Unit 1 Section 1 Reading 课件-2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）英语八年级上册

Unit 1 Look it up 沪教牛津版八年级上册 What can we learn from encyclopaedias? Key question Reading I 主题范畴：人与社会 1 Unit objectives After learning this unit, you can: identify what kinds of information are usually included in an encyclopaedia. look up information in print or online encyclopaedias. talk about the history of encyclopaedias. write an encyclopaedia entry about a subject. 撰写关于某个主题的百科全书条目。 确定百科全书中通常包含哪些类型的信息。 在纸质或在线百科全书中查阅信息。 谈论百科全书的历史。 Welcome back! What did you do during the summer holiday? Lead-in Went travelling? Watched movies? Did homework? Read books? Have you ever read an encyclopaedia? What is an encyclopaedia? An encyclopaedia is a book of information about things humans know. Discussion Examples of encyclopaedias Show three pictures and ask students what the book is about. 9 Information you can find in an encyclopaedia An encyclopaedia gives us information on different types of subjects. Show three pictures and ask students what the book is about. 10 History of encyclopaedias China has a long history of creating encyclopaedias. One of the first encyclopaedias was the Huanglan. It was created around 220 CE. Another important encyclopaedia was the YongleDadian. It was completed in 1408. How do you find information in an encyclopaedia? What information can you usually find in an encyclopaedia? How can you use information from encyclopaedias? What do you know about the history of encyclopaedias? Name: _________ Painter: _____________ Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers 文森特·威廉·梵高 Let’s enjoy some famous paintings from around the world. While you are watching, look up the information from the encyclopedia. Warming up Name: _____________ Painter: _____________ Da Vinci, Leonardo The Last Supper 列奥纳多·达·芬奇 Leonarda da Vinci was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Let’s enjoy some famous paintings from around the world. While you are watching, look up the information from the encyclopedia. The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. Name: _____________ Painter: _____________ Da Vinci, Leonardo The Mona Lisa 列奥纳多·达·芬奇 Let’s enjoy some famous paintings from around the world. While you are watching, look up the information from the encyclopedia. Name: ______________ Painter: ___________ Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise 克劳德·莫奈 If you want to know more about the paintings and artists, you can use…… encyclopaedia 印象.日出 Let’s enjoy some famous paintings from around the world. While you are watching, look up the information from the encyclopedia. Su Wen is looking through a children's encyclopaedia. It has different subjects. He finds an entry about Leonardo da Vinci under the subject of “Culture and arts”, and an entry about dinosaurs under the subject of “The living world”. What do you know about these two topics? Before you read How do you find information in an encyclopaedia? 苏文正在翻阅一本儿童百科全书。这本书包含不同的主题。他在 “文化与艺术” 主题下找到了一篇关于列奥纳多・达・芬奇的条目，在 “生物世界” 主题下找到了一篇关于恐龙的条目。关于这两个主题，你了解些什么？ 1. Where was Leonardo da Vinci from? a. France b. Italy c. the UK 2. Which of the following was Leonardo da Vinci not good at? a. music b. engineering c. sailing 3. Leonardo da Vinci painted ______. a. Sunflowers b. The Mona Lisa c. Impression, Sunrise (Vincent van Gogh ) (Claude Monet) What do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? There can be more than one answer. 18 Numbers: 66 180 1,000 Facts about dinosaurs (1) Dinosaurs lived on the Earth for more than ______ million years. (2) Dinosaurs died out about ______ million years ago. (3)There are more than ______ known species of dinosaurs. (You will find most of the answers in an encyclopaedia.) Look at the facts about dinosaurs and see if you can work out what number goes ineach ofthe blanks. 180 66 1000 dinosaur /'daɪnəsɔː(r)/ intelligent /ɪn'telɪdʒənt/ talented /'tæləntɪd/ artistic /ɑː'tɪstɪk/ perhaps /pə'hæps/ notebook /'nəʊtbʊk/ vehicle /'viːəkl/ prehistoric /ˌpriːhɪ'stɒrɪk/ completely /kəm'pliːtli/ n. 恐龙 adj. 有才智的；聪明的 adj. 有才能的；天才的 adj. 有艺术天赋的 adv. 可能；大概；也许 n. 笔记本 n. 交通工具；车辆 adj. 史前的 adv. 完全地；彻底地 New words Pre-reading Da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician engineer and scientist. Da Vinci Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he leant to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world, He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles. While-reading Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today’s birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils. Scanning When you need to find certain information in a text, you do not have to read every word. Instead, you can move your eyes quickly over the text until you find the information you need, This is called scanning. 