新目标英语七年级下册Unit7I

NewGoalEnglishGrade7Volume2Unit7目录UnitOverviewWordsandPhrasesGrammarandSentencePatternsListeningandSpeaking目录ReadingandWritingCulturalbackgroundandexpandedknowledge01UnitOverviewThemeTheunitthemeiscenteredaroundtheconceptof"Festivals",exploringtheculturalandhistoricalsignificanceofvariousfestivalsaroundtheworld.ObjectivesThemainobjectiveofthisunitistoenhancestudents'understandingofdifferentfestivals,theirorigins,traditions,andculturalimportance.Additionally,studentswilllearntoexpresstheiropinionsandexperiencesrelatedtofestivals,aswellasdeveloptheirlistening,speaking,reading,andwritingskillsinEnglish.UnitThemeandObjectivesContentTheunitincludesarangeofteachingmaterialssuchastexts,audiorecordings,videos,andimagesrelatedtodifferentfestivals.Thesematerialsprovideinsightsintothehistory,traditions,andcelebrationsassociatedwithvariousfestivals.StructureTheunitisstructuredaroundseveralkeysectionsincludingwarm-upactivities,readingtexts,listeningexercises,speakingtasks,writingassignments,andgrammarfocus.EachsectionisdesignedtoengagestudentsactivelyinlearningandpracticingEnglishlanguageskillsrelatedtothethemeoffestivals.TeachingcontentandstructureUnderstandanddiscussthehistoricalandculturalsignificanceofdifferentfestivals.Expresstheiropinionsandexperiencesrelatedtofestivals.Objectives:Bytheendofthisunit,studentsshouldbeabletoTeachingobjectivesandrequirementsDeveloptheirlisteningskillsthroughaudiorecordingsandvideosrelatedtofestivals.Improvetheirspeakingskillsbyparticipatinginrole-playsanddiscussionsaboutfestivals.Enhancetheirreadingcomprehensionskillsthroughreadingtextsaboutfestivals.TeachingobjectivesandrequirementsPracticetheirwritingskillsbycompletingassignmentsrelatedtofestivals.Requirements:Toachievetheobjectivesofthisunit,studentsarerequiredtoActivelyparticipateinclassdiscussionsandactivities.Teachingobjectivesandrequirements

TeachingobjectivesandrequirementsCompleteallassignedreading,listening,speaking,andwritingtasks.Engageinself-studyandresearchtofurthertheirunderstandingoffestivalcultureandtraditions.Seekhelpandclarificationfromtheteacherorpeerswhenneeded.02WordsandPhrasesAppreciateTorecognizethequality,value,significance,ormagnitudeofpeopleorthings.Thoughtfulandkindtowardsothers.Feelingorshowinganappreciationofkindness.Toexpressrecognitionorappreciationofsomething.Afeelingofdeepadmirationforsomeoneorsomethingelicitedbytheirabilities,qualities,orachievements.ConsiderateAcknowledgeRespectGratefulKeyvocabularyIhavetheutmostrespectfor...:Expresseshighregardoradmirationforsomeoneorsomething.Pleaseacceptmysincereappreciationfor...:Aformalwaytoshowgratitude.I'mgratefulfor...:Expressesthanksforsomething.Iappreciateitwhen...:Usedtoexpressgratitudeforsomethingsomeonehasdone.It'sconsiderateofyouto...:Expressesgratitudeforsomeone'sthoughtfulness.UsefulExpressionsConsiderate"ItwasveryconsiderateofyoutocheckonmewhenIwassick."Appreciate"Ireallyappreciateyourhelpwiththeproject."Grateful"I'msogratefulforallthesupportyou'vegivenme."Respect"Ihavetheutmostrespectforyourleadershipandthewayyouhandledifficultsituations."Acknowledge"Iwanttoacknowledgeyourhardworkanddedicationtotheteam."Examplesofvocabularyandphraseusage03GrammarandSentencePatternsPresentContinuousTenseThisunitfocusesonthepresentcontinuoustense,whichisusedtotalkaboutactionsthatarehappeningnoworthatareunfinished.FormationofPresentContinuousTenseStudentslearntoformthepresentcontinuoustensebycombiningthepresenttenseoftheverb"tobe"(am,is,are)withthepresentparticiple(-ingform)ofthemainverb.KeyGrammar"Whatareyoudoingrightnow?"-Thissentenceisusedtoaskaboutsomeone'scurrentactivity."Iamreadingabook."-Thissentenceexpressesanactionthatishappeningnowusingthepresentcontinuoustense."Theyareplayingfootballinthepark."