Unit 2 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）

Section 1 Reading 阅读优质课 沪教版（2024）八年级上 Unit 2 Amazing number 1 Learning objectives 2 Pre-Reading 3 While-Reading 4 Post-Reading 目录 CONTENTS 5 Homework By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... 1 2 3 4 Understand The story, grasp key elements Master story - related words like grain, double ．． Analyze the story, find evidence for statements． Explore numbers' cultural (story) and daily - life roles. Learning objectives I’m an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What am I? Seven（去掉 “s” 变成 “even” ）。 What number gets bigger when you turn it upside down? 6（倒过来是 9，数字变大 ）。 English number riddles I have two hands, but no arms. I have a face, but no eyes. I tell you something every day. What am I? A clock What amazing things do you know about numbers? Numbers are everywhere. Look at the pictures and discuss where you can see numbers in your daily life. Can you read them correctly? Pre Reading While-reading 03 Look at the pictures and predict what the story is about. King Old man Chess. Listen to the story and answer the questions. 1. Where was the king from? 2. What was the king's favourite game? 3. Who / Whom did the king challenge to a game one day? 4. Who won the game? He was from India. Chess. A wise old man. The wise old man. Task 1 While-reading While-reading Read the story and find out how a wise old man used numbers to outwit（胜过）the king. The old man and the king A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king’s favourite game was chess. One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. “You can have any prize If you win the game.” the king promised the old man. The old man thought for a moment and said slowly, “If I win the game, I'd like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third …I'd like you to double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.” While-reading The king was very surprised. “Is that all?” he asked. ''Wouldn't you like gold or silver instead?" “No, just rice.” the old man replied without hesitation. ''How many grains of rice will this be?” the king wondered, “There are 64 squares on the chessboard, so there will be one, two, four, eight, sixteen… Perhaps a bag of rice is enough.” After thinking about it for a moment, the king agreed. The king and the old man played the game for a long time. Finally the old man won, so the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. The king's men put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. After a few squares, the king realized the problem—even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on the chessboard! While-reading Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false. The story happened in ancient Italy. The king promised the old man that he could have any prize for winning the game. The old man wanted gold or silver for the prize. The king didn't have enough rice to put on all the squares. F India. T F T only a chessboard of rice for the prize. Task 2 While-reading Identifying the elements of a story The key elements of a story include the characters, setting , plot, conflict and theme. They help you understand the story better. Can you identify these elements in the above story? 1 Complete the table with the information from the story on pages 20-21. Setting Time 1.____________________ place 2.___________________ characters 3._____________________ plot Beginning 4._________________________________________ _________________________________________ Middle The king and the old man 5____________________ ___________________________________________ ————————————————————— End 6._________________________________________ _________________________________________ A long time ago In India The king and the old man A long time ago, an old man came to challenged the king to a chess game, promising any prize if the old man won. The old man asked for rice as a prize, with the amount doubling for each square of the chessboard .The king agreed. The king lost the game. He realized he didn’t have enough rice to give the old man. Task ３ While-reading c a b d The king lost the game. The king put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. The king and the old man played the game for a long time. The king realized he wouldn't have enough rice to put on all the squares. Put the following sentences into the correct order. Task４ While-reading 2 Read the story again and find evidence to support the statements below. (1)The king loved to play chess. (2)The king thought the old man asked for too little. (3)The king did not have enough rice for the old man. The king＇s favourite game was chess. “Is that all?” asked the king. Wouldn＇t you like gold or silver instead?” The king quickly realized the problem-even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares! Task５ While-Reading four for the third