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(共19張PPT)
英語
七年級 下冊
義務(wù)教育教科書
Writers
and their
masterpieces
6
Unit
can describe what classic books are
Objectives
learn some words about classic books
practise the pronunciation of the
use have to, had better, needn’t, and used to
Tasks
can get a deeper understanding of the benefits of reading classics
read a part from Charlotte’s Web
listen to a speech on reading classics
learn about E.B. White and his works
can communicate on reasons for
reading classics
Objectives
talk about favourite writers
design a book cover
Tasks
can write about a character
using supporting examples
write an essay on a favourite classic character
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web is a classic children’s novel written by E.B. White. The story is about a pig named Wilbur and his dear friend Charlotte, a spider. The following passage tells how Charlotte introduces herself when they first meet at the farm. Read the story and find out what the two characters are like.
“You mean you eat flies ”
“Certainly. I have to live, don’t I ”
“Why, yes, of course.” said Wilbur. “Do they taste good ”
“Delicious. I don’t really eat them. I drink them. Their blood is tasty.”
“Please don’t say that!” Wilbur was shocked.
“Why not It’s true, and I have to say what is true. A spider has to live somehow, and I happen to be a fly catcher. I can build a web and catch flies. All spiders in my family are fly catchers—for thousands of years we spiders have been catching flies and other insects.”
“It’s a terrible family you come from,” said Wilbur. He was sad because his new friend was a blood-drinking killer.
“That might be true,” Charlotte agreed. “But it’s also a clever family. Don’t you think my fly-catching web is clever ”
The goose listened to their conversation and laughed. “There are a lot of things Wilbur doesn’t know about life,” she thought.
“It’s terrible,” replied Wilbur. He couldn’t change his mind.
“Well, you can’t talk,” said Charlotte. “The farmer brings you food. Nobody feeds me. I must make my own living. I must be quick and clever, or I shall go hungry. I have to think things out, catch what I can, take what comes. And somebody must kill the insects, or there will be too many of them. They will eat everything!”
“Really I wouldn’t want that to happen. Perhaps your web is a good thing after all.”
Choose the main idea of the story.
Wilbur is surprised to learn that Charlotte’s family catch and eat insects.
Charlotte explains to Wilbur why she needs to catch insects for food.
The goose listens to the conversation and thinks about what they are saying.
a
b
c
Answer the questions.
Subskil: Scanning
1
2
3
Why does Charlotte eat flies
________________________________________________________________
How does Wilbur feel when he finds out that Charlotte drinks the blood of flies
________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Why does Charlotte think her family is clever
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Charlotte eats flies because she needs to live.
Wilbur is shocked and sad that his new friend is a blood-drinking killer.
Charlotte thinks her family is clever because they invented ways to catch insects.
4
5
Why does Charlotte believe that somebody must kill the insects
________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________Why do you think the goose finds the conversation between Wilbur and Charlotte funny
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Charlotte believes that somebody must kill insects because if they are left unchecked, they will eat everything.
(Answers may vary.) The goose finds it funny that Wilbur changes his mind so quickly and doesn’t know how animals really live in the wild. At first, he thinks Charlotte’s fly-eating is terrible, but later he agrees it’s necessary.
Complete the table. Think about the characteristics of Charlotte and Wilbur and find key details from the text to support your ideas.
Characteristics
Key details
honest She says what is 1 _____________.
clever She knows how to make a living with her web. She makes Wilbur 2 _____________ his mind.
true
change
curious He asks questions to know more about his new friend, Charlotte.
kind He is 3 ____________ and sad when he hears that Charlotte drinks flies’ blood.
shocked
Match the word or expression with its meaning. Then complete the description of Charlotte with the correct forms of the expression and words.
feed
insect
think out
own
quick
1
2
3
4
5
to consider or plan something carefully
a small animal, such as a fly or ant, that has six legs and sometimes wings
to give food to eat and grow
fast in thinking, learning, or understanding
of or belonging to oneself
ab
c
d
e
Charlotte is a clever spider who has a(n) 1 _______ mind. Unlike Wilbur, she has nobody to 2 ______ her. That means, she has to make her 3 ______ living. In order to survive, she needs to 4 _________
solutions to life problems. Skillfully, she builds webs and catches 5 _________, like flies, in her webs to drink their blood.
quick
feed
own
think out
insects
“Charlotte told me that she drank the blood of insects like it was a 1 _________ drink. I was greatly 2 ________! How could someone do that That’s crazy! But she said that spiders had been catching insects for thousands of years. It’s just the way she 3 ______________. Still, I couldn’t believe it. Then she told me that somebody had to kill the insects, or they would eat everything. I never thought of that. I wouldn’t want that 4 ___________. Maybe Charlotte’s web is a clever thing. It catches flies and helps keep the balance of nature. I guess I have 5 ________________ about spiders after all. They are not as bad as I thought before.”
Complete Wilbur’s report with the correct forms of the words and expressions in the box.
makes her living
delicious
to happen
shocked
delicious
shock
make one’s living
happen
delicious
shock
make one’s living
happen
Suffix: -ous
change one’s mind
change one’s mind
changed my mind
Recall. Which sentences are Wilbur’s words, and which are Charlotte’s Put them into the correct box.
“Please don’t say that!”
“It’s a terrible family you come from.”
“But it’s also a clever family.”
“Don’t you think my fly-catching web is clever ”
“Your web It’s terrible.”
“I have to live, don’t I ”
“Somebody must kill the insects.”
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
c, d, f, g
a, b, e
Analyse. Why do Wilbur and Charlotte think differently about catching flies Complete the table to analyse the reasons for their different opinions.
Who they are She is a spider. She was born to be a fly catcher.
How they live She must make her own living.
The way they see the world It is natural to kill the insects.
Charlotte
Wilbur
He is a pig.
The farmer brings him food and feeds him.
It is crazy and terrible to kill insects.
Evaluate. At the end of the story, Wilbur agrees that perhaps Charlotte’s web is a good thing. What makes him change his mind Do you think Charlotte’s words are persuasive Give your opinion with reasons.
EXAMPLE
I think Charlotte has made me believe that it is necessary to kill the insects. She makes me see the possible harm of too many insects.
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