(共37张PPT)
Unit 1 People around us
Period 2 Reading II & Listening
牛津深圳·广州版 七年级下
Learning objects
Use different sentence patterns to describe
someone
1
Go deep into and learn the structure of the main reading text
2
Master the listening skills: take down key words in shorthand
3
Warm-up
Let’s play a game.
give up
miss
take care of
support
cheerful
encourage
make fun of
probably
smell
strict
forget
patient
My grandma was a short woman with 1. _____ hair. She was always 2. ________ and good at cooking. I will never forget the 3. ______ of her dishes, and the 4. ______ as well.
Alice is my best friend. She often tells me 5. _______ to make me laugh, but she never makes 6. _____ of others. I hope we will always 7. ________ friends.
Mr Li is my Maths teacher. He is 8. ______ about our studies. He often 9. __________ us and says, “Never give up and you’ll be 10. ____________.”
Review
Fill in the blanks.
grey
cheerful
taste
smell
jokes
fun
remain
strict
encourages
successful
Reading
My grandma
My grandma was a short woman with grey hair. She was always cheerful. She was a very good cook. Her dishes were probably the best in the world! I will never forget the taste, and the smell as well.
Grandma took care of my family. She was really kind and patient. She died two years ago and I miss her very much.
— Ben
Alice
Alice is my best friend. She is a tall girl with glasses. She often tells me jokes to make me laugh, but she never makes fun of others.
Alice is a smart girl. She is good at Maths. We often study and play table tennis together. I hope we will always remain friends.
— Joyce
Mr Li
Mr Li is my Maths teacher. He is tall and thin. His classes are always full of fun. He uses lots of games in his teaching.
Mr Li is strict about our studies, but he always encourages us and gives us support. He often says, “Never give up and you’ll be successful.”
— Amy
a short woman with grey hair
a tall girl with glasses
tall and thin
always cheerful and patient
always encourages us and gives us support
strict about our studies
took care of my family and cooked well
Find the right phrases for the right person .
My grandma Alice
Mr Li
a short woman with grey hair
took care of my family and cooked well
tall and thin
always cheerful and patient
always encourages us and gives us support
strict about our studies
a tall girl with glasses
good at Maths
good at Maths
Reading task
Writer:
title
Work in groups, complete the table according to the text.
Main character Relationship with the writer Appearance Character Example(s) Writer's feeling about the character
Reading task
writer
My grandma
Ben
Main character Grandma Relationship with the writer his grandma Appearance a short woman with grey hair Character Examples cheerful kind and patient She took care of his family. Writer's feeling about the character He misses her very much.
Reading task
writer
Alice
Joyce
Main character Alice Relationship with the writer her best friend Appearance a tall girl with glasses Character Examples funny She often tells Joyce jokes to make her laugh. friendly She never makes fun of others. They often study and play table tennis together. Writer's feeling about the character Joyce hopes they will always remain friends.
Reading task
writer
Mr Li
Amy
Main character Mr Li Relationship with the writer her Maths teacher Appearance tall and thin Character Examples full of fun He uses lots of games in his teaching. strict He is strict about their studies. kind He always encourages them and gives them support. Writer's feeling about the character She likes him.
Reading task
Retell the text with the help of the mind-map
Reading task
Example
Ben's grandma was a short woman with grey hair. She was always cheerful. She was a very good cook. She took care of Ben's family. She was really kind and patient.
Joyce's best friend, Alice, is a tall girl with glasses. She often tells Joyce jokes to make her laugh, but she never makes fun of others. She is smart and good at Maths. They often study and play tennis together.
Amy's teacher Mr Li is tall and thin. His classes are always full of fun. He is strict about their studies, but he always encourages them and gives them support.
1.What is special about your grandma or grandpa
2.What kind of person would you like to make friends with
3.What do you like about your teachers
Discuss and answer the questions below with your classmates.
Post reading
An interview about people
Example
S1: Who do you like
S2: Mr Li.
S1: Who is Mr Li
S2: He is my Maths teacher.
S1: Why do you like him
S2: Because his classes are always full of fun.
S1: What does he look like
S2: He is tall and thin.
S1: Is he strict about your studies
S2: Yes. But he always encourages us and gives us support.
...
Post reading
Summary
Useful sentences:
My grandma was a short woman with grey hair.
I will never forget the taste, and the smell as well.
She often tells me jokes to make me laugh, but she never makes fun of others.
I hope we will always remain friends.
He uses lots of games in his teaching.
Never give up and you’ll be successful.
