Unit 1 Look it up! Section 1 Reading 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级上册

Unit 1 Section 1 Reading Look it up! 1 Lead in How do you usually get information? communication Use resources in a library Use search engine（浏览器） Have you ever used those search engines before? 2 Lead in Guess who is in this video Lead in Background knowledge If you want to know more about Leonardo da Vinci, what can you do? We can surf the Internet. But for the people living in the 19th century, what could they do? They could look it up in an encyclopaedia. What is an encyclopaedia? 4 Lead in a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject many subjects one subject many subjects typically arranged alphabetically (按字母排序地） Examples of encyclopaedias Are there any encyclopaedias in China? Lead in History of encyclopaedias China has a long history of creating encyclopaedias. One of the first encyclopaedias was the Huanglan. It was created around 220 CE. Another important encyclopaedia was the YongleDadian. It was completed in 1408. Lead in How do you find information in an encyclopaedia? Use the index (索引) Find the entry … Search the table of contents (目录) History Music Culture and arts Society and life Technology and invention … Lead in 01 Pre-reading 02 How do I find information in an encyclopaedia? He finds an entry about Leonardo da Vinci and an entry about dinosaurs. Pre-reading Complete a mini-quiz about Leonardo da Vinci. 1. Where was Leonardo da Vinci from? a France b Italy c the UK 2. Which of the following was Leonardo da Vinci not good at? a music b engineering c sailing 3. Which painting is Leonardo da Vinci famous for? a Sunflowers b Mona Lisa c Impression, Sunrise 向日葵 日出.印象 Claude Monet P4 Pre-reading Look at the facts about dinosaurs and see if you can work out what number goes in each of the blanks. Facts about dinosaurs (1) Dinosaurs lived on the Earth for more than______ million years. (2) Dinosaurs died out about ________ million years ago. (3) There are more than__________ dinosaurs known species of (You will find most of the answers in an encyclopaedia.) 1,000 180 66 /‘daɪnəsɔː(r)/ n. 恐龙 Numbers: 66 180 1,000 P4 Pre-reading Read the two entries from a children’s encyclopaedia to learn more about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs. Which subjects should we put these two entries under? While-reading Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles. Listen and read While-reading Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants. Dinosaurs ruled (v. 统治) the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils (n. 化石). Listen and read While-reading Which subjects should we put these two entries under? Skim and review the knowledge of encyclopaedia Culture and arts The living world subject guidance 主题引导 While-reading 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. Scanning Can you quickly find the information about when dinosaurs first appeared in the second entry? While-reading Prediction: What may you know about Da Vinci after reading? painter job? When was he born and die? year of birth and death Where was he from? nationality Where was he born? birthplace 1. Basic information What did he do when he grew older? childhood adulthood 2. Life experience be famous for? 3. Achievements What was he like when he was a child? While-reading Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles. While-reading True (T) or false (F)? He lived from 1425 to 1519. He was born in the city. He showed great artistic ability from an early age. He is famous for his paintings and books. 1452 countryside inventions While-reading Complete the notes below with the information from the first entry. P6 Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was extremely intelligent, and he was unusually talented in many different fields. He was a true genius, and his paintings and inventions changed the way we think about art and science. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic talent. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles. Leonardo da Vinci Year of birth: _____________________________________________ Year of death: _____________________________________________ Country of birth: __________________________________________ Profession(s): _____________________________________________ Most famous artwork: ______________________________________ 1452 1519 Italy Mona Lisa painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist Post-reading Year of birth Year of death Country of birth Profession(s) 1452 1519 Italy painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist Most famous artwork Mona Lisa Inventions flying machines and other vehicles Retell the story About Da Vinci 1. What was Leonardo Da Vinci? He was a painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. 2. When and where was Da Vinci born? He was born in the countryside of Italy in 1452. 3. When did he die? He died in 1519. 4. Which of his paintings was the most famous? The Mona Lisa. 5. What can we find in his notebooks? We can find some interesting drawings of flying machines and other vehicles. I. Read the first article and answer the questions. While-reading Why could Da Vinci be good at so many things? Free talk Clever Interested Hard-working While-reading Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants. Dinosaurs ruled (v. 统治) the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils (n. 化石). While-reading Scan the passage about dinosaurs and answer the questions. 1. What information about about dinosaurs is given in the first paragraph? _______________ they lived and _______ they looked like. 2. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? Dinosaurs’ food. 3. How is the third paragraph developed? By following a time order (顺序). When and where what While-reading Complete the notes below with the information from the second entry. Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a type of prehistoric animal. They are related to crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They are also the ancestors of today's birds. Dinosaurs first appeared around 245 million years ago. The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words, and it means “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs lived on land and walked on either two or four legs. Many dinosaurs ate plants, but some ate meat. Dinosaurs came in different sizes. Some were as small as chickens, and others were as big as ten elephants. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 180 million years. About 66 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out. Scientists are not completely sure why. However, they are learning more and more about dinosaurs by studying their fossils. Dinosaurs Time period: ____________________________________________________ Size: ___________________________________________________________ Diets: __________________________________________________________ Animals related to dinosaurs: ______________________________________ Things scientists are not sure about: ________________________________ around 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 and birds why dinosaurs suddenly died out P6 Dinosaurs Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Some could even fly. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat. We can learn about them from their fossils. They lived everywhere on Earth. Others were as big as ten elephants. Many dinosaurs ate plants. Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. Post-reading Time period Animals related to dinosaurs Lifestyles Size around 245 million years ago - about 66 million years ago crocodiles, snakes, lizards and birds lived on land, walked on either 2 or 4 legs as small as chickens ate plants or meat as big as ten elephants Things scientists are not sure about why dinosaurs suddenly died out Word origin From two Greek words (means “terrible lizard”) Retell the story 1. When did dinosaurs live on Earth? They lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. 2. Where did dinosaurs live? They lived everywhere on Earth. 3. Were dinosaurs small or big? Some were small and others were big. 4. What did dinosaurs eat? Many dinosaurs ate plants and some ate meat. 5. How do we know about dinosaurs? We know about dinosaurs from their fossils. II. Read the second article and answer the questions. Post-reading The two encyclopaedia entries are from different subjects of the same encyclopaedia. Under which subjects should we put the following entries? Culture and arts:______________________________________ The living world:______________________________________ Claude Monet Festivals Ludwig van Beethoven insects the giant panda types of plants Claude Monet insects the giant panda Festivals Ludwig van Beethoven types of plants Read and write null 92304.0 $$