Unit 1 This is me（Developing ideas (2）课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级上册

Unit 1 This is me Developing ideas（2） 英语外研版八年级上册 Learning objectives 通过本课时的学