Unit 1 Look it up!（Reading）课件2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit 1 Look Look it t up! up! Lesson 1 Reading 英语沪教版八年级上册 通过阅读两篇百科条目，提取达・芬奇的职业、代表作品及恐龙的生存时间、体型等关键信息，完成表格填写与细节判断。 学习“扫描阅读” 技巧，快速定位文本中的信息，并在阅读中实际运用该技巧。 掌握名词的后缀-ist, -ia。 Learning objectives 通过本课时学习，学生能够： 01 02 03 重点 重点 重点 重点 了解百科全书与字典的差异。 04 2. Who painted the work Impression, Sunrise? ( ) A. Da Vinci, Leonardo. B. Van Gogh. C. Monet. D. Picasso. C 1. Which are the largest animals in the world now? ( ) A. Blue whales. B. Giraffes. C. African elephants. D. Crocodiles. A Do a quiz 3. Which mountain is the highest in the world? ( ) A. Qomolangma. B. Mount Fuji. C. Aconcagua. D. Chhogori. A Do a quiz All these answers can be found in an ________________. encyclopaedia What is an encyclopaedia? An encyclopaedia is a comprehensive reference work that contains summaries of knowledge, usually arranged alphabetically by topic. It covers a wide range of subjects, including science, history, literature, arts, and more, providing factual and well-researched information. Think and say Think and say ·How do you find information in an encyclopaedia? ·What information can you usually find in an encyclopaedia? ·How can you use information from encyclopaedias? ·What do you know about the history of encyclopaedias? What do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? (1)Where was Leonardo da Vinci from? a France b Italy c the UK (b) (2)Which of the following was Leonardo da Vinci not good at? a music b engineering c sailing (c) (3)Which painting is Leonardo da Vinci famous for? a Sunflowers b Mona Lisa c Impression,Sunrise (b) Let’s choose There are the two entries from a children's encyclopaedia. Look at the picture and the titles of the articles. Look and predict What’re the articles about? The first article is about Leonardo da Vinci, and the second one is about dinosaurs. Scan and fill Dinosaurs lived on the Earth for more than ______ million years. Dinosaurs died out about ________ million years ago. 66 180 Dinosaurs first appeared around ＿＿＿ million years ago. 245 Facts about dinosaurs Read and learn Scanning When you need to find certain information in a text, you do not have to read every word. Instead, you can move your eyes quickly over the text until you find the information you need. This is called scanning. Reading strategy Read the first article and fill in the table. 1452 Italy 1519 Mona Lisa Read and fill painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist Personal characteristics Inventions Please read the entry again and find more information about da Vinci. Read and find Read the second article and fill in the table. about 245 million years ago—about 66 million years ago Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. crocodiles, snakes, lizards, birds Why dinosaurs suddenly died out Read and fill Read and find Things scientists are not sure about How the name comes from Where they lived How we learn about dinosaurs Please read the entry again and find more information about dinosaurs. Further thinking How do you feel about da Vinci? Why? What else do you want to know about him? What else do you want to know about dinosaurs? How would you find information about them? I think he’s amazing because of his multi-talents. I want to know his scientific findings. I want to know their specific living habits. I’d find information by reading books and visiting museums. Year of birth & Year of death Country of birth Professions Personal characteristics Famous artwork Inventions Size Diet How we learn about dinosaurs Things scientists are not sure about How the name comes from Where they lived Animals related to dinosaurs Can you introduce da Vinci and dinosaurs in your own words? Let’s introduce Noun suffixes: -ist, -ian We can add -ist or -ian to the end of some words to make nouns, referring to a person. science→scientist music→musician Read and learn Word-building Can you give more examples? The two encyclopaedia entries are from different subjects of the same encyclopedia. Under which subjects should we put the following entries? Culture and arts: Claude Monet insects the giant panda festivals Ludwig van Beethoven types of plants Claude Monet, festivals, Ludwig van Beethoven The living world: insects, the giant panda, types of plants Let’s classify Read and finish 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! ⑸ 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 artistic vehicles died out Read and complete Here is more information from the encyclopaedia. Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary. types of died out prehistoric Perhaps completely Language points look up 查阅；查找（从字典，书中）；向上看 1. Look it up! e.g. You can ________ the new words in the dictionary. She __________ and saw a bird in the tree. look up looked up 【拓展】由look构成的词组： look after look for look out look like look at Language points as 随着；和……一样 2. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. e.g. You'll understand your parents ______time goes on. He has the same bike ________hers. as as grow +adj 渐渐变得…… e.g. Those sheep grow fat and strong after summer. Language points 3. For example, his notebooks include... and other vehicles. e.g. Fruits are good for health. _____________, eating an apple every day can boost your immunity. He likes eating fruit ________ apples, pears and bananas. 【辨析】for example 和 such as for example 后面要有逗号。一般举同类人或物中的"一个完整例子",例子更详细，能独立说明观点。位于句首，句中，句末均可。 such as as后面不可有逗号, 侧重列举 “同类事物中的几个”, 例子较简洁，更像 “清单的一部分”。位于句中。 For example such as Language points Some ... Others... 一些…… ，另一些…… 4. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. e.g. ________ people prefer tea. _______ prefer coffee. as +adj/adv(原级）+as... 和...一样... e.g. Mike is ______careful _____Joan. Some Others as as (1) When do you need to find information in an encyclopaedia? (2) What is the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia? Discuss When we need reliable, in-depth background knowledge on a topic quickly. A dictionary mainly explains word meanings, pronunciations, and usages. An encyclopaedia provides in-depth knowledge on various topics like science, history, etc. We use a dictionary to understand words. We use an encyclopaedia to learn about broad subjects and gain comprehensive information. Reflect and share: What new knowledge did you learn today? How can it help you? Know more about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs. Know what an encyclopaedia is. Example: In the future, I will use encyclopaedias to find accurate information for my homework. Summary Base: Finish Exercise 3 on P7. Practice: Find information about a celebrity and organize the information using the mind map on P11. Expand: Interview your family members about “the encyclopedic subject they most want to look up” and record the reasons. Homework 01 02 03 BYE BYE $$