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Developing ideas(Reading for writing)
2025新教材春七年级下册外研版
Unit 6 Hitting the road
CONTENTS
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Learning objects
Warming up
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Writing task
通过本课时学习，学生能够：
（1）理解旅行家的探索精神及其背后的梦想与执着；
（2）运用本课时的核心词汇和句型谈论自己对旅行家的理解。
Learning objects
Warming up
Enjoy the video
Free Talk
Look and think
Guess: What are the person’s experiences
He may be a geographical discovery who explores the unexplored things.
What do you think of such a man
He is brave, deligent, persistent....
Pre- reading
What can we learn from the title and the picture
Through travelling, exploring the unexplored world and leave something meaningful for humans.
He kept diaries during his travelling.
He recorded his travel experiences in his diary.
He walked through many places.
He loved travelling to explore something.
While-listening
Where may you probably read this passage
A. In a travel magazine
B. In an advertisement
C. in a health newspaper
D. In a cultural website
While-listening
Who is the main character
While-listening
How many parts can the passage be devided into
Part 1 Para 1 / 2
Part 2 Para 3 / 4
Part 3 Para 5
While-listening
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
traveller
seas and mountains
set out
many geographical
discoveries
higher
learn about
Post-reading
Read again and answer the questions
1. Why does the writer start from Xu Xiake’s last year
The writer starts from Xu Xiake’s last year to attract readers and raise their curiosity.
2. Why does the writer mention Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peark
The writer introduces the peaks as examples of Xu’s important geographical discoveries.
3. Can you think of another title for the passage
The road less travelled / Exploring the unknown / The journey of Xu Xiake / Journey of exploration / ...
Post-reading
Thank and share
What do you think of XuXiake
I think Xu Xiake was brave, because his journeys were dangerous. I also think he was curious, because most people didn’t travel much in those days.
What do you think of XuXiake
Yes, I want to be like Xu Xiake. I want to travel and discover new places and facts. I want to share my knowledge with the world.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 1: Plan your introduction and answer the questions.
Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 1: Plan your introduction and answer the questions.
He travelled to Asia with his dad and uncle on the Silk Road. Marco Polo became famous because of his travels.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 1: Plan your introduction and answer the questions.
There was a book about his time in Asia called The Travels of Marco Polo. This book helped people in Europe learn about different cultures and places.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 1: Plan your introduction and answer the questions.
People think he was brave and his stories were interesting. Many other travellers were inspired by him.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 1: Plan your introduction and answer the questions.
I think Marco Polo was a curious traveller. His stories remind us to be open to new things and learn from others.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 2: Write your introduction as a paragraph with the help of the questions.
Tip:
Organise the answers to the questions into a paragraph in a proper way.
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 2: Write your introduction as a paragraph with the help of the questions.
Marco Polo was a famous traveller from Italy. He travelled to Asia with his dad and uncle on the Silk Road. Marco Polo became famous because of his travels. There eas a book about his time in Asia called The Travels of Marco Polo. This book helped people in Europe learn about different cultures and places. People think he was brave and his stories were interesting. Many other travellers were inspired by him. I think Marco Polo was a curious traveller. His stories remind us to be open to new things and learn from others.
Example:
Writing task
Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Step 3: Check your paragraph.
Step 4: Share your short introduction with the class.
1. Xu made many geographical discoveries during his journey.
徐霞客在他的旅途中有很多地理发现。
geographical 形容词 地理的，地理位置的
a geographical area/location
地理区域/位置
discovery 可数名词 被发现的事实（事物）
复数形式为discoveries.
The drug is not a new discovery.
这种药并不是什么新发现。
Language points
To find out the truth, Xu climbed both peaks.
为了弄清事实，徐霞客攀登了这两座山峰。
动词不定式（短语）作目的状语
to find out the truth 在本句中作目的状语。
动词不定式（短语）作目的状语时，可以位于句首，常用逗号与后面的句子隔开，也可位于句末，意为“为了做某事”。
To pass the driving test, he pratises again and again.
为了通过驾照考试，他一次又一次地练习。
Language points
3. Thanks to this book, we can learn about China almost 400 years ago.
多亏了这本书，我们可以了解大约400年前的中国。
learn about 学习，了解
We can learn about some Chinese history from the Beijing Opera.
我们可以北京剧里了解一些中国历史。
learn to do sth 学习做某事
It’s important to learn to look after ourselves.
学会照顾我们自己很重要的。
Language points
Evaluation （评估机制） Stars
Content（内容完整）
Pronunciation（发音清晰标准）
Performance （整体表现优秀）
Confidence（信心十足）
Excellent Great Good
You must do
Retell Xu Xiake’s experiences. Then talk about what you have learnt from his experiences.
You can choose to do
Further polish your writing according to the evaluation criteria.
Hope to meet you again.
