Unit 4 Once upon a Time Section A (共3课时，62张PPT，无听力音频) 2025-2026学年英语鲁教版（五四制）(2024)七年级上册

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Unit 4 Once upon a Time
第1课时 Section A (1a-Pronunciation)
Q1:What are the students in the photo doing
Q2:How do you think they feel about it
Q3:What do you think the teacher is helping them with
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Lead in
Q1:When we tell a story,what kind of tense do we usually use
Q2:When we tell a story,we should tell:How does the story begin What happened next What was the end Who is the main character
Q3:What other Chinese traditional stories do you know
Let the Students watch a video of the story called Yu Gong Moves the Mountains.Then answer the questions:
Lead in
愚公移山
Pre-listening
Look at the picture.Do you know what stories they are about
The Fisherman and the Golden Fish
The Lion and the Mouse
Adding Eyes to a Dragon
A Blessing in Disguise
1a
Learn the sentences in 1b,and pay attention to the following verbs:
While-listening
1b
bite—bit　catch—caught　let—let　promise—promised
_________The mouse bit through the net.
_________The hunter caught the lion.
_________The lion let the mouse go.
_________The lion caught the mouse.
_________The mouse promised to help the lion.
Listen to the first conversation .Put the sentences in order.
While-listening
1b
bite—bit　catch—caught　let—let　promise—promised
_________The mouse bit through the net.
_________The hunter caught the lion.
_________The lion let the mouse go.
_________The lion caught the mouse.
_________The mouse promised to help the lion.
5
4
1
2
3
Look through the sentences in 1c.
While-listening
1c
1. Long ago, a farmerhis horse.
A. lost B. killed C. sold
2. The farmer's horse came back withother horses.
A. five B.six C. seven
3. The farmer's son broke his____.
A. head B.arm C.leg
4. The_didn't have to join the war.
A. farmer B. farmer's son C. farmer's neighbour
listen to the second conversation. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
While-listening
1c
1. Long ago, a farmer______his horse.
A. lost B. killed C. sold
2. The farmer's horse came back with______other horses.
A. five B.six C. seven
3. The farmer's son broke his______.
A. head B.arm C.leg
4. The_______didn't have to join the war.
A. farmer B. farmer's son C. farmer's neighbour
Listen to the two conversations again and answer the questions.
While-listening
1d
1. Why do you think the lion laughed when the mouse promised to help him
1.Because the lion is the king in the forest.He thinks the mouse is too small to help him(答案不唯一)
2. Do you like the story about the lion and the mouse Why or why not
2.答案不唯一。
Listen to the two conversations again and answer the questions.
While-listening
1d
3. Did the farmer feel very sad when bad things happened
3.No,he didn't.
4. Was the farmer wise Why or why not
4.Yes,he was.Because he knows unlucky things may turn out well.And good things could go wrong too.
Pairwork
Which story do you like more Retell it to a partner.
You can begin like this:
Long (long)ago/Once upon a time…
1e
Group work
Make a survey in your group
What's your favourite story Can you tell the story to us
One student tells the stories to the other group members and guess what story it is.
once upon a time意为“从前;很久以前”,是英文故事、童话等的常见的一种开头叙述方式,类似的表达还有long long ago或long time ago。
Once upon a time,there was a brave king in a country.从前,一个国家有一位勇敢的国王。
Language points
1. once upon a time的用法
Language points
2. promise的用法
If you make a promise,you must keep it.
如果你做出了承诺,你就必须遵守诺言。
I promise to start to exercise to keep healthy.
我承诺要开始锻炼以保持健康。
He promised his parents to have breakfast every day.
他答应他的父母每天吃早餐。
I promise that I will try my best to study hard.
我保证我会尽我最大的努力学习。
Language points
1.once upon a time从前;很久以前,用于讲故事的开头。
2.catch v.抓—caught
3.break one's leg摔伤某人的腿
4.promise v.承诺;保证 n.承诺;诺言 promise sb to do sth承诺某人做某事
Language points
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat.Add one more word to each group.
