Unit5Period1StartingoutReading课件外研版初中英语七年级下册

Unit5AmazingnatureStartingout&Reading学习目标Talkaboutwhatyouknowaboutsomenaturalwonders;KnowaboutthenaturallandscapeofQinghai-TibetPlateau;Developyourloveforyourhometown.Let’sexploretheamazingnaturebyvisitingsomenaturalplacesandwonderstogether.新课讲授Thefirststop(站)Whatcanyousee?Howdoyoufeelaboutit?rimefrostcalm[raɪm][frɔːst][kɑːm]Themaincolourwecanseeiswhite.Itisinwinter.Therimeiscoveredwithwhitefrost.It'sverybeautifulandmakesusfeelcalm.ThesecondstopWhatcanyousee?Howdoyoufeelaboutit?landdesert[ˈdezərt][lænd]Thelandisbrown.Wecanseeadesertandafewtrees.Thetreesgiveusafeelingofhopeinthisdesert.ThethirdstopWhatcanyousee?Howdoyoufeelaboutit?woodbranch[bræntʃ][wʊd]Itisinthewoods.Thereisamothermonkeyandherbabysittingonabranch.Thelovebetweenthemmakesusfeeltouched.ThefourthstopWhatcanyousee?Howdoyoufeelaboutit?skybrightlyaurora[skaɪ][ɔːˈrɔːrə][ˈbraɪtli]Wecanseetheaurorashinesbrightlyinthesky.Itisamazingandwefeelsoexcited.ThefifthstopWhatcanyousee?Howdoyoufeelaboutit?landscape[ˈlændskeɪp]Thereisariverthatpassesthroughthemountain.Thislandscapemakesusfeelamazed.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutnature?Thinkandsharelandscapesseason&weatheranimalsplantsgrasslandmountainlakesea...sunnyrainycloudysnowywindymammals(哺乳动物)insectsbirdsfish...treegrassflower...springsummerautumnwinternatureThinkandshareWeknowmanyfactsofnature.Forexample,therearefourseasons:spring,summer,autumnandwinter.Inspring,itisoftenrainyandsunny,andflowersstarttobloom.Insummer,itcanbeveryhotandsunny.Autumnisaseasonwhenleaveschangecolour.Winteriscoldandsometimessnowyandwindy.Naturealsoincludesdifferentlandscapessuchasgrasslands,mountains,lakesandseas.Therearealsomanykindsofanimals.Mammalslikelionsandrabbitsliveonland.Insectslikebutterfliesandbeesaresmallbutimportant.Birdsflyinthesky.Fishswiminthewater.Andtherearealsomanybeautifulplantsliketrees,grassandflowers.Allthesemakeupthewonderfulnaturearoundus.Readthepoemsandanswerthequestions.Itstorrentdashesdownthreethousandfeetfromhigh;AsiftheSilverRiverfellfromazuresky.—LiBaiSomedayImustclimbuptothetop,Tolookdownviewingallthepeakssmall.

—DuFuThesea!thesea!theopensea!Theblue,thefresh,theeverfree!

—BryanW.ProcterReadthepoemsandanswerthequestions.Itstorrent

dashesdownthreethousandfeetfromhigh;AsiftheSilverRiverfellfromazuresky.—LiBai[ˈtɔːrənt][ˈsɪlvə(r)][ˈæʒə(r)][dæʃ]Whatinnaturedotheydescribe?Whatisspecialabouteachnaturalwonder?LiBai’spoemdescribesatorrent.ThespecialthingaboutitisthatitdashesdownthreethousandfeetfromhighandseemsliketheSilverRiverfallingfrom

azuresky.Itshowsthegreatpowerandbeautyofthetorrent.SomedayImustclimbuptothetop,Tolookdownviewingallthepeakssmall.—DuFu[piːk]DuFu’spoemdescribesclimbingtothetopofamountain.Thespecialthingaboutthisnaturalwonderisthatwhenoneisontop,allthepeakslooksmall.Itshowstheheightandgreatnessofthemountain.Readthepoemsandanswerthequestions.Whatinnaturedotheydescribe?Whatisspecialabouteachnaturalwonder?Thesea!thesea!theopensea!Theblue,thefresh,theeverfree!—BryanW.ProcterBryanW.Procter’spoemdescribesthesea.Thespecialthingabouttheseaisthatitisblue,freshandeverfree.Itshowsthevastnessandfreedomofthesea.Readthepoemsandanswerthequestions.Whatinnaturedotheydescribe?Whatisspecialabouteachnaturalwonder?ASpringMorning

—MengHaoranThismornofspringinbedI’mlying,NotwokeuptillIhearbirdscrying.Afteronenightofwindandshowers,Howmanyarethefallenflowers!BrainstormNothingGoldCanStay—RobertFrostNature’sfirstgreenisgold,Herhardesthuetohold.Herearlyleaf’saflower;Butonlysoanhour.Thenleafsubsidestoleaf.SoEdensanktogrief,Sodawngoesdowntoday.Nothinggoldcanstay.[hjuː][ˈiːdn][səbˈsaɪd][ɡriːf][dɔːn]Brainstorm

Qinghai-TibetPlateauisalsoabeautifulnaturalplace.Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?cleansoftnaturecalmcloudmountainskyriverlakegrasslandfieldIfeeltheyarebeautiful,cleanandcalm.MyhometownisontheQinghai-TibetPlateau...Let’sreadthepassagetoknowmoreaboutthewriter’shometown.Whereareyoumostlikelytofindthepassage?a.asciencetextbookb.atraveldiaryc.amagazineaboutlocallifed.adesigner’sguide√科学教科书关于当地生活的杂志旅游日记设计师指南ReadandchoosePart1(Para1):AbriefintroductiontomyhometownPart2(Para2-4):Threecoloursofmyhometown

Part3(Para5):CommentsonmyhometownHowmanypartscanwedividethepassageinto?Readforstructure1MyhometownisontheQinghai-TibetPlateau.Thegeographyhereisamazing.Itisfamousfortheworld’shighestmountain.Butthisareaisalsofullofthemostamazingcoloursinnature.AbriefintroductiontomyhometownPart.1Geography:the_______mountainintheworld.Features:themost________coloursinnature.Qinghai-TibetPlateauhighestamazingplateau:

alargehighlandReadfordetails2Thecolourwhitemeetsyoureyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.3Thelovelyblueoftheskyalwaysgivesmeacalmfeeling.Itislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Andwordscan’texpressmylovefortheriversandlakes.Thereareahundredkindsofblueinthewater.4Ourgrasslands,forestsandfieldsareallgreen.That’smyfavouritecolour.Itmeanshopebecauseitisthecolouroflife.Butgreenisnotjustthecolourofnaturenow.Trainsarerunningthroughtheplateau.Theyarethisbeautifulcolour,too.ThreecoloursofmyhometownPart.2Whatdoesthewritercomparethecloudsandthemountainsto?Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.Readfordetails2Thecolourwhitemeetsyoureyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.3Thelovelyblueoftheskyalwaysgivesmeacalmfeeling.Itislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Andwordscan’texpressmylovefortheriversandlakes.Thereareahundredkindsofblueinthewater.4Ourgrasslands,forestsandfieldsareallgreen.That’smyfavouritecolour.Itmeanshopebecauseitisthecolouroflife.Butgreenisnotjustthecolourofnaturenow.Trainsarerunningthroughtheplateau.Theyarethisbeautifulcolour,too.ThreecoloursofmyhometownPart.2Whatdoesthewritercomparetheskyto?Theskyislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Readfordetails2Thecolourwhitemeetsyoureyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.3Thelovelyblueoftheskyalwaysgivesmeacalmfeeling.Itislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Andwordscan’texpressmylovefortheriversandlakes.Thereareahundredkindsofblueinthewater.ThreecoloursofmyhometownPart.2Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.Theskyislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Thewriterusessimiles(明喻).Asimileallowsreaderstorelateideastothingstheyseeorfeel,anditincreasesreadersinterest.Readfordetails2Thecolourwhitemeetsyoureyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.3Thelovelyblueoftheskyalwaysgivesmeacalmfeeling.Itislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Andwordscan’texpressmylovefortheriversandlakes.Thereareahundredkindsofblueinthewater.4Ourgrasslands,forestsandfieldsareallgreen.That’smyfavouritecolour.Itmeanshopebecauseitisthecolouroflife.Butgreenisnotjustthecolourofnaturenow.Trainsarerunningthroughtheplateau.Theyarethisbeautifulcolour,too.ThreecoloursofmyhometownPart.2Whatisthewriter’sfavouritecolour?Thewriter’sfavouritecolourisgreen.Itmeanshopebecauseitisthecolouroflife.Readfordetails5Theplateauisquieterthanthebigcities.Wehavefewershopsandrestaurants.Butwehavethebestpresentsfromnature.Inmyheart,it’sbetterthananyotherplace.I’mproudtosaythatI’mfromoneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld.CommentsonmyhometownPart.3Whataretheadvantages(优点)oftheplateau?Theplateauisquieterthanthebigcities.Andwehavethebestpresentsfromnature.5Theplateauisquieterthanthebigcities.Wehavefewershopsandrestaurants.Butwehavethebestpresentsfromnature.Inmyheart,it’sbetterthananyotherplace.I’mproudtosaythatI’mfromoneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld.CommentsonmyhometownPart.33.HowdoesthewriterliketheQinghai-TibetPlateau?Inthewriter’sheart,it’sbetterthananyotherplace.Thewriterisproudtobefromoneofthemostbeautifulplacesintheworld.ReadfordetailsFillintheblanksaccordingtothereadingpassage.MyhometownisontheQinghai-TibetPlateau.Itisfamousfortheworld’s________mountainandfullof__________________coloursinnature.Thecolour_______meetsyoureyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,andthemountain______________underthesun.Thelovelyblueofthesky,like______________abovetheplateau,alwaysgivesmea______feeling.Our________,forestsandfieldsareallgreen.Itisthecolouroflifewithtrainsrunningthrough