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 ★学习目标： •能区分主旨与细节，借助上下文推断生词，简单描述非语 言交际方式。 •了解不同地区手势文化差异，尊重手语等多元沟通形式。 •学会依托文本线索推理信息，提升分析、概括语篇的逻辑 思维。 •掌握找主旨、猜生词的阅读策略，形成自主阅读的好习惯。 ★教学重难点： •掌握阅读策略，区分文本主旨和支撑细节，利用上下文线索推断生词。 •获取手语语篇关键信息，理解肢体语言这类非语言交际形式。 •找准文本线索，有理有据推断词义，杜绝主观臆断。 •口头表达中区分主旨概括与事实细节，解读多模态语篇。 What will you do if you meet a new word in an English text? Free talk We need clues to understand real meaning, not only what we see directly. Thinking Skills Identifying the main idea and details The main idea of a text tells us what the text is about, and details further explain the main idea. 文本的主旨点明文章的中心内容，细节用来进一步解释说明主旨。 •What can you see in these pictures? •Guess what the gesture in the picture represents? 6 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. 7 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 8 Read the text and complete the following 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. 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 Letters body language different cultures used 9 Pair work. Main idea: ________________________________ Detail: _________________ Detail: _________________ Detail: _________________ Talk about what you know about sign language. You should include a main idea and some details in your talk. 10 Example: Sign language is a helpful way of communication for people with hearing problems. First, signers can use hand movements to show whole words instead of spelling every single letter. Second, signers need eye contact when they talk with each other. It helps them pass feelings clearly. Third, many countries have their own sign languages, so sign language users from different places may not understand each other. Main idea: Sign language is a helpful way of communication for people with hearing problems. Detail: Hand movements can stand for whole words. Detail: Eye contact is necessary during sign language communication. Detail: Different countries have different sign languages. 11 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. 你可以根据生词周围的文本线索推测词义，前缀和后缀也是推测词义的有效线索。 Reading Strategies Making inferences 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 13 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. New words Meanings imitate comprehend imitation method copy how someone talks understand the speech the way to copy how someone talks 14 Pair work. Talk about how you infer the meanings of other new words in 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. Ways to help make inferences: • Infer with the text clues around it. • Prefixes and suffixes are also good clues. Vocabulary spell ▶v. 拼写；拼出 •spell out：①拼写出；②讲清楚、阐明 例：Please spell out this new word.（请拼写出这个生词。） Please spell out your idea.（请把你的想法讲明白。） ▶n. ①一段时间；②咒语 例：The story says the princess is under a spell.（故事里说公主被下了魔咒。） •a spell of…：一阵 / 一段…… 例：He had a short spell of illness last month.（上个月他生了一阵子病。） expression ▶n. ① 表情；神色 •facial expressions 面部表情 例：Sign language uses facial expressions to show feelings.（手语会使用面部表情来传递 情绪。） ▶n. ② 表达；表露（思想、情感） •an expression of…：…… 的表达 例：Art is an expression of feelings.（艺术是情感的一种表达。） ▶n. ③ 词语；表达方式；习语 例：“A piece of cake” is a common English expression.（“小菜一碟”是一个常见的英 语习语。） circle ▶n. 圆；圆形；圆圈；（社交）圈子 例：Draw a big circle on your notebook.（在你的笔记本上画一个大圆圈。） He has many friends in different social circles.（他在不同的社交圈子都有 很多朋友。） ▶v. 圈出；环绕 例：Many birds circled above the lake.（许多鸟儿在湖面上空盘旋。） Please circle all the text clues in the passage.（请把文章中全部的文本线索 圈出来。） imitate ▶v. 模仿；仿效；仿制；仿造 •imitate sb：模仿某人 例：He likes to imitate his deskmate.（他喜欢模仿他的同桌。） •imitate in doing sth：在做某事方面效仿某人 例：Young people often imitate adults in dressing.（年轻人常在穿着方面效仿成年人。） •imitate sth：仿制某物；模仿某事物 例：The paint imitates the look of wood.（这种涂料仿制出木头的外观。） comprehend ▶v. 理解；领会 •comprehend sth：理解 / 领会某事 例：Few people can comprehend his strange idea.（几乎没人能理解他那奇特的想法。） •fail to comprehend sth：无法理解、未能领会 例：She failed to comprehend the hidden message.（她没能领会其中隐含的信息。） •fully comprehend sth：充分理解；完全领会 例：You need time to fully comprehend the writer’s idea.（你需要时间来充分理解作者 的想法。） native ▶adj. 本土的；本国的；天生的 •native country / native land：祖国，故土 例：He returned to his native town after many years.（多年后他回到了故乡。） •native language：母语 例：Chinese is my native language.（汉语是我的母语。） •native to…：原产于…… 例：This beautiful flower is native to South America.（这种美丽的花原产于南美洲。） ▶n. 本地人；原住民 例：The natives here are friendly to visitors.（这里的本地人对游客很友好。） Exercise 单项选择 1. —Can you ______ the word “‑celebrate”? —Sure. C‑E‑L‑E‑B‑R‑A‑T‑E. A. circle B. imitate C. spell D. comprehend 2. The little boy likes to ______ how his father talks and walks. A. copy B. circle C. spell D. express 3. A tired look is one kind of facial ______. A. impression B. expression C. communication D. talent C A B 根据括号内容填空 1. Please ___________（圈出）the key clues in your reading passage. 2. Children often ___________（模仿）the behaviour of adults around them. 3. It is hard for kids to ___________（理解）the meaning of this long poem. 4. A smile is a happy ___________（表情）on people’s faces. circle imitate comprehend expression Homework Homework ▶Need to do: •Finish the exercises about this lesson. •Read a short passage. Find out its main idea and two supporting details, write them down on your notebook. ▶Choose to do: •Search for one fact about different sign languages around the world and share it next class. Thanks! $