Unit 1 Reading (I) 课件-2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“Friendship”主题，聚焦朋友外貌与品质的英文描述，通过词汇学习（如“slim”“trustworthy”的英文释义与实例）、自由讨论（分享自己的朋友）等导入，结合对比结构分析（Betty与Max的文章）、表格填空等支架工具，帮助学生掌握相关表达与文章结构。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质，通过分析文章主题句与支持细节、对比Betty和Max的共同品质，培养学生的文本分析与比较能力；小组合作完成结构表、讨论朋友特质，提升合作学习能力。学生能提升语言运用与逻辑思维，教师可借助结构化活动高效组织教学。

Friendship Reading (I) Unit 1 ponytail: 马尾辫 trustworthy:可信赖的 slim:瘦的，苗条的 a hairstyle where hair is tied at the back of the head like a tail; thin in a pleasant way; someone you can trust; Let’s learn cheerful: 愉快的 energetic :充满活力的 Full of energy; not easily tired. E.g., “She runs fast and plays all day—very energetic.” Happy and positive. E.g., “She smiles a lot—always cheerful.” Let’s learn Use words to describe the qualities of friends. humorous caring cheerful Never lie honest Use words to describe the qualities of friends. He/She is ... because he/she... trustworthy keep secrets spend long time listening to me patient energetic full of energy stay active (lively) Learning objectives Free talk 01 What makes a good friend in your opinion? 1 Who is your best friend? What does he or she look like? 2 What qualities does your best friend have? WH questions: Where is the text from? What is the text mainly about? The text is from Teenagers magazine. About their best friends Read for the basic information My best friend Teenagers magazine has received many articles from students about their best friends. Here are two of them. What is a good friend like? View and guess these pictures. kind, helpful caring humorous cheerful What is a good friend like? Listen and find the same structure of the two articles. Name? The of Betty The of Max looks looks looks The of Betty The of Max qualities qualities qualities The to Betty The to Max feeling feeling feelings Analyze the structure of each article, identify the topic sentences and supporting details, and present your findings in class. Read for the structure Betty, my best friend, is a slim girl with big bright eyes. Her hair is longer than mine, and she usually wears it in a ponytail. Kind and helpful, Betty is ready to help anyone anytime. She always gives up her seat on the bus to someone in need, and she often helps us with our schoolwork. Betty is also trustworthy. When something worries me, I always go to her, She listens to me carefully and understands me quite well. She knows how to cheer me up when I am feeling down. Betty is the most wonderful friend in my life. Topic sentence Supporting details Q: Which picture could be Betty? Why? Betty is a slim girl with big bright eyes. Her hair is longer than mine, and she usually wears it in a ponytail. Qualities: Reasons: Examples: (1)________ Betty is (2)_______ to help anyone any time. She always (3)________ her seat on the bus to some in need, and she often(4)________ us with our schoolwork. (6)________ When something (7)________ me, I always go to her. She (8)________ to me carefully and (9)________ me quite well. She knows how to (10)________me up when I am feeling down. kind and helpful ready gives up helps trustworthy worries listens understands cheer Learning objectives 01 Analyze Betty’s text structure Read Betty’s passage again Step 1 Find and mark these parts： Step 2 Betty, my best friend, is a slim girl with big bright eyes. General sentence slim with big bright eyes; she always wears her hair in a ponytail Looks description helpful → She often gives up her seat to people in need on the bus. trustworthy → When I am worried, I can always go to her. Quality + examples Betty is the most wonderful friend in my life. Learning objectives 01 Let’s compare Which is better? Why? Only a word "Betty is helpful." With an example Betty is helpful. She often gives up her seat to old people on the bus. Conclusion The “general-to-specific” structure makes the description logical and vivid. Learning objectives 01 Read and fill Part Content Function General Looks Quality + Examples Introduce Betty (who she is) Describe her appearance Let readers "see" her Use examples to show her qualities Let readers "believe" her qualities Introduce the main character The structure of Betty’s article Conclusion the most wonderful friend Impress readers again Complete the profiles of Betty and Max with the information in the articles. Betty, my best friend, is a slim girl with big bright eyes. Her hair is longer than mine, and she usually wears it in a ponytail. Betty is also trustworthy. When something worries me, I always go to her. She listens to me carefully and understands me quite well. She knows how to cheer me up when I am feeling down. Betty is the most wonderful friend in my life. Kind and helpful, Betty is ready to help anyone anytime. She always gives up her seat on the bus to someone in need, and she often helps us with our schoolwork. A (1)______ girl with big bright eyes Wears her hair in a (2) _______ (3) __________ and helpful (4) __________ Looks: Qualities: slim ponytail kind trustworthy Read the two articles again and answer the questions below. 