(
课件网) （沪教版） English 2024-2025学年七年级上册 Lesson 5 Do you know how ancient Chinese divided up a year In ancient China, a year was divided into 24 parts. Each part started with a solar term. Task 1 Read the article quickly and understand the structure. Match the paragraphs with the key questions. a. Why are solar terms useful b. How do people divide up a year c. What are solar terms Paragraph 1 _____ Paragraph 2 _____ Paragraph 3 _____ c b a Task 2 Read the article again and answer the questions. Think—Pair—Share! (1) Why does the writer say “... the calendar also follows the sun” Because the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky. (2) Why are the 24 solar terms very useful in daily life Because they help farmers decide when to plant their crops. (3) How do people celebrate the “Start of Spring” They eat spring rolls and spring pancakes. Task 3 Learn some new words and understand difficult sentences. Read the article again. Circle the new words and guess the meaning according to the context. Underline some difficult sentences and analyze them with your classmates. for example和such as for example通常用于引入一个具体的例子来说明或支持前一句话的观点，可以缩写为 "e.g."。 There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian. The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example. such as用来列举特定的例子，通常是一系列中的几个。暗示还有更多的例子，但只列举部分。 There are many sports that can help improve your health, such as swimming, running, and cycling. Difficult sentence Line 2: In fact, the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky. 实际上，一年的时间依据太阳在天空中的位置，被划分为24个部分。 in fact意为“事实上，实际上”；be divided into意为“被划分为”；be based on意为“基于”。 Task 4 Watch a video clip from the documentary Seasons of China, and discuss the following questions. (1) Which solar terms are you familiar with What do people often eat or do on them (2) Do you think the 24 solar terms are still important today Why or why not 因版权原因无法提供纪录片原片，请教师自行搜索新华社英语电视台“中国新华新闻电视网”的纪录片《四季中国》。 Self-assessment 评价内容 1. 我能理解二十四节气的由来、划分方式及重要意义。 1 2 3 4 5 2. 我能理解二十四节气的重要性。 1 2 3 4 5 3. 我能说出与二十四节气相关的食物和传统习俗。 1 2 3 4 5 Homework 基础作业： 观看纪录片《四季中国》,进一步思考二十四节气的文化内涵。 拓展作业： 中国的二十四节气不仅与农业生产密切相关，也与人们的日常生活息息相关，它影响着人们的饮食、健康、节日等方方面面。请两人一组，从以下几个方面介绍一个节气，全班同学可以介绍完整的二十四个节气。 时间(Time)： 气候特征(Weather)： 与农业的关系(Farming activities)： 饮食(Food)： 民俗(Customs)： 节日(Festivals)： THANKS ... ...
