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Unit 5
Path to a Better World
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 analyzing story plots in passages;
grasp the retelling reading strategy and its steps;
learn about AI and tech inventions.
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Learning objectives
Read and answer.
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Lead in
I play Zhen Huan.
She was a young lady selected to enter the palace.
She is so amazing and finally becomes the Empress Dowager.
Q:How many sentences does the actress use to tell the whole TV‑drama story?
Q:What does she tell us in these sentences?
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Read and answer.
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Lead in
I play Zhen Huan.
She was a young lady selected to enter the palace.
She is so amazing and finally becomes the Empress Dowager.
She tells the whole TV‑drama story in only three sentences. We call what happens in a story its plot.
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Lead in
Look and answer.
Q: What day is it today?
It is the boy’s birthday.
What do the parents give to the boy?
They give him a gift.
Q: What is the gift?
Q: Is it a watch?
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Lead in
Look and answer.
He can make phone calls whenever he misses someone.
Q: Who will he call?
He can tap the watch, so it's a smart watch.
Q: What can he do with the smart watch?
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Lead in
Look and answer.
Q: Who will he call?
He will call his grandpa.
Q: How does grandpa feel?
Grandpa feels very happy.
The boy feels happy.
Activity 1 Look and complete.
Activity 1 Look at the pictures and complete the plot chart.
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Presentation
Beginning: Xiao Ming is excited with his ________ — a new phone watch.
Middle: Now, Xiao Ming can call his grandpa whenever ________________.
End: Both Xiao Ming and his grandpa are very happy.
present
he misses him
Beginning
Middle
End
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Presentation
Talk and think.
Beginning
Middle
End
____________ is what happens in a story.
It tells about how a story____________________________.
The plot
begins, develops and ends
Analyzing plot
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Analyzing the plot
🌱 Plot(故事情节)
故事里发生的全部事件,讲清楚故事如何开端、发展、结局。
🌱 Beginning(开端)
故事的开头,交代人物、背景,讲最先发生的事情。
🌱 Middle(发展)
故事中间部分,讲接下来发生的主要事件,推动故事往前走。
🌱 End(结局)
故事的结尾,事件收尾,交代人物最后的结果与心情。
Definition 定义
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Beginning:Xiao Ming gets a new phone‑watch as birthday present.
Middle:Xiao Ming can call his grandpa whenever he misses him.
End:Both Xiao Ming and his grandpa are very happy.
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Analyzing the plot
区分 Beginning / Middle / End
🌱Beginning(开端):起,故事的起点,交代背景人物,故事由此开始。
🌱Middle(发展):承,故事主体,事件向前推进,是故事主要过程。
🌱End(结局):合,故事收尾,事件结束,交代最终结果感受。
→开端
→发展
→结局
例:
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Analyzing the plot
做题技巧
🌱技巧 1:找 Beginning(开端)
①看故事最前面图片 / 文本,找人物、背景、起始事件
②开端交代 “故事一开始发生了什么”,不包含后面过程和结局
③优先看开头原句,抓关键名词事件,不要自己编造
例题:
Beginning: Xiao Ming is excited with his ______ — a new phone watch.
原文图片:Happy Birthday! (收到生日礼物)→填 present
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Analyzing the plot
做题技巧
🌱技巧 2:找 Middle(发展)
例题:
Middle: Now, Xiao Ming can call his grandpa whenever ________.
原文句子:I can call you whenever I miss you. →填 he misses him
①看故事中间图片和原文,找故事推进的动作事件
②Middle 是故事发生的经过,承接开端,通向结局
③对照图片提示,抄写原句信息,不要主观想象
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Analyzing the plot
做题技巧
🌱技巧 3:找 End(结局)+ 情节检验(做完必检查)
填空完成后问自己 3 个问题:
✓ Beginning 是否交代清楚故事的起始?
✓ Middle 事件是不是承接开端,合理往结局推进?
✓ End 是否给出故事最后的结果或人物感受?
✓ 三部分连起来,能不能完整讲完整篇小故事。
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Presentation
Read and learn.
Analyzing the plot
做题技巧
🌱技巧 4:避坑提醒
❌不要把中间发生的事件当成开端;不要把开端当成结局。
✅Beginning 看开头;Middle 看中间经过;End 看最后结果感受。
🌱做题步
骤总结
💡看图片或短文,找到故事最先发生的事 →填写 Beginning
💡找故事发展经过的事件 →填写 Middle
💡找故事最后的结果、人物感受 →填写 End
💡检验:Beginning‑Middle‑End 连起来,故事逻辑通顺完整。
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Presentation
Read and complete.