1. In what ways is Betty kind and helpful? She always gives up her seat on the bus to someone in need and often helps us with our schoolwork. 2. What does Betty do if her friend is feeling down? She listens to her friend carefully, understands well, and knows how to cheer the friend up. Analyze the structure of each article, identify the topic sentences and supporting details, and present your findings in class. Read for the structure My best friend is Max. He is the tallest boy in our class — almost 1.8 metres tall. He wears small round glasses. They make him look a little bit funny. Max has a great sense of humour. He often tells jokes and makes us laugh. You will never feel bored with him around. Max is very energetic. He stays active by doing sport and other club activities and never seems to get tired. Max is also a cheerful person. Sometimes I feel like giving upon difficult tasks, but he always encourages me to keep trying. That means a lot to me. I believe we will be best friends for life. Topic sentences Supporting details Which picture could be Max? Max is a tall boy with small round glasses. Read about Max’s good qualities. His friends never feel bored because . He stays and never . He always me to when I feeel like giving up. he often tells jokes and makes them laugh active seems to get tired encourages keep trying Why does your best friend attract you? a great sense of humour energetic cheerful Learning objectives 01 Analyze Max’s text structure Part Content (Find from the text) Function General Looks Quality + Examples ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------- Task：Work with your partner. Finish Max’s structure chart Conclusion ------------------------------------- --------------- Learning objectives 01 Part Content Function Quality + Examples humorous → He tells funny jokes and always makes us laugh. Let readers "believe" his qualities Let’s check General Max is my best friend. Introduce the main character Looks tallest; wears small round glasses; has a good sense of humour Let readers "see" him Conclusion we will be best friends for life Impress readers again Complete the profiles of Betty and Max with the information in the articles. My best friend is Max. He is the tallest boy in our class—almost 1.8 metres tall. He wears small round glasses. They make him look a little bit funny. Max has a great sense of humour. He often tells jokes and makes us laugh. You will never feel bored with him around. Max is very energetic. He stays active by doing sport and other club activities and never seems to get tired. Max is also a cheerful person. Sometimes I feel like giving upon difficult tasks, but he always encourages me to keep trying. That means a lot to me. I believe we will be best friends for life. The (5) __________ boy in class Wears (6) __________ glasses Has a great (7) _____________ (8) __________ (9) __________ Looks: Qualities: tallest small round sense of humour energetic cheerful Read the two articles again and answer the questions below. 3. Why do Max's friends never feel bored with him around? Because Max has a great sense of humour. He often tells jokes and makes them laugh. 4. How do you know Max is energetic? He stays active by doing sport and other club activities and never seems to get tired. Thinking: What quality do Betty and Max have in common? the same kind helpful trustworthy patient a great sense of humour energetic cheerful helpful kind trustworthy patient a great sense of humour energetic cheerful give up her seat help with schoolwork always encourage me to keep trying Post-reading Who would you like to make friends with, Betty or Max? Why? Further thinking Version 1: l would like to make friends with Betty because she is trustworthy.I can always go to her when something worries me. Version 2: l would like to make friends with Max because he has a great senseof humour, and !'ll never feel bored with him around. sense of humour laugh bored energetic cheerful encourages understand trustworthy How can they get along with friends? share interests cheer him up always there when she needs keep secrets What does Simon think of your friendship? lucky Why is it important to have a best friend? Discuss in groups about your preference between Betty and Max and the reasons. Group work What qualities of your friends attract you most? Why? Post-reading What qualities of your friends attract you most? Why? Further thinking My friend is trustworthy, I can tell her anything because I know my secrets are always safe with her. She is also cheerful. I like being with her because she knows how to cheer me up every time I feel down. Post-reading Why is it important to have a best friend? Group work Possible answer Version 1: Because a best friend cares about you and shares your joy and sadness Version 2: Because a best friend helps you grow and become a better person by encouraging you never to give up and to keep trying. Version 3: Because a best friend makes life more fun by being your partner in activities and creating lasting memories. Version 4: Because a best friend helps you out when you are in a difficult situation. null 91220.68 $$