Module 7 Unit 2 I was born in Quincy教案 2023-2024学年外研版英语七年级下册

Module 7 My past life
Unit 2 I was born in Quincy.
Learning objectives:
To get information from the reading material about Betty’s past life in Quincy
2. To understand the sentences with was or were in the passage
3. To be able to join the sentences with with and write a brief description about one’s past life
Step 1 New words
Show the new words and expressions of Unit 2.
bathroom, bedroom, garden, living room, coast, east, ago, store, movie theater / theatre, bored, president, lake, last, comfortable
And then give students some exercises about the new words.
Step 2 Brainstorming
Work together to list as many words about “house” as possible.
Step 3 Warming up
Label the picture with the words from the box.
bathroom bedroom garden kitchen living room
Step 4 Reading
1. How much do you know about Quincy
Quincy is a town on the east coast of America.
It’s called the “City of President” and “Birthplace of the American Dream”.
Quincy is the birthplace of the second and the sixth U.S. presidents, John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams.
2. Watch the video and read the passage quickly.
Who wrote this passage
Was anyone famous born in Quincy
Who are they
When was Betty there for the last time
3. Now choose the correct answer.
1. Betty was/wasn’t happy when she was in Quincy.
2. Two/Three US presidents were born in Quincy.
3. There were/ weren’t pictures on Betty’s bedroom walls.
4. There was/ wasn’t a small lake in the garden.
5. Betty was/ wasn’t in Quincy last year.
4. Answer these questions.
1. Were there a lot of things to do
2. Was anyone famous born there
3. Who were they
4. What was Betty’s house like
5. How many rooms were there
6. What was Betty’s bedroom like
7. Was there a garden
8. Were there lots of children
keys: 1. Yes, there were.
2. Two presidents of the US were born there.
3. John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
4. It was big and comfortable.
5. Five.
6. On her bedroom walls there were pictures of her favourite movie stars.
7. Yes, there was.
8. Yes, there were.
5. Fill in the blanks to finish the summary.
The things to do in Quincy There were lots of things to do, with (1)_____________, two movie theaters, football clubs and basketball teams.
The famous people in Quincy Two presidents of the US, (2)_____________ and John Quincy Adams.
Betty’s house There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and (3)_______________.
Behind the house There was a big garden and a small (4)______.
Betty’s hope She is looking forward to seeing her (5)________ again.
6. Speaking
Retell the passage according to the information given in each part.
Part 1 social life
I was born in…, … on the east coast of …, … ago.
② There were lots of things to do in … with many stores, two …, football…, and … I wasn’t bored.
Two presidents of…was born in…You can visit…
Part 2 family life
Our house are… There was a… with a kitchen, a…, three… On my bedroom walls, there were…
Behind the house, there was… with…
Part 3 life with friends and my hope
① There were lots of children...
Many of them were...
② One day, I'll ... and I'm looking forward to...
Step 5 Language points
I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America.
12年前我出生于昆西，美国东海岸的一个小镇。
east adj. 东面的；东部的 n. 东方 (与the连用)
e.g. The small village is in the east of the country. 那个小村庄在国家的东部。
Which way is east 哪边是东啊？
完成句子。
(1)他们住在东海岸。
They live on ______________.
(2) 他正从东边过来。
He is coming from ______________.
(3) 上海位于中国的东部。
Shanghai is in ________________.
ago adv. 以前
注意：
只能与一段时间连用，不与时间点连用；
只能放在时间段之后；
③通常与过去时态连用。
e.g. I met her three years ago.
Mr. Green went to see his mother a week ago.
There were lots of things to do in Quincy...
在昆西有很多事情可以做……
此句为there be句型的过去时。there be句型的过去时为There was / were ...，否定式是在was或were后加not，疑问式是将was或were提到句首。如：
There was a boy here just now.
→There wasn’t a boy here just now.
→Was there a boy here just now
根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
昨天这张桌子上有许多苹果。
There ______ many apples on the table yesterday.
3. I wasn't bored in Quincy.
我在昆西从不会感到无聊。
bored adj. 厌烦的；厌倦的
be bored with ... 对……厌倦的
with后接动词时，要用动词-ing形式
e.g. I’m bored with the book.
The children were bored with staying indoors.
【拓展】
boring adj. （某人或某物）令人感到厌倦
常用物作主语或修饰物, 在句中既可作表语, 又可作定语。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Rick现在厌烦他的工作。
Rick ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ now.
2) 我厌烦每天做同样的事情。
I ______ _______ _______ _______ the same thing every day.
