Unit4 time to celebrate Starting out+Understanding Ideas 导学案2026-2027学年外研版七年级英语上册

Unit 4 Time to celebrate

Starting out+Understanding Ideas 导学案

Pre-reading:

Task 1: Free talk

1.-What’ s your favorite festival?

-My favourite festival is ______.

(Tips:Mid-autumn Day, May Day, National Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Spring Festival......)

2.- What do you usually do during the Spring Festival?

- I usually __________.

(Tips: clean the house, get some lucky money, have a family reunion dinner, watch the Spring Festival Gala, wear new clothes......)

Task 2: Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. -What are they doing ?

-They are having a ____________ ./They are making _________.

(Tips: dish, dinner, family reunion, festival,video......)

 

2. -What is on the table ?

- There are many _______  on the table .

(Tips: dish, dinner, family reunion, festival,video......)

While reading

Task 3: Look at the title and pictures. Answer the questions.

What’s the passage about?

A. It’s about Spring Festival.

B. It’s about winter holiday.

C. It’s about delicious food.

Step 3 Fast reading

1.What text type(文章类型) is this passage?

A. A letter         B. A story         C. A piece of news

 

2. Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.

Para 1            result. (结果)

Para 2            the writer’s problem.

Para 3-5          the writer’s solution. (解决办法）

Step4 Detailed reading

Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions.

1. Where was the writer during the Spring Festival?

1. The UK.        B. The USA.        C. China

2. What did the writer want to do?

She wanted to ____________ to a _________ dinner.

Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.

1. What’s the writer’s problem?

                                       .

2. How did the writer solve the problem?

                                         .

Read Paragraph 3&4 and answer the questions.

1. What is the last dish?

                                         .

2. How did Emilia feel about the lion’s head? Why?

                                         .

Read Paragraph 5 and answer the questions.

1. What does the round shape stand for(代表）?

                                          .

2. How did the writer feel about the Spring Festival? Why?

She felt like ___________________.

Post reading：

Task4: Choose the writer’s feelings  (感受）after the meal.

a: I hate spending the Spring Festival alone.

b: I miss my family so much.

c: It’s really an unusual and happy Spring Festival.

 

Task5: Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.

 

Task6 Read and think: What is unusual about the writer’s Spring Festival?

 

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Homework

1) Need to do：Try to retell the text according to the chart on P66;

2) Choose to do ：Enjoy the video and make a mindmap of the Spring Festival