Unit 1 Reading 1 阅读课件2025-2026学年沪教牛津版英语八年级上册

1 01. Reading 1 A. Knowledge Check Read the sentences and choose the correct answer. 1. An encyclopaedia gives us information on many different ______. a. stories b. subjects c. songs 2. All the entries in an encyclopaedia are arranged in ______ order. a. alphabetical b. important c. size 3. ______ is a reading skill where you move your eyes quickly over a text to find specific information. a. Skimming b. Scanning c. Reading 4. Leonardo da Vinci was a famous Italian painter, inventor, and ______. a. dinosaur b. scientist c. farmer 5. Everything we know about dinosaurs comes from studying their ______. a. drawings b. fossils c. stories B. Reading Skill Practice: Scanning Read the encyclopaedia entry about Leonardo da Vinci from your textbook quickly. Scan for the following information. 1. What was his nationality? ________________________ 2. When was he born? ________________________ 3. What is the name of his most famous painting? ________________________ 4. Name one thing he drew in his notebooks. ________________________ 5. Find and copy one word that means “very smart”. ________________________ C. Reading Comprehension: Dinosaurs Read the encyclopaedia entry about dinosaurs again and answer the questions. 1. What animals are dinosaurs related to? (Name two) _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the word “dinosaur” mean? _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did some dinosaurs eat? What did others eat? _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How long did dinosaurs rule the Earth? 2 _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How do scientists learn about dinosaurs? _________________________________________________________________________________ D. Word Building Complete the sentences with the correct noun form of the words in the brackets. 1. Thomas Edison was a great ______________ who invented the light bulb. (invent) 2. My dream is to be a ______________ for a famous football club. (play) 3. That ______________ plays the violin beautifully. (violin) 4. A ______________ is someone who creates amazing paintings. (art) 5. The ______________ answered all the students' questions patiently. (teach) 6. Taylor Swift is a very successful ______________ and song writer. (sing) 7. She is a famous ______________ who has written many books about Chinese history. (history) 8. The movie’s ______________ made all the amazing visual effects. (direct) 9. The ______________ performed a trick that made the rabbit disappear. (magic) 10. As a ______________, his job is to report the news from around the world. (report) E. Challenge Yourself! Choose ONE topic below and write 2-3 sentences. Use facts, not opinions! Topic 1: Leonardo da Vinci What was one of his achievements? Why is he important? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Topic 2: Dinosaurs What is one interesting fact about dinosaurs? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ E. Self-Assessment After finishing, tick the box that best describes you. 1. I can understand what an encyclopaedia is and how it is organized.  2. I practiced ‘scanning’ to find information quickly.  3. I can find facts about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs.  4. This homework was (easy / just right / difficult) for me.  LOOK FOR YOU Learning objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to : understand the function and classification of encyclopaedias master reading skills such as scanning get some information about Leonardo da Vinci and Dinosaurs I’m going to give a speech about Leonardo da Vinci. Where can I get the relevant information? Lead-in I’m interested in dinosaurs. Where can I get the more information? Q: Where can they get information about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs? Watch documentaries Go to school library and read books Ask AI like Deepseek, Doubao, Kimi.,etc Search the Internet ... paint-painter invent-inventor science-scientist music-musician https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Word bank 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 Can you give more examples? art―artist （艺术家） history―historian（历史学家） biology―biologist（生物学家） chemistry―chemist（化学家） magic―magician（魔术师） piano―pianist（钢琴家） violin―violinist（小提琴家） politics―politician（政治家） mathematics―mathematician（数学家） Absolutely! Dinosaurs are prehistoric creatures that lived millions of years ago, and there’s so much to explore. They first appeared about 230 million years ago but died out around 66 million years ago.Everything we know about dinosaurs comes from fossils—the preserved remains of ancient life. https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Q: If there is no Internet, where can we search for information? encyclopaedia 567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c https://ts1.tc.mm.bing.net/th/id/R-C.43fea357ff33e66658bda8711b8433c2?rik=ULnQrCfYuxPAPg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecph.com.cn%2fpublic%2fuploads%2fimage%2f20220708%2ffb64096d16b9a9cab3322562b0c1c2aa.jpg&ehk=sVrQn4McsfcQW0RDIN8F%2f%2fBNsI07z%2bSpF093ou3SDUc%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0 Brainstorm the Chinese Children’s Encyclopaedia about China Q: What other encyclopaedias do you know? An encyclopaedia gives us information on different kinds of __________. different kinds of subjects a b c d Science Music History Nature subject subject https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shap e/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg The two encyclopaedia entries are from different subjects of the same encyclopaedia. Under which subjects should we put the following entries? Claude Monet insects the giant panda Festivals Ludwig van Beethoven types of plants Culture and arts:______________________________________ The living world:______________________________________ Claude Monet Festivals Ludwig van Beethoven insects the giant panda types of plants https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg In an encyclopaedia, all the entries are in _____________________. alphabetical order [ælfə'betɪk(ə)l] https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Q1. What can we see on this encyclopaedia page? subject entry (词条) colorful picture article https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Q2: To prepare for the speech contest, what else do you want to know? Q1: What do you know about these two topics? https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Read for structure- scanning Culture and arts 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. 