1、外研版（2024新版）七年级上册英语Unit 6 The power of plants单元整体教学设计单元教学目标【Language Abilities】1.Use words and expressions in the unit to describe plants.2.Use the simple future tense to talk about the benefits of plants.3.Describe the importance of plants.【Culture Awareness】1.Understand the importance of tea to the
2、 Chinese and the Brits;2.Know the similarities and differences in eating habits in different countries or cultures.【Quality of Thinking】1.Make predictions according to the pictures.2.Be able to use effective means such as seeing, listening, speaking and discussing to obtain information.【Learning Abi
3、lities】1.Actively participate in class activities.2.Be able to actively cooperate with others in learning activities and complete learning tasks.【Class Hour Division】Five periods第一课时Starting out&Reading第二课时Grammar第三课时Listening and Speaking第四课时Reading for writing第五课时Presenting ideas&Reflection单元教材分析本
4、单元的主题是“人与自然”下的“自然生态”，归属于“热爱与敬畏自然，与自然和谐共生”这一子主题内容。本单元教材围绕奇妙的植物展开，内容包括：描述有关植物的事实；谈论有关植物的好处；阐述植物的重要性。第一课时Starting out&ReadingTeaching Objects【教学目标】1.Know some facts about plants.2.Learn about photosynthesis in plants. 3.Talk about the benefits of plants.Teaching Aids【教学工具】an English book，a tape recorde
5、r and CAITeaching Steps【教学步骤】Step 1Lead in【导入】Show some pictures about different plants to the Ss, such as bamboos, trees and flowers, and then ask them to say the facts about these plants.Starting outPage 95,11.Ask the Ss to look at the picture on page 95 and answer the following question.Do you th
6、ink plants are amazing? Why or why not?2.Give the Ss some prompts.3.Let some Ss say their answers.Page 95,21.Ask the Ss to look at the pictures and answer the questions.(1)What are the people doing?(2)What can plants do for us? 2.Let some Ss say their answers. 3.Check the answers with the class.Unde
7、rstanding ideas（14）Step 2 Pre-task【准备任务】1.Show the picture of a plant on page 96 to the Ss, and then ask them to guess what may be filled in the blanks.Step 3 While-task【过程任务】Page 97,21.Ask the Ss to read the passage on page 97 and fill in the blanks on page 96.2.Ask some Ss to say their answers.3.C
8、heck the answers with the class.Page 98,31.Show the four titles to the Ss, and make sure they understand the meanings.2.Ask the Ss to choose another suitable title and give their reasons.3.Let some students say their answers.4.Check the answer with the class.Page 98,41.Show the texts on page 98 to t
9、he Ss, and then ask them to guess what may be filled in the blanks.2.Let the Ss complete the texts with the words and expressions from the passage.3.Ask some Ss to say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.Step 4Posttask【后续任务】Page 98, Think and share1.Ask the Ss to read the passage and an
10、swer the following questions.(1)What does “plant” mean in the title?(2)In what other ways do plants help the world?2.Give the Ss some prompts.3.Let some Ss say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.Step 5Language points【语言要点】1.send 的用法作动词,意为“寄,发送;传达;派遣”。例如:Ill send you a text message.我会给你
11、发一条短信。My parents send their love.我父母问您好。【拓展】send 常见短语：send for 派人去请 send sb. to do sth.派某人去做某事send out 分发 send up 发射send sth. to sb.寄某物给某人2.rise 的用法作不及物动词,意为“上升,升起;增加;提高”,主语常为物,一般指事物自然提高。例如:The sun rises.太阳升起。The river rises.河水上涨。3.mix 的用法作动词,意为“(使)混合,拌合”。常见用法:mix . with将与混合例如:Mix the flour with wat
12、er.将面粉与水混合。（1）mix . and . ( together)把和混合(在一起)例如:You can get purple by mixing red and blue together.将红色和蓝色混合在一起，你能得到紫色。（2）mix . into将混入例如:Mix the egg into the flour.将鸡蛋混入面粉。（3）mix up 混淆;弄混例如:Dont mix up the two kinds of vegetable seeds.别把这两种菜籽弄混了。4. breathe的用法作动词,表示“呼吸,呼气”。常见短语:breath in “吸气”,breath
13、 out “呼气”。【拓展】breath n.呼吸的空气;一口气常见短语:take a deep breath深吸一口气,out of breath上气不接下气hold ones breath 屏息例如:He took a deep breath and began to climb the stairs.他深吸了一口气,然后开始爬楼梯。5. more than的用法（1）more than后接数词,意为“超过;多于”,同义词为over。例如:More than twenty classmates love drawing on weekends.二十多个同学喜欢在周末画画。（2）more t
14、han 后接名词,表示“不只是;不仅仅”。6.own的用法(1)作形容词和代词,意为“自己的;本人的”。常见搭配:on ones own“独自;单独”,of ones own“属于某人自己的”。例如:My grandma has her own house,and she lives on her own.我奶奶有她自己的房子，她一个人住。(2)作动词,意为“拥有;有”。例如:I hope to own a house.我希望拥有一座房子。【拓展】owner n.拥有者7. influence 的用法(1)作动词,意为“影响,对起作用”。常见用法:influence sb. to do sth
15、.“影响某人做某事”。例如:What influenced you to do your homework?是什么影响你做作业?(2)作名词,意为“影响;有影响的人/事物”。常见搭配:have an influence on“对有影响”,under the influence of“在的影响下”。例如:Those friends have a good influence on her.那些朋友对她有好的影响。Step 6Summary【课堂小结】I know some facts about plants.I have learnt about photosynthesis in plant
