(共26张PPT)
(外研版2024)七年级上册
Unit 6
Fantastic friends
Understanding ideas
Teaching objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
1. learn to use the new expressions, such as scary, amazing, boring...
2. understand the passage about Henry’s blogs and learn about his change of views towards pigeons by skimming and scanning.
3. understand the language style and characteristics of diaries.
4. write a diary in the voice of a pigeon.
5. have a right set of values about not judging a book by its cover and not caring about the prejudice(偏见) of others.
Let’s watch
视频来源《战鸽总动员》(Valiant)
What do you see in the video
What are they doing
Let’s talk
What do you see in the video
pigeon
/ p d n/
What are they doing
They are training for fight.
Let’s talk
Is there anything special about pigeons
Why are pigeons so different
Let’s read
What kind of the passage is it
Diaries.
Henry’s Blogs.
Why did Henry use the word “surprise”
“Surprise” means a feeling caused by sth happening suddenly or unexpectedly.
Let’s read
Find and circle the words about Henry’s views towards pigeons.
boring
dirty
scary
clever
fast
amazing
surprising
Let’s read
Read Day1&2 and fill in the blanks.
Date Day1 Day2
Views
What
Why
They _______________ for Bird Week at school.
Some _____ kids got penguins ____ I ________
write about ________!
are studying birds
lucky
have to
pigeons
annoying
something makes you angry and hate
but
______________________in the park now.
1.The pigeons _____knock around _______________
2.They leave droppings
_____________________
3. The birds ___________
to a girl.
boring
dirty
scary
Let’s think
Penguins VS. Pigeons
Why does Henry like penguins better
If you are Henry, which one do you prefer
Penguins look cute and cuddly(令人想拥抱的).
How does Henry feel
Unhappy.
Let’s read
Read Day1&2 and fill in the blanks.
Date Day1 Day2
Views
What
Why
They _______________ for Bird Week at school.
Some _____ kids got penguins ____ I ________
write about ________!
are studying birds
lucky
have to
pigeons
annoying
but
Unhappy
______________________in the park now.
1.The pigeons _____knock around ____________________________
2.They leave droppings ________
_____________________
3. The birds __________________
to a girl.
boring
dirty
scary
Henry is watching
just
— for the whole morning.
What does “—” mean here
A. Explanation(解释说明).
B. Emphasis(强调).
C. Supplement.(补充).
here and there.
are flying madly
Let’s think
Is the girl scared
Why does Henry use “madly”
Attitude causes prejudice.态度造成偏见
Let’s read
Read Day1&2 and fill in the blanks.
Date Day1 Day2
Views
What
Why
They _______________ for Bird Week at school.
Some _____ kids got penguins ____ I ________
write about ________!
are studying birds
lucky
have to
pigeons
annoying
but
Unhappy
______________________in the park now.
1.The pigeons _____knock around ____________________________
2.They leave droppings ________
_____________________
3. The birds __________________
to a girl.
boring
dirty
scary
Henry is watching
just
— for the whole morning.
here and there.
are flying madly
Upset(心烦的)
Let’s think
How does Henry study birds on the second day
Only eyes.
Can we call it “study”
What will Henry do next to do further study of pigeons
Let’s read
Read Day3,4&5 and fill in blanks.
Date Day3 Day4 Day5
View
What
Why Pigeons can ____ ______________ That pigeon ____ ____________________________ 1.There are over _
______________
2.Some can _____
______________
3.They can also__
______________
Henry is ______
_____________
______________________
_____________
in the library now.
clever suprising
amazing
fast
Let’s read
Read Day3,4&5 and fill in blanks.
Date Day3 Day4 Day5
Views
What
Why Pigeons can __________________ ____________________________
Henry is __________________
_________________________
clever
clever
doing some online
research.
recognise themselves
in mirrors.
surprising
He wants to find some evidence(证据).
Doubtful(怀疑的)
Let’s read
Read Day3,4&5 and fill in blanks.
Date Day3 Day4 Day5
Views
What
Why A pigeon ___________________ _____________________________
__________________________
Henry is back at the park again.
is looking at itself in
the water !
Did Henry notice it before
Attitude decides what you see.
be wrong about 对...误解
Confused(困惑的)
clever
clever
Let’s read
Read Day3,4&5 and fill in blanks.
Date Day3 Day4 Day5
Views
What
Why
1. There are ______________________
2. Some can ______________________
________________________________
3. They can also __________________
________________________________
amazing
___________________in the library now.
Henry is reading
over 200 kinds of pigeons.
fly several thousand
kilometres and don’t get lost.
fly at speeds of over
100 km per hour.
How does Henry study pigeons today
kinds
behaviour
abilities
Cognition decides attitude.认知决定态度
Shocked(震惊的)
fast
Let’s read
What are the characteristics(特点) of a diary
language style;
punctuation(标点);
…
be +doing
To describe a moment in life vividly(生动地).
All upper case letters(大写字母)can emphasize(强调) the word.
Help to express his strong feelings.
Clever pigeons
Amazing pigeons
The pigeons really surprised Henry!
Henry’s views towards pigeons changed.
Let’s think
Let’s review
Why are pigeons so different
Appearance
(表面现象)
Qualities
(特质)
knock around —— boring
leave droppings —— dirty
fly madly —— scary
recognise themselves —— clever
kinds;
behaviour;
abilities
—— amazing
Small body, big power.
Let’s retell
Suppose you are Henry and try to give a report for Bird Week at school.
It’s Bird Week at school. I write about pigeons. At first, I thought pigeons were… because…
After some studies and watching, I find they are… because…
Let’s write
Imagine that you are one of the pigeons and write about your day in a diary to help humans understand you better.
Date:
Mood(心情):
Today is a busy day...
Let’s think
What do you learn from the passage
Never judge a book by it’s cover.不要以貌取人。
Don’t care about others’ prejudice. The facts will tell everything.。
Homework
Basic homework:
1. Read the passage until you can read it fluently.
2. Share your diary with your friends.
Practical homework:
3. Study your favourite animals and write a study diary.
Interdisciplinary homework:
4. Draw a poster about pigeons.