Unit 4 Reading课件2026-2027学年译林版九年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕许地山《落花生》英文文本，聚焦“做有用的人”主题，通过阅读分析花生的用途与精神内涵，构建“复习导入—预读激活—结构解析—细节探究”的学习支架，帮助学生掌握议论文特征与核心语言知识。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过短语学习（如“afford to do sth.”“compared with”）、翻译练习提升语言运用能力，借助对比花生与苹果的讨论培养思维品质，同时渗透中国经典文化价值观。学生能在语言实践中深化理解，教师可依托系统任务设计高效开展读写教学。

What are these plants? What special features do they have to live in hard conditions? What life lessons can you learn from them? We admire these eye-catching plants for their spirits. But there is a simple plant that also has wonderful life values. It is __________. the peanut Let's come to Reading to learn more about it. Reading In this lesson, you will learn to be a useful person. read an essay about peanuts;  ➷➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ Objectives Millie has read an essay about peanuts. Be like a peanut Besides this, a good essay also has these key features: It has a clear central theme. Every part of the essay supports one main idea. It follows a clear structure. Usually with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Its language fits its purpose. The words and style match what you want to say. 1 What do you know about peanuts? 2 What are some of the uses of peanuts? Before reading, think about the questions below. different They taste delicious, talked late into the night Did you notice that this story is the English version of a well-known Chinese essay? Do you remember its Chinese title and the author? Listen and read. Chinese title:《落花生》 Author: 许地山 Author 许地山 许地山（1893-1941），笔名落华生，现代小说家、散文家。原籍台湾台南，寄籍福建龙溪(今漳州)。文学研究会发起人之一。 1922年毕业于燕京大学，后留学美国、英国。回国后在燕京大学等任教，抗日战争前后在香港大学任教，并从事进步文化活动。 生平简介 抗日小说《铁鱼的鳃》被认为是“中国小说界不可多得的作品”。 文学成就 《空山灵雨》《缀网劳蛛》等。 主要作品 What kind of essay is it? Skimming Read the essay and answer the questions. 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. Where did the discussion take place? 3. What events happened in order? The writer, his brother, his sister, and their parents. A. Argumentative essay (议论文) B. Narrative essay (叙事散文) The garden. Divide the essay into three parts and complete the main idea of each part. A P52 A had a harvest 2 a party 3-11 uses Read for structure Main events Let's read it part by part! had a harvest 1. Why did the writer's family grow peanuts? ( 1) 2. How did the children feel about the idea of growing peanuts? 3. Put the steps in the correct order by writing numbers 1-4 in the boxes. B Read part. 1 and answer the questions. Because there was a small piece of unused land at the back of their house, and the children all enjoyed eating peanuts. Mother thought it was a pity to let the land go to waste, so she suggested growing peanuts there. They are excited. Read for details 交代背景，引出事件 按时间顺序推进事件 Read part. 2 and answer the question. 2 How did the writer's family celebrate the peanut harvest? ( 2) B They had a party. Mother cooked the peanuts in different ways and they went to the garden to celebrate together. a party 1. What are the uses of peanuts, according to the writer, his sister and his brother? ( 3) The sister said peanuts are delicious to eat. B The brother said peanuts are good for making oil. The writer said peanuts are cheap. Everyone can afford to buy them and most people like eating them. 3-11 Read part. 3 and answer the questions. uses 2. The writer's father compared peanuts with apples and peaches. What is the difference? ( 4) B Unlike apples and peaches, which show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. You cannot tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not until you dig it out. 3-11 Read part. 3 and answer the questions. uses 对比手法，突出核心意象 3-11 Read part. 3 and answer the questions. 3. The writer's father expected them to be like peanuts. What did he mean? ( 5) 4. Why are Father's words still clear in the writer's memory? B He meant that they should be useful but not very attractive. They should focus on being useful, rather than looking for attention or praise from others. uses Because Father's lesson was meaningful and deeply influenced the writer. The writer uses _____________________ to show the family's ideas about peanuts. conversations/dialogues 托物言志：通过花生的特点，传递作者（父亲）的人生志向和价值观。 