1
ch ph sh th wh /t / /f/ / / /θ/ / / /w/ /h/
chair which physics elephant ship fashion throw maths then with why where who
whose
phone
choose
sheet
three
those
white
whom
In pairs,read the conversation aloud slowly.Then listen and read it again at a normal speed.Notice how the letters in bold change sounds.
2
Pronunciation
I.单项选择
1. —Why are you so happy
— Because my mother to buy a computer for me.
A．asked B．agreed C．remembered　　
2.—Linda is not coming for the party tomorrow evening.
—But she ________.
A．promises B．promised C．will promise
3.If you promise ________ your mother do some housework, you must do it.
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
Exercises
Exercises
4. Once _______ a time there lived a king, who had three daughters.
A. on B．upon C．in D．during
5.—Your village is really beautiful!
—Thank you. ________ , all the villages here have taken on a new look.
A．Such as B．In fact C．First of all D．Once upon a time
II. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子（一空一词）
1.狮子笑了就让这只老鼠走了。
The lion laughed and the mouse .
2.善良从不会白费。
_______________________________________.
3.之后，他的马和其他七匹马都回来了。
Later,his horse　　 　 　 came back with seven other horses.
4.后来，他儿子尝试这骑马时腿摔断了。
Later,his son his leg when he　 　　　 　　　 　 a horse.　　 　
5.不幸的事可能会有好结果，而好事也有可能会变糟糕。
Unlucky things may 　　 　 　 　　 well. And good things could go wrong too.
Kindness is never wasted.
came back
tried to ride
turn out
let
go
broke
Homework
1.Try to remember the new words and useful sentence structures.
2.Practise sentences and remember how the letters in bold change sounds.
3.Prepare to retell the story The Lion and the Mouse or another traditional story,such as Journey to the West,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Yu Gong Moves the Mountains,Nv Wa Repairs the Sky.
Unit 4 Once upon a Time
第2课时 Section A（2a-2e）
Lead-in
Do you know this story
What's the name of this story
Who is the main character in the story
What is he wearing
Watch a video about the story of The Emperor's New Clothes and answer the following questions.
Pre-listening
There are many great stories in other countries.Today let's learn a funny one.
Emma is sharing a story with her class.
While-listening
2a
Read the story by yourself silently,and pay attention to the words and expressions:
lie to sb对某人说谎　
pretend to do sth 假装做某事　
look silly 看起来傻
praise sb/sth称赞某人或某物　
be afraid to do sth 害怕做某事　
one another彼此
Here's The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.
Once upon a time, an emperor loved / liked clothes very much. He wanted to buy some new clothes.
Two brothers came and lied to him, "We can make wonderful clothes! But only clever / smart people can see them!" They pretended to make the clothes.
The emperor's officials couldn't see the clothes, but they said, "What lovely clothes!" The emperor couldn't see anything either, but he said, "They're beautiful!" No one wanted to look silly.
Listen and circle the coloured words you hear.
While-listening
2a
Listen and circle the coloured words you hear.
While-listening
2a
The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street / city praised them. They were afraid to look silly too!
Suddenly, a boy cried / shouted, "Look! The emperor has no clothes on!" Everyone looked at one another. They started / began laughing. The end! Did you like the story Please tell me what you think!
Read the story.Complete the flow chart.
While-listening
2b
brothers
pretend
see
show
praised
laughed
Read the story again and answer the questions.
While-listening
2c
1. What did the two brothers say about their clothes
2. Why did the emperor and his officials praise the clothes
3. Why did the people in the street praise the clothes at first
1.They are wonderful and only clever people can see them.
2.Because they didn't want to look silly.
3.Because they were afraid to look silly too!
Read the story again and answer the questions.
While-listening
2b
4. Why do you think everyone started laughing at the end
4.Because people in the street thought the boy told the truth.
Post-listening
Which characters from the story do you think said the sentences in 2d
2d
1. “We can make a lot of money by lying to the emperor.” one of the brothers
2.“There are two brothers outside. They say that they can make
you fine clothes.”
3. “Oh! Where are my new clothes I can't see them. Am I silly
That can't be true!”
