七年级下册

Lesson 29 A Door to the World

了解世界新闻，开阔视野。

培养阅读新闻的能力。

知识目标：学会本课单词及词汇。

能力目标：

情感目标：

Learning Aims

Who can say a piece of news in English?

Chat Show

Vocabulary

文章

机会

知识；学问

交流

连接；联结

article

opportunity

knowledge

communicate

connect

Listening

All over the world students are learning English. It takes time, but the new language can give them new opportunities. With a good knowledge of English. Students can have bright futures. Many people from different countries speak English. English opens the door to the world.

Open the Door to the WorldLook! I found this article in a newspaper. Would you like to read it?

English helps you communicate with people from all over the world. You can travel almost anywhere and you will never be by yourself. You can meet new people, learn new things, order food and drinks at restaurants, and ask for directions.

Open the Door to the World

Learning a new language can be a challenge. But it can help you understand culture differences around the world. It connects you with the world.

Open the Door to the World

Is there “a door to the world?” Not really!

In English, “opening a door” can mean

“having opportunities”,

“learning something new.”

or “giving more choices”

What can English do?

What does “a door to the world” mean?

Questions

information vs. news辨析1.

information 指通过各种途径，如观察、阅读或与人交往所获得的任何消息；

Can you give me any information on this matter?关于此事，你能给我提供什么消息吗？

e.g.

Language Points

news 指公众感兴趣的最新事件及其发展情况。还特指报纸、电台或电视等传播媒体所发布的消息。

None knows the bad news.

没有一个人知道这个坏消息。

e.g.

2. English opens the door to the world.

英语打开了通往世界的大门。

the door to the world 通往世界的大门， to the world

在此作定语。

the key to the door 门的钥匙； the answers to the questions 问题的答案； the way to ... 去……的路； the note to the text 课文的注释。

【拓展】：

Do you know the answer to this question?

你知道这个问题的答案吗？e.g.

3. English helps you communicate with people from all over the world.

英语帮助你与世界各地的人交流。

communicate + with sb 意为“与某人沟通，交流”。all over the world 全世界；举世；五洲四海；普天之下

e.g.

 We have friends all over the world.

我们的朋友遍天下 .

He was never good at communicating with his parents.

他不善于和父母进行沟通。

Let’s Do It!

Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F).

1. People all over the world are learning English. ( )

2. With a good knowledge of English, students can have bright futures.( )

3. English helps you communicate with people from different countries.( )

4. Learning a new language is very easy.( )

5. English connects you with the world.( )

Match the words with the correct meanings.

knowledge a good chance for success

article something difficult or not easy to do

opportunity a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

differences fact and ideas learned from study and experience

challenge things that are not the same

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrase in the box.

never future anywhere communicate with ask for

1. Jenny is a good student. She will have a good_________.

2. I ___________________my foreign friend over the internet.

3. He is sick. He must stay home. He can’t go_________.

4. I ________walk to school. I live too far away.

5. I got lost on my way to the bookstore. So I went to a policeman and ________ help.

futurecommunicate with

anywhere

never

ask for

1.The book has much useful __________ in it.

2.A few days later, he told me an

exciting piece of ________________.

3.The _______ is at half past eight on TV.

I. 用 information 或 news 完成下列句子。

information

news/ information

news

4. Come in, Mary. I've got good _______ for you.

5. The ______________ is from the government.

6. We received the __________ that you had arrived.

newsnews/

information

information/news

1. 我的祖母年龄大了，但是她仍然想学习一些新东西。My grandma is very old, but she still wants to learn _________.

II. 根据汉语提示，完成句子，每空一词。

something new

2. 完成我的工作花费了我两个小时的时间。

It _____ me two hours _____ finish my work.took to

3. 对于学生来说，学习英语打开了通向世界的大门。Learning English ______ the door ______ the world for students.opensto

4. 为了学好英语，我经常听国际广播电台。To learn English well, I often ______ ______ international radio s

tations.

listen to

1. My parents often encourage me _______(read) English every day.

2. ______ (take) morning exercise is good for us.

III. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。

to read

Taking

3. John is an __________ (America), and he speaks English.

4. The manager gives them new _____________(opportunity).

5. If you learn English well, you’ll have more ________ (choose).choices

American

opportunities

1. English, some, about, I, news, found

_______________________.

V. 连词成句。

I found some news about English

2. learning, a, in, she, lot, school, is

________________________?

3. English, you, helps, know, world, the

_______________________.English helps you know the world

Is she learning a lot in school

Find some information about English language and culture.

Homework

祝同学们学习进步！