3) Lillian的父母对她从不厌倦。
Lillian's parents ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
将下列句子翻译成英语。
1) 她对这个地方厌倦了。
2) 这本书真无聊。
4. There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms.
此句中的 with a TV 是介词短语，在句中作定语，修饰 a big living room。
with的意思是“带有, 具有”。
e.g. I have a house with a swimming pool.
我有一所带游泳池的房子。
Our teachers is a woman with brown eyes.
我们的老师是一位有着褐色眼睛的女士。
5. It was great to play there.
It + be + adj. + to do sth.。it为形式主语，不定式短语to do sth.为句子真正的主语，意为“做某事是……的”。如： It was difficult to finish the work.
根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
学好英语是重要的。
_____ is important ______ _______ English well.
6. This was our last home in the US and I was there for the last time in 2010.
这是我们在美国的最后的家，我最近一次住在那里是在2010年。
last adj. (星期、月份等)最近过去的，紧接现在前面的
e.g. December is the last month of the year.
The meeting lasted three hours.
How long will the cold weather last
last可作_______词，意为“持续；延续”。作及物动词时，后面常接表示时间段的名词或名词词组。
at last 最后；终于
e.g. At last they arrived at the island safely.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Bonnie was in Beijing ______________(上周六).
2) Johnson comes first and ______________(最后离开) every day.
3) The Children's Park is _________________(最后一站).
Step 6 Learning to learn
Study some different usages of British English and American English.
Some words in American English (Am E) are different in British English (Br E).
Some words are different in spelling.
单词不同 拼写不同
美式英语 movie theater store favorite neighbor
英式英语 cinema shop favourite neighbour
Step7 Post-reading
Complete the passage of Activity 4 with the correct form of the words from the box.
ago bored coast comfortable east president store
Quincy is a small town on the (1) _____, in the (2) _____ of the US. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, both (3) __________ of the US, were born in Quincy.
Betty was also born there twelve years (4) _____. She lived in a (5) ___________ house with several rooms. There were lots to do there, with many (6) ______, so Betty wasn’t (7) ______.
Step 8 Writing
1. Look at these sentences.
There were lots of things to do in Quincy.
There were many stores…→
There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores...
And then join the sentences with “with”.
1. There was a big living room. There was a TV. →There was a big living room with a TV.
2. There was a big garden. There were lots of trees.
→There was a big garden with lots of trees.
3. There was a small lake. There were fish in it.
→There was a small lake with fish in it.
Look at the passage in Activity 2 again and check.
2. Answer the questions.
When and where were you born
Were you happy there
What was your house like
What was your bedroom like
Were there lots of things to do
Step 9 Summary
on the east coast of ... 在……的东海岸
twelve years ago 12年前
old family houses 故居
on one’s bedroom walls 在某人的卧室墙上
for the last time 最近一次
look forward to doing sth. 期待做某事
Step 10 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语或首字母提示写出或补全所缺单词。
1. Betty is watering flowers in the ________(花园) now.
2. The sun rises in the e________ every day.
3. The house is big. There are two ________(浴室) in it.
4. He runs 5,000 metres along the ________(海岸) every morning.
5. A long time a________, there was a girl called Cinderella.
Ⅱ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
store, bored, bedroom, lake, comfortable
1. —Can you see any boats on the ________
—Yes, I can.
2. The shoes are very ________. I’ll take them.
3. We’re ________ because the movie is not interesting at all.
4. The clothes ________ are open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
5. It’s time to go to bed. Please go back to your ________, Michael.
Ⅲ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 我妈妈正在打扫客厅。 (clean)
____________________________________
2. 你喜欢哪家电影院？ (movie theatre)
____________________________________
3. 墙上有许多电影明星的照片。 (pictures of)
____________________________________
4. 我们期待见到你。 (look forward to)
____________________________________
5. 游客们将参观那些故居。 (old family houses)
____________________________________
Ⅳ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文完整、通顺，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。（短文由Unit 2的课文改写而来）
hope, room, behind, see, thing, happy, president, town, last
Betty King is a 12-year-old girl. She was born in a famous (1)________, Quincy, in America. Two American (2)________ were also born there.
Betty’s house was big. There were several (3)________ in it. There was a garden and a small lake (4)________ it. Betty was very (5)________ in Quincy because there were many (6)________ to do there. She was in Quincy for the (7)________ time in 2010.
Betty isn’t in Quincy now, but she (8)________ to go back to her home town one day because she would like (9)________ her old friends again.
Step 11 Homework
Describe your past life with the answers from Activity 6