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. https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Read for structure 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. Culture and arts 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. Para 1 General introduction Para 2 Life experience & Achievements https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Read for information Culture and arts 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. https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Read for structure-scanning 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”. The living world 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. Para 1 General introduction Para 2 Living habits Para 3 Dinosaurs’ dying out https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpghttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/567198-gettyimages-141320386-f8e62a3b40b7188e673bcd8b8c41f57c.jpg Read for information The living world 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. Let’ s retell Help Li Mei and Su Wen introduce what they have learnt about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs. Further thinking make a lot of contributions to human beings change the way people think about art and science ... Q: Why is Da Vinci and dinosaurs recorded in an encyclopaedia? play an important part in Earth’s history. help people understand the diversity of life and the changes in Earth’s environment. ... Encyclopaedias strive to cover a wide range of significant knowledge for education and reference. I can read the passage quickly and understand the main content. I can master the key words and phrases in the passage. I can actively participate in group discussions and the thinking of open-ended questions. I can analyze the content of the passage with critical thinking. Self-assessment Criteria Rate yourself Evidence (课堂实例) I can read the passage quickly and understand the main content. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can actively participate in group discussions and the thinking of open-ended questions. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can analyze the content of the passage with critical thinking. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can look up information in encyclopaedias. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Howework Listen and read after the tape. Write a speech about dinosaurs OR Leonardo da Vinci. Collect more information and then make a simple poster about Leonardo da Vinci or dinosaurs. Blues 153920.67 $$ 01. Reading 1 A. Knowledge Check Read the sentences and choose the correct answer. 1. An encyclopaedia gives us information on many different ______. a. stories b. subjects c. songs 2. All the entries in an encyclopaedia are arranged in ______ order. a. alphabetical b. important c. size 3. ______ is a reading skill where you move your eyes quickly over a text to find specific information. a. Skimming b. Scanning c. Reading 4. Leonardo da Vinci was a famous Italian painter, inventor, and ______. a. dinosaur b. scientist c. farmer 5. Everything we know about dinosaurs comes from studying their ______. a. drawings b. fossils c. stories B. Reading Skill Practice: Scanning Read the encyclopaedia entry about Leonardo da Vinci from your textbook quickly. Scan for the following information. 1. What was his nationality? ________________________ 2. When was he born? ________________________ 3. What is the name of his most famous painting? ________________________ 4. Name one thing he drew in his notebooks. ________________________ 5. Find and copy one word that means “very smart”. ________________________ C. Reading Comprehension: Dinosaurs Read the encyclopaedia entry about dinosaurs again and answer the questions. 1. What animals are dinosaurs related to? (Name two) _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the word “dinosaur” mean? _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did some dinosaurs eat? What did others eat? _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How long did dinosaurs rule the Earth? _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How do scientists learn about dinosaurs? _________________________________________________________________________________ D. Word Building Complete the sentences with the correct noun form of the words in the brackets. 1. Thomas Edison was a great ______________ who invented the light bulb. (invent) 2. My dream is to be a ______________ for a famous football club. (play) 3. That ______________ plays the violin beautifully. (violin) 4. A ______________ is someone who creates amazing paintings. (art) 5. The ______________ answered all the students' questions patiently. (teach) 6. Taylor Swift is a very successful ______________ and song writer. (sing) 7. She is a famous ______________ who has written many books about Chinese history. (history) 8. The movie’s ______________ made all the amazing visual effects. (direct) 9. The ______________ performed a trick that made the rabbit disappear. (magic) 10. As a ______________, his job is to report the news from around the world. (report) E. Challenge Yourself! Choose ONE topic below and write 2-3 sentences. Use facts, not opinions! Topic 1: Leonardo da Vinci What was one of his achievements? Why is he important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Topic 2: Dinosaurs What is one interesting fact about dinosaurs? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ E. Self-Assessment After finishing, tick the box that best describes you. 1. I can understand what an encyclopaedia is and how it is organized. £ 2. I practiced ‘scanning’ to find information quickly. £ 3. I can find facts about Leonardo da Vinci and dinosaurs. £ 4. This homework was (easy / just right / difficult) for me. £ 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$