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Unit 3 The Earth
Period 5 MP, Culture corner &
Study skills
牛津深圳·广州版 七年级上
1. Knowledge objectives: Understand that There was/were expressed as someone or something ‘existed’ at a certain time or place in the past.
2. Skill objectives: Use the knowledge learned in this unit to discuss environmental pollution and environmental protection measures.
3. Emotional objectives: Cultivate interest in ancient Chinese myths and stories, and understand the wisdom of ancient Chinese people
4. Thinking quality objectives: Extract and sort out the key information of the text to obtain the main idea of this article.
Learning objects
What is it
It has no smell.
It has no taste.
But when the wind blows,
You feel it on your face.
It’s air.
Lead in
1. How do a kite or a plane stay in the air
____________________________________________
2. How does a balloon rise in the air and lift people up
____________________________________________3. Why do we need air
____________________________________________
They ride on air.
Pre-reading
Listen to the tape and answer the questions.
It uses hot air.
Because it keeps us alive.
Before you read
Reading
Air has no smell.
Air has no taste.
But when the wind blows,
You feel it on your face.
Look at a kite,
Or a plane in the air.
How do they stay there
They ride on air.
Air
How does a balloon
Rise in the air,
And lift people up
It uses hot air.
We need air to breathe.
We need air to survive.
And when we breathe it,
It keeps us alive.
( ) 1. What’s air like
A. It has no sound. B. It has smell.
C. It has no taste. D. It has colour.
( ) 2. How does a kite fly in the sky
A. It rides on air. B. It flies by itself.
C. It uses hot air. D. It blows wind.
( ) 3. A balloon uses ______ to lift people up.
A. warm air B. cool air C. cold air D. hot air
C
A
D
Reading task
Read the poem, choose the best answer.
( ) 4. “We need air to survive” means _______.
A. air gives us lives B. air is our food
C. air keeps us alive D. we need to eat air
( ) 5. What can we learn from the poem
A. We can’t feel the air.
B. Air is useful is our life.
C. We can live without air.
D. People can fly with kites.
C
B
Reading task
1. Air has no _________ and no _________. When the wind blows, you feel the ______ on your face.
2. A kite or a plane ______________ to stay in the sky.
3. A balloon uses _______ to rise in the air and _______people up.
4. “We need air to survive” means “Air _______ us __________”.
A Read the poem and complete the sentences below.
smell
taste
air
rides on air
hot air
lift
keeps
alive
Reading task
B Where does air pollution come from In groups, discuss the question with your classmates. Then report to the class. Follow the example.
Where does air pollution come from
It comes from traffic.
It also comes from factories.
...
Post- reading
It keeps us alive. 它让我们活着。
【用法】①“keep + sb. / sth. +形容词”意为“使某人/某物处于某种状态”。
The students keep their classroom clean and tidy every day.这些学生每天使他们的教室保持干净、整洁。
② alive 是形容词，意为“活着的；在世的”，通常位于be，keep 和stay 等系动词之后。
Was she alive when her family got to the hospital 当她的家人赶到医院时，她还活着吗？
Language points
1. When the wind ______(blow), you can feel it on your face.
2. We need air to ________ (breath) and survive.
3. Tommy ______ (ride) a bike to school every day.
4. We should eat more vegetables to keep _______(health).
5. Water has ______ (not) smell or taste.
no
blows
breathe
rides
healthy
Exercise
一、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. 看！一架飞机正在空中飞翔。
Look! A plane is flying ___ ____ ________.
2. 我们需要一些水来洗水果。
We need some water _____ _____ the fruit.
3. 请抬起你的脚，我想打扫地板。
Please ______ your feet ______ . I want to clean the floor.
4. 我们必须保持教室干净。
We must ______ ______ __________ ______ .
in the air / sky
to wash
keep the classroom clean
lift up
Exercise
二、根据中文意思完成句子。
Summary
Key phrases:
lift up, keep …alive, in the air,
need sth. to do…,
part and/or chapter numbers
You can always find the contents page at the beginning of a book. It contains useful information.
Study skills
parts of a book (1): The contents
names of chapters and page numbers
Think and discuss the question.
Study skills
What is the use of the contents page
1. There are _____(how many ) parts and _____ (how many ) chapters in this book.
2. In Part _____, Chapter_____, we can find out about different types of fish.
3. We can find out why the sea is crying in Part _____.
4. We can find information about how to save the sea in Part _____.
5. In Part _____, Chapter _____, we may find information about where oil comes from.
4
10
1
1
3
4
2
2
Study skills
6. Where can you find these photos in the books
Study skills
In Part _______,
Chapter ______.
In Part _______,
Chapter ______.
In Part _______,
Chapter ______.
1
3
2
1
3
1
Look at the title and the picture.
What will happen in the story
Culture corner
The story of the ten suns
In the end, only one sun remained. The weather got cooler. Plants could grow. People were happy.
A long time ago, there were ten suns in the sky. The weather was very hot. Plants could not grow. Animals could not live long.
There was a man. His name was Houyi. He shot nine suns out of the sky.
Culture corner
Retell the story in your own words. Pay attention to the use of the simple past tense.
There were …
There was …
Plants …
Animals …
People …
He …
In the end, …
Plants …
Animals …
People …
Culture corner
Discussion
No, …
Yes, …
Do you want to have one sun or ten suns in the sky Give your reasons.
Culture corner
After shooting the suns in the sky, Houyi and his wife, Chang’e lived together on Earth. One day, Chang’e found herself getting old and she was sad. Houyi heard of a pill(丹药). It could help people live forever. So he went to find the pill for his wife. He went to the Kunlun Mountains. A goddess(女神) gave him the pill. She told him if a person took the whole pill he would fly to Heaven, but if he cut the pill into two halves and shared it with another person, they could live forever. Also, they must take the pill on the fifteenth night of the eighth month. Houyi went home.
Extensive reading
Extensive reading
He and Chang’e decided to cut the pill and take it at the right time.
Three days before the full moon, Houyi went out and told his wife he would come back that day. On the 15th of the eighth month, Chang’e waited and waited, but Houyi didn’t come back. She took the whole pill in a hurry(匆忙). Soon she felt her body becoming lighter and flying towards the sky. At that moment, Houyi arrived and saw Chang’e flying faster and faster.
( )1. Why did Houyi want to find the pill
A. Chang’e was ill.
B. Houyi wanted to live long.
C. Chang’e was afraid of getting old.
D. Houyi was afraid of getting old.
( )2. How should a person take the pill
A. Take a half to fly to Heaven.
B. Take a half to live forever.
C. Share it with others to fly to Heaven.
D. Take it to live forever.
Extensive reading
C
B
( )3. ______, Houyi must take the pill.
A. Three days before the full moon.
B. When the moon was full.
C. After he shot the nine suns.
D. On the 15th night of the 8th month.
( )4. You can read the passage in ________.
A. a storybook B. a science report
C. a history book D. a geography book
Extensive reading
D
A
Homework
1. Recite new words and expressions .
2. Finish the MP exercise paper.
No one can live without water or air.
没有人能离开水和空气生存。
Reflection
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