Unit 4 Lesson 7 Reading for Writing 课件 2026-2027学年仁爱科普版英语九年级上册

Unit 4 A World of Words Big Question: How do we use languages? In this unit, you will learn to: introduce different languages. understand cultural differences. use a thinking map to identify the main idea and details. use the reading strategy of making inferences. make a poster to introduce a language. Lesson 7 Reading for Writing Learning a foreign language Learning Objective By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: identify the structure and main ideas of the reading text and extract key information about motivations for learning a foreign language; use sentence patterns and linking words to express reasons, experiences, and feelings; write a coherent short passage based on personal experience, using clear logic and supporting details. Lead in Discuss with your partner and complete the survey. Do you like learning English? When did you begin learning English? What problems have you had in learning English? Did you ever want to give up? In primary school. Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things. — Flora Lewis Activity 1 Talk about the following question. Q: How do you understand the following sentence? Learning a new language is not just learning ______________. It also means we can learn _________________________. new words a different way of thinking Does learning English make you think differently about something? Let’s tell your language learning story. Activity 2 Read the text about Michael and find out the main idea of the text. Main idea: Why Michael __________________. has learned Chinese Focus on Structure Q2: How does he organize his Chinese learning story? In time order. Focus on structure Read the text and find the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Self introduction and the question of why he has learned Chinese. Three __________ for learning Chinese: An __________ to learn Chinese. reasons invitation I________ in Chinese culture from childhood; E________ of learning Chinese at school; V________ of Chinese for China's culture and development. nterest xperience alue Focus on language Read paragraph 2 carefully and complete the table. Since I was a little kid, I have always been interested in Chinese culture. My home was only about 10 minutes' walk from Chinatown. I loved going to Chinese restaurant with my family and watching dragon dances during the Spring Festival. Time Reasons Since I was a little kid Cause Effect live ________ Chinatown love _____________ and ______________ be _____________ Chinese culture. near Chinese food dragon dances interested in Reason 1: I______ in Chinese culture from childhood nterest In the 6th grade, my primary school offered several foreign language courses. Most of my classmates chose Spanish or French, but I found writing Chinese characters and understanding Chinese grammar challenging and enjoyable. Time Reasons In the 6th grade Cause Effect School ________ foreign languages courses. His childhood interest in Chinese culture made him ______ Chinese. He found ____________________ and understanding Chinese grammar ______________ and enjoyable. offered choose writing Chinese characters challenging Reason 2: E__________ of learning Chinese at school njoyment adj. difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way After learning Chinese for some time, I started to dream of traveling to China one day. My father went to China on business once. He told me that China has one of the world's oldest cultures and has become one of the largest economies. Learning Chinese can surely allow me to better experience China's traditional culture and modern development as well. Time Reasons After learning Chinese for some time Cause Effect his father's _________ trip to China China's long-standing __________ culture and __________ development He began to ____________ traveling to China one day. business dream of traditional modern Reason 3: V____ of Chinese for China's culture and development Learning Chinese _______ him to better ____________ them. allows experience alue Traveling or being away for work purposes Complete the chart. Main idea: Why Michael has learned Chinese Detail: Contact (personal experiences) Since Michael was a little kid, he ______________________________. has been interested in Chinese culture Detail: Choice (cultural attractions) In the 6th grade, he chose Chinese and found writing and speaking Chinese are ___________________________. challenging and enjoyable Detail: Bridge (Future Dream) After learning Chinese for some time, he wants to _________________ and learn more about China. visit China one day Focus on language Read paragraph 3 carefully and think deeply. In any case, Chinese will be more widely used in the future as China is growing stronger. Why not join me and study this interesting and valuable language. Q1: What does “in any case” mean here? Why does Michael use it here? It means _________________________________________. Because it shows _____________________________________________. Q2: How do you feel about that? We feel ________________ our country and culture. “no matter what will happen in the future” his confidence in the development of China and Chinese proud of Activity 3 Draw a chart. The following questions will help you. Main idea: Reasons for learning English Detail: personal experiences Where and when did you first start learning English? What interested you most at that time? Detail: Choice (cultural attractions) Why do you continue learning this language? What do you find challenging about it? What do you find enjoyable about it? Detail: Bridge (Future Dream) What value can this language bring you? How will it help you in the future? What opportunities will it create for you? Remember to use the time order