Unit 2 Amazing Numbers：Section 1Listening & Speaking课件 2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“数字在日常生活中的作用”展开，涵盖听力、口语、发音等模块。课堂以核心问题导入，听力通过预测话题、选择答案、猜测词义搭建理解支架，口语从头脑风暴日常数字应用到设计对话实现输入输出衔接。 其亮点在于听力活动层层递进培养语言理解能力，如通过人口数据练习捕捉数字信息，口语任务联系生活提升表达能力，如讨论预算规划等场景。发音强弱读结合实例分析强化准确性，多样化作业与自我评估促进学习能力发展。符合新课标语言能力与学习能力要求，学生能提升综合运用能力，教师可高效开展教学。

How do we use numbers to record and present information? Can you name some of the world’s largest cities by population? 1 Predict: The world’s countries and population Read the questions and the options carefully. What do you think the conversation will be about? Strategy: Use the key words in the questions to predict the topic. 2 Listen and choose: The world’s countries and population Ellie and Ann are talking about countries and population around the world. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answers. 3 Guess the meaning: The world’s countries and population Listen again and answer the questions below. 1. What does Ann mean when she says “the number keeps changing”? 2. What’s the meaning of “most populous”? Audio script Ann: Hi Ellie, have you thought about our project on different countries and people around the world? Any ideas so far? Ellie: Of course. I’ve already written down some questions for the project. Let’s look up the answers online! Ann: Sounds good. I’m free to do it now. What questions do you have? Ellie: OK, here’s my first question. How many countries are there in the world? Ann: Almost 200 countries. Ellie: How many people are there in the world? Ann: The number keeps changing. A report from 2022 shows that there are around 8 billion. Ellie: Got it. It’s obvious that the world population is still growing. Ann: Yes, indeed. The United Nations believes the world population will be larger than 10 billion by 2100. Ellie: Wow. That’s huge. Where do most people live, then? Ann: Asia is the most populous continent. Almost two-thirds of the world’s population live in Asia. Currently, the world’s three most populous countries are China, India and the USA. Ellie: Good. Just curious: which are the most populous cities in the world? Ann: Well, according to the latest data, the three most populous cities are Tokyo in Japan, Delhi in India, and Shanghai in China. Ellie: Noted. Let’s make sure to include the correct information in our project. 4 Brainstorm What other things do we use numbers for in daily life? prices dates time 5 Make a conversation Have a conversation about how people use numbers in daily life. 6 Work out the rule When do we use the weak form of these words? In most sentences, we use the weak forms of these words. Sometimes we use the strong forms for emphasis. Read the following dialogue and tell why FOR is read in a strong form in the second sentence. Lily: Is this gift for /fə/ Tom? Max: No, it’s FOR /fɔːr/ his sister. Self-assessment 评价内容 评分（1-5） 1. 我能通过听力捕捉与人口相关数字及趋势。 1 2 3 4 5 2. 我能用图表呈现数据并用英语描述分析结果。 1 2 3 4 5 3. 我能在对话中运用功能词的重读与弱读。 1 2 3 4 5 4. 我能用英语讨论日常生活中与数字有关的话题。 1 2 3 4 5 Homework 基础作业 模仿朗读听力板块的音频材料和Improving your pronunciation中的单词和句子。 拓展作业 1. 数字生活小记者：用手机录制一段1分钟左右的音频，描述你一天中遇到的数字, 注意功能词的重读与弱读。 2. 家庭数字探秘：采访家人——你每天使用数字最多的地方是哪里？用英语整理成3句话的海报。 3. 校园数字任务：选择一项校园数据，如班级人数、操场跑道长度、图书馆借书量，用图表呈现数据，并录制30秒左右英语解说。 13 per cent /pR 9sent/ n. 百分之…… Over ninety-eight per cent of the students liked the movie. currently /9kVrRntli/ adv. 目前；当前 The library is currently not open to the public. populous /9pBpjRlRs/ adj. 人口众多的；人口密集的 Shanghai is one of the most populous cities in the world. note /nRWt/ v. 留意；注意 Noted. I will pay more attention in the future! look up 查阅 You can look up the train times in the timetable. check /tSek/ v. 检查；核查 Check your homework before you hand it in. budget /9bVdZIt/ n. 预算 He decorated his new house on a tight budget. Blues 118512.0 Blues 27794.453 Blues 20950.215 Blues 30067.158 Blues 80587.805 2324.8982 2533.8787 2063.6726 2507.756 $$