double, the rest not have enough 7 8 9 challenge promise favourite, chess 1 2 3 grain, square one for the first 4 5 6 two for the second Try your best to retell the story according to the pictures and the key words. Task 6 Deep thinking 3 Discuss the questions below. (1) How many grains of rice should the king put on the last square? The number of grains of rice on the last square is very large. The amount doubles for each square. So on the 64th square, there should be a huge number of grains. ... ... Your ideas (2) What do you think happened next? Continue the story and role-play it in your group. The king didn't know what to do. He felt worried. Then he asked the old man for help and said he was sorry. The old man saw the king was honest, so he said, "You don't need to give me so much rice. Just remember to think carefully before you make a promise next time." The king was very happy and thanked the old man. From then on, the king became more careful with his words. Post-Reading A Situational Theater that Revives Stories through Performance and Unlocks Characters' Innermost Voices The Chessboard's Turmoil ---------用表演还原故事，解锁角色心声 表演小任务 / Small Acting Task 分组领取角色卡，10分钟排练时间 Get your role cards in groups and have 10 minutes to practice. 按“初遇挑战→奖励谈判→米粒危机”三幕依次表演 Perform in three scenes in order: "First Encounter with a Challenge → Negotiating the Reward → The Rice Crisis". 重点：还原角色语气（国王的傲慢/老人的从容）+ 关键动作（如比划“翻倍”） Key points: Copy the characters’ tones (the king’s arrogance / the old man’s calmness) + important actions (like gesturing "double"). 观众请准备——为最佳表演组投票哦！ Note for the audience: Get ready to vote for the best acting group! King： (Waving arrogantly)Whoever solves the puzzle on mychessboard will get a big reward! Guard ： (Shouting loudly) The king orders! Whoever can solve the chessboard puzzle, step forward! Old man: (Stepping forward calmly)Your Majesty, I can try. King: (Raising an eyebrow with a sneer )You? If you lose, you’ll be punished! Scene 1: First Encounter with a Challenge: 初遇挑战 角色：国王（King）、老人（Old Man）、侍卫（Guard） Scene 2: Negotiating the Reward 奖励谈判 角色：国王（King）、老人（Old Man） King： (Standing up in surprise) You actually solved it! Speak —do you want gold, silver, or land? Old man: (Shaking his head with a smile) I only want rice grains. King: (Laughing) Rice grains? How ridiculous! Be clear—how many? Old man:(Gesturing at the chessboard) 1 grain in the first square, 2 in the second, and each square “doubles” the one before. King : (Waving impatiently) Granted! It’s just a few grains —you’ll get them tomorrow! Guard: (Kneeling in panic) Your Majesty! Disaster! Even if we empty all the warehouses, there’s not enough rice to fill the 20th square! King:(Slamming the table and roaring) Impossible! It’s just rice grains! Old man:(Explaining calmly) Your Majesty, the 10th square needs 512 grains, the 20th over a million, and by the last square, all the rice in the world won’t be enough. King: (Freezing and wiping sweat) I… I can’t afford this reward! Old man:(Smiling) As long as Your Majesty understands—I don’t want the rice. I only ask you to keep your promises in the future. Scene 3: The Rice Crisis 米粒危机 角色：国王（King）、老人（Old Man）、侍卫（Guard） When you wonder about something (2) If you promise to do something (3) You may win a prize (4) You will win the silver medal (5) If your friend challenges you to a chess game a you are very sure you will do it. b he/she wants to see if he/she can win. c if you come second in the race. d you think about it with curiosity and want to know more about it. e if you do well in the race. Vocabulary practice hesitation prize promise reply wonder 2 Complete the story with the words below. Change the form if necessary. A poor young man came first in a running race and won some gold as a(1)______ . He looked at the small piece of gold in his hand and (2)_________ what to do with it . The young man decided to ask a wise oldman for advice. “I have a little gold now, but I want much more,” he said. “Can you help me?” The old man looked at him. “I can teach you how to make more money if you (3)___________to work hard.” he said. The young man agreed without(4)___________Then the old man pointed prize wondered promise hesitation out of the window, “Look outside. What can you see?” he asked. “I can see nothing but an empty field.” The young man (5)___________. “Use your money to buy this fields,” said the old man, “and grow some cotton. In a year, you can sell the cotton and make a profit” The young man followed his advice and worked hard all year round, and in time, he became very rich. replied Make sentences using the words and phrases below. promise surprise wonder challenge... to double the amount realize the problem without hesitation I ______ to finish my homework before dinner. The news of her promotion was a big ______ to everyone. I ______ if it will rain tomorrow. He ______ me to a game of chess. We need to ______ the amount of donations to reach our goal.It took her a while to ______ the problem with her plan. She agreed to help ______ when I asked her. promise surprise wonder challenged double realize without hesitation Summary a long time ago challenge … to … the rest of sth. and so on … order sb. to do sth. have enough … to do sth. 1. 