《Unit　5　What　can　we　learn　from　others课件》初中英语牛津上海版七年级下册.ppt

Unit 5: The Happy Farmer and His Wife 上海市致远中学 唐侃 Look at the pictures and give the English words as quickly as possible. Warm-up: Quick Response a hut a fairy disappear gold coin earn money The happy farmer and his wife Who are they? What is the story about? Only read the first sentence of each paragraph. And answer these questions: Who was the farmer? What kind of person was he? How was his life? (use one word) Task 1: Skimming The farmer was Fred. He was good and hard-working. His life was poor. Q: If you were Fred, would you be happy with the life? Task 2: Scanning Read the whole passage quickly and answer these questions: What would the Luck Fairy like to give them at first? Did they take what the Luck Fairy gave? Three wishes. No, they didn’t. Q: Do you think Fred and his wife were stupid? Task 3: Fill in the table Read the whole passage again and fill in the table: Wishes Why these wishes? Why didn’t Fred take them? Gold coins Big new house Beautiful clothes didn’t earn much lived in an old small hut old lived happily comfortable, liked it very much comfortable, kept them warm Q: Can you talk about Fred’s life by using ‘Although…, …’? Task 4: Conclusion（总结） Read the last paragraph again and tell: What did Fred and his wife finally get? 2. Why Fred and his wife were happy? 3. What does the story tell us? Happiness and health. Because they were not greedy. Q: Can you tell the meaning of ‘greedy’ in English? If you’re not greedy, you’ll be happy. Task 5: Write a new story! If Fred was greedy, what would happen? Would they take all the wishes? Would they ask for more? Would they get happiness and health forever? Would …? Discuss with your classmates and write a new story. Task 6: Story sharing Listen to the story and circle out the correct answers: What did the Fisherman’s wife want? A. Much money B. A new house C. A palace D. A new basin E. Many beautiful clothes F. A servant G. To be a queen. What did they get at last? They got not