1.嘲笑残疾人是不对的。
_________ is wrong to _______ _______ _______ the disabled.
2.他的爷爷是一个灰色头发的绅士。
His grandpa is a gentleman _______ _______ _______.
3.我哥哥经常讲笑话给我听。
My brother often _______ _______ _______.
4.虽然他英语不好,但是他不会放弃英语学习。
Though he doesn’t do well in English. he won’t _____ _____ English study.
5.妈妈对我的学习严格要求。
My mother _______ _______ _______ my studies.
make fun of
with grey hair
tells me jokes
is strict about
Exercise
根据中文意思完成句子。
It
give up
Listening
Guess who the lady is.
Lead in
Guessing Game
always cheerful
a lady with long brown hair
full of energy
an athlete
good at skiing
4. What do you like about them
3. What are their hobbies
1. Who are they
2. What are they like
Describing people
2. Appearance
（外貌）
3.Hobbies
（爱好）
4. Character
（性格）
1. Job
（职业）
teacher
doctor
tall, short
thin, fat
long hair
with glasses
singing
reading
friendly
kind
nice
Lead in
How to describe a person
Here is a word bank about people’s appearances.
general
build
age
hair
handsome/beautiful/good-looking/ugly
tall/short/fat/thin/slim/strong/weak/heavy of medium height/about … metres tall
young/old/middle-aged
about … years old
long/short hair
straight/curly/wavy hair/bald
black/brown/blond(e)/grey/white hair
Lead in
2. 描述人物工作的词汇：
teacher, doctor, cook, driver, singer, worker, postman, policeman…
3. 描述人物爱好的词汇：
traveling, singing, dancing, swimming, cooking, fishing, drawing...
4. 描述人物性格特征的词汇：
helpful, kind, nice, clever, smart, patient, strict…
Lead in
A. Sara is phoning her grandma to ask about their relatives in Australia. Listen to their conversation and take notes. Write one word or figure in each blank.
Pre-listening
Sara’s relatives
Build
Hair
Appearance
Age
Build
Appearance
Hair
Age
adj.
adj.
n.
number
number
adj. / n.
adj.
number
Pre-listening
When predicting information, we can predict it from part of speech(词性) and content(内容).
While-listening
strong
grey
glasses
51
1.55
thin
black
45
Sara’s relatives
B. Can you help Sara find her uncle and aunt in the photo below Draw arrows and label each of them.
While-listening
Sara’s aunt
Sara’s uncle
Have a try
37
short
fat
taxi driver
long hours
turns
off
job
hard-working
Robert is making a speech to the class about his uncle Peter. Listen and complete the table.
1. Is Sara's uncle short
____________________________________________2. How old is Sara's uncle
____________________________________________
Yes, he is.
He is 51 years old. / 51.
Post-listening
Listen again and answer the questions.
3. How tall is Sara's aunt
____________________________________________
4. How old is Sara's aunt
____________________________________________
She is about 1.55 metres. / About 1.55 metres.
She is about 45 years old. / About 45.
Post-listening
Tape script
Sara: Grandma, Dad showed me a photo of some of our relatives in Australia, but I don’t know much about the people in it. Could you tell me about them, please
Grandma: Sure. Who do you want to know about
Sara: Who’s the short but strong man He’s about 50 years old. He has short, grey hair. He’s wearing glasses.
Grandma: Oh, he's your Uncle Danny. He’s 51 years old.
Sara: What about Uncle Danny's wife, Aunt Mary What does she look like
Grandma: Well, Aunt Mary is short. about 1.55 metres. She’s also thin. She has short, straight, black hair. She’s about 45 years old.
Tape script
1. Daisy can not see the blackboard clearly, so she has to wear g_______.
2. I m_______ many new friends after I moved to Guangzhou.
3. The old woman with g_______ hair is my grandma.
4. He is a tall, t_______ man with black hair.
5. I need some s_______ men to move the piano.
lasses
ade
rey
hin
trong
Exercise
一、首字母填空，注意其形式。
1. 这些小狗精力充沛，它们整天围绕着母亲玩耍。
The little dogs ____ ____ ____ energy (精力). They played around the mother dog all day.
2. 垃圾的气味闻起来很恶心。
The _______ from the rubbish _______ terrible.
3. 姚明身高约为2.26米。
Yao Ming is about _____ _______ _____.
4. 我们必须尽力使他改变主意。
We must try our best to ______ _____ ________ his mind.
are full of
smell smells
2.26 metres tall
make him change
Exercise
二、根据中文意思完成句子。
Summary
Key words: wear, straight, relative
Key sentences:
What does she look like
Homework
1. Recite the text.
2. Finish the exercise paper.
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
Reflection
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