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谁为人不得?
Unit 4
A World of Words
Thinking skills & Reading strategies
(仁爱版 2024)九年级
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
Presentation
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Practice
Production
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Summary
Assessment
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Homework
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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master identifying main idea and details in passages;
grasp the making inferences reading strategy and its steps;
learn about sign language and different communication ways
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Learning objectives
Watch and answer.
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Lead in
Q: What language does the boy use to talk with his mum?
He uses sign language.
Q: What is he doing in the video?
He is sharing interesting things with his mum.
Deaf people also have their own special language -ASL.
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Lead in
Look and answer.
An apple is on the desk.
A cat is on the desk.
A is like an apple.
B is like a desk.
C is like a cat.
Q: How to use ASL to express the content of pictures?
Q: What can you see?
Activity 1 Read and identify.
Look at the pictures and read the text. Learn to identify the main idea and details by using a chart.
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Presentation
What does the picture on the left say? It tells a story in American Sign Language (ASL): An apple is sitting on a desk, waiting for a cat to eat. This is how deaf children learn to sign the letters in ASL.
A is like an apple,
B is like a desk and
C is like a cat.
Main idea: How do deaf children learn to ____ the letters in ASL?
Detail: A is like an apple.
Detail: B is like a desk.
Detail: C is like a ____.
sign
cat
Q: What’s the main idea of the text?
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Presentation
Talk and think.
Detail: A is like an apple.
Detail: B is like a desk.
Detail: C is like a ____.
cat
Main idea: How do deaf children learn to ____ the letters in ASL?
sign
找文章的总概括句,一般会回答:这篇在讲什么事?
找举例子、分点描述的句子。
The ___________ of a text tells us what the text is about, and ___________ further explain the main idea.
Talk and think.
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Presentation
Today we’re going to learn a new thinking skill--Identifying the main idea and details
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main idea
details
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Identifying the main idea and details
一、 Definition 定义
Main idea(主旨)
段落的核心总话题,是作者想要表达的总观点或总问题。它概括整段内容,不局限于某一个小事例。
Details(细节)
支撑主旨的具体信息,可以是事例、事实、描述。用来解释、说明主旨,回答主旨提出的问题。
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Identifying the main idea and details
二、主旨与细节区分
Main idea(主旨)
总,覆盖面大,统领全部内容。删掉细节,主旨依然成立。
Details(细节)
分,只针对局部信息。单一条细节,无法概括整段。
主旨
细节
例: How do deaf children learn to sign the letters in ASL?
(听障儿童如何学习美国手语字母)
A is like an apple. / B is like a desk. / C is like a cat.
辨析:A is like an apple 只是其中一个例子,只能说明字母 A,概括不了整段,所以它是细节,不是主旨。
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Identifying the main idea and details
三、做题技巧
技巧 1:完成主旨填空
①通读全文,抓住整篇段落的讨论话题。
②主旨要能够覆盖全部细节,不能只匹配某一处例子。
③优先看段落总起句,寻找原文核心动词 / 名词,不自己造词。
例题:How do deaf children learn to ____ the letters in ASL?
原文:This is how deaf children learn to sign the letters in ASL.
→填 sign
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Identifying the main idea and details
三、做题技巧
技巧 2:完成细节填空
①根据题干关键词,回原文定位句子。
②答案优先摘抄原文原词,不要主观改写。
③每条细节只对应一个小点,细节之间多为并列关系。
例题:C is like a ____.
原文:C is like a cat.
→填 cat
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Identifying the main idea and details
三、做题技巧
技巧 3:主旨‑细节匹配检验(做完必核查)
填空结束问自己两个问题:
所有细节,是不是都在回答 / 解释主旨?
如果去掉所有细节,主旨句子本身是否依然通顺合理。
如果细节和主旨话题脱节,说明答案有误。
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Identifying the main idea and details
三、做题技巧
技巧 4:避坑提醒
❌不要把单个例子、局部信息当成主旨。
✅主旨管全部,细节管局部。
做题步骤总结
读短文,把握整体话题 → 填写主旨空
利用题干线索回原文定位 → 填写各个细节空
检验:全部细节是否围绕主旨展开。
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Presentation
Read and complete.
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the main‑idea‑and‑detail chart.
People with hearing problems can use sign language for communication.
