(共20张PPT)
（外研版）七年级
下
Developing ideas
(Reading for writing)
Unit 6
The secrets of happiness
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
1. read and understand the passage about Zhou Jian growing hair to help others;
2. understand the central idea of the passage and the happiness brought by helping others;
3. write a short story about feeling happy through helping others.
Revision
What makes people happy
What brings people happiness
Love makes people happy.
A positive attitude brings people happiess.
1. What can you see
I can see a person with long hair and a barber holding scissors in hand…
2. What are they doing
A barber is cutting someone’s hair.
Lead-in
Is the person a boy or a girl
Look at the pictures. Is the person a boy or a girl
The person may be a boy.
Why did he keep his hair long Why did he cut it short
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. Use the words and expressions to help you.
do good
keep hair long
happiness
grow
smile
help others
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cut it short
laugh at
留长发
做好事
嘲笑
剪短
帮助别人
Maybe the passage is about helping others.
Read and choose.
1 The wind was strong. Zhou Jian's hat blew off. His long hair waved in the air. He heard a voice behind him: "Is that a boy or a girl " He shook his head. "Just one more month!" he said to himself.
2 People often talked about his long hair behind his back. Sometimes they laughed at him. But he never felt any shame.
3 Zhou Jian kept his hair long for over two years. Day after day, hope grew together with his hair.
4 Finally, the time came. Zhou Jian walked into a barber's shop. He took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders. The other customers were very surprised. "Please cut it short and give me the hair," he said. The barber's scissors did their work. Zhou Jian carefully put the hair into a bag and walked to the post office.
5 A week later, he
received a letter:
6 Zhou Jian looked at the smart young man in the mirror. He remembered the words of Plato: "Happiness springs from doing good and helping others." He smiled and said to himself, "It's time to grow happiness again."
1. Where can you probably read the passage
A. A science report.
B. A travel guide.
C. A news paper.
2. What order does the story follow
A.Time order.
B. Time order.
While-reading
Read paragraphs 1-2.
What was Zhou Jian's hair like
He had __________ hair.
How did people react
They ____________ his long hair behind his back.
They ____________ at him.
How did Zhou Jian feel
long
talked about
laughed
He never felt any shame.
What would Zhou Jian do after a month
While-reading
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Read paragraphs 3-4.
What did he do with his hair
He ________________ for over two years.
He went to a barber's shop to ____________.
He put the hair into a bag and took it to the __________ .
kept his hair long
cut it short
How did the other customs feel when they saw his long hair
They felt surprised.
Why did Zhou Jian walk to the post office
Maybe he mailed the hair.
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post office
Read paragraphs 5-6.
Why did he do so
He wanted to help ______________.
What did he do next
He _____________ and said to himself, “It's time to _______________ again.”
smiled
grow happiness
1.Where was the letter from
It was from the City Children’s Hospital.
What would the hair be used for
The hair would be used to make wigs for kids with cancer.
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kids with cancer
1 What do you think “hope grew together with his hair” means
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Answer the questions.
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I think Zhou Jian’s hope was to help others by donating his hair to make wigs. As his hair grew longer, he was getting closer to his goal.
2 What will Zhou Jian do to “grow happiness again”
Zhou Jian will continue helping others.
Post-reading
3 Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last paragraph
Because the writer wants to emphasize(强调) the theme of happiness through helping others.
Plato
Nationality: Greek
Profession: philosopher (哲学家)
Works: The Republic
1 How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage
I feel surprised and touched for the kids with cancer. I understand why Zhou Jian grew his hair long.
Learning to think for question 1
Sometimes the writer puts the key information at the end of the story. This keeps us reading on!
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Post-reading
2 What can you learn from the passage
I can learn from the passage that happiness springs from doing good and helping others.
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Post-reading
Answer the questions according to the passage.
Who is the main character of the story
The main character of the story is Zhou Jian.
What problem did he face
Zhou Jian kept his hair long to help children with cancer. People talked about it behind his back and laughed at him.
What did he do to solve the problem
He never felt any shame and kept his hair long for over two years.
How did he feel
He feels a deep sense of happiness.
Do you know any stories about feeling happy through helping others
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Write a short story about feeling happy through helping others.
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Organise your ideas by answering the following questions.
When and where did the story happen
What problem did he / she face
What did he /she do to solve the problem
How did he / she feel
Who is the main character of the story
I / My friend / My teacher /...
It happened at... on a... day.
He / She found it hard to...
He / She feels...
He / She ...
Use your ideas to write your story.
Last Saturday, Ma Yang went to the park with his mum. He played with his new toy car. He felt happy. However, there was a boy crying.
“What’s wrong with him ” Ma Yang asked his mum.
“That boy’s family is poor, and he doesn’t have any toys to play with.”
Ma Yang felt sad for the boy. Then he had an idea. “Would you like to play with my car ” he asked the boy.
“Really Thank you!” The boy smiled, and they started playing together.
When it was time to go home, Ma Yang asked his mum, “Can I give my toy car to the boy ”
“Yes, Yangyang, you can. That’s very kind of you.”
Ma Yang handed the car to the boy. “You can keep it, and we can be friends,” he said. The boy was very happy.
Ma Yang learnt an important lesson that day. Helping others is one of the secrets of happiness.
Check.
Did you:
□ include characters, a setting and events
□ use the words and expressions from the reading
passage
□ give your opinion about the secrets of happiness
Share your story with the class.
Think about what you will do to grow your happiness and write a short passage about it.The secrets of happiness
第五课时Developing ideas (Reading for writing)
1.课时教学目标
通过本课时学习，学生能够：
（1）运用核心词汇谈论故事主人公是如何帮助他人的；
（2）理解帮助他人可以提升幸福感。
2.核心词汇
blow off, wave in the air, hear a voice, say to oneself, talk about... behind one’s back, laugh at, shame, keep one’s hair long, hope, a barber’s shop, fall around one’s shoulders, customer, surprised, cut, scissors, receive a letter, cancer, wig, smart, spring from, do good, help others, smile等。
3.教学过程
教学目标 学习活动 效果评价
运用核心词汇谈论故事主人公是如何帮助他人的。 Revision Answer the question:What makes people happy /What brings people happiness Lead in Look at the picture and answer the questions: What can you see What are they doing Is a person a boy or a girl Pre-reading 1.学生观察图片，思考并回答问题：What is the passage about 2.学生再次观察图片，预测课文大意。学生可借助教材给出的词汇来辅助猜测。（完成教材活动1） While reading 1.学生快速阅读课文，检测读前预测是否正确。（完成教材活动2） 2.学生再次阅读课文，回答问题：What does “Growing happiness” mean Who is the main character of the story 3.用课文中的词语填空，完成笔记。（完成教材活动3） While-reading 1.学生阅读课文中的两句话，思考hope grew together with his hair和grow happiness again体现了故事主人公怎样的想法，然后回答问题：What do you think “hope grew together with his hair” means What will Zhou Jian do to “grow happiness again” Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last paragraph （完成教材活动4） 根据学生的回答情况，观察其能否参与互动和交流，主动分享自己的观点。 根据学生回答的情况，评价其对课文大意的理解。 根据学生填空的情况，评价其对课文细节信息的理解。 根据学生回答的情况，评价其对本课时课文主题意义的理解和内化情况。
理解帮助他人可以提升幸福感。 Post-reading 学生思考并分享： How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage What can you learn from the passage 根据学生的分享，评价其是否理解帮助他人可以提升幸福感。
作业内容： Retell Zhou Jian’s story. Then talk about what you have learnt from his experience.
教学反思：
