Unit1 Understanding ideas 课件 2025-2026学年外研版（2024）英语八年级上册

This is me 1 Unit Reading In this class, we will read the passage and learn about Sally’s story. discuss whether people should worry about their looks or not. talk about Sally’s feelings about herself. ➷➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ What can you see in the picture? Use the words to help you. beautiful face hair mirror shape birthmark different 形状 胎记 不同的 A beautiful girl is looking at herself in the mirror. Her hair is long. There is a birthmark on her face. ... Look at the picture and the title, and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. P4 1 What does the word “rose” mean? 2 What’s the girl doing? 3 What do you think the girl feels about the “rose”? The birthmark on the girl's face is in the shape of a rose. She is looking in the mirror. Let’s read the passage and find the answer. 1 A red red rose 1 I suppose everyone has something they don't like about themselves. For me, it was the birthmark on my face. It was bright red, the colour of a strawberry. 2 Sometimes, I felt people secretly looking at my face. But when I turned my head, they looked away. On crowded buses and trains, it felt just like a disaster. With so many people around me, my birthmark burnt red hot. Therefore, I always kept my hair long to cover it until that day. 3 It was a cloudy morning. A new student named Maddie arrived in our class. She sat right beside me. Instead of looking away, Maddie studied my face. This made me so nervous. Clouds came through the window and filled my heart. Suddenly, she said something I would never forget. Read the passage. 2 P5 我想每个人都有不喜欢自己的地方。 明亮的红色 草莓的颜色 偷偷看着我的脸 移开了目光 在拥挤的公交车和火车上 这感觉就像一场灾难 烧得通红 因此 留长发 那是一个阴天的早晨。 一个名叫玛迪的新同学来 来到 正好坐在我旁边 她没有避开我的脸，反而仔细地观察。 云穿过了窗户，飘进了我的心。 4 “Sally, right?” she said. “You have a red rose on your face. How beautiful!” 5 I looked up and met her smiling eyes. Although I only replied “thank you”, it turned sunny in my heart. When I got home, I rushed to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. For the first time, I could look at my birthmark without quickly turning away. The shape of it was truly like a flower. The next day, to my surprise, Maddie painted a red rose on her own face! 6 I haven’t told Maddie the whole story yet. Anyway, she has changed me. I have already learnt that I am what I am. Everyone has something special and different – that is what’s interesting. 真漂亮！ 我抬起头，迎上了她微笑的眼睛。 心中顿时阳光明媚 冲进浴室 对着镜子看自己 第一次 不会迅速移开视线 它的形状真的像一朵花。 第二天 令我惊讶的是 我还没有把整个故事都告诉麦迪。 我已经学会了接受真实的自己。 独特之处 不管怎样，她改变了我。 Skim the passage and answer. Task 1 1. This passage is most likely a(n) ____. A. argumentative essay (议论文) B. narrative essay (记叙文) C. expository essay (说明文) 2. What order does the passage follow? Time order. Task 2 What do you think the girl feels about the “rose”? She doesn’t like it. She felt it was just like a disaster. She felt nervous about it. She thinks it’s special and different. Why did the girl’s feelings change so much? What happened to her? Beginning: _________ Read the passage and figure out the structure of the story by filling the blanks. Task 3 End: __________ Paras. 1-2 Middle: _______ Rising Action: ______ Climax: _______ Falling Action: _____ Paras. 3-5 Para. 6 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Let’s read part by part. Read paras. 1-2 and answer. Task 4 1. What color was Sally’s birthmark? 