很早以前 2. 向（某人）挑战 3. 剩下部分；其余 4. 等等 5. 命令某人做某事 6. 有足够的……做某事 Language points 1. One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him to a game. (1) challenge v. ① Mike challenged me to a game of chess. ② After lunch, Carey challenged me to a game of　tennis. 向……挑战……；向……下战书 常用词组有challenge sb. to sth. 一天，一个聪明的老人来到王宫，国王向他挑战了一场比赛。 迈克硬逼着要和我下一盘棋。 午饭后，凯里邀请我进行一场网球比赛。 (2) challenge n. 挑战；艰巨任务 ① Exploring outer space is a challenge to mankind. ② The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career. 扮演这个角色将是他演艺生涯中最大的挑战。 探索外太空对人类来说是一项挑战。 根据汉语提示，补全句子。每空一词。 1. 晚饭后，凯瑞向他哥哥挑战打一场乒乓球。 After dinner, Carry __________ his brother ____ a game of table tennis. 2. 对她来说，照顾婴儿是一种挑战。 Looking after a baby is a _________ for her. challenged to challenge 2. The king promised the old man, “You can have any prize if you win the game”. (1) promise v. ① He promised to help us. ② -- “Promise not to tell anyone!” -- “I promise.” 答应；许诺 常用词组: promise to do sth. 国王向老人承诺： “如果你赢了这场比赛，你可以获得任何奖励。” 他答应要帮助我们。 —“你要保证不告诉别人！” —“我保证。” (2) promise ① I never break my promise. ② If you make a promise, you should keep it. [c] n. 许诺；希望 make/keep/break a promise 许下 / 信守 / 违背诺言 我从不食言。 如果做出了承诺，就应该遵守。 根据汉语提示，补全句子。每空一词。 1. 安娜承诺将按时到那儿。 Anna ________ that she would get there on time. 2. 不要违背诺言，否则没有人会相信你。 Don't ______ ___ ________, or nobody will trust you. promised break a promise 在游戏、比赛、竞赛、选举等中获胜用win，其后常跟game, race, competition, war, prize等表示“物”的词。 We played very well, and we beat them. 我们发挥很好，打败了他们。 在运动比赛等中获胜，打败了其他人或其他队用beat，其后常跟somebody, team等表示“人”的词。 win和beat都有“赢；战胜”的意思，但它们也有区别： They won the football match last time. 上次比赛他们获胜了。 (3) win & beat 3. … I’d like you to double the amount for each of the rest of the squares. (1) rest n. ① How would you like to spend the rest of the day? ② Take away what you want and throw away the rest. 剩余部分 常用词组: the rest (of sth.) 我想让你把剩下的每个方格的数量加倍。 拿走你想要的，丢掉剩下的。 后半天你打算怎么过？ ① I had a good night's rest. ② Rest your eyes every half an hour. n. v. (2) rest v. / n. 休息 我睡了一宿好觉。 每过半小时让眼睛休息一下。 根据汉语提示，补全句子。每空一词。 1. 一天繁忙的工作过后，布朗先生需要休息一下。 After a day's busy work, Mr Brown needed to ___________ ___ ______. 2. 露西昨晚看了那部电影的剩余部分。 Lucy watched ____ ____ _____ the film last night. have / take a rest the rest of 4. Wouldn't you like gold or silver instead? instead adv. ① It will take days by car, so let's fly instead. ② Geoff didn't study law. Instead, he decided to become an actor. 你不喜欢金或银吗？ 代替；顶替；反而；却 它既可以放在句首，也可以放在句尾。 开车去要好几天，咱们还是坐飞机去吧。 杰夫没有学法律，而是决定当一名演员。 ① Give me the red box instead of the yellow one. 给我那个红盒子，不是那个黄的。 ② We walked down the stairs instead of taking the lift. 我们走着下楼梯而没有乘电梯。 instead of 意为“代替；而不是”，后面可以跟名词、代词、V-ing形式或介词短语等。 根据句意，用instead 或 instead of填空。 1. Meimei is ill, so I will attend the meeting __________ her. 2. Daniel didn't reply. __________, he turned around and left the room. instead of Instead 5. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. (1) order sb. to do sth. ① The doctor ordered her to rest for a week. ② Your mother told you to be home before ten o'clock. 于是国王命令他的人去取来一袋米。 意为“命令某人做某事”，有类似结构的动词还有：ask, tell, allow 等。 医生让她休息一周。 你妈妈告诉你十点之前回家。 (2) collect v. ① The package is waiting to be collected. ② What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage? ③ She's gone to collect her son from school. 意为“领取；收走；接走” 他们哪天收运垃圾？ 这包裹在等人领取。 她到学校接她儿子去了。 6. ... he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares! enough adj. ① There is enough food for us two. ② Is there enough room for me? ……他仍没有足够的米来填满（整副棋盘上）所有的方格！ （用于复数或不可数名词前）足够的；充足的；充分的 有足够我们俩吃的食物。 有足够的地方给我吗？ A long time ago, there was a king in India. His favourite game was chess. One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king 1. ______ him to a game. “You can have any prize if you win.” the king  2. ______ . The old man thought and said, “If I win, I'd like one grain of rice for the first square, two for the second... Double the amount for each rest square.” The king was very 3. ______ . “Is that all? Gold or silver instead?” “No, just rice.” the old man replied 4. ______ . “How many grains?” the king 5. ______  , “64 squares, so one, two, four... Maybe a bag of rice is enough.” After thinking, the king agreed. They played for long. Finally the old man won, so the king ordered men to collect rice. They put one grain on the first, two on the second... After a few squares, the king 6. ______ the problem — even with all rice in the country, he would not have enough to put on the chessboard! challenged promised surprised without hesitation wondered realized The passage we have learned Thanks! $$