《英语》（七年级下册）
Unit 5 Amazing things
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn about the unusual thing that happened to Millie and Amy;
2. use reading skills to guess the meanings of the new words, to get the general idea and details.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: as, usual, suddenly, anybody, nobody, reply, strange, leave, quickly, happen, everything, wonder, carefully, search, himself, weak, pick, surprised, later, somebody, whisper, bush, miaow, as usual, turn around, on one’s/the way, say to oneself, pick up, take … to, the animal centre, run away
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Many past forms of verbs in the story;
2. Reading skills to get the general idea and details.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Look at the screen. How do you feel?
1. Are there any ghosts in the world?
2. Are you afraid of ghosts?
3. Do you like reading ghost stories?
【设计意图：通过图片和自由交谈引出本文的主题——鬼故事。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Read and guess
T: Today let’s share a ghost story. First, read the title, look at the picture and answer the following questions:
(1) Where did the story happen?
(2) Who might see the ghost?
(3) How did they feel?
【设计意图：以问题的形式引导学生通过解读故事标题和图片猜测故事内容。】
2. Fast reading
T: Look through the story quickly and silently, and tell me: What was the ghost in Sunshine Park?
【设计意图：整体浏览，指导学生快速阅读，找到问题答案即可，无需逐词逐句理解意思。】
3. Difficult words
T: Read the story silently again and circle the words you don’t understand.
T: Here are some words in the story. Find the meaning of each word by circling the correct letter.
【设计意图：让学生罗列不会读或不理解的单词，指导他们根据上下文猜测词义。对于一些不规则动词的过去式，可直接告诉学生这是哪个动词的过去式。】
4. Further reading
T: Read the story with your partner. Try to divide the story into three parts and discuss the main idea of each part with your partner.
5. Detail reading
T: Read the first part. Ask and answer in pairs according to the table on the screen.
T: How did Andy search for the cat? Read the second part by yourselves loudly and try to fill in the blanks with some verb phrases.
T: Read the third part in groups of four and try to guess what questions I will ask. Close your books and let me see who has a good memory.
(1) Who made the strange sound?
(2) Why did the little cat sound like a ghost?
(3) How did Millie and Amy feel when they saw the little cat?
(4) Where did they take the little cat?
【设计意图：通过不同的阅读方式和活动形式帮助学生梳理故事的三个部分，引导学生最大限度的获知故事细节。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Put sentences in the correct order
T: So you know the story in the park, right? Millie wrote some sentences about what happened, but they are not in the correct order. Read these sentences carefully and then help Millie put the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-7 in the boxes.
T: Read the sentences in the correct order, and try to get the main idea of the story by filling in the blanks. Pay special attention to the simple past tense of the verbs.
2. Correct Millie’s sentences
T: Millie is telling her friend Wendy on the phone about what happened in the park, but Wendy cannot hear her clearly. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Check the answers with your partner.
3. Help Andy answer Henry’s questions
T: Henry, Andy’s friend, is asking Andy about the “ghost”. Help Andy answer his questions.
T: Work in pairs. One is Henry and the other is Andy, and try to act the dialogue out.
【设计意图：通过各种形式的练习和不同的活动形式让学生从整体和细节两个方面进一步熟悉故事内容。】
Step 4 Production
Role play
T: I think you know the story very well now. Let’s work in groups of four and act the story out. You can choose to be Amy, Millie, Andy or the narrator in your group. Remember to use your body language and expressions.
【设计意图：通过角色扮演，让学生在熟悉故事内容的同时，能够熟读课文，复述课文，甚至将其表演出来。】
Step 5 Summary
T: There is no ghost in the world. We can read ghost stories for fun. Do the correct things and do things correctly. There’s nothing to be afraid of.
V. Homework
1. Try to remember all the new words and new phrases.
2. Read the story at least 3 times.
课件20张PPT。Unit 5 Amazing things Reading (I)Do you know me?
I’m a ghost.How do you feel? Lead-inafraid 1. Are there any ghosts in the world? 2. Are you afraid of ghosts? 3. Do you like reading ghost stories?ghostWhere did the story happen?
Who might see the ghost?
How did they feel?Read the title and look at the picture.The ghost in the park(P58)What was the ghost in Sunshine Park?
It was a little cat. Fast reading Read the story and circle difficult words1. As usual means ____.
a. the first time b. as they often do
c. seldom
2. To reply means ___.
a. To think b. to say something again
c. to say or write something as an answer
3. To leave means ___.
a. to find out b. to look for c. to go away4. If you wonder, you ___.
a. want to know something
b. feel great
c. say something happily
5. To search means ___.
a. to find something
b. to shout at something
c. to look carefully for something
6. Weak means ____ .
a. clever b. small c. not strong the “ghost” Hear the “ghost”1－8－1112－167Part 1Part 2Part 3Main ideaLinesFurther reading Search forFind the “ghost”One Sunday morning.Sunshine Park.Millie and Amy.Heard a whisper from the bushes.Afraid.Hear the “ghost” (Lines 1－7) Detail ReadingHow did Andy search for the cat? He __________ the park, ___________ the tree and _______________. When he ________________, he __________ the bushes. went to stood beside heard the whisper searched listened carefullySearch for the “ghost” (Lines 8－11) Detail Reading1. Who made the strange sound?
A little cat.
2. Why did the little cat sound like a ghost?
Because it was very weak.
3. How did Millie and Amy feel when they saw the
little cat?
Surprised.
4. Where did they take the little cat?
To the animal centre.Detail ReadingFind the “ghost” (Lines 12－16) Help Millie put them into the correct order. a. We ran away quickly.
b. Andy found a little cat in the bushes.
c. We sat under a big tree in the park.
d. Suddenly, we heard a whisper.
e. We turned around but saw nothing.
f. Andy went to the park.
g. I told Andy about the strange sound. 4712365 Millie and Amy _____ under a big tree in the park. Suddenly, they heard a ________. They ______ around but saw ________. They ______ away quickly. Millie told _____ about the strange sound. He went to the ______ and found a little cat in the ________.
SummarysatwhisperturnednothingranAndyparkbushesI was afraid when I heard the whisper.
The whisper came from a big tree.
We went back to the park with Andy.
Someone helped Andy find the “ghost”.
Andy found a little cat in the bushes.
Andy gave the little cat to the hospital.TFThe whisper came from the bushes behind the tree.FNobody went back to the park with Andy.FTFtook the little cat to the animal centre.NobodyCorrect Millie’s sentences (P60)Help Andy answer Henry’s questions. (P60 B4)Henry: What did Millie and Amy hear?
Andy: They heard a .They were very and left the park quickly.
Henry: What did you find?
Andy: I found a little cat in the .
Henry: Why did the little cat sound like a ghost?
Andy: It was very , so when it , it
sounded like a ghost.
Henry: Where is the little cat now?
Andy: We took it to the centre.whisperbushesweakmiaowedanimalafraidRole playTips:
Work in groups of four.
Four characters in each group: Amy,
Millie, Andy and a narrator (旁白) .
Pay attention to your body language
and expressions (表情).2. Be loud (大声).3. Be fluent (流利).1. Be active (积极).4. Add actions (动作).
5. Mind facial expressions. There is no ghost in the world.
We can read ghost stories for fun.
Do the correct things and do things correctly.
There’s nothing to be afraid of.Homework Try to remember all the new
words and new phrases.
2. Read the story at least 3 times.