2. Why did Sally always keep her hair long? It was bright red, the colour of a strawberry. She always kept her hair long to cover the birthmark. Shame and insecurity Read paras. 3-5 and put the following events in the correct order. ① Maddie said the author's birthmark was like a red rose. ② The author always kept her hair long to cover the birthmark. ③ Maddie painted a red rose on her own face. ④ A new student Maddie arrived in the class. ② → ④ → ① → ③ Read paras. 3-5 and answer the questions. 1. What did Maddie do when she met Sally? Instead of looking away, Maddie studied Sally’s face. 2. What does “studied” mean? It means looked at carefully. 3. What did Maddie do the next day? Maddie painted a red rose on her own face. 这两句话都使用了象征的手法，第一句中的 clouds 象征 “我” 内心的紧张与不安，第二句中的 sunny 则象征 “我” 内心又出现的希望和光明。从内心布满乌云到阳光明媚，文章生动地描写了 “我” 从自我否定到自我认同的转变和成长。 nervous and in fear of negative judgment surprised Read para. 6 and answer. How did Sally feel about herself after Maddie's words? She felt more confident and began to accept herself. 1 What does Sally think of her birthmark now? She doesn’t hate it anymore. She thinks it’s special and different. Choose the best summary of the passage. P6 Task 5 a Accept your differences. They make you special. b Share your differences only with your closest friends. c When you change your differences, you change your life. 无中生有 过度推断 记叙文（故事、经历）的主旨大意题技巧 核心考点：通过事件表达的道理、情感或启示（常出现在结尾）。 关键句：关注 “ I have already learnt that...”等总结性语句。 避免陷阱：勿将 “事件经过” 当作主旨，需提炼 “深层含义”。 3 Pay attention to the expressions. ……的颜色 偷偷看 移开目光 感觉像……，有……感觉 留长发 正好坐在我旁边 代替……；而不是……， 后面常接名词或动名词。 冲进浴室 照镜子 ……的形状 第二天 令我惊讶的是 特别和不同之处 9. 令我惊讶的是10. 正好坐在我旁边 11. 特别和不同之处12. 代替……；而不是……13. 感觉像……，有…… 感觉 Translate the following expressions into English. 5. …… 的颜色 6. 照镜子7. 留长发 8. 冲到…… 1. 移开目光2. 第二天3. 偷偷看4. …… 的形状 Task 6 look away the next day secretly look at the shape of the colour of look in the mirror keep one’s hair long to my surprise feel like rush to... sit right beside me something special and different instead of Task 7 Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. Beginning Middle End Sally hated the ¹__________ on her face. She felt people ²________ looking at her face. She always tried ³________ it with her hair. To Maddie, it looked like a(an) ⁴______. Sally was surprised, and it ⁵_____________ in her heart. The next day, Maddie ⁶_________________ on her own face. Sally has changed her opinion. Now she thinks everyone is special and ⁷________ in their own way. birthmark secretly to cover rose turned sunny painted a red rose different Retell the passage according to the information. P6 Task 8 Learning to think for question 2 You can use examples of successful people and their sayings to support your idea. The results of scientific studies can also help you make wise decisions. 2 Do you think people should worry about their looks? Why or why not? I don’t think people should worry about their looks. As an old saying goes, never judge people by their appearance. Everyone has something special and different. P6 1. I suppose everyone has something they don't like about themselves. 我想每个人都有不喜欢自己的地方。 suppose v. 假设，认为 ① I supposed (that) he had gone out. 我以为他出去了。 我想他不会同意的。 ② I don’t suppose he will agree. 我们所有的人都认为他很聪明。 ③ We all suppose him clever. 每个驾驶员都应该知道交通规则。 ④ Every driver is supposed to know the traffic rules. suppose + that从句，表示“猜测，认为”。若从句是否定意义，用法同think和believe，应将否定前移到主句中去。 