16、s.I can talk about the benefits of plants. Step 7Homework【家庭作业】1.Review the words, phrases and sentences.2.Do the exercises in students book.Teaching reflection【教学反思】In this period, there are more new words and expressions. We should provide more practice in the reading. 第二课时GrammarTeaching Objects
17、【教学目标】1.Master the usage of the simple future tense. 2.Introduce your plan for Planting Day. Teaching Aids【教学工具】an English book，a tape recorder and CAITeaching Steps【教学步骤】Step 1Lead in【情景导入】1.Show the following sentences to the Ss, and then ask them to pay attention to the bold words.(a) Hes going t
18、o start work in the plant.(b) They will take a rest.2.Lead to the grammar simple future tense.Understanding ideas（58）Step 2Pre-task【准备任务】1.Ask the Ss to find more sentences with simple future tense.2.Let some Ss share their answers.3.Show some examples to the Ss as follows.(1)The water will rise up
19、to the Leaf through the Stem.(2)Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesnt need much of it.(3)Soon its going to get dark.Step 3Grammar learning【语法任务】一、用法表示将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态，也表示将来经常或反复发生的动作，常与表将来的时间状语连用，如：tomorrow, next week, next year, in the future等。例如：We will come to see you next week.I
20、n the future, there will be less fresh water.Will people use money in 100 years?How will the world be different in the future? 二、基本结构主语 + shall/will/be going to +动词原形+其他在书面语中，主语为第一人称（I和we）时，常用助动词shall；在口语中，所有人称都可以用will；在疑问句中，主语为第一人称（I和we）时，常用助动词shall。例如：I shall write you a letter next month. Well ca
21、ll you next week.When shall we have the party?Step 4While-task【过程任务】Page 99,61.Ask the Ss to complete the sentences with the simple future tense.2.Let some Ss say their answers.3.Check the answers with the class.Page 99,71.Show the passage on Page 99 to the Ss and ask them to complete the guides wor
22、ds using the correct form of the words in the boxes.2.Guess what may be filled in the blanks.3.Let some Ss say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.Step 5Post-task【后续任务】Page 100,81.Ask the Ss to work in pairs and ask them to discuss their plans for Planting Day.2.Show the structure of th
23、e passage to the Ss.Then ask them to fill in the blanks.My plan for Planting DayThe importance of plantsMore plants will make:_The climate:The animals: _The people: _Things to doI am going to _ 3.Ask the Ss to use the words from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help them.l Without p
24、lants, . will / wont.l . need. to.l . mean a lot to.l . can make.l . is useful for.l . influence.4.Show some examples to the Ss.5.Let the Ss share their planting Day.Step 6Summary【课堂小结】I can master the usage of the simple future tense.I can introduce my plan for Planting Day. Step 7Homework【家庭作业】1.R
25、eview the words, phrases and sentences.2.Do the exercises in students book.Teaching reflection【教学反思】 Learning grammar is an important task in this period. Students always learn grammar when they have learned enough language. Students can practise grammar by using what they have learned. Its importan
26、t for them to use the simple future tense to talk about the benefits of plants. We can help the students to summarize the usage of the simple future tense.第三课时Listening and SpeakingTeaching Objects【教学目标】1.Know the usage of corn through the listening. 2.Pronounce /e/, /a/,/ correctly and remember the
27、 letters and letter combinations that represent them. 3.Talk about the different uses of plants.Teaching Aids【教学工具】an English book，a tape recorder and CAITeaching Steps【教学步骤】Step 1Lead in【情景导入】1.Show the picture on Page 101 to the Ss and ask them to answer the following questions.(1)What plants can
28、you see in the pictures?(2)How do you usually eat them?2.Ask some Ss to say their answers.Step 2Pre-task【准备任务】Rice, wheat and corn are the worlds top three food plants. People around the world eat them in different ways. For example, rice noodles in East Asia,bread in Europe and tacos in the America
29、s,Step 3While-task【过程任务】Page 101,11.Show the three sentences on page 101 to the Ss and make sure they understand the meanings.2.Ask the Ss to listen to the opening of the vlog and choose the main idea.3.Let the Ss say the answers.4.Check the answer with the class.Phonetics in use1.Let the Ss read th
30、e words on page 101 freely, and then ask them to pay attention to the bold letters, and find the similarities of pronunciation in each column. 2.Play the recording, and ask the Ss to repeat them.3.Tell the pronunciation of /e/, /a/ and / .4.Have the Ss read the words together.5.If possible, provide
