Unit 1 The secrets of happiness Period 1 Starting out课件(共18张PPT) 2024-2025学年外研版（2024）英语七年级下册

(共18张PPT)
Starting out
Unit 1
The secrets of happiness
To talk about happiness from a acrostic poem;
To learn to express your understanding and feelings about happiness in English.
学习目标
What do you see in these pictures
How do you think these people feel
新课讲授
Free Talk
Can you share one thing that made you happy in your winter holiday
Free Talk
We all want to be happy. In this unit, let's explore what happiness means to different people.What makes you happy How can you lead a happy life By the end of this unit, you will make a book page about ways to be happy.
meanings of happiness
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
use words and expressions in the unit to talk about happiness.
use the simple past tense to describe happy moments.
share the meaning of happiness in our lives.
一般过去时
Task 1: Read the poem and answer the questions.
Starting out
Holidays and having fun
Afternoons in the park
Playing games with friends
Parties and birthday presents
Your happy smile
Holidays and having fun
Afternoons in the park
Playing games with friends
Parties and birthday presents
Your happy smile
1 What is the poem about
2 What's special about the poem
Answer the questions:
Happy
The first letter of each line spells out a word— “HAPPY”;
A acrostic poem
Task 2: Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.
Group work
1) What activities are mentioned in the poem that make people happy
2) How does the poet express the feeling of happiness
Task 3: In groups of five, try your best to write a
acrostic poem about happy in English.
Group work
Hiking up the mountain high,
Admiring clouds in the sky.
Picking flowers by the way,
Painting pictures of the day.
Yelling out with joy and play.
Horses run in the field,
Apples on trees are revealed.
Ponds with fish so much yield,
Pretty birds sing unshielded,
Youths enjoy the scene unfurled.
For example
Task 4: Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1 What stories do you know about
happiness
2 What can you learn from them
Once upon a time, there was a king named Midas. He was very greedy and loved gold more than anything else. One day, a god granted him a wish. Midas wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. At first, he was overjoyed. He touched his furniture, his clothes, and they all became gold. But when he tried to eat, his food turned into gold as soon as he touched it. When he hugged his daughter, she also turned into a golden statue. At that moment, he realized that his so - called “gift” had brought him great unhappiness. He begged the god to take away his power, and he learned that true happiness doesn't come from material wealth but from the people and simple pleasures around us.
The Story of King Midas and the Gold
The Happy Prince was a beautiful, gold - covered statue in a city. He could see the poverty and suffering of the people. A little swallow stopped to rest at his feet. The prince asked the swallow to take the gold and jewels from his body and give them to the poor. As the swallow did so, the prince became less and less magnificent. In the end, both the prince and the swallow died. But their selfless and kind acts left a deep impression. They found true happiness in helping others and sacrificing for them, showing that true happiness comes from giving and caring.
The Happy Prince
There was a kind fisherman who caught a magic fish and let it go. His wife, however, was very greedy. She first asked the fish for a nice house through the fisherman. Then her demands grew - she wanted to be a queen and then like God. The fish granted her wishes at first but finally, because of her extreme greed, took everything away and the couple was back to their poor life in the old hut. This shows that greed doesn't lead to happiness and we should be content.
The Fisherman and His Wife
1. Where do you think happiness comes from
2. What do you think is the meaning of happiness
Discussion
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.
Happiness is form courage.
Happy is the man who is living by his hobby.
幸福是勇气的一种形式。
醉心于某种癖好的人是幸福的。
幸福是努力使他人快乐的副产品。
幸福是一种选择，
有时需要努力.
Choose one proverb and share your understanding of it.
I can
talk about happiness
express your understanding and feelings about happiness in English
Reflecting
Write a acrostic poem about happiness in English;
Look up two proverbs about happiness and write them down.
Homework