4. “I can't see the emperor's clothes. But everyone in the street is praising the clothes! I hate to be different. I should praise them too.”
5. “What's everyone talking about The emperor isn't wearing anything! I know he isn't!”
the emperor's officials
the emperor
one of the people in the street
the boy
How+形容词/副词(+主语+谓语)+其他!
How+形容词+a/an+可数名词单数(+主语+谓语)!
How+主语+谓语!
Language points
1.how引导的感叹句结构
What + a / an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数(+主语+谓语)!
What +形容词 + 可数名词复数(+主语+谓语)!
What +形容词 + 不可数名词(+主语+谓语)!
2.what引导的感叹句结构
Language points
3. lie的用法
He often tell lies,so no one believes in him.
他经常说谎,所以没有人相信他。
It's not right to lie to others.
对他人撒谎是不对的。
You should lie down and rest.
你应该躺下休息一下。
Hainan lies in the south of China.
海南位于中国的南部。
Language points
4. pretend的用法
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5. decide的用法
They decide to try again.他们决定再试一次。
They decide that they will go on vacation to Hainan.他们决定去海南度假。
She doesn't decide when to start. 她没有决定什么时候开始。
I decided on how to get to Beijing.= I made a decision on how to get to Beijing.
就如何去北京我做出了决定。
Language points
6. praise的用法
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7. afraid的用法
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8. true的用法
Pairwork
Listen to the story again. Then retell it to a partner.
2e
Once upon a time, there ____________(be) an emperor. He _________ (love) buying and looking at clothes. One day,two brothers ____________(come) to the city. They ____________(tell) the emperor that they could make beautiful clothes for him, but he must ____________(give) them silk and gold. The brothers ____________(be) bad people.They ____________(keep) all the silk and gold for themselves.
Practise
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
was
loved
came
told
give
were
kept
They told the emperor the clothes they made ____________(be) special because only clever people could (see) them.When the emperor ____________ (put) on the clothes,all he could see was his underwear(内衣).But he didn't want people to 　　　　(think) he was silly,so he ____________(say) the clothes were beautiful.Then he __________(walk) around the city in his new clothes until one boy ____________　　　　(shout),“The emperor isn't wearing any clothes!” 　
Practise
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
put
were
said
walked
shouted
I.单项选择
1. On my way home, I saw a little boy ________ on the side of the street, crying for help sadly.
A．lied B．lying C．to lie
2.—The thief ________ to us. In fact, he didn’t ________ the purse on the cupboard.
—Yeah. The police found it ________ at the corner of the kitchen.
A．lied; lay; lied B．lay; lie; lying
C．lied; lay; lying D．lay; lying; lied
Exercises
I.单项选择
3. He decides ________ to New York city next summer vacation.
A．to go B．going C．go D．goes
4.He pretended ________ me when he walked by.
A．not see B．not to see C．don’t see D．to not see
5. Jimmy completed the project ahead of time and proudly praised ________ for his hard work.
A．his B．him C．he D．himself
Exercises
Homework
1.Try to remember the new words and useful sentence structures.
2.Read the story in 2a over and over again.
3.Choose a story,write it down in English,and prepare to tell your story in our next class.
Unit 4 Once upon a Time
第3课时 Grammar Focus（3a-3d)
Lead in
Retell the story
Read the sentences. What tenses do they use When do you use each tense
Grammar Focus
Did you read Little Woman for English class Yes, I did. It is a great book./ No ,I didn’t. We chose a different book.
Do you know the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes Yes, I do. It’s a funny story!/ No I don’t. Please tell me about it.
How did the mouse help the lion It bit through the net, and the loin got out.
What did the brothers do They lied to the emperor.
3a
Did you read Little Woman for English class Yes, I did. It is a great book./ No ,I didn’t. We chose a different book.
Do you know the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes Yes, I do. It’s a funny story!/ No I don’t. Please tell me about it.
How did the mouse help the lion It bit through the net, and the loin got out.
What did the brothers do They lied to the emperor.
Did you read Little Woman for English class Yes, I did. It is a great book./ No ,I didn’t. We chose a different book.
