Unit 1 This is me Developing ideas 教学设计- 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级上册

Unit 1 This is me-Developing ideas This unit focuses on the theme of self - awareness. In the "Developing ideas" part, students will further explore different aspects of themselves. They will read texts related to self - acceptance, self - discovery, and the challenges people face in understanding and being themselves. Through various activities, students will be able to express their own characteristics, values, and experiences, and also learn from others' stories about self - improvement. 教学目标 Students can master key words and expressions such as "suppose, birthmark, bright, crowded, disaster, therefore, cover, instead, although, difference, hate, successful, scientific, wise, perfect, row, height, literature, character, value, quality, impossible, nothing, doubt, fear, succeed, excellent" and use them correctly in sentences. Students are able to use the present perfect tense accurately to talk about their experiences of self - exploration and self - acceptance. Students can understand and use expressions for making comments and evaluations when discussing relevant topics. 教学重难点 1. Key Points Mastery of new words, phrases, and sentence patterns related to self - introduction and self - evaluation. Correct application of the present perfect tense in the context of self - exploration. Understanding the main ideas and details of the reading materials about self - awareness, and being able to summarize and extract useful information. 2. Difficult Points Using English to express complex emotions, values, and self - understanding in a complete, fluent, and logical way. Distinguishing and correctly using some words with similar meanings, such as "suppose" and "think", "although" and "but" (note that "although" and "but" cannot be used simultaneously in a sentence in English). Helping students deeply understand the connotations of self - awareness and self - acceptance, and guiding them to establish positive self - concepts through language learning. 1. Words suppose /səˈpəʊz/v. 想，认为. E.g. I suppose he is at home. birthmark /ˈbɜːθmɑːk/n. 胎记，胎痣 bright /braɪt/adj. 鲜艳的；明亮的. E.g. The flowers are bright in color. strawberry /ˈstrɔːbəri/n. 草莓 (pl. strawberries) crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/adj. 挤满人（物）的；拥挤的. be crowded with... 挤满……. E.g. The street is crowded with people. disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/n. 灾难，不幸. a natural disaster 自然灾害 therefore /ˈðeəfɔː(r)/adv. 因此，由此，所以 (usually at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence, followed by a comma). E.g. He didn't study hard. Therefore, he failed the exam. cover /ˈkʌvə(r)/v. 遮盖. cover... with... 用…… 遮盖……. E.g. Cover the table with a cloth. instead /ɪnˈsted/adv. 代替；而不是. instead of 代替；而不是 (followed by nouns, pronouns, or gerunds). E.g. I'll go instead of him. although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/conj. 虽然，尽管 (used to introduce a concessive adverbial clause, cannot be used with "but" in the same sentence). E.g. Although it's raining, they still go to school. bathroom /ˈbɑːθruːm/n. 浴室，卫生间 quickly /ˈkwɪkli/adv. 很快，马上 (from "quick" adj.) truly /ˈtruːli/adv. 真实地，确实地 (from "true" adj.) paint /peɪnt/v. （用颜料）画，绘 yet /jet/adv. 还，尚 (usually used in negative sentences and interrogative sentences) anyway /ˈeniweɪ/adv. 总之 already /ɔːlˈredi/adv. 已经 (usually used in affirmative sentences) difference /ˈdɪfrəns/n. 差别，差异. make a difference to... 对…… 有影响 / 有作用；be different from 与…… 不同. E.g. The two books are different from each other. hate /heɪt/v. 讨厌，不喜欢. hate doing/to do sth. 讨厌做某事 successful /səkˈsesfl/adj. 有成就的，出人头地的 (from "succeed" v.) scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/adj. 科学（上）的 (from "science" n.) wise /waɪz/adj. 明智的，明断的. wisely adv. 明智地；聪明地. E.g. You should make decisions wisely. perfect /ˈpɜːfɪkt/adj. 完成时的；完美的 row /rəʊ/n. 一排，一行 height /haɪt/n. 身高；高，高度. be of medium height 中等身高 literature /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/n. 文学；文学作品 character /ˈkærəktə(r)/n. （书、剧本、电影等中的）人物，角色；个性，性格 wizard /ˈwɪzəd/n. 男巫 brain /breɪn/n. 脑，大脑 value /ˈvæljuː/n. 价值观；价值. v. 给…… 估价；珍视；重视. the value of......... 的价值 quality /ˈkwɒləti/n. 素质；品德，品性 impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/adj. 不可能发生的；办不到的. It’s impossible for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事是不可能的 (opposite word: possible) nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/pron. 没有任何东西；没有事. for nothing 免费地；have nothing to do with... 与…… 无关 British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/adj. 英国的；英国人的 actress /ˈæktrəs/n. 女演员 silver /ˈsɪlvə(r)/adj. 银制的，银质的 doubt /daʊt/n. 不确定，怀疑；v. 怀疑，不相信，不信任. no doubt 无疑；很可能；without doubt 毫无疑问 fear /fɪə(r)/n. 害怕，恐惧；担忧. v. 害怕；惧怕. have a fear of 害怕……；fear to do/doing sth. 害怕做某事 succeed /səkˈsiːd/v. 成功，达成. succeed in (doing) sth. 成功（做）某事 excellent /ˈeksələnt/adj. 卓越的；极好的 (no comparative or superlative forms) second /ˈsekənd/n. 