Unit 4 Time to celebrate Developing ideas课件2026-2027学年外研版英语七年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“节日”主题，涵盖节日相关词汇（如“by yourself”“try your best”）、书信结构及事实与观点区分等核心知识点。课堂通过图片观察（纸船、教室学生与鸟）、Free-talk讨论纸船喜好导入，结合Skimming/Scanning阅读Leng医生节日工作故事，从节日普遍意义过渡到特殊职业奉献，再到家庭书信分享与环保节日建议，搭建从输入到输出的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与文化意识培养。通过Leng医生事迹渗透职业奉献精神提升文化意识，设计事实与观点判断活动（如圣诞广告内容分类）训练思维品质中的分析能力，听力任务（对话匹配、新闻标题选择）结合词汇练习强化语言理解与表达。采用任务型教学与合作学习，学生能提升综合语言运用及批判性思维，教师可借助结构化活动与多元评价素材优化教学效果。

外研版七年级英语上册 Unit 4 Time to celebrate Developing ideas introduce and explain new vocabulary words and phrases, such as "sail your boat by yourself" and "No pain, no gain. learn and know the structure of the letter. foster critical thinking about the importance of independence. Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will be able to: For Chinese people, festivals usually mean a break from work and happy family reunions. But for Leng Wenying, festivals only mean more work. As a doctor in the emergency room, Leng misses many family meals with her loved ones. She is often much busier during festivals. Sometimes she has to work without any breaks for 20 hours. This makes hèr tired and thirsty. “Festivals are a challenge because our patients are often in a bad situation. We need to stand by every minute," says Leng. Leng's duty means she has little time to be with her family at festivals. But she never regrets her decision to be an ER doctor. “I make the most of every minute with my family. I'm very thankful for their support," she says. Leng is only one of millions of medical workers in China. They give up their family time to answer the call of duty. In the heart of every patient, their hard work shines brighter than festive fireworks. What is the structure of this passage? A B 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Skimming Look at the word and expressions and look up their meanings in a dictionary. by yourself problem try your best work hard 1.We will face many new _________ at junior high. 2.You can study ____________. 3.Don’t worry.Just _________________. 4.If you ________________,you can achieve your dream. Look and guess A paper boat. What is it? For Chinese people, festivals usually mean a break from work and happy family reunions. But for Leng Wenying, festivals only mean more work. Scanning Para.1 Read Para.1 and fill the table below. The meaning of festivals For Most people For Leng Wenying A break from work and happy family reunions. More work. Break /breɪk/ A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation. 短暂休息 从工作中解脱 Free-talk A paper boat. Do you like a paper boat? Why? Read and fill in the blanks Mia, do you remember your sixth birthday? Of course, Dad. We made a paper boat together.Then we put our little boat in the pool. It sailed away. Look at this. A new paper boat for you! It's a letter from Mum and me. We want to share some thoughts with you. Oh, thank you. As a doctor in the emergency room, Leng misses many family meals with her loved ones. She is often much busier during festivals. Sometimes she has to work without any breaks for 20 hours. This makes hèr tired and thirsty. “Festivals are a challenge because our patients are often in a bad situation. We need to stand by every minute," says Leng. Language focus 1. Emergency /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ A sudden serious and dangerous event or situation which needs immediate action to deal with it. 紧急情况 Emergency room 急诊室 2. Loved ones 亲人，爱人 For someone who is very important and close to someone. Who are your loved ones? Parents, friends… on Mia’s birthday new made together a paper boat it in the pool sailed away a paper boat share thoughts thought: an idea or an opinion sixth ... Read and fill in the blanks What can you see in the picture? There are four students and a bird in a classroom. How do the students feel? They look worried. Pictures can help us get the main idea. What can you see in the picture? There is a boy watching the bird carefully. The boy held up the bird to the window. Pictures can help us get the main idea. Are they facts or opinions? Write F(fact)or O (opinion) in the boxes. Listen to the conversation and complete the ideas. big meal boxes big plant paint newspapers 1. Christmas takes place ________ December 25th every year. 2. It ________ (be) a global holiday celebrated in many countries. 3. People ________ (give) gifts and cards during Christmas. 4. ________ (take) a walk to see Christmas lights is a fun tradition. 5. The event is ___ the afternoon. 6. Thanksgiving is a time to ________ (express) thankfulness and family togetherness. 7. It takes place ________ the fourth Thursday of November. 8. Families ________ (prepare) a big meal for Thanksgiving. 9. They often ________ (have) turkey, stuffing, and pie for the meal. 10. Halloween is a holiday that ________ (take) place on October 31st. on is give Taking in express on prepare have takes Language focus-practice 本练习可根据发现的学生的语言弱项进行修改。 What can you see in the picture? The bird flew away. They look happy. Pictures can help us get the main idea. How do the students feel? a There’s new kind of bird at school b A student helped a bird at school c Students watched birds in the teaching building Listen to the school news report and choose the best title? teaching /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/ need /niːd/ read /riːd/ teacher /ˈtiːtʃə(r) Main idea usually comes at the beginning. 11. We will meet ___ next Monday. 12. My friends visit me ___ my birthday. 13. Children ________ (dress) up and go trick-or-treating. 14. __________ (decorate) homes with spooky decorations is a fun activity. 15. Valentine's Day is a holiday to ________ (celebrate) love and friendship. 16. It takes place ______February 14th every year. 17. People ________ (give) cards, chocolates, and flowers on Valentine's Day. 18. They usually go to the park ___ weekends. 19. New Year's Day ________ (take) place ________ January 1st every year. 20. People often ________ (have) parties and ________ (watch) fireworks to celebrate. on on dress Decorating celebrate on give on takes on have watch Language focus-practice 本练习可根据发现的学生的语言弱项进行修改。 it /ɪt/ into /ˈɪntuː/ is /ɪz/ window /ˈwɪndəʊ/ holiday /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ miss /mɪs/ Listen again and complete the timeline. It fell on the ground, and could not again. Many students tried to help but they just do anything. Hu Nianzu the bird carefully. Then he held up the bird to the . The bird off his hands and flew away. fly couldn’t watched window went carefully /ˈkeəfəli/ hobby /ˈhɒbi/ party /ˈpɑːti/ sunny /ˈsʌni/ sorry /ˈsɒri/ Listen and match the ideas to the people. big meal boxes big plant paint newspapers Must-do: Further polish your poster according to the checklist and the feedback from peers and teachers; Complete the Reflection on the textbook; Optional: Use the learned language tips or expressions in this unit to write an article about introducing a festival; Homework 谢谢！ 22 $