complete Millie’s blog post in Part B3 and analyze how Millie uses verb-ing and verb-ed to describe her aunt’s life. fixing Playing interested 19 Activity 9: Complete and write Complete Millie’s blog post in Part B3 and analyze how Millie uses verb-ing and verb-ed to describe her aunt’s life. tired encouraging being 20 Activity 9: Complete and write Write a mini-blog post (50~80 words) about your Warm Star, using the structure below. Introduction: Who is your Warm Star? Body: What does he/she do? How does he/she look? How do I feel? Ending: What have I learnt? 21 Activity 10: Prepare and evaluate In groups, prepare a “Warm Star Certificate”. It must include: •1 title (e.g., Most Inspiring Warm Star) •2 sentences from your mini-blog post •1 sentence using “see/hear/watch sb doing sth” 22 Activity 10: Prepare and evaluate Evaluate each group’s certificate using the criteria below. 23 Activity 11: Vote and complete Vote for “Top 3 Warm Stars of the Month”. Warm Star① Warm Star② Warm Star③ 24 Activity 11: Vote and complete Complete the pledge and read it aloud. inspired my aunt brave helping working encouraged 25 1. Polish your mini-blog post. (Required) 2. Write a short text about what you can do to be a useful person, using verb-ing and verb-ed. (Required) 3. Design a “Warmth Chain” card: Write your pledge and pass it to someone who warms your life. (Optional) Homework 26 Thank you! 27 Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $Unit 4 Life is beautiful integration 1 Activity 1: Say, watch and answer Look at the lines from the poem and name a similar famous place. Then describe the scene. In the boundless desert lonely smoke rises straight; Over the endless river the sun sinks round. 2 Activity 1: Say, watch and answer Share what you know about Fan Jinshi and the “Digital Dunhuang” website. It stores high‑resolution digital records of Dunhuang caves. It protects the real caves, lets people around the world enjoy Dunhuang art for free, and shares Chinese traditional culture globally. 3 Activity 1: Say, watch and answer Watch the video about the “Daughter of Dunhuang” and answer the following questions. •What is Fan Jinshi’s life goal? •What makes her life meaningful? 4 Activity 2: Read and answer Read the feature article in Part A and answer the questions. •Why is the “Digital Dunhuang” website so important? •What do you think of focusing one’s life on a single important project? Because people all over the world can enjoy the wonder of Dunhuang on it. And it helps the Dunhuang caves live on forever. I think it is great. It needs strong courage and persistence. People can make great differences if they keep putting their heart into one meaningful thing. 5 Read the feature article in Part A and answer the questions. •Can you think of other people who devoted their lives to one thing? •Do you think this kind of life is meaningful? Why? Yes. For example, Zhang Guimei devotes her life to helping poor girls receive education. Yes, I do. Because they give up personal comfort and work for something greater. They bring value to others and our society. Activity 2: Read and answer 6 Activity 3: Predict, listen and complete Read the incomplete notes in Part B1 and predict the key words. 7 Activity 3: Predict, listen and complete Listen to the recording and complete the notes in Part B1. grew up 1962 mud house work beauty protect the caves changes 8 Activity 4: Listen, complete and discuss Listen to the conversation and complete the notes in Part B2. greater protecting in daily life helpful 9 Activity 4: Listen, complete and discuss Discuss the questions in groups. •Which way do you prefer? Why? •Can you give an example of someone who “makes a difference in a small way”? •Is one way better than the other? Why or why not? 10 Activity 5: Read and complete Read Amy’s article in Part B3 and complete it with the information in Parts B1 and B2. graduated running water beauty of the caves for 11 Activity 5: Read and complete Read Amy’s article in Part B3 and complete it with the information in Parts B1 and B2. greater treasure make a difference love and help 12 Activity 6: Listen, complete and talk Listen to the conversation in Part C and complete the notes about Zhang Guimei. has fought started has helped drop out of school do something alive money praise 13 Activity 6: Listen, complete and talk Read the conversation in Part C and highlight useful expressions. 14 Activity 6: Listen, complete and talk Work in pairs to discuss people who have influenced you. A: Some people spend their whole lives doing important things. Have you heard of Yuan Longping? For years, he has fought for people to get enough food. B: Oh, yes. He even developed hybrid rice. He has helped lots of people around the world. A: Exactly. He saw many people go hungry, so he decided to do something for them. B: I’m amazed by his story. He once said people should keep working while they’re alive. A: And he has truly done that—not for money or praise. B: Maybe a meaningful life is more about giving than receiving. 