当你需要在一篇文本中查找特定信息时，不必逐字阅读。相反，你可以快速扫视文本，直到找到所需信息，这种方法称为扫读。 Scan the first entry and complete the notes. Da Vinci Leonardo Year of birth Year of death Country of birth Profession(s) Most famous artworks 1452 1519 Italy a painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist the Mona Lisa About Da Vinci Read the first article and answer the questions. 1. What was Leonardo Da Vinci? He was a painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. 2. When and where was Da Vinci born? He was born in the countryside of Italy in 1452. 3. When did he die? He died in 1519. 4. Which of his paintings was the most famous? The Mona Lisa. 5. What can we find in his notebooks? We can find some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles in his notebooks. Below are some notes about the encyclopaedia articles on page 3, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the articles and correct the notes if necessary. Da Vinci, Leodardo a. He lived from 1425 to 1519. b. He was born in the city. c. He showed great artistic ability from an early age. d. He is famous for his paintings and books. countryside √ inventions 1452 Scan the second entry and complete the notes. Dinosaurs Time period: Size: Diets: Animals related to dinosaurs: Things scientists are not sure about: From 245 million years ago to 66 million years ago Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. crocodiles, snakes and lizards why dinosaurs suddenly died out Read the second article and answer the questions. 1. When did dinosaurs first appear on Earth? They first appeared around 245 millions years ago. 2. Where did dinosaurs live? They lived on land. 3. Were dinosaurs samll or big? Some were small and others were big. 4. What did dinosaurs eat? Many dinosaurs ate plants and some ate meat. 5. How do we know about dinosaurs? We know about dinosaurs from their fossils. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs They are related to crocodiles, snakes and lizards. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs They are also the ancestors of today’s birds. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs Some were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Read the second article. Find one or two sentences from the article to match each picture. About Dinosaurs However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils. More about Dinosaurs Dinosaurs a. They lived on Earth about 66 thousand years ago. b. Some were small; others were huge. c. All of them ate meat. d. Some died out suddenly. million Some All √ Read the articles and correct the notes if necessary. (P5) 2. The two encyclopaedia entries are from different subjects of the same encyclopaedia. Under which subjects should we put the following entries? Culture and arts:_______________________________ ______________________________ The living world: ______________________________ ______________________________ Claude Monet insects the giant panda festivals Ludwig van Beethoven types of plants Claude Monet festivals Ludwig van Beethoven insects the giant panda types of plants Discuss the questions below. (1) When do you need to find information in an encyclopaedia? (2) What is the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia? I can use an encyclopaedia when I want to learn about a topic in detail—like history, science, or famous people. It helps me get clear and full information. A dictionary tells you about words: their meanings, how to say them, and how to use them. An encyclopaedia tells you about topics: events, animals, ideas, and more. It gives facts about many things in the world. 1 Elephants _____ 2 Sound _____ 3 The Stone Age _____ 4 Opera _____ 5 Pianos _____ 6 Light _____ 7 Qin Shihuang _____ h Trees _____ In which of the encyclopaedias below can you find information on the following topics? Write the correct letters in the blanks. a b c d d a/b c b b a c d After-reading Homework 1. 听并跟读Reading部分，复述课文; 2. 完成课本P7 的练习题。 42 Unit 1 Look it up 沪教牛津版八年级上册 What can we learn from encyclopaedias? Key question Reading II 主题范畴：人与社会 43 目录 Revision 1 Vocabulary 2 Language points 3 Practice 4 44 Revision Retell the story with the mind mapping. (6) _________________________ ________________________ 45 (1)Some animals are highly __________ (line 3). They are so smart that they can be trained to understand some human language. (2)My brother is a very _________ (line 4) piano player. He has a natural abilityto play very well from a young age. (3)Kate’s ________ (line 8) ability is amazing: she is very good at drawing. (4)People say that ________ (line 12) without drivers will be quite normal in the future. It will be very common to see a bus or car without a driver! (5) The dodo, a large bird that couldn’t fly, __________ (line 2l) hundreds of years ago, so there aren’t any living dodos on Earth. Vocabulary 1 The words in italics explain the meanings of four words and one phrase from the encyclopaedia entries on page 5. Find them and complete the sentences. intelligent talented artistic vehicles died out In the 1990s, researchers in China discovered something surprising about dinosaurs: some of these (1)____________ animals had feathers. This discovery helped explain the connection between birds and dinosaurs. According to scientists, all the non-bird dinosaurs (2)________, but dinosaurs survived as birds. In fact, birds developed from (3)__________ two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods. (4)_________ you’ve seen exciting movies about dinosaurs like T-Rex. Well, those huge dinosaurs come from the same family as birds. Today’s ducks and chickens aren’t scary, but they are actually related to T-Rex! In one way, the dinosaurs never disappeared (5)____________—they just became smaller. a type of completely die out perhaps prehistoric prehistoric die out a type of completely Perhaps 2. Here is more information from the encyclopaedia. Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary. 1. 一种 _______________ (P5) 2. 与……属于同一种类_______________ (P5) 3. 灭绝 _______________ (P5) 4. 在……方面有天赋 _______________ (P5) 5. 思考；考虑 _______________ (P5) Find the phrases a type of be related to die out be talented in ... think about 6. 出生在…… _______________ (P5) 7. 从很小的时候 _______________ (P5) 8. 例如 _______________ (P5) 9. 来自 _______________ (P5) 10. 和……一样…… _______________ (P5) 11. 超过 _______________ (P5) be born in ... from an early age for example come from as ... as ... more than Language points 1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. 1) inventor n 发明家 invention n 发明物 invent v 发明 2) 英文中，-er / -or/ -ist / -ian 表示行为者，“……的人” 1. 爱迪生，一个伟大的发明家，发明了电灯。 ________________________________________________ 2. 传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 Edison, a great inventor, invented the electric light lamp. Fax machines were a wonderful invention at that time. 2. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. 1) intelligent 形容词，意为“有才智的；聪明的”，其名词为intelligence (智力；才智)。 2) talented 形容词，意为“有才能的；有天赋的”；be talented in ...意为“在……方面有天赋”; 其名词为talent (天才；天赋)。 3) 句中的extremely(极其), unusually(不寻常地)都是副词，修饰后面的形容词。 句意：达・芬奇极为聪慧，且在许多不同领域都天赋异禀。 即学即练 汤姆智商很高，在数学方面很有天赋—— 他是个聪明的学生。他在音乐方面也是个天才。 Tom has high ___________ and he ______ _______ _________ _____ math—he’s _____ _________ student. He is also a ______ in music. intelligence is very an intelligent talent talented in 3. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. 1) as相当于when，意为“随着；当……的时候”。 2) learn to do sth. 学习做某事 1. The little boy’s interest in science grew ______ he learned more experiments. A. as B. while C. until D. before 2. He finally learned ______ after many failed attempts. A. swimming B. to swim C. swam D. swims 即学即练 句意：随着渐渐长大，他学会做许多不同的事情。 4. Da Vinci was born in the countryside. 1) be born 出生（常用过去式） 2) be born in + 年份、地点 be born on + 具体某一天 3) *(not) be born yesterday （并非）三岁小孩 1. 他于2000年在广州出生。 ________________________________________________ 2. 莉莉出生于一个寒冷的冬天早晨。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 He was born in Guangzhou in 2000. Lily was born on a cold winter morning. 句意：达·芬奇出生于农村。 5. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles. 1) for example 意为“例如”，后面要有逗号，一般举同类中“一个”为例。用于句首，句中，句末均可。 2) such as 后面不可有逗号。一般列举同类人或事物中的几个例子。用于句中。 1. 他喜欢吃水果，比如芒果，梨，香蕉。 ________________________________________________ 2. 比如，我在写作方面有困难。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 He likes eating fruit such as mangoes, pears and bananas. For example, I have trouble in writing. 句意：例如，他的笔记本里含有一些有趣的飞行器图纸。 3) include v. 包括，包含 4) including prep. 包括，包含 1. 这个价钱包括房子和里面的家具。 ________________________________________________ 2. 包括元旦在内我有三天假。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 The price includes both house and furniture. I’ve got three days’ holiday including New Year’s Day. 范围 中文 用法 搭配 the other 单独使用或后接名词单数 one...the other another 无范围 1.one...another other 后接名词复数 1.some...other +名词复数 others some...others 2者 另一个 其他的 其他人或物 another +数字 +名词复数 = 数字+more + 名词复数 表示“再多几个……” 单独使用 2.one anther 相互 2.each other 相互 即学即练 1.Sometimes, I would draw pictures of ___ fish and sea plants. (22年中考) A. other B. others C. the other D. the others 2.“If you two are doing such a good job, I shall follow!” And down it went. “And I!” said ___.(21年中考) A. others B. the other C. the others D. another 3.As soon as he reads one book, he brings home ___.(20年中考) A. other B. another C. the other D. the others 4.Yes, he did everything well and lived for ___16 years. (19年中考) A. another B. other C. others D. the others 5.When an animal dies, it becomes ___ animals’ food. A. another B. other C. others D. the others 6.I have two books. One is a novel, and ___ is a textbook. A. the other B. another C. other D. others 7.Some students like math, while ___ prefer English. A. the other B. another C. other D. others 8.When an animal dies, it becomes ___ animal’s food. A. another B. other C. others D. the others 9.I bought five apples. Two are for Tom, and ___ are for myself. A. the other B. another C. other D. the others 10.The two friends often help each ___ with homework. A. the other B. another C. other D. the others 6. Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. 1) a type of 意为“一种”，同义表达：a kind of； 2) prehistoric 形容词，意为“史前的”，可拆分为：前缀pre-(前)+ historic (有历史的)。 1. 三叶虫是一种存在于史前时期的生物。 A trilobite is __ _____ ___ creature that existed in _________ times. 2. 蝴蝶是一种昆虫。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 a type of prehistoric 句意：恐龙是一种史前动物。 A butterfly is a type of insect. 7. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten telephants. 1) some … others … 一些……其他的…… 2) as adj/adv原级 as … 和……一样…… 1. 有些人喜欢跑步，其他人喜欢游泳。 ________________________________________________ 2. 健康和财富一样重要。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 Some like running. Others like swimming. Health is as important as wealth. 句意：有些恐龙和小鸡一样小，有些则有十头大象那么大。 8. Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. either...or 意为 “要么……要么……；或者……或者”，用于连接两个并列的选项，前后需保持词性一致。当连接两个主语时，遵循“就近原则”。 1. 他要么走路去学校，要么骑自行车去。 He goes to school _____ on foot _____ by bike. 2. 要么你错了，要么我错了。 _____ you or _____ _____ wrong. 即学即练 either or 句意：恐龙生活在陆地上，用两条腿或四条腿行走。 Either I am 9. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. 1) die out 灭亡，消失 2) die-died-died-dying dying adj. 奄奄一息的 dead adj. 死的 death n. 死亡 1. 我想教爱尔兰语，这样它就不会彻底消失。 ________________________________________________ 即学即练 I want to teach Irish so that it won’t die out. 句意：大约6600万年前，恐龙突然灭绝了。 Practice 65 单击“同步练习”字样，可打开Language points同步练习的Word文档超链接。 一、根据句意和所给的首字母填空。 1. Scientists recently found a d________ fossil with feathers, rewriting theories about p________ life. 2. The AI robot is so i________ it can solve complex puzzles. 3. A t________ teen created a viral app to help people reduce food waste. 4. P________ electric planes will replace traditional aircraft. 5. Self-driving delivery v______ are now common in cities. 6. When the paint is c_________ dry, apply another coat. 7. A_______ people often see the world differently. inosaur rehistoric ntelligent alented erhaps ehicles ompletely rtistic 二、完成句子。 1. 这个发明家发明了很多的发明。 ___________________________________________ 2. 这块岩石有七层楼那么高。 The rock is ____ _____ ____ a seven-storey building. 3. Lily出生在乡下。 Lily _____ ______ _____ _____ ___________. 4.这本笔记本包含很多有用的信息。 The ________ ________ much useful information. 5. 每年都有很多动植物灭绝。 Every year, many animals and plants ______ _____. The inventor invented many inventions. as tall as was born in the countryside notebook includes die out 6. 菠萝产自南美洲，是一种热带水果。 Pineapples ______ ______ South America and are ______ ______ ______ tropical fruit. 7. 随着他长大，他学会以不同的方式思考问题. ______ he grows up, he ______ ______ ______ about problems in different ways. 8. 古典音乐与爵士乐在艺术价值上同类，但节奏不同。Classical music ______ ______ ______ jazz in artistic value, but differs in rhythm. 9. 要么她去，要么我明天去参加会议。 _____ she ___ ___ ___ going to the conference tomorrow. comes from a type of As learns to think is related to Either or I am In this class, we have learned new words and expressions in this unit. the detailed information and the structure of the text. something about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs. some important language points in the text. Summary Self-assessment How well do you know about this lesson? Tick the boxes. I understand the new expressions in the text. 口 口 口 I understand the detailed information about the text. 口 口 口 I know how to retell the passage with key words. 口 口 口 I think I can use all language points correctly. 口 口 口 “双减”背景下，作业如何合理分层 单击“同步练习题”字样，即可打开本课时同步练习题的Word文档。 71 个人作业（可选） 小组作业（可选） 1.录音机跟读课文，朗读2-3遍，模仿语调，把握单词的读音和句子的停顿。 1.小组合作，收集组内人员想从百科全书里想了解的方方面面，整合成一个PPT或视频呈现。 2.完成《双语报》Reading部分练习。 3.完成《阳光学业评价》Reading部分练习。 ⭐可参考作业布置如下： Samples: Homework 单击“同步练习题”字样，即可打开本课时同步练习题的Word文档。 72 Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $$