Retell the text with the help of the table.
My grandma
Alice
Mr Li
a short woman with grey hair
took care of my family and cooked well
always cheerful and patient
Word study
• forget (forgot, forgotten/forgot) = not remember
Remain calm! All is well!
• remain = stay the same, still be
Word study
• give up = stop trying to do something
My grandma
Alice
Mr Li
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a tall giorol d watith gMlaastshes
tall atsaoehtnnbulrwicdorincoautuyt srag
tall glasses
Maths
Maths teacher
tall thin
encourages
Vocabulary
C1 The words in italics are from the three articles on page 3. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.
a sad
b cheerful
Comprehension
D1 Read the three articles on page 3 to find out about the three people below. Then complete the table.
grandma died
best friend
hard-working
patient
smart
Before you read
Look at the pictures and the titles of the three articles on page 3. Then circle the correct answers to complete the sentences below.
What is special about your family?
Our father is strong!
Brainstorming A1 Do you know these words for describing people? Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.
S1: What do you think of him? S2: He is very smart. S1: Why do you think that? S2: Because he can always answer the teacher's
questions correctly.
cheerful
These areh_a_r_d_-_w_o_r_k_ing students. They study hard.
She is a_p_a_t_ie_n_t_mum. She takes time to help her child.
In pairs, practise using the words about people. Follow the example.
Review of the reading
Find the right phrases for the right person. a short woman with grey hair good at Maths always cheerful and patient a tall girl with glasses strict about our studies cooked always encourages us andwgelilves us support tall and thin
a tall girl with glasses good at Maths
沪教版七年级下册 英语
全册优质课件
Unit 1 People around us
（Reading）
Getting ready
Besides famous people, who else do we care about?
Brainstorming People around us
My mum is patient.
• take care of = look after
Vocabulary
miss forget
remain strict about successful gives up
Reading (2)
Checking-up
Read the text again. Pay attention to where you should pause when reading.
cheerful
hard-working patient
smart
Tom is very _s_m_a_r_t_. He can always answer the teacher's questions.
Jim and David are __c_h_e_e_rf_u_l__. They are always happy.
Mr Li is _____. a a Maths teacher b an Art teacher
Alice probably
likes_____.
a playing table tennis
b drawing pictures
Grandma was always _____. * probably : very likely