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the plot chart.
It was already quite late in the afternoon, but Yining’s parents were still at work. “Why not try to make dinner by myself?” Yining said to herself, “I’ve seen mom use Hello Dish many times. Every time mom tried a new dish, she would ask Hello Dish for help.” Soon Yining started to prepare her favorite dishes. While making the dishes, she asked Hello Dish questions and followed its directions. Everything went on quite well. When Yining’s parents got home, dinner was ready. The dinner was simple, but Yining’s parents were greatly moved and felt very proud of her.
Beginning: Yining’s parents were busy, so Yining decided to _______________.
Middle: Yining _______________ by following Hello Dish’s directions.
End: Yining’s parents ________________________________________.
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Presentation
Read and complete.
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the plot chart.
It was already quite late in the afternoon, but Yining’s parents were still at work. “Why not try to make dinner by myself?” Yining said to herself, “I’ve seen mom use Hello Dish many times. Every time mom tried a new dish, she would ask Hello Dish for help.” Soon Yining started to prepare her favorite dishes. While making the dishes, she asked Hello Dish questions and followed its directions. Everything went on quite well. When Yining’s parents got home, dinner was ready. The dinner was simple, but Yining’s parents were greatly moved and felt very proud of her.
Beginning: Yining’s parents were busy, so Yining decided to ____________________________________________________.
Middle: Yining _______________ by following Hello Dish’s directions.
End: Yining’s parents ________________________________________.
💡看图片或短文,找到故事最先发生的事 →填写 Beginning
make dinner by herself
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Presentation
Read and complete.
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the plot chart.
It was already quite late in the afternoon, but Yining’s parents were still at work. “Why not try to make dinner by myself?” Yining said to herself, “I’ve seen mom use Hello Dish many times. Every time mom tried a new dish, she would ask Hello Dish for help.” Soon Yining started to prepare her favorite dishes. While making the dishes, she asked Hello Dish questions and followed its directions. Everything went on quite well. When Yining’s parents got home, dinner was ready. The dinner was simple, but Yining’s parents were greatly moved and felt very proud of her.
Beginning: Yining’s parents were busy, so Yining decided to ____________________________________________________.
Middle: Yining _______________ by following Hello Dish’s directions.
End: Yining’s parents ________________________________________.
💡找故事发展经过的事件 →填写 Middle
make dinner by herself
made the dishes
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Presentation
Read and complete.
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the plot chart.
It was already quite late in the afternoon, but Yining’s parents were still at work. “Why not try to make dinner by myself?” Yining said to herself, “I’ve seen mom use Hello Dish many times. Every time mom tried a new dish, she would ask Hello Dish for help.” Soon Yining started to prepare her favorite dishes. While making the dishes, she asked Hello Dish questions and followed its directions. Everything went on quite well. When Yining’s parents got home, dinner was ready. The dinner was simple, but Yining’s parents were greatly moved and felt very proud of her.
Beginning: Yining’s parents were busy, so Yining decided to ____________________________________________________.
Middle: Yining _______________ by following Hello Dish’s directions.
End: Yining’s parents ________________________________________.
make dinner by herself
made the dishes
💡找故事最后的结果、人物感受 →填写 End
were greatly moved and felt very proud of her
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Presentation
Activity 3 Pair work.
Tell your partner about what you know about artificial intelligence. You should include a beginning‑middle‑end plot in your talk.
✨Beginning(开端:引入背景)
Now let me talk about AI. AI is … Do you know artificial intelligence? It is a useful technology in our daily life.
✨Middle(发展:讲事例 / 用途,过程)
We can use AI to … It can help us … Sometimes people also … For example, AI can help us study. It can answer our questions. It also helps people cook or talk with family on smart watches.
✨End(结局:感受 / 总结看法)
I think AI makes our life … But we should … In short, AI changes our life a lot. I hope AI will do more good things for us.
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Presentation
Activity 3 Pair work.
Do you know AI chatbots? They are a kind of artificial intelligence. Many people use them in daily life. I use AI chatbots when I have study problems. They explain new words and give me ideas for homework. But I won’t just copy their answers. I think on my own first.AI chatbots help me learn better, but they can’t replace real teachers. I hope AI will help students more in the future.
