Unit 3 Same or Different 课件 -2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 3 Same or Different? 第1课时 Section A (1a—Pronunciation) 1 Activity 1: Look and share Look at the photo on the Main Scene of this unit and think about the questions in “Look and share”. Then complete the following sentence. I think the girl on the left but the girl on the right is __________. __________. 2 Activity 2: Compare and write 1. Compare with each other. Share how you can benefit from each other’s similarities and differences. 2. Compare yourself with some friends and write some sentences about the differences. e.g. I am tall, but my friend Bob is short. I am shy, but Bob is outgoing. 3. Rewrite the sentences you have written, using the following sentences structures. I am ___er than ... I have ___er... than ... 3 Activity 3: Match and compare Match each word with its opposite in 1a. e.g. I am funnier than my friends. My friends run faster than me. Can you use the words in 1a to make comparisons between you and your friends? 4 Activity 4: Listen and complete Listen to the two conversations in 1b. Tick the locations where the conversations take place. √ √ 5 Activity 4: Listen and complete Listen to the conversations again and complete the sentences in 1c. school musical festival together Emma Ella’s 6 Activity 4: Listen and complete Listen to the two conversations again and match the characters with the correct descriptions in 1d. 7 Activity 4: Listen and complete Work in pairs and compare Chen Jie with Peter, as well as Emma with Ella. 8 Activity 5: Sing and summarise (1) Sing the following song and underline the comparatives in it. Grass gets greener, Days get warmer, Sun gets brighter, Brighter and brighter... (2) Summarise the pronunciation rule for “-er”. When “-er” appears at the ______ of a word, it’s usually pronounced as /ə/. end 9 Activity 6: Listen, repeat and share Complete the tasks in Part1 of Pronunciation. her bird hurt earth above average today teacher 10 Activity 7: Listen and repeat Notice the intonation in Part 2 of Pronunciation. 11 Activity 7: Listen and repeat Write R (Rising intonation) or F (Falling intonation) before the following statement. ____ A. Expressions like “I live in NewYork”. ____ B. Yes/Noquestions like “Are you coming”? ____ C. Incomplete thoughts like “I was thinking...” ____ D. Commands like “Close the door”. ____ E. Wh-Questions like “What’s your name”? ____ F. Polite requests like “Could you help me”? ____ G. Listing items (except the last example) like “I need apples, bananas, and oranges”. ____H .Exclamations like “That’samazing!” F T F F F T F F 12 Activity 7: Listen and repeat Listen to the two conversations in 1b and mark the rising intonation and the falling intonation. Then role-play the conversations with the right intonation. 13 Activity 8: Think and share Put the right sentences into the right box. Add one aspect, and then add more expressionsin each box. ... You play the Chinese flute better than ... ... Ella dances better than ... ... sings louder than ... Ability Look Personility _________ 14 Activity 9: Compare and report Work in groups of 4. Compare with each otherand make a report. Hello, it’s my honour to talk about our similarities and differences. In my group, we are all hard-working. Bob is as outgoing as Mike. I am funier than Lily, but she is friendlier than me. I can dance better than... Lucy can sing better than ...We all find the better us! We can be better together! Thank you. 15 Homework 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Compare yourself withyour friends and write down what you can benefit from them. (Required) 3. Shoot a video about your group, talking about each other’s similarities and differences. (Optional) 16 Homework How can we be a better one? Very well OK Need work I can use different comparative forms to describe characteristics. I can make comparisons from different aspects. I can use rising and falling intonation correctly. How many stars can I get? Learning sheet 17 null 96497.93 null 89130.68 null 90410.805 null 141459.05 null 38739.562 $Unit 3 Same or Different 第4课时 Section B 1a—1e 1 Activity 1: Lead-in Look at some pictures and answer the questions. What are the pictures about? Think about your own friends. In what ways are you similar to or different from your friends? 2 Activity 2: Read, match and complete Skim the three posts in 1b and match each post with its main idea. 3 Activity 2: Read, match and complete Read the posts and answer the question in 1b. What are Matt’s and Diana’s opinions about friends? 