升华主题，留下余味 Read for the main idea What's the main idea of this essay? It tells the story of how the writer's family grew peanuts, had a harvest, and celebrated with a party. Through Father's words about peanuts being useful but not very attractive, the story teaches the writer an important lesson: people should be useful to others just like the peanut instead of only looking for attention or praise from others. Pay attention to the expressions. 一小块闲置的土地 It's a pity to do sth. 做某事真可惜 let it go to waste 任由它浪费 begin doing sth. 开始做某事 water the plants 给植物浇水 是否 用不同的方法 tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人去做某事 be good for (doing) sth. 对……有好处 take the lead 带头、第一个发言 afford to do sth. 负担得起；有能力做某事 dig up the ground 翻地、挖土 dig out 挖掘出；发掘 go on 继续 与……相比 expect sth. of sb. 期望(某人)(某物)， 对(某人)抱有(某事)的期望 talk late into the night 聊到深夜 remain clear in one's memory 记忆犹新 几个月后 bear fruit结果实 至今；直到今天 attract sb. with ... 用……吸引某人 not ... until ... 直到……才…… Translate the following expressions into English. 1. 一小块闲置的土地 2. 用不同的方法 3. 做某事真可惜 4. 任由它浪费 5. 开始做某事 6. 给植物浇水 7. 几个月后 8. 告诉某人去做某事 9. 对……有好处 10. 是否 11. 直到……才…… 12. 用……吸引某人 13. 负担得起；有能力做某事 14. 带头、第一个发言 15. 继续 16. 与……相比 17. 期望(某人)(某物)， 对(某人)抱有(某事)的期望 18. 记忆犹新 19. 挖掘出；发掘 20. 翻地、挖土 21. 聊到深夜 22. 结果实 23. 至今；直到今天 a small piece of unused land It's a pity to do sth. water the plants in a couple of months let it go to waste begin doing sth. tell sb. to do sth. in different ways be good for (doing) sth. whether ... or not afford to do sth. take the lead go on compared with expect sth. of sb. remain clear in one's memory dig out dig up the ground talk late into the night not ... until ... attract sb. with ... bear fruit to this day C Millie is writing a journal entry about the kind of person she wants to be. Complete the entry with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box. P53 C a couple of attractive bear compare with dig out expect pity unlike attractive unlike bears pity dug out expect a couple of Compared with 感觉像一件隐藏的宝藏 实现这个目标 D Think about the question below. Share your answers with your classmates. P53 D 1 Do you want to be a peanut-like person? Why or why not? 2 There are many people in our society like peanuts. Can you give an example? There are many great people like peanuts around us. I hope you will keep this lesson in mind and try to be a warm, useful person in daily life. D Think about the question below. Share your answers with your classmates. P53 D 3 Do you think it is also important for the world to have apple-like or peach-like people? Give your reasons. Yes, I think it is also important. Apple-like or peach-like people are attractive and outgoing. They can bring joy and beauty to the world. For example, artists and singers can create beautiful works that make people happy. They are like apples and peaches that show their colours and bring people pleasure. Both peanut-like and apple-like people are needed to make the world a better place. 1. “It's a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said. 妈妈说道：“就这样白白浪费掉实在太可惜了。” pity n. 遗憾，可惜 (1) It's a great pity to throw away so much delicious food. 扔掉这么多美味的食物实在太可惜了。 (2) It is a pity that you failed to catch the early bus this morning. 很遗憾你今早没能赶上早班车。 (3) —I missed the exciting football match last night. —What a pity! —我昨晚错过了那场精彩的足球比赛。 —太可惜了！ It's a pity to do sth. 做某事很可惜 It's a pity (that) ... 很遗憾……；可惜…… What a pity! 真可惜！太遗憾了！ 2. Since you all enjoy eating peanuts, let's make it a peanut field. 既然你们都爱吃花生，就用它做块花生地吧。 since conj. 既然 (1) Since everyone is here, let's start our meeting. 既然大家都在这里，我们开始开会吧。 (2) Since you have no time, I will go alone. 既然你没时间，我就独自去。 一般用于引出大家已知的事实。 since conj. & prep. 自从 (1) We have known each other since childhood. 我们从小就认识。 (2) Great changes have taken place in our town since the new road was built. 自从新路修好后，我们镇发生了巨大变化。 主句用现在完成时，表示动作/状态从过去某点开始，持续到现在。 prep. since + 过去时间点 / 时间段 conj. since + 一般过去时的句子 单项选择。 1. He ______ in this factory since he was 20. A. works B. worked C. has worked D. will work 2. She has worked in this hospital ______ 2024. A. since B. for C. from D. in 3. She cooked the peanuts in a few different ways and told us to go to the garden for the celebration. Until you dig it out, you can't tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruits or not. 她用好几种不同的做法烹制花生，还吩咐我们去花园参加庆祝活动。 tell v. ①告诉 ②看出，知道，确切地判断 (1) My mother told me to finish my homework before going out to play. 妈妈嘱咐我出去玩之前先完成作业。 (2) I could tell that the boy was very excited from his voice. 从小男孩的声音我能判断出他很激动。 