Unit 4 A World of Words Thinking skills & Reading Strategies课件 2026-2027学年仁爱科普版英语九年级上册

Unit 4 A World of Words Thinking skills & Reading Strategies Time to Relax 重点 重点 通过本节课的学习,学生能够: Learning objectives Learning objectives 1. 区分语篇主旨与细节,学会借助线索推断生词词义; 2. 运用图表梳理文本信息,运用阅读策略自主分析短文; 3. 读懂主题语段,掌握本课核心词汇,并按照要求完成信息填空与结对口头表达活动; 4. 通过手语相关话题学习,理解多元沟通方式,树立包容友善的人文意识。 Lead in Look at the pictures. What does each movement mean? It means thank you or please. It means love, kindness or I like it. It means be quiet! It means hello or waving goodbye. Body language Lead in Look at the picture and think about the topic. If people can’t hear or speak well, how do they communicate with others? body language sign language Fingerspelling Written communication Facial expressions Think and learn Main idea Details The main idea of a text tells us what the text is about, and details further explain the main idea. Definition: The core thought of a passage. It tells readers what the whole text is mainly about. Definition: True facts, examples and specific information in the text. They are used to explain and support the main idea. Read and identify Look at the pictures and read the text. Learn to identify the main idea and details by using a chart. What does the picture on the left say? It tells a story in American Sign Language (ASL): An apple is 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 /def/ adj. 聋的 Read and complete 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”, “no”, and so on. The expressions on the face and body language are important in sign language. There are many different sign languages in the world because of cultural differences. Read and complete Read the text and complete the main-idea-and-detail chart. Main idea: How can a sign language be for communication? used Detail: can be fingerspelled. Detail: The expressions on the face and are often used. Detail: People from can use different sign languages to communicate. Letters body language different cultures Read and answer Read the text and answer the following questions. 1. What can people with hearing problems use to communicate? 2. What is “fingerspelling”? They can use sign language. 3. What are important in sign language? 4. Why are there many different sign languages in the world? It means people spell out the letters one by one by using their fingers. The expressions on the face and the body language. Because of the different cultures. Read and learn Read the text and learn the key words and phrases. 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”, “no”, and so on. The expressions on the face and body language are important in sign language. There are many different sign languages in the world because of cultural differences. 1. spell /spel/ v. 拼写 2. one by one 一个接一个 3. be called 被称作;被叫做 4. expression / k spre n/ n. 表情;词语;表达方式 They spell the words . This kind of sign language ASL. one by one is called Pair work Talk about what you know about sign language. You should include a main idea and some details in your talk. Main idea: Sign language is a special and beautiful language around the world. Details: ① Firstly, different cultures have different kinds of sign languages. ② Secondly, people use face expressions and body movements when they “speak” sign language. ③ Thirdly, sign language lets people with hearing problems talk with others freely. Sample Lead in Look at the picture and try to answer the questions. When you meet a new word while reading, what do you usually do? look it up in the dictionary? ask teachers or parents? skip it or guess the meaning? Lead in Look at the picture and try to answer the questions. My grandma loves pastry. She often makes sweet cakes and bread for us. Can you guess what “pastry” means without a dictionary? It means food like cakes and bread. The words “cakes and bread” give us hints. text clues Think and learn Making inferences You can infer the meaning of a new word from the text clues around it. And prefixes and suffixes are also good clues to infer the meaning of a word. Definition: Guess the meaning of unknown words with clues. Two kinds of clues: ① text clues ② prefixes and suffixes Read and infer 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. Meimei is singing an English song. She is reading the lyrics while singing. What I infer: The meaning of lyrics. I underline it. How I infer: By using a text clue. I circle it. What the word means: It must mean the of the song because she can read them. words Read and circle Read the text. Circle the text clue for each word in the table and explain its meaning by using another word or phrase from the text. Do you know that if you imitate how someone talks, you’ll understand what they say better? Imitating is a very useful skill. It can help you better comprehend the speech. To learn a new language, it’s best to copy the native speakers. And if you want to learn the language faster, don’t just copy how your partner talks. Try to use this imitation method and copy his body language as well. In this way, you’ll sound like a native very soon. Read and explain Read the text. Circle the text clue for each word in the table and explain its meaning by using another word or phrase from the text. New word Meaning imitate comprehend imitation method copy understand the way to copy others Read and answer Read the text and answer the following questions. 1. What can help you understand others better when you talk? 2. Who should we copy when learning a new language? Imitating how someone talks. 3. What else can we copy besides the way people talk? 4. What result can we get by using the imitation method? We should copy the native speakers. We can also copy their body language. We will sound like a native speaker soon. Read and learn Read the text and learn the key words and phrases. Do you know that if you imitate how someone talks, you’ll understand what they say better? Imitating is a very useful skill. It can help you better comprehend the speech. To learn a new language, it’s best to copy the native speakers. And if you want to learn the language faster, don’t just copy how your partner talks. Try to use this imitation method and copy his body language as well. In this way, you’ll sound like a native very soon. 1. imitate / m te t/ v. 模仿;仿效 2. comprehend/ k mpr hend/ v. 理解;领悟 3. native / ne t v/ adj. 本地的 native speaker n. imitation / m te n/ speaker / spi k (r)/ n. 发言者;演讲者 以某种语言为母语的人 Pair work Talk about how you infer the meanings of other new words in the text. 1. New word: native I guess the word “native” means “people who speak the language as their first language”. My text clue: It is “To learn a new language, it’s best to copy the native speakers.” 2. New word: speech I guess the word “speech” means “the words that people say”. My text clue: It is “It can help you better comprehend the speech.” Sample Let’s enjoy identify the main idea and details in a passage. 3 1 After learning this lesson, I can understand the importance of different communication ways and be kind to others. infer the meaning of new words from text clues. 2 Summary Homework 1. Find a passage from the Internet. Mark its main idea and details with different coloured pens. Share your findings with us in the next class. 2. Read one short English text. Try to guess the meanings of two new words using context clues. Write down the clues and your guesses on your notebook. Unit 4 Thank you! Time to Relax $