They spell out the letters one by one by using their fingers. This is called “fingerspelling”. They also use different expressions on their faces to say “hello”, “goodbye”, “please”, “thank you”, “yes” or “no”, etc. The expressions on the face and the body language are important in sign language. There are many different sign languages in the world because of the different cultures.
Main idea: How can a sign language be ________ for communication?
Detail:
____________ can be fingerspelled.
Detail:
The expressions on the face and ____________ are often used.
Detail:
People from_________ can use different sign languages to communicate.
读短文,把握整体话题 → 填写主旨空
句子为被动语态 be + 过去分词 → use 变为used
used
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Presentation
Read and complete.
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the main‑idea‑and‑detail chart.
People with hearing problems can use sign language for communication.
They spell out the letters one by one by using their fingers. This is called “fingerspelling”. They also use different expressions on their faces to say “hello”, “goodbye”, “please”, “thank you”, “yes” or “no”, etc. The expressions on the face and the body language are important in sign language. There are many different sign languages in the world because of the different cultures.
Main idea: How can a sign language be ________ for communication?
Detail:
____________ can be fingerspelled.
Detail:
The expressions on the face and ____________ are often used.
Detail:
People from_____________
can use different sign languages to communicate.
used
letters
利用题干线索回原文定位 → 填写各个细节空
body language
different cultures
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Presentation
Activity 3 Pair work.
Talk about what you know about sign language. You should include a main idea and some details in your talk.
Sentence Structure
✅主旨句型( Main idea)
Sign language is ________.
I think sign language is a useful way for … to communicate.
✅细节展开句型( Details )
First, …
Besides, …
What’s more, …
Words Bank
sign language 手语;
hearing‑impaired people 听障人士;fingerspelling 手指拼写;
facial expressions 面部表情;
body language 肢体语言;
different cultures 不同文化;communicate 交流
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Presentation
Activity 3 Pair work.
Talk about what you know about sign language. You should include a main idea and some details in your talk.
Sign language is very helpful. First, it helps hearing‑impaired people communicate. Besides, it uses fingerspelling and body language. What’s more, different cultures have different sign languages.
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Watch and answer.
Dr. Thorpe: Is that all?
Missy: The monkeys on the couch are drinking tea, so it’s a tea party.
Dr. Thorpe: Okay, very good. Let’s look at another picture.
Missy: I’m not done. The monkey in the painting is wearing an old‑lady hat, so she’s probably a meemaw monkey. She’s not at the party, so she must be bowling or dead. Oh, she’s very upset. I don’t know why. Ooh, maybe she wasn’t invited to the tea party at the monkey house.
Q: What does “upset” mean?
unhappy, sad or worried
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Presentation
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You can infer ____________ of a new word from the __________around it. And ______________________are also good clues to infer the meaning of a word.
Read and think.
text clues
the meaning
prefixes and suffixes
Q: Do we use a dictionary to know this word?
No, we guess from the situation and sentences.
We can get hints from nearby sentences.
They are context clues.
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Presentation
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Read and think.
You can infer ____________ of a new word from the __________around it. And ______________________are also good clues to infer the meaning of a word.
text clues
the meaning
prefixes and suffixes
Today we’re going to learn a new reading strategies--Making inferences.
How to make inferences?
What the word means:
How I infer:
By using a text clue. I circle it.
It must mean the ________ of the song because she can read it.
Activity 1 Look at the picture and read the text. Underline the new word and circle the text clue, and then infer the meaning of the word.
Activity 1 Look and fill.
Presentation
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Meimei is singing an English song. She is reading the lyrics while singing.
Step 1 识别生词
Step 2
寻找文本线索 text clue
Step3 完成填空输出
words
What I infer:
The meaning of lyrics. I underline it.
Activity 1 Look and learn.
Presentation
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✅ 1. 什么是 making inferences(词义推断)
阅读遇到生词,不查字典,依靠文章给出的线索,推理出生词大概含义,是阅读必备技巧,也是阅读理解词义猜测题的核心方法。
✅ 2. 两类猜词线索
① Text clues 上下文语境线索
生词前后的句子、故事情节、图片信息。
👉用法:读懂前后句子逻辑,结合生活常识猜词义。
例:Activity1,通过 sing song 推断 lyrics。
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Activity 1 Look and learn.