Tell your partner about what you know about artificial intelligence. You should include a beginning‑middle‑end plot in your talk.
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Presentation
Look and guess.
Q: What news do you think the letter tells us?
Dear Chang Bai,
Love,
Zhao Yun
Your aunt harms your mother.
Your mother turns to your grandmother for help.
Your grandma protects your aunt.
Your father tries to smooth things over.
Your little sister fights against seven people alone.
You are required to retell what happened in the story.
Retelling
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Presentation
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Activity 1 Look and answer.
Look at the pictures and read the text, and fill in the chart.
The whiteboard is a very useful invention.
People started to use whiteboards in the 1950s.
Whiteboards became very popular in the 1990s.
Modern whiteboards are very powerful tools.
Q1: What is this invention?
It’s the whiteboard.
Q2: When did people start to use whiteboards?
People started to use whiteboards in the 1950s.
Q3: When did whiteboards become very popular?
They became very popular in the 1990s.
Q4: What about modern whiteboards?
Modern whiteboards are very powerful tools.
Presentation
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Activity 1 Look and fill.
Look at the pictures and read the text, and fill in the chart.
The whiteboard is a very useful invention.
People started to use whiteboards in the 1950s.
Whiteboards became very popular in the 1990s.
Modern whiteboards are very powerful tools.
Main idea:The whiteboard is a ______ tool.
Details:
It was invented in the 1950s. It became popular in the 1990s.
It is now a very ________________.
useful
powerful tool
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Main idea:The whiteboard is a ______ tool.
Details:
It was invented in the 1950s. It became popular in the 1990s.
It is now a very ________________.
useful
powerful tool
Presentation
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Read and think.
__________ means talking about _____________________ in your own words. When you retell, you should include _______________________
in the right order.
Retelling
what you have read
all the important parts
Activity 1 Look and learn.
Presentation
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Retelling
Definition 定义
🌱读完文本,不照搬背诵原文,用自己的话转述阅读材料的内容。
🌱复述需要保留全部重要信息+按照原文的先后顺序讲述。
两类复述线索
🌱Main‑idea clues
📌定义:主旨线索 抓住文本核心大意,分清什么是最重要的内容,过滤无关细碎信息。
📌用途:先搞懂文章主要讲人 / 物 / 发明 / 事件,搭建复述的总起句。
📌例:白板短文,抓住 “The whiteboard is a useful invention” 作为
总主旨。
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Activity 1 Look and learn.
Presentation
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🌱Detail clues
📌定义:细节线索 文本里的时间、发展变化、关键特征、事实信息。
📌用途:按照事件发展顺序,把时间节点、变化过程依次梳理出来
📌例:白板文本提取时间细节:1950s 开始使用;1990s 流行;现代
功能强大。
标准化做题步骤
✔ Find main idea:找出文本主旨
✔ Find key details:提取关键细节(时间、事件、特征)
✔ Sort order:按照原文的时间 / 逻辑顺序整理要点
✔ Retell in your own words:用自己简单的语言组织表达,不要死记课文原句
✔ Check:回看原文,确认没有漏掉重点,也没有添加文中不存在的信息
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Activity 2 Read and complete.
Practice
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Read the text and underline the main idea and important details, and then complete the retelling of the text.
Science, engineering and technology are very closely connected, but how are they different from one another? To make things clear, we can start with a saying about the differences between science and engineering: Scientists study the world as it is, while engineers create the world that has never been. As to technology, we may then put it like this: Technology is the use of scientific knowledge in achieving engineering goals.
Main idea:
The text is mainly about ________________ among science, engineering and technology.
Details:
Science is the study of ________________.
Engineering is about creating a new world.
Technology is _________________________ to achieve ________________.
✔ Find main idea:找出文本主旨
the differences
Activity 2 Read and complete.
Practice
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Read the text and underline the main idea and important details, and then complete the retelling of the text.
Science, engineering and technology are very closely connected, but how are they different from one another? To make things clear, we can start with a saying about the differences between science and engineering: Scientists study the world as it is, while engineers create the world that has never been. As to technology, we may then put it like this: Technology is the use of scientific knowledge in achieving engineering goals.
Main idea:
The text is mainly about ________________ among science, engineering and technology.
Details:
Science is the study of ________________.
Engineering is about creating a new world.
