Unit 5 Lesson 1 Starting out and understanding ideas 学习单（无答案） 2024-2025学年外研版(2024)七年级英语上册

Unit 5 Fantastic friends
Lesson 1 Starting out and understanding ideas
Preview Tasks 预习单
You are going to read about the Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival.
Activity 1: Circle the following on the book and memorize them. 在书中圈画。
view n. 观点，意见　
pigeon n. 鸽子
surprise n. 意想不到的事—surprised(指人形容词)
droppings n. (兽或鸟的)粪
boring adj. 无聊的，无趣的，乏味的
feed v. 喂养，饲养，给……食物—fed(过去式)
madly adv. 发狂地；无法控制地—mad adj.
scary adj. 可怕的，骇人的，恐怖的
research n. (对某一主题的)研究，探索
recognise v. 认出；认识；辨认出
themselves pron. 他们自己，她们自己，它们自己
mirror n. 镜子
itself pron. 自己，自身
maybe adv. 也许，大概，可能(表示不肯定)
several adj. 几个，数个，一些
kilometre n. 千米，公里
speed n. 速度，速率
amazing adj. 惊人的；了不起的
enough deter. 足够的，充足的，充分的
change n. 变化，改变
knock around (在某处)悠闲地度过
get lost 迷路
here and there 各处，到处
be wrong about 搞错……
had better 最好
at speeds of/at a speed of 以……的速度
lots of 许多
more than 多于
do some online research 做一些线上研究
as fast as 跟……一样快
dolphin n. 海豚
beaver n. 河狸，海狸
engineer n. 工程师；设计师
no wonder 难怪
look like 看起来像
protect…from… 保护免受……的伤害
swim in the pond 在池塘游泳
Activity 2: Translate the sentences into English.
现在我正在公园观鸟.
鸟儿们正在疯狂地飞向她。
多么令人惊讶啊！
我最好再去观察一下它们……
跟我爸的车一样快！
鸽子能在镜子里认出它们自己。
这个新照相机看上去像个真正的海狸！
难怪海狸被称为“自然界工程师”！
Activity 3: Language use: present continuous tense(现在进行时).
Rules Examples (add more请增加更多例子)
直接加ing standing,
以不发音e结尾，去e加ing move-moving,
重读闭音节，双写末尾字母，加ing sit-sitting,
特殊变化 lie-lying,
语法总结：
现在进行时表示正在发生的事情，句子结构为：be doing。
句子中的动词变化，动词变化分为以上3+1种情况。
Underline the be doing structure and Translate the sentences.
We're studying birds for Bird Week at school.
I'm watching pigeons in the park right now.
That pigeon is looking at itself in the water!
In-class Tasks 学习单
Activity 1: Understand the passage and complete the tasks.
What is the writer studying at school for Bird Week(观鸟周)
Why does the writer think pigeons are boring and dirty
Why does the writer think pigeons are scary(可怕的)
What is the writer doing on Day 3 and what does he decide to do
What does the writer find when he is back to the park
What facts does the writer know from the library
Does the writer still dislike(不喜欢) pigeons in the end What does the writer think of pigeons at last？
After-class Tasks 作业单
Activity 1: Write about a picture about an amazing animal. Use the thinking map to organise your ideas.
(
What animal is it
) (
What is it doing
)
(
Amazing animal
)
(
What is special about it
) (
What do you think of it
)
Useful expressions: It's a monkey. It's eating fruit. Look, it's climbing trees. It's jumping. It's swimming and playing in the water. Look, the two monkeys are sitting in a hot spring(温泉). It also eats leaves, insects and even small animals. It has strong arms and legs. It can move very fast.The water keeps them warm in winter. I like monkeys very much. They are very clever animals.