15 Activity 7: Think and discuss Focus on the last sentence of Part C “Maybe a meaningful life is more about giving than receiving.” and discuss the following questions in groups. •What does “giving” mean in this context? •What does “receiving” mean? •What does this sentence mean? •Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not? •Can you give an example from your own life? 16 Activity 8: Think and outline Answer Mr Wu’s questions in Part D1 to organize your ideas. Yuan Longping has influenced me the most. He was a great scientist. He worked on hybrid rice. He was hard‑working, patient and selfless. He never gave up. He developed hybrid rice and helped feed more people in the world. It teaches me to try my best to help others. I think his life was meaningful. He spent his whole life helping people. 17 Activity 8: Think and outline Complete the writing outline. Introduce Yuan Longping. He is a great, self‑less scientist I admire most. He worked hard in the fields day after day to study rice. He chose to keep researching hybrid rice even when he met lots of difficulties. I feel deeply moved. I decide to learn from him and keep trying for my dreams. 18 Activity 9: Read for structure Read the model article in Part D2. Analyze the structure by completing the table. The writer introduces his father and gives a general impression of him. Paragraph(s) Main idea Function 1 2-3 4 Introduction to the person It tells what the writer’s father does to help others in daily life and some special things he has done. What the person did/does It talks about the father’s belief and his influence on the writer. The person’s influence Think about: Why does the writer put blood donation in Paragraph 3 rather than Paragraph 2? 19 Activity 10: Read for language Underline useful expressions of the model article in Part D2. Work in groups and categorize them into “Describing a person” and “Showing influence”. Describing a person Showing influence • has a very meaningful life • an ordinary man • kind and helpful • tries his best to help others • be ready to lend a hand • take care of old people • donated blood • donate his body for medical research • a heart full of love •I am greatly influenced by… • have made up my mind to live my life just like him 20 Activity 11: Discuss in groups In groups, discuss the questions and complete the table. •Why do ordinary people often have the most meaningful lives? •What makes “giving” more important than “receiving”? 21 Activity 11: Discuss in groups In groups, discuss the questions and complete the table. She protected and studied the Mogao Caves for decades. He devoted himself to helping others all his life. She built a free high school for girls in poor areas. He helps people around him, donates blood and plans to donate his body. 22 Activity 12: Write and revise Write your first draft. I think Lei Feng has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary soldier, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others. Whenever people around him meet trouble, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to do small good things for others in his free time. Lei Feng does not just help people in daily life. He has also devoted himself to helping others all his life. His warm acts have touched lots of people. Even today, his spirit still has great meaning. Lei Feng believes it is meaningful to support those around us. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by him. I have made up my mind to live my life just like him. 23 Activity 12: Write and revise Exchange your article with a partner and provide feedback using the checklist below. 24 Activity 13: Share and vote Read your article to your group members. I think Lei Feng has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary soldier, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others. Whenever people around him meet trouble, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to do small good things for others in his free time. Lei Feng does not just help people in daily life. He has also devoted himself to helping others all his life. His warm acts have touched lots of people. Even today, his spirit still has great meaning. Lei Feng believes it is meaningful to support those around us. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by him. I have made up my mind to live my life just like him. 25 Activity 13: Share and vote Vote for the “Most Touching Story”. 26 1. Polish your article and reflect on your writing process. (Required) 2. Record a 1-minute video to introduce your role model. (Optional) Homework 27 Thank you! 28 Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $Unit 4 Life is beautiful Welcome to the unit 1 Activity 1: Guess and learn Guess the riddles to learn plant words. ①I can store water in my thick body. What am I? ②I have beautiful flowers and grow on the surface of lakes. What am 1? ③I stay green even when snow falls. What am I? ④I am tall and straight with nodes. I am hollow inside but never fall down in the wind. What am I? cactus n.