Presentation
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② Prefixes & suffixes 词缀线索
prefix 前缀:加在单词开头,改变词义,例:un‑(不‑),re‑(再‑)
suffix 后缀:加在单词末尾,改变词性,例:‑tion,‑less,‑ful
例:unhappy = un (不)+happy (开心) →不开心
✅ 3. 标准化做题四步骤
Find the new word 定位文中的生词
Find clues 寻找线索:上下文句子 / 图片 / 前缀后缀
Make inferences 根据线索推理猜测词义
Check:把猜测的词义放回原句通读,验证句子逻辑通顺
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Activity 3 Pair work.
Practice
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Talk about how you infer the meanings of other new words in the text.
Sentence Frame
I guess the meaning of the new word by finding clues in the text.
The clue is “________”. So I know it means ________.
From the sentence “________”, I can infer that ________.
New word Meaning
imitate
comprehend
imitation method
copy
understand
the skill to copy others’ talks and body languages
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Learning a new language is never an easy task. Many learners feel frustrated when they can’t speak fluently or understand native speakers quickly. In fact, language learning is a long-term process instead of a fast trick.
A good language learner will observe how others
talk, how they pronounce words and how they use
body language in real conversations. They do not
only memorize words mechanically. Instead, they
try to imitate correct expressions and proper tones.
Besides, successful learners never ignore unknown
words in reading. They know new words are
important clues to better comprehend the whole
passage. When facing unfamiliar vocabulary, they
never give up or only depend on dictionaries. They
prefer to analyze the context and guess the exact meaning by themselves.
Finally, to improve their language ability, learners need constant practice. Daily reading, speaking and listening help them build a strong language sense step by step.
I pick the new word ________.
The context clue is “________”.
According to the surrounding sentences, I infer it means _________________________.
This context guessing skill helps me understand language passages better.
Read and talk.
Production
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Read the passage, pick an unknown new word and infer its meaning using context clues.
Show time
Talk clearly (内容清晰)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Fluently(流利的)
Reasonable(理由合理)
Grade and share:
The words we have learned
一、写出下列短语的英文表达
识别主旨与细节 _____________________________
推理判断策略 ______________________________
文本线索 ______________________________
手语交流 ______________________________
main idea ______________________________
detail ______________________________
inference ______________________________
sign language ______________________________
fingerspelling ______________________________
Summary
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recognize main ideas and details
inference‑making strategy
text clues
communicate in sign language
主旨
细节
推理;推断
手语
手指拼写
The words we have learned
二、句子互译
我们可以借助文本线索区分主旨和细节。
_______________________________________________________________
运用推理判断策略可以帮助我们猜测生词含义。
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
听障儿童可以使用手语进行交流。
_______________________________________________________________
面部表情在手语中十分重要。
_______________________________________________________________
我们可以依托上下文做出合理推断。_______________________________________________________________
Summary
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We can tell the main idea from supporting details with the help of text clues.
Using the making‑inferences strategy can help us guess the meanings of new words.
Deaf children can communicate with sign language.
Facial expressions are very important in sign language.
We can make reasonable inferences based on context.
We can tell the ______________ (main idea) from supporting details.
These ___________ (detail) help explain the text’s main idea.
We make ___________ (infer) based on text clues.
There are different kinds of ______________ (sign language) in the world.
______________ (fingerspell) is a useful skill for deaf children.
One text may have several different ___________ (detail).
Text clues help us draw reasonable ___________ (inference).
三、用所给单词的适当形式填空
The grammar we have learned
Summary
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main idea
details
inferences
sign languages
Fingerspelling
details
inferences
The skills and strategies we have learned
Summary
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Identifying the main idea and details
读短文,把握整体话题 → 填写主旨空
利用题干线索回原文定位 → 填写各个细节空
检验:全部细节是否围绕主旨展开。
Making inferences
Find the new word 定位文中的生词
Find clues 寻找线索:上下文句子 / 图片 / 前缀后缀
Make inferences 根据线索推理猜测词义
Check:把猜测的词义放回原句通读,验证句子逻辑通顺
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Assessment
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Self-assessment
I can master identifying main idea and details in passages.
I can grasp the making inferences reading strategy and its steps.
I can learn about sign language and different communication ways.
Basic (基础)
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Homework
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摘抄环保主题核心词汇,完成课本因果链与归纳概括填空练习。
选取一段环保短文,自主梳理文中因果关系;模仿课本模板,完成一组归纳概括练习。
观察生活,寻找一种环境问题,梳理它的起因与带来的影响,准备 3–5 句英文课堂分享。
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