秒 satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/adj. 满意的，满足的 risky /ˈrɪski/adj. 有危险的，有风险的 (from "risk" n.) zero /ˈzɪərəʊ/num. 零 Olympics /əˈlɪmpɪks/n. 奥林匹克运动会，奥运会 athlete /ˈæθliːt/n. 运动员；田径运动员 stick /stɪk/v. 粘，贴. stick to 坚持 superman /ˈsuːpəmæn/n. 超人 2. Phrases works of literature文学作品 in search of寻找 away from home离开家 focus on集中 fight one’s fear与恐惧作斗争 stick to坚持 silver screen电影业（尤指好莱坞） hold sb back阻碍某人的发展 start from zero从零开始 choose to do sth选择做某事 make history创造历史 as long as只要 the colour of…… 的颜色 turn one’s head转头 look away转移目光 arrive in到达（大地方） instead of代替……；而不是…… to one’s surprise使某人惊讶的是 change one’s life改变某人的人生 / 生活 **cover... with...** 用…… 遮盖…… change one’s opinion改变某人的想法 make wise decisions做出明智的决定 present perfect tense现在完成时 sit on the last row坐在最后一排 be good at擅长 reach sth down把某物拿下来 be proud of为…… 骄傲 教学过程 1. Lead - in (5 minutes) Greet the students and show them some pictures of famous people who have overcome difficulties to achieve self - realization, such as Stephen Hawking, Helen Keller. Ask students: "Do you know these people What do you think they have in common" Encourage students to express their opinions briefly. This can arouse students' interest and lead to the topic of self - awareness and self - improvement. 2. Pre - reading (10 minutes) Present some new words and phrases on the PPT, and explain their meanings and usages briefly. For example, when teaching "suppose", give sentences like "I suppose it will rain tomorrow." and let students imitate. Divide students into pairs and ask them to discuss the following questions: "What do you think is the most important thing about yourself" "Have you ever faced any difficulties in accepting yourself" After a few minutes, invite some pairs to share their discussions with the whole class. 3. While - reading (15 minutes) Give out the reading materials related to self - awareness (such as a short passage about a person's journey of self - discovery). Let students read the passage quickly and answer the general question: "What is the main idea of this passage" Then, let students read the passage carefully again. Set some detailed questions, such as "What challenges did the protagonist face" "How did he/she overcome these challenges" Ask students to find relevant sentences in the passage to support their answers. After that, check the answers together and explain some difficult sentences in the passage. For example, if there is a sentence with the present perfect tense like "He has already realized the importance of self - acceptance.", explain the usage and meaning of the present perfect tense here. 4. Post - reading (10 minutes) Organize a group discussion. Divide students into groups of four or five. The discussion topic is: "If you were the protagonist in the story, what would you do differently" Each group selects a representative to report the group's discussion results. During the report, other students can ask questions or make comments. Then, guide students to summarize the key points of self - awareness and self - acceptance mentioned in the reading and discussion, and write them down in their notebooks. 5. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summarize the new words, phrases, and the main idea of the class with students. Emphasize the importance of self - awareness and self - acceptance. Assign homework: Ask students to write a short passage about their own experiences of self - discovery or self - acceptance, using at least five new words and phrases learned in this class and the present perfect tense. Let students recommend a book or a movie related to self - awareness to their classmates, and write a brief introduction about it. 教学反思 After this class, I found that students were quite interested in the topic of self - awareness. The lead - in with pictures of famous people effectively attracted their attention. However, during the vocabulary teaching, some students still had difficulty in using new words correctly, especially those with complex usages. In future vocabulary teaching, more examples and practice activities should be designed. In the reading part, most students could understand the general idea of the passage, but when answering detailed questions, some students had trouble finding accurate information. This may be due to insufficient reading skills training. In the future, more reading skills, such as skimming and scanning, need to be taught and practiced. The group discussion in the post - reading part was relatively successful. Students actively participated and expressed their unique views. But in the future, more guidance can be given to make the discussion more in - depth and logical. Overall, through this class, students have a better understanding of self - awareness in terms of language learning, but there is still room for improvement in teaching methods and content delivery. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$