仙人掌 lotus n.莲属植物； 莲花图案 pine tree bamboo n.松树 n.竹子 2 Activity 2: Look, predict and complete Look at the pictures in Part A and predict what special abilities these plants have. 3 Activity 2: Look, predict and complete Work in pairs to complete the table, writing what you know and what you want to know about these plants. Plants What I know What I want to know Cactuses Lotuses Pine trees Bamboo They are green and spiky. Why do they grow in desert? They grow in water. Why do they open in summer? They have needles. Do they grow fast? It is tall and green. What animals eat bamboo? 4 Activity 2: Look, predict and complete Present your table using “I think...” and “I wonder…”. I think cactuses grow in deserts because they need little water. I wonder if pine trees grow fast? 5 Activity 3: Listen and complete Listen to the podcast in Part A and check your predictions. Then complete the “Facts” column in the table. Plants Facts Life lessons Cactuses Lotuses Pine trees Bamboo take in __________ in tough conditions grow beautiful flowers even in __________ have ___________ even in the cold winter does not break in the wind and continues to grow __________ after the wind passes water mud green leaves straight 6 Activity 4: Listen, complete and say Listen to the conversation in Part B. Then look at the table in Activity 3 on the learning sheet and complete the “Life lessons” column related to bamboo and pine trees. Plants Facts Life lessons Cactuses Lotuses Pine trees Bamboo take in __________ in tough conditions grow beautiful flowers even in __________ have ___________ even in the cold winter does not break in the wind and continues to grow __________ after the wind passes We should stay strong and hopeful during hard times. Don’t give up when facing difficulties. Keep going. water mud green leaves straight 7 Activity 4: Listen, complete and say Learn new phrases. •teach… to… 把……教给…… teach sth. to sb. = teach sb. sth. 把某物教给某人 She teaches English to us. = She teaches us English. •remind… to… 提醒……去做…… remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事 Please remind me to finish my homework. 8 Activity 5: Discuss, write and read Look at the “Facts” column in the table in Activity 3 on the learning sheet. Discuss in pairs: What can you learn from cactuses and lotuses? 9 Activity 5: Discuss, write and read Look at the table in Activity 3 on the learning sheet and complete the “Life lessons” column related to cactuses and lotuses. Plants Facts Life lessons Cactuses Lotuses Pine trees Bamboo take in __________ in tough conditions grow beautiful flowers even in __________ have ___________ even in the cold winter does not break in the wind and continues to grow __________ after the wind passes We should be strong during hard times. We can still keep pure even in bad environments. We should stay hopeful and strong through difficulties. Don’t give up when facing difficulties. Keep going. water mud green leaves straight 10 Activity 5: Discuss, write and read Read the conversation in Part B and pay attention to the sentence pattern “Did you know (that)...”. 11 Activity 6: Role-play and check Make a new conversation about life lessons from plants in pairs. You can use the framework: S1: Did you know that [plant] can [fact]? S2: Yes, I agree. It teaches us [lesson]. S1: Exactly. The same is true of [ another plant ]. They [fact]. S2: I agree. [Plant] remind (s) us to [lesson ]. As the poet [name] wrote, “[quote].” 12 Activity 6: Role-play and check Act out your conversation. Use the checklist below to evaluate other pairs’ performances. 13 Activity 7: Think and share Discuss in groups: Why are plants good teachers for us? Use the thinking map to organize ideas. 14 Activity 8: Design and show Design a poster about the life lesson from nature. It must include: •1 picture of a plant. •2 facts about the plant •1 life lesson it teaches us •1 sentence explaining why this lesson matters 15 Activity 8: Design and show Present your posters in a “gallery walk”. 16 Activity 9: Reflect and summarize Complete the self-assessment checklist. 17 Activity 9: Reflect and summarize Let’s summarize together. Cactuses Fact: Take in water in tough conditions. Lesson: Be strong in hard times. Lotuses Pine trees Fact: Grow beautiful flowers even in mud. Lesson: Keep pure in bad environments. Bamboo Fact: Have green leaves even in the cold winter. Lesson: Stay strong and hopeful during hard times. Fact: Does not break in wind; grows straight after wind passes. Lesson: Don’t give up when face difficulties. 18 1. Make a “My plant teacher” poster for our classroom, which includes at least one picture of a plant and three sentences using “Did you know (that)...” or “ It teaches us...”. (Required) 2. Observe a plant in your neighbourhood and write three sentences about what it teaches you using “Did you know (that)...” or “... reminds us...”. (Required) 3. Make a short video with your group members: show one plant that inspires you and explain why. You can use the slogan from your poster. (Optional) Homework 19 Thank you! 20 $