Technology is _________________________ to achieve ________________.
the differences
✔ Find key details:提取关键细节(时间、事件、特征)
the world as it is
the use of scientific knowledge
engineering goals
Activity 2 Read and complete.
Practice
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Read the text and underline the main idea and important details, and then complete the retelling of the text.
Science, engineering and technology are very closely connected, but how are they different from one another? To make things clear, we can start with a saying about the differences between science and engineering: Scientists study the world as it is, while engineers create the world that has never been. As to technology, we may then put it like this: Technology is the use of scientific knowledge in achieving engineering goals.
The text is mainly about ________________ among science, engineering and technology. Science is the study of ________________. Engineering is about creating a new world. Technology is _________________________ to achieve ________________.
the differences
the world as it is
the use of scientific knowledge
engineering goals
Activity 3 Pair work.
Retell the text in Activity 2, and then talk about some engineering projects you know.
The text is mainly about ________________ among science, engineering and technology. Science is the study of ________________. Engineering is about creating a new world. Technology is ____________________________ to achieve ________________.
the differences
the world as it is
the use of scientific knowledge
engineering goals
Production
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Let’s retell the text. Science, engineering and technology are…
That’s right. And I know Scientists study the world as it is.
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Activity 3 Pair work.
Retell the text in Activity 2, and then talk about some engineering projects you know.
介绍项目
I know ____________ is a great engineering project.
评价 & 技术
It is ____________. It uses ____________ to achieve its engineering goals. ____________ worked together for this project.
带来的影响
It helps people ____________. It makes ____________ much easier. It provides people with ____________.
个人感受
I feel ____________ of this project. It is an achievement of ____________.
结对提问
What ____________ do you admire most? What changes does ____________ bring us?
Sentence Structure
the Hong Kong‑Zhuhai‑Macao Bridge
港珠澳大桥
the Three‑Gorges Dam 三峡大坝
high‑speed railways 高速铁路
the Qinghai‑Tibet Railway 青藏铁路
the Baihetan Dam 白鹤滩水电站
the South‑to‑North Water Diversion Project 南水北调工程
Beijing‑Daxing International Airport
北京大兴国际机场
the Shanghai Tower 上海中心大厦
Words Bank
Production
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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
分析故事情节 _____________________________
复述阅读策略 ______________________________
表格信息 ______________________________
绿色出行 ______________________________
plot ______________________________
retell ______________________________
skimming ______________________________
scanning ______________________________
artificial intelligence ______________________________
Summary
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analyse story plots
retelling reading strategy
table information
green travel
故事情节
复述
略读
扫读 / 寻读
人工智能
The words we have learned
二、句子互译
我们可以借助图表梳理故事的开端、发展与结尾。
_______________________________________________________________
运用复述策略可以帮助我们概括文本关键信息。
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________不同国家有着各式各样的交通工具。
_______________________________________________________________
绿色出行有益于保护我们的环境。
_______________________________________________________________
我们可以通过略读快速获取文章主旨。
_______________________________________________________________
Summary
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We can sort out the beginning, middle and end of the story with charts.
Using the retelling strategy can help us summarize key information of the
text.
There are all kinds of means of transport in different countries.
Green travel is good for protecting our environment.
We can get the main idea of the passage quickly by skimming.
We can tell the ______________ (begin) from the ending of a story.
These ___________ (detail) help retell the whole story.
We make ___________ (infer) when we do scanning‑reading.
There are different kinds of ______________ (transport) around the world. ______________ (retell) is a good reading skill for students.
One story may have several different ___________ (plot).
Charts help us get useful ___________ (inform).
三、用所给单词的适当形式填空
The grammar we have learned
Summary
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details
inferences
transport
plots
information
Retelling
beginning
The skills and strategies we have learned
Summary
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Analyzing the plot
💡看图片或短文,找到故事最先发生的事 →填写 Beginning
💡找故事发展经过的事件 →填写 Middle
💡找故事最后的结果、人物感受 →填写 End
💡检验:Beginning‑Middle‑End 连起来,故事逻辑通顺完整。
Retelling
✔ Find main idea:找出文本主旨
✔ Find key details:提取关键细节(时间、事件、特征)
✔ Sort order:按照原文的时间 / 逻辑顺序整理要点
✔ Retell in your own words:用自己简单的语言组织表达,不要死记课文原句
✔ Check:回看原文,确认没有漏掉重点,也没有添加文中不存在的信息
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