-Thissentencedescribesascenewherepeopleareengagedinanactivityinaspecificlocation.UsefulSentencesFillintheblankswiththecorrectformoftheverb:Studentspracticeusingthepresentcontinuoustensebycompletingsentenceswiththeappropriateformoftheverb.Rewritethesentencesinthepresentcontinuoustense:Studentsaregivensentencesinthesimplepresenttenseandareaskedtorewritetheminthepresentcontinuoustense.Role-playconversations:Studentsengageinrole-playactivitieswheretheyusethepresentcontinuoustensetotalkabouttheirdailyactivitiesandroutines.Practicalexercisesongrammarandsentencestructures04ListeningandSpeakingActivelistening01Encouragestudentstoactivelylistenforkeyinformation,suchasmainideasandsupportingdetails,bytakingnotesorsummarizingwhattheyhear.Predictivelistening02Trainstudentstousecontextcluesandbackgroundknowledgetopredictwhattheywillhearnext,whichhelpsthemstayengagedandunderstandthematerialbetter.Criticallistening03Teachstudentstoevaluatethecredibilityofwhattheyhearbyanalyzingthespeaker'stone,languageuse,andotherfactors.ListeningtrainingmethodsandtechniquesClearpronunciationFocusonimprovingstudents'pronunciationofindividualsounds,words,andphrasestoensurethattheyareunderstoodwhenspeaking.FluentspeechHelpstudentsdevelopfluencybyencouragingthemtopracticespeakinginchunksorphrases,whichmakestheirspeechmorenaturalandlessrobotic.EffectivecommunicationTeachstudentshowtouselanguageappropriatelyfordifferentaudiencesandpurposes,suchasformalpresentations,informalconversations,anddebates.OralexpressionskillsandstrategiesListeningandSpeakingPracticeActivitiesRole-plays:Assignrolestostudentsandhavethemactoutreal-lifescenariosthatrequirelisteningandspeakingskills,suchasmakingaphonecallorgivingapresentation.Discussions:Facilitatediscussionsontopicsrelatedtotheunittheme,encouragingstudentstosharetheiropinionsandlistentoothers'perspectives.Debates:Organizedebatesoncontroversialissues,allowingstudentstopracticetheirlisteningandspeakingskillswhilelearninghowtoargueeffectively.Audiorecordings:Playaudiorecordingsofnativespeakerstalkingabouttheunitthemeandhavestudentslistenforspecificinformationortakenotesonthemainpoints.Then,havethemdiscusswhattheyheardwithapartnerorinagroup.05ReadingandWritingSkimmingandScanningSkimminginvolvesquicklyreadingthetexttogetageneralideaofthecontent,whilescanninginvolveslookingforspecificinformationorkeywords.SummarizingIdentifyingthemainideaandkeydetailsofthetexttocreateaconcisesummary.AnalyzingExaminingthetextcloselytounderstandtheauthor'spurpose,tone,andmessage.PredictingUsingthetitle,subtitles,andanypriorknowledgetopredictwhatthetextwillbeabout.ReadingcomprehensionmethodsandtechniquesBrainstormingideas,creatinganoutline,andorganizingthoughtsbeforewriting.PlanningWritingafirstdraft,focusingongettingideasdownwithoutworryingaboutperfectgrammarorspelling.DraftingReviewingandimprovingthedraft,addingdetails,andmakingsurethewritingisclearandcoherent.RevisingCheckingforgrammar,spelling,andpunctuationerrors,aswellasensuringthetextflowssmoothly.EditingWritingSkillsandStrategiesPracticalexercisesforreadingandwritingReadingcomprehensionquestionsAnsweringquestionsaboutatexttotestunderstandingofthemainideasanddetails.SummarizingexercisesWritingsummariesoftextstopracticecondensinginformationintoaconciseform.EssaywritingWritingessaysonvarioustopicstopracticeplanning,drafting,revising,andeditingskills.CreativewritingpromptsUsingpromptstoinspirecreativewritingandpracticeexpressingideasinanengagingway.06Culturalbackgroundandexpandedknowledge要点三CulturaldifferencesingreetingsInWesterncultures,peopleoftengreeteachotherwithahandshake,hug,orkissonthecheek,dependingontherelationshipandcontext.要点一要点二EtiquetteinpublicplacesWesternculturesgenerallyvaluepersonalspaceandprivacy.Itisimportanttorespecttheseboundariesandavoidinvadingsomeone'spersonalspace.TablemannersWesterntablemannersincludeusingutensilscorrectly,nottalkingwithafullmouth,andrefrainingfromburpingormakingothernoiseswhileeating.要点三IntroductiontorelevantculturalbackgroundHalloween:CelebratedonOctober31st,HalloweenisaholidaywithCelticoriginsthathasevolvedintoasecularcelebrationoftheautumnseason.Itisassociatedwithtraditionssuchaswearingcostumes,trick-or-treating,andcarvingpumpkinsintojack-o'-lanterns.Christmas:CelebratedonDecember25th,ChristmasisareligiousholidaycommemoratingthebirthofJesusChrist.Itisalsoaculturalholidaywithtraditions