你不能从它细细的茎上分辨出它是否结了果，必须挖出来才知道。 bear vt. 结(果实)，开(花)；生(孩子) (1) This kind of fruit tree can bear plenty of sweet fruits in autumn every year. 这种果树每年秋天都会结出大量香甜的果实。 (2) She bore a lovely baby girl last winter. 她去年冬天生下了一个可爱的女婴。 bear vt. 忍受；容忍 (1) He can hardly bear the hot weather in summer here. 他几乎受不了这里夏天炎热的天气。 (2) I can't bear to stay in such a noisy room for a long time. 我忍受不了长时间待在这么吵闹的房间里。 bear n. 熊 It is dangerous to get close to a wild bear. 靠近野生熊是很危险的。 4. Almost everyone can afford to buy peanuts and most people like eating them. 几乎每个人都能买得起花生，而且大多数人喜欢吃花生。 afford vt. 买得起；负担得起 (1) I don't know how he can afford a new car. 我不知道他怎么能买得起一辆新车。 (2) We can afford to go on a short trip this holiday. 这个假期我们有钱短途出游。 afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事 5. “Do you mean,” I asked, “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?” 我问道：“你的意思是，相较于做有用之事，博取他人的关注与赞美并没有那么重要吗？” compare vt. 比较，对比 (1) Don't always compare yourself with others. 不要总拿自己和别人比较。 (2) People often compare teachers to candles. 人们常把老师比作蜡烛。 (3) Compared with last year, we have made great progress in English study. 和去年相比，我们在英语学习上取得了很大进步。 compared with ... 与……相比 （分词短语作状语，放于句首） compare A with B 把 A 和 B 作比较（找异同、对比） compare A to B 把 A 比作 B（比喻、类比） 1. ______ other students, he has more ways to learn English well. A. Compared to B. Compared with C. Comparing with 2. —Why do you look so tired? —Because I often compare myself ______ excellent classmates and feel stressed. A. with B. to C. in 3. We usually compare the warm love from parents ______ the bright sunshine in our life. A. with B. to C. as 单项选择。 6. And this is what I expect of you. 这就是我对你们寄予的期望。 expect vt. 期待，指望；预料 (1) The school expects a lot of its students. 学校对本校学生寄予很高期望。 (2) She expects to get useful experience from this activity. 她期待能从这次活动中收获实用经验。 (3) I can't expect her to be on time if I'm late myself. 如果我自己都迟到了，就没法指望她准时到场。 (4) Few people expect that this small thing will cause so much trouble later. 几乎没人预料到这件小事日后会引发这么多麻烦。 expect (sth.) of sb. 对某人抱有(某事的)期望 expect to do sth. 期待/预计做某事 expect sb. to do sth. 期待/预计某人做某事 expect + that 从句 预料/期待…… 1. Parents always expect their kids ________ (study) hard. 2. This is exactly what I expect ______ my best friend. 短句填空。 to study of When finishing, exchange your papers to grade each other.(Score one point for each correct answer.) Name Score Now 4 minutes to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese pity since bear afford to do sth. dig up the ground 2. Chinese-English 与……相比 对某人有所期望 一小块闲置的土地 几个月后 聊到深夜 1. It's a great p_____ that you missed the wonderful match. 2. We often eat ________(花生) during the Spring Festival. 3. Plants take in water through their ________(茎). 4. Put a little o____ into the pan before cooking meat. 5. The apple tree will b______ plenty of fruit this autumn. I. 根据首字母及汉语提示写出单词。 ity peanuts stems il ear II. 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。 1. These goods are still ______(use), so they look quite new. 2. We held a big __________(celebrate) to welcome the new year. 3. ______(like) common books, this one is full of special stories. 4. This small town is so _________(attract) that lots of tourists come here. 5. The thieves (小偷) found the _______(hide) treasure in the cave. unused celebration Unlike attractive hidden Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思，用英语完成句子。 1. 诚实守信是我对你最大的期望。 Being honest is ___________________ most. 2. 和过去相比，这座城市变化很大。 _______________ the past, this city has changed a lot. 3. 他太穷，买不起这么贵的自行车。 He is too poor to _____________ such an expensive bike. 4. 这两位老朋友重逢时，交谈到深夜。 The two old friends ______________________ when they met again. 5. 农民们正在地里翻地种庄稼。 Farmers are ____________________ to grow crops. 6. 我打算几天后去看望我的祖父母。 I plan to visit my grandparents in ___________ days. what I expect of you Compared with afford to buy talked late into the night digging up the ground a couple of 1. What are some of the uses of peanuts? What can you learn from them? 2. What features does an essay have? You must do: 1. Memorize the words and phrases in this lesson. 2. Draw a mind map of the story first, and then retell it in your own words. 3. Preview Grammar on pages 54-56. You choose to do: Think of someone around you who is "like a peanut". Write 3-5 sentences about him/her and explain why he/she is like a peanut. Assignment null 161157.3 Lavf58.46.101 $