suppose + 宾语 + 宾语补足语 be supposed to do sth. 意为“应该做某事”。 2. But when I turned my head, they looked away. 但当我转过头时，他们把目光移开了。 look away ② The kids looked away from the scary movie scene. 孩子们把视线从恐怖电影的场景上移开了。 ① She looked away when he asked about her mistake. 当他问起她的错误时，她把目光移开了。 移开目光；把视线转向别处 look at look for look after look like look forward to (doing) sth. 看；注视 照顾；照料 寻找 看起来像 期待（做）某事 1. 他正在找钥匙。 He is ____________ his keys. 2. 请照顾好你的妹妹。 Please ____________ your sister. 3. 这个礼物看起来像一本书。 The gift ____________ a book. 4. 我们期待参观博物馆。 We ______________ visiting the museum. 5. 别一直看着我。 Don’t ____________ me all the time. 根据中文提示完成句子。 looking for look after looks like look forward to look at 3. With so many people around me, my birthmark burnt red hot. 周围人很多，我感觉自己的胎记火辣辣的。 with so many people around me 解释了她觉得胎记发烫的原因。 ② With a smile, she gives me a flower. 她笑着给了我一朵花。(表方式) ① With the support from her family, she felt relaxed. 有了家人的支持，她放松了许多。(表原因) 英文中 with + n. 构成介词短语，可以表原因、方式等。 burn I felt my face burning when I was talking to him. 我跟他说话的时候感觉自己的脸烧得发烫。 v.（脸因窘迫或生气而）发烫 burn v. 燃烧；烧 There was a fire burning in the fireplace. 壁炉里烧着火。 burn v. 烧伤，烫伤 He burned his hand. 他烫伤了手。 4. She sat right beside me. 她就坐在我旁边。 right adv. 正好 (在某个位置或地方) He lives right next door. 他就住在隔壁。 right adj. 正确的；恰当的；公正的 Your answer is right. 你的答案是正确的。 right n. 右边 She seated me on her right. 她让我坐在她的右边。 5. Instead of looking away, Maddie studied my face. Maddie 没有挪开视线，反而仔细地看着我的脸。 instead 作副词，意为“代替 ……；而不是 ……”，通常用于句首或句末，但不能位于祈使句的句首。 ② He never studies. Instead, he plays all day. 他从来不学习。反而是整天玩。 ① There’s no coffee. Would you like some tea instead? 没有咖啡了，改喝茶行吗？ instead of 意为“而不是，代替”，后面可接与前文并列的成分，如名词、代词、V-ing形式或介词短语等。 We should go out to play instead of working indoors. 我们应该出去玩，而不是在室内工作。 6. Although I only replied “thank you”, it turned sunny in my heart. 虽然我只回答了一句“谢谢”，但我的内心变得阳光明媚起来。 although conj. 虽然，尽管 ② Although her clothes are old, they are very clean. 她的衣服虽然旧，但是很干净。 他虽然年纪很大，但身体还很强壮。 ③ Although he is very old, yet he is quiet strong. ① It isn’t warm today, although the sun is shining (闪耀). 尽管阳光明媚，但今天并不暖和。 although 不能与but连用，但可与yet、still等副词连用。 7. She hated the birthmark on her face. 她讨厌自己脸上的胎记。 hate v. 厌恶；讨厌；憎恶 ② She hates cooking. 她讨厌做饭。 我不想告诉你这个，但你错了。 ③ I hate to tell you this, but you are wrong. ① I hate rain. 我讨厌下雨 。 hate doing sth. 讨厌做某事，强调习惯性、经常性的讨厌 hate to do sth. 讨厌去做某事，常指具体某次的行为 When finishing, exchange your papers to grade each other.(Score one point for each correct answer.) Name Score Now 4 minutes to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese burn right although 2. Chinese-English 第二天 偷偷看 留长发 冲到…… 代替……；而不是…… …… 的形状 …… 的颜色 令我惊讶的是 特别和不同之处 1. When Lisa saw the ugly bug, she quickly _____________. 2. _____________ my new schoolbag is light blue. 3. _____________, my brother cleaned his room without being asked today. 4. I will have a cup of tea _____________ coffee, because coffee makes me stay awake at night. 5. This soft blanket _____________ a fluffy cloud, so I love using it to sleep. 选择合适的短语填空。 to my surprise, feel like, the colour of, look away, instead of The colour of To my surprise instead of feels like looked away 1. Can you retell the story A red red rose? 2. Can you talk about Sally’s feelings about herself? 3. Do you think people should worry about their looks? Can you talk about it? Do you have something you don’t like? How do you feel about it? Write some sentences about it. null 140335.67 $$