31、more target language materials for students to practise. Page 102,21.Show Jasons notes to the Ss, and ask them to guess what may be filled in the blanks.2.Ask the Ss to listen again and complete Jasons notes for the vlog.3.Let some Ss say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class. Page 103,31
32、.Show the sentences on page 103 to the Ss, and then ask them to guess what may be filled in the blanks.2.Ask the Ss to listen to the conversation and complete the sentences.3.Let some Ss say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.5.Ask the Ss to listen again.Then ask them to talk about how
33、 people ask for and give permission.6.Introduce the ways to ask for and give permission to the Ss.Step 4Post-task【后续任务】Page 103,41.Ask the Ss to work in pairs to act out a conversation about the uses of a plant.2.Show roses, cottons and bamboos to the Ss, and then ask them to do as follows.(1) Choos
34、e one of the plants and think about three ways of using it.(2) Have a conversation about its uses. Try to ask for and give permission in the conversation.3.Show the Ss a sample.4.Ask some Ss to say the uses of a plant. Step 5Summary【课堂小结】I have known the usage of corn through the listening. I can pr
35、onounce /e/, /a/, / correctly and remember the letters and letter combinations that represent them. I can talk about the different uses of plants.Step 6Homework【家庭作业】1.Review the words, phrases and sentences.2.Do the exercises in students book.Teaching reflection【教学反思】The topic of this unit is “The
36、power of plants”. After learning, the students can talk about the benefits of plants. The new words can be taught by using pictures in PPT. While listening, the students should master some strategies, such as taking notes and grasping the key words. 第四课时Reading for writingTeaching Objects【教学目标】1.Kno
37、w the meanings about drinking tea to the Chinese and the Brits.2.Write a short paragraph about tea and your family.Teaching Aids【教学工具】an English book，a tape recorder and CAITeaching Steps【教学步骤】Step 1Lead in【情景导入】1.Show four pictures to the Ss, such as tea, soy bean milk, bubble tea and coffee, and t
38、hen ask them to answer the questions:If you have to choose a beverage that best represents the Chinese culture, which would you choose? Why?2.Check how much the Ss know about tea.(1)Which country is the homeland of tea?(2)Can you name some popular Chinese tea?Step 2Pre-task【准备任务】Page 104,11.Ask the
39、Ss to look at the pictures and answer the questions.(1)What can you see in the pictures?(2)What do these pictures have in common?2.Give the Ss some prompts as follows.drink tea teahouse culture home3.Let some Ss say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.Step 3While-task【过程任务】Page 104,21.A
40、sk the Ss to read the passage. Then ask them to find out the importance of tea to the Chinese and the Brits.2.Let some Ss say their answers.3.Check the answers with the class as follows.A cup of warm tea always makes me feel like Im back home.Its our way of connecting with the Brits.Page 106,31.Show
41、 the form on page 106 to the Ss.2.Ask the Ss to complete the form with the words and expressions from the passage.3.Ask some Ss to say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.Page 106,41.Ask the Ss to read the passage again and answer the following questions.(1)What does“a key part”mean? (2
42、)What does“as many teahouses as leaves in a cup of tea”say about teahouses?(3)What does the expression“its no secret”mean?2.Give the Ss some prompts.3.Let some Ss say their answers.4.Check the answers with the class.Step 4Post-task【后续任务】Page 106,Think and share1.Ask the Ss to read the passage and th
43、en answer the following questions.(1)What does the title mean?(2)What do the two stories have in common?(3)Do you agree that tea is “more than a drink”? Why or why not?2.Give some prompts for question 2.3.Let some Ss share their answers with the class.4.Check the answers with the class. Page 107, 51
44、.Ask the Ss to write a short paragraph about tea and his or her family.2.Give them some prompts.Ask them to do as follows.(1)Write down some ideas below.Who drinks tea in your family?What kind of tea do they like?Where do they drink tea?Who do they drink tea with?Do they have any stories of drinking
45、 tea?How does tea make them feel?(2)Write your paragraph using the information above.(3)Check your paragraph as follows.Did you include the main points in Step 1?Did you use the words from the reading passage?Did you explain the importance of tea to culture?(4)Share your paragraph with the class.Step 5Language points【语言要点】1. not only . but also.不仅而且在句中可以连接主语、谓语、宾语、表语和状语等多种句子成分，但not only 与 but also后的词性必须对等。【拓展】not only . but also.连接主语时,谓语动词要遵循就近原则,即谓语的单复数形式由最靠近它的主语决定。例如:Not only Tom but also his parents are in China now.=Not