Do you know the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes Yes, I do. It’s a funny story!/ No I don’t. Please tell me about it.
How did the mouse help the lion It bit through the net, and the loin got out.
What did the brothers do They lied to the emperor.
1. When I am / was a child, my favourite book is / was Peter Rabbit.
2. I usually tell / told funny stories to my friends. But I tell / told them a sad story yesterday, and they cried.
3. The mouse asks / asked the lion not to kill him. He promises / promised to help the lion, and the lion let him go.
3b
Grammar Focus
Choose the correct forms of the verbs.
4. The two brothers lie / lied to the emperor, but the emperor didn't know that and buy / bought their clothes.
5. Usually, people feel / felt sad when they lose / lost something. But the farmer in the story didn't feel sad when he loses / lost his horse.
3b
Grammar Focus
Choose the correct forms of the verbs.
Once upon a time, a king __________ (ask) an artist to paint him a horse.“Please __________(give) me some time,” the artist__________(answer). The king waited for a few months before he_______(grow) angry. “Where _____(be) my painting " he asked. Quickly, the artist__________(paint) a beautiful picture of a horse.
3c
Grammar Focus
Complete the short story with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
asked
give
answered
grew
is
painted
The king said, “I__________(like) it! But why did you make me wait so long ”The artist__________(smile) and__________(take) the king to his house. There were paintings of horses all over! “It took me months to learn how to paint a horse well!” he_______(say).
3c
Grammar Focus
Complete the short story with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
smiled
took
said
like
Pracitse
Share your favourite story.Tell your classmates why you like it.
Like this:
My favourite story is…
Once upon a time…
The end!
I like this story because…
3d
1.when作连词讲意为“在……时”,引导时间状语从句主从句的动作可以同时发生,也可以先后发生。主从句在过去同时发生都用一般过去时。
eg.When I was a child,my favourite book was Peter Rabbit.
动词变过去式的不规则变化:keep—kept,bite—bit,cut—cut,feel—felt,grow—grew,say—said,
take—took,see—saw,buy—bought
Language points
疑问副词when 的用法
Language points
一般现在时与一般过去时的区别
Writing
Useful sentences:
What's the name of the story
Who is the main character
How does the story begin
What happened next
What happened at last
What do you think of the story/the main character
My Favourite Story
I.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词
1. Once upon a time,an e_______ liked clothes very much.
2. They p____________retended to make the clothes.
3. The emperor _________ (决定) to show everyone his new clothes.
4. Look! The emperor has no _________ (衣服)clothes on!
mperor
retend
decided
clothes
Exercises
II.单项选择
1. On my way home, I saw a little boy ________ on the side of the street, crying for help sadly.
A．lied B．lying C．to lie
2.—The thief ________ to us. In fact, he didn’t ________ the purse on the cupboard.
—Yeah. The police found it ________ at the corner of the kitchen.
A．lied; lay; lied B．lay; lie; lying
C．lied; lay; lying D．lay; lying; lied
Exercises
I.单项选择
1.________ your sister ________ the vacation
A. How do, spend B. How did, spend
C. What do, spent D. How does, spent
2.He________ to the zoo yesterday.
A.go 　　 B.didn’t went
C.didn’t go D.going
3. Your sister _______ her friend last Sunday.
　A. isn’t visit 　　　　B. doesn’t visit　　　　
C. didn’t visit 　　　D. won’t visit
Exercises
II.根据汉语意思完成英语句子（一空一词）
1.你和你姐姐在同一个班级吗
Are you and your sister ___ ____ ______ _______
2.我最喜欢的动物是猫。
My _________ _________ is the cat.
3.艾玛来自美国，但她现在和家人住在北京。
Emma __________ ______ the US, but she ______ ___ Beijing ______ her family now.
4.他非常喜欢中国食物。
He likes Chinese food　　　 　　　.
in the same class
favourite animal
is /comes from
lives in
with
a lot/ very much
Homework
1.Try to remember the new words and useful sentence structures.
2.Write a short passage about your favourite story.