to organize your story. Useful expressions My name is Michael. I'm in Grade 8 at a public school of New York City. I have been learning Chinese for three years. Many people ask me why I want to learn Chinese. When I really think about it, there are so many reasons. Since I was a little kid I have always been interested in Chinese culture. My home was only about 10 minutes' from Chinatown. I loved going to Chinese restaurants and watching dragon dances. In the 6th grade My primary school offered several foreign language courses. I found writing Chinese characters and understanding Chinese grammar challenging and enjoyable. Since I was ... / When I was have been interested in A is _______ away from B. / 10 minutes' walk love doing A and doing B In ____ grade / At the age of / offer sb. sth. / offer sth. to sb. find ______ adj. My name is ______. I have been learning ______ for ______ / since ______. I want to talk about why ______. Useful expressions After learning Chinese for some time I started to dream of traveling to China. China has one of the world's oldest cultures and has become one of the largest economies. Learning Chinese can allow me to better experience China's traditional culture and modern development. In any case, Chinese will be more widely used in the future as China is growing stronger. Why not join me and study this interesting and valuable language? After learning ______ for some time start to dream of doing one of + adj.(est) + n.(s) Learning ______ can allow sb. to better experience ______. In any case, ______ will be more widely used as _______. Why not / Let's __________________________________. Beginning: State the topic My name is… I have learned English for ... I want to talk about why … Body: Explain the reasons End: Invite others to join In any case, ... will be more widely used as ... Why not… / Let's ... Draft your essay. Since I was…, I have been interested in… In the … grade / At the age of … / when I was … I found… challenging and interesting. After learning, I… Learning … allows me to…. A possible version: My name is Wang Lei, a Grade 8 student from Beijing. I have been learning English for six years. Many people ask why I spend so much time on it. Well, let me share my story. Since I was in primary school, I’ve been interested in English songs. At first, I found pronunciation challenging but interesting. The memory of my first English song still makes me smile. Also, learning English built a bridge to Western culture for me. It surely allows me to understand English films and books better. Besides, as the internet connects the whole world, English will still be widely used in the future. I dream of studying abroad one day. In any case, learning English is not just memorizing words—it's discovering new ways of thinking. Why not join me on this exciting journey? Activity 4 Rate your draft, and then complete your essay. Deep diving For Chinese teenagers: Do you think learning English is only about getting good grades? What else can it bring to our life? Why should we keep on learning English? Summary We learn: how to write a personal language learning story from Michael’s story. useful expressions and sentence patterns to explain our experiences and reasons. We can: understand why Michael learned Chinese. use the structure and sentences to write about your own language learning story. think deeply about why learning a language matters. Language points My name is Michael. I’m in Grade 8 at a public school of New York City. I have been learning Chinese for three years. Many people ask me why I want to learn Chinese. When I really think about it, there are so many reasons. 一所纽约的公立学校 考虑 Language points Since I was a little kid, I have always been interested in Chinese culture. My home was only about 10 minutes’ walk from Chinatown. I loved going to Chinese restaurants with my family and watching dragon dances during the Spring Festival. be interested in (doing) 对...感兴趣 walk/ride/drive 十分钟的路程 A is + 距离 + from B. 观看舞龙表演 Language points In the 6th grade, my primary school offered several foreign language courses. Most of my classmates chose Spanish or French, but I found writing Chinese characters and understanding Chinese grammar challenging and enjoyable. 在六年级的时候 提供几门外语课程 offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. 谓语 宾语 宾补 find sth. + adj. / find it + adj. + to do (find it difficult to learn) Language points After learning Chinese for some time, I started to dream of traveling to China one day. My father went to China on business once. He told me that China has one of the world’s oldest cultures and has become one of the largest economies. Learning Chinese can surely allow me to better experience China’s traditional culture and modern development as well. dream of doing 梦想做某事 go to sp. on business 去某地出差 有着世界最古老的文化 最大的经济体之一 allow sb. to experience 允许/使某人去体验 现代发展 Language points In any case, Chinese will be more widely used in the future as China is growing stronger. Why not join me and study this interesting and valuable language? 无论如何 随着 Why not do sth.为什么不做某事 Retell My name is Michael. I have been _____________ for three years. Let's talk about _______________. Since _________, I have been __________ Chinese culture. My home was ___________ from Chinatown. I loved going to Chinese restaurants and watching __________. Retell In the 6th grade, my primary school ___________. Most of my classmates ___________, but I _______ Chinese. I found ____________ and _________ challenging and ____________. Retell My father went to China ____________. He told me that China has _________________ and has become _______________. So, I started to ________________ to China one day. Learning Chinese can _______ me to better ________ China's _____________ and _____________. Lavf60.16.100 $