4 Activity 2: Read, match and complete Read the posts carefully and complete the table. A good friend is like a mirror. Friends who are different make her better. 5 Activity 3: Read and learn Read each post and answer the related questions. Tom’s post (1) What different opinions about friendship does Tom present? (2) What question does Tom pose? Some people think that friends should be alike, but some other people think that friends should be different. What do you think? Should friends be similar or different? 6 Activity 3: Read and learn Read each post and answer the related questions. Matt’s post (1) What does Matt think a good friend is like? (2) Why do Matt and Stephen often hang out together? (3) What hobbies do Matt and Stephen share? A good friend is like a mirror. Because they have similar hobbies and interests. They both love sports. 7 Activity 3: Read and learn Read each post and answer the related questions. (4) Why does Matt want to improve his badminton skills? (5) Besides sports, what else do Matt and Stephen have in common? Because Stephen plays badminton better than he does and always wins our matches. Stephen is as serious as Matt. 8 Activity 3: Read and learn Read each post and answer the related questions. Diana’s post (1) Why does Diana think friends who are different benefit her? (2) How does Yuan Lei help Diana become more outgoing? Because she can learn from her friends. Because she is outgoing and she has a great sense of humour. 9 Activity 3: Read and learn Read each post and answer the related questions. Diana’s post (3) Who is mentioned in the last paragraph? (4) How does Diana feel about having an honest friend? (5) How do differences help friendships? She feels glad to have an honest friend. They can learn from each other. Zhang Yong. 10 Activity 4: Think, express and make Complete the tasks in 1c. 11 Activity 4: Think, express and make Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1. Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? 2. Why is Matt getting better at badminton? 3. In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? Because you can understand people by knowing their friends. They have similar hobbies and interests. Because he try harder when he practise badminton. 12 Activity 4: Think, express and make Read the posts again and answer the questions. 4. How is Yuan Lei different from Diana? 5.Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? 6. How should we treat each other’s differences? Because she is less straight-forward. We should respect each other’s differences and learn from each other. Yuan Lei is outgoing while Diana is kind of shy. 13 Activity 4: Think, express and make Think about the following questions, discuss in groups and give your opinions on friendship. 14 Activity 5: Role-play and interview Work in pairs to role-play a conversation between a reporter and Matt or Diana. The reporter can interview Matt or Diana with the help of the mind map you have made. Then present your interview. Vote on the best performance 15 Homework 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Write a short text of more than 30 words on the topic “Should friends be similar or different?”. (Required) 3. Search for information about how to be a good friend. (Optional). 16 $Unit 3 Same or Different 第2课时 Section A (2a—2e) 1 Activity 1: Think and brainstorm Read the bolded sentences in 2a and think about the following two questions. (1) What is the genre of this conversation? A. An interview. B. A report. (2) Why does Han Lin interview Ella and Emma? √ 2 Activity 1: Think and brainstorm If you are the host of the School Talk Show and your topic is “A better me” which is taking about the similarities and differences between people, please think about what question you will ask in your interview. 3 Activity 2: Listen, read and answer Listen to the conversation in 2a and fill in the blanks. activities colourful quiter gets up singing playing sports 4 Activity 2: Listen, read and answer Read the conversation in 2a and answer the following questions. (1) How is the festival this year different? (2) What does Ella think of the festival? ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ There are more students and more activities. She thinks it more colourful. 5 Activity 3: Complete and think Read the conversation again and complete the mind map. Differences Emma Ella Differences Similarties quiter funnier get up earlier like playing sports reading singing work hard 6 Activity 4: Think and summarise Read for the structure of the interview in 2a and fill in the blanks. Congratulations Interviewer Questions Feedback Thank ask about ask about ask about How is this year different? How are you different? How do you both spend your spare time? 7 Interviewees answer about answer about answer about How is this year different? How are you different? How do you both spend your spare time? More students and more activities. Quiter and funnier. Playing sports & reading. Activity 4: Think and summarise 8 Activity 4: Think and summarise Work in groups and think about how we can make an interview to talk about similarities and differences. 9 Activity 4: Think and summarise Add words to each aspect. 10 Activity 5: Listen, repeat and role-play Listen to the conversation in 2a and repeatit, mark the rising intonation and falling intonation. Then role-play the conversation. 11 Activity 6: Complete and interview Compare yourself with a partner, and then complete the mind map. 12 Activity 6: Complete and interview Work in groups of 3 and make an interview. One acts as the interviewer, the other two are the interviewees. The interviewer can use the questions in 2e. The interviewees can take the sentences in 2e as an example. 13 Homework 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Compare yourself with more friends by drawing a mind map and share your findings with each other. (Required) 3. Make an interview video and share your video with the whole class. (Optional) 14 null 76669.055 $Unit 3 Same or Different 第3课时 Section A Grammar Focus 1 Activity 1: Brainstorm and notice Read the sentences in 3a and notice the comparatives in bold. Then find more examples in Section A. 2 Activity 1: Brainstorm and notice Work in groups of 4 and add more comparatives in the mind map. thinner worse more interesting happier smaler wider 3 Activity 1: Brainstorm and notice A is -er (adj./adv.) than B. A does -er (adj./adv.) than B. Summarise how to use comparatives. 4 Activity 2: Complete and explore Complete the task in 3b. Does Jack swim faster than Sally less serious Is Tom smarter than Sam smart Are you more serious than your cousin fast Pay attention to the sentences with “as... as”. 5 Activity 3: Compare and talk Look at the chart. 6 Activity 3: Compare and talk Complete the sentences to compare Guangzhou and Vancouver. Use the words in the box. cooler than larger than warmer than more smaller than than 7 Activity 3: Compare and talk Work in pairs. Use the following fact card to compare the differences between the two cities. 8 Activity 4: Compare and report Compare two cities and make a report. 9 Homework 1. Finish the self-check on the learning sheet. (Required) 2. Polish your report and share with your classmates. (Required) 3. Compare two cities in different aspects, such as culture, art, economy, ...(Optional) 10 $Unit 3 Same or Different 第5课时 Section B 2a—3c 1 Activity 1: Lead-in Can you give your opinions on friendship? What do you think makes a good friend? Talk about friendship. 2 Complete the tasks in 2a of “ Vocabulary in Use”. shy outgoing lazy direct serious hardworking Activity 1: Lead-in 3 Make somesentences using the hidden words in 2a. shy outgoing lazy direct serious hardworking Activity 1: Lead-in 4 Activity 2: Read and complete Complete the task in 2b. population pleasant pleasure differences especially average spare kilometers 5 Activity 2: Read and complete Complete the task in 2c. novel alike personality Besides difference 6 Activity 3: Read and learn Read the post in 3a and answer the questions. What is Rose’s opinion about friends? How many friends are mentioned in the post? Who are they? She doesn’t care if her friends are similar to or different from her. Two. Lily and Lucy. 7 Activity 3: Read and learn How are Rose’s two friends similar and different? Complete the table. Makes her laugh and feel better Quieter Lucy 8 Activity 3: Read and learn Analyse the structure of the post and match each paragraph with the corresponding content. 9 Activity 4: Compare, complete and write How to be a good friend? What can you learn from Rose’s friends? 10 Activity 4: Compare, complete and write Complete the tasks in 3b and 3c. 11 Activity 5: Write, evaluate and share Think about your friends and complete the mind map. 12 Activity 5: Write, evaluate and share Write a reply to Rose’s post with the help of the mind map. 13 Activity 5: Write, evaluate and share Evaluate and share. 14 Homework 1. Polish your writing. (Required) 2. Make a poster about your opinion about friends. (Optional) 15 $