Unit 1 Section 1 Reading（阅读优质课）-2025-2026学年八年级英语上册同步优质课件（沪教版2024）

沪教版八年级 上 Unit 1 Look it up Section 1 Reading 目录 Objectives Lead in Pre Reading While-Reading Post-Reading Homework By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... 1 2 3 4 Learn new topic - related vocabulary. Extract basic facts about da Vinci and dinosaurs. Master scanning to find key information Arouse interest in English - based knowledge exploration. Learning objectives Part 1 lead in Lead in An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know. an encyclopaedia What are you reading ? I am reading an encyclopaedias . You are going to read two short articles from an encyclopaedia. Before you start, try the quiz below. Circle the correct answers. There can be more than one answer. Part 2 Pre reading 1 Complete a mini-quiz about Leonardo da Vinci. What do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? (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) Which painting is Leonardo da Vinci famous for? 2 Look at the facts about dinosaurs and see if you can work out what number goes in each of the blanks. 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. 180 66 1000 Look it up! It means to look for information about something in a dictionary or an encyclopaedia. It refers to information. Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia. https://www.21cnjy.com二一教育 Leonardo da Vinci, Part 3 While reading Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was 5 a true genius①, 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 learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very 10 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. Reading comprehension 1 .Complete the notes below with the information from the encyclopaedia entries on page 5. Leonardo da Vinci Year of birth:________ Year of death:____________ Country of birth:_________ Profession(s):__________ Most famous artwork:________________________ 1452 1519 Italy painter,inventor, musician, engineer, scientist Mona Lisa Fill in the blanks and retell article 1 according to the graphic organizer. year of birth: 1452 year of death: 1519 birthplace: __________, Italy life: showed great ___________ and artistic ability from an early age 1 painter 2________ 3musician 4________ 5 scientist career ______________ painting in the world:the Mona Lisa his notebooks include some interesting drawings of ___________ countryside intelligence inventor engineer the most famous flying machines “A magical time- space dialogue”  Suppose you are a middle school student from 2025. You have been interested in Leonardo da Vinci since childhood . You want to know more information about Leonardo da Vinci. You are given a chance to have a time-space conversation with Leonardo da Vinci. What questions would you like to ask him? A short clip for reference. It is a world ruled (统治) by _________. Watch and fill in the blank. The Cretaceous (白垩纪) was about 144 million to 65 million years ago. dinosaurs Read the second article on P3 and learn more about dinosaurs. Pre-reading Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles², snakes and lizards³. They are also the ancestors⁴ of 15 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. 20 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 https://www.21cnjy.com二一教育 Reading comprehension 1 .Complete the notes below with the information from the encyclopaedia entries on page 5. Dinosaurs Time period: Size: ___________ Diets: _______________ Animals related to dinosaurs: ___________ Things scientists are not sure about:____________ Different sizes Many ate plants, but some ate meat Crocodiles, snakes, lizards and today’s birds Why dinosaurs suddenly died out about 66 million years ago。 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. Some were __________ chickens. Others were ________ ten elephants. They all died out ________. Nobody knows _____. People can learn about dinosaurs from their ______. Many of them ate ______. Some ate ____. relation Living appearance food extinction current situation Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on _____two or four legs. They are related to crocodiles, snakes and _____appear _______ years ago. lizards Either as small as as big as plants meat suddenly why fossils Fill in the blanks and retell article 2 according to the graphic organizer. 245 million 2 The two encyclopaedia entries are from different subjects of the same encyclopaedia. Under which subjects should we put the following entries? Claude Monet insects the giant panda festivals Ludwig van Beethoven types of plants Culture and arts: ________________________________________ The living world: ________________________________________  Claude Monet, Ludwig van Beethoven, festivals insects, the giant panda, types of plants Part 4 Post reading 3 Discuss the questions below. (1) When do you need to find information in an encyclopaedia? When doing research projects, like studying extinction of dinosaurs and inventions of da Vinci . When wanting in - depth knowledge about history, science, or famous people. (2) What is the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia? •A dictionary explains word meanings,pronunciations, etc.) •An encyclopaedia gives detailed knowledge about various subjects (like dinosaurs, people). 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. (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 ability to 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 21) hundreds of years ago, so there aren,t any living dodos on Earth. intelligent talented painting 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 ①. ⁽⁴⁾______ you’ve seen exciting movies about dinosaurs like T - Rex ②. 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. prehistoric died out a type of Perhaps completely Lang Lang: A Piano Talent's StoryLang Lang was born in Shenyang, China. From an early age, he showed great talent in piano. His parents saw his strong love for music and helped him learn to play the piano hard. As he grew, Lang Lang not only mastered difficult pieces but also started to change the way many people, especially young people, think about classical music. Through his exciting shows around the world, he keeps showing his amazing musical talent, encouraging lots of young musicians. 画家 发明家 音乐家 工程师 科学家 聪明的； 天才； 史前的 鳄鱼 蜥蜴 painter inventor musician engineer scientist intelligent genius prehistoric crocodiles lizard 祖先；祖宗 出现；显现 可怕的； 统治； ancestor appear terrible rule 出生于 从很小的时候 在…… 方面有天赋 学习做…… 改变……方式 展现…… 天赋 与…… 有联系 来自；源自 生活在 ，文中语境 不同大小 灭绝；消失 be born in from an early age have talent in learn to do change the way to show talent in be related to come from live in different size die out 1. Leonardo da Vinci was an ______ painter, _______ (发明家), ________ (音乐家), _______ (工程师) and _______ (科学家). He ________________________ (出生在乡村). ________________ (很小的时候), he showed _______________________________ (超凡的智慧和艺术才能). His painting, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the ____________ (最有名的) painting in the world. He also had many _________ (发明). His notebooks _______ some interesting drawings of flying machines. Italian inventor musician engineer scientist was born in the countryside From an early age great intelligence and artistic ability most famous inventions include Fill in the blanks to finish the summary of the text and then try to retell it. Dinosaurs are a type of (1) ________ animal. They are related to (2) ________, snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today’s birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around(3)______ 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 (4)________. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate (5) ________. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten (6)________. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly(7) ________. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about these (8)________ creatures. crocodiles around 245 million legs meat elephants die out wonderful prehistoric ① What else do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? ② Why did the dinosaurs die out suddenly? ※ Leonardo Da Vinci didn’t get a real education. ※ Leonardo Da Vinci got away with execution(处决). ※ A lot of Leonardo Da Vinci’s works haven’t been completed. ※ Leonardo Da Vinci was passionate(狂热的) about animals and their rights. ※ Leonardo Da Vinci liked to write in reverse(反向书写) to hide his ideas. ※ Leonardo Da Vinci’s Notebook was bought on auction for 30.8 million by Bill Gates. A big meteorite(陨石) crashed into Earth. Volcano eruption (火山喷发) Serious diseases or virus(病毒) Flood(洪水) … Part 5 Homework Thanks! Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 $$