Unit 1 A new start Reading for writing 课件新外研版七上英语

Unit1Anewstart

Readingforwriting

Beforeyourjourneystarts

2026新外研版七上LearningObjectivesBytheendofthislesson,wewillbeableto:01Understandthedifferencesbetweenprimaryschoolandjuniorhigh,andlearntodescribethem.02Usethewordsandexpressionslearnedinthelisteningparttogiveadvice.03Usewordsandexpressionsfromthereadingpassagetowriteareply.LookandsaylWhat

did

your

parents

give

you

beforejunior

high?They

gave

me.......lWhat

did

they

hope?Theyhoped.......lWhat

did

Mia's

parents

give

her

before

junior

high?Apaperboat.—— Why?meaning

in

a

dictionary.byyourselfproblemtryyour

bestwork

hard问题尽自己最大的努力努力学习你自己1.Look

at

the

word

and

expressions

and

look

uptheirWhat

do

you

think

of

the

meaning

of

the

boat?Growing

up

is

like

sailing

aboat.Wewillgothrough

many

wind

and

storms.No

one

can

help

us.

Weneedtosolvethe

problemby

ourselves.lWhat

is

"journey"?Junior

high

school

life.lWhatisthemeaning

of

thetitle?It

means

"before

Mia'sjunior

high

begins".Look

and

sayDo

you

know

why

did

Mia's

parentsgive

her

a

boat?EnjoythetextvideoHow

many

parts

are

there

in

this

passage?Part

2

A

letterPart

1conversation(

1)What

is

their

letter

for?Theletterisforsharing

their

thoughts.(2)Is

it

the

first

paper

boat

from

her

parents?No,it's

the

second

one.(3)Did

she

remember

the

first

paper

boat?Of

course.(4)What

did

they

do

with

the

first

paperboat?They

put

it

in

the

pool

,

and

it

sailedaway.It

started

a

“new

life”.Read

part

1

and

answer

the

questions..Read

the

conversation

in

roles..Mia,doyourememberyoursixth

birthday?

Ofcourse,Dad.Wemadeapaperboattogether.Thenweputourlittleboat

in

the

pool.Itsailed

away.Lookatthis.Anewpaper

boat

foryou!It'saletterfromMum

and

me.We

wanttosharesomethoughtswith

you.Oh,thankyou.Guess:Whatareherparents'thoughts?Maybetheparents’hope.Maybesomerules(规则).Maybesomelearningtips....Read

and

fill

in

the

blanksSignature署名Salutation

称呼

What

kind

of

passage

is

it?It

is

aletter.This

is

a

letter

fromparents(dad

and

mum)

to

Mia.2..

Look

and

sayboat's

sailing,through

the

journey

parents

protected

her

parents

help

herMia

wassafe

Mia

need

to

try

her

bestand

work

hard

by

herselftime:primary

school

like

a

small

pool2..

Read

the

letter

and

finish

the

time

line..

like

a

wide

river

towards

the

seatime:junior

high3..

Read

the

letter

again

and

complete

the

thinkingmap..junior

highthoughtsnewproblemsbestworkhardhelps

simile

明喻

metaphor

暗喻!1.Whatdo“a

pool”,

“a

river”

and“the

sea”

standfor?2.WhatdoyouthinkMia’sparentsdidtoprotect

herboat

fromwinds?3.Whatdoyouthinkthe

“storms”are?4..

Answer

the

questions..P26

41.Whatdo“apool”,“a

river”

and

“the

sea”

stand

for?A

pool

stands

for

primary

school;a

river

stands

for

junior

high.TheseastandsforthebroaderworldMiawill

facebeyondjunior

high

school.2.WhatdoyouthinkMia’sparentsdidtoprotect

her

boat

fromwinds?Mia'sparentslikelyprovidedsupport,guidance,andprotectionduring

Mia's

time

in

primary

school.3.Whatdoyouthinkthe“storms”

are?Stormsstandforthechallengesand

difficulties

Mia

willencounterinjuniorhighschoolandbeyond.Read

the

letter

carefully

and

take

notes..Dear

Mia,1Time

flies!You

are

now

in

junior

high!Are

you

ready

for

your

new

life?2Primary

school

was

like

a

pool.It

was

small

and

safe.Dad

and

Mumprotected

your

boat

from

winds.But

junior

high

is

like

a

river.It

is

wide

andthe

water

moves

fast.You

will

face

new

problems.We

are

still

here

to

help.But

sometimes

you

have

to

sail

your

boat

by

yourself.Just

try

your

best

and

work

hard.Remember

this:no

pain,no

gain.You

will

go

through

stormstowardsthe

sea.3We

made

this

letter

into

a

new

paper

boat.We

hope

it

helps

you

in

the

coming

years!With

love,Dadand

MumThinkand

shareDoyouagreewiththedescription

of

primaryschooland

junior

high

in

the

letter?Why

or

why

not?a

wide

riverjuniorhighpoolschoolprimarya

small描述lKeep

healthy,eat

well

andsleep

well.lHaveagood

learning

habit.lTry

your

best

and

work

hard.Thinkand

shareDidyourparents

anyadvice

aboutjunior

high?lBehappyforever

andparentsarealways

there.give

youlife

atWhat

was

it?Thinkand

shareThinkaboutthesequestions:Howwillyoudescribeprimaryschool?Howwillyoudescribejuniorhigh?Areyourdescriptionssimilartothoseinthe

letter?5..

Write

Mia's

reply

to

her

parents..

Organise

your

reply

with

the

chart.

ShowthankstoDadand

MumThank

you

very

much

for...It

made

me

feel How

is

life

different

at

junior

high?

Junior

high

school

life

is

different

...

It's

...

It

has

more... What

is

my

problem?I

am

going

to...

Iwillfacemanyproblems,suchas....It’s...

WhatamIgoingtodo?5.

WriteMia’sreplaytoherparents.Dear

Dad

and

Mum,

Thank

you......Yours,Mia5..

Write

Mia's

reply

to

herp

rt

n

ts2..

Write

your

reply

with

the

help

of

the

chart.5..

Write

Mia's

reply

to

herparents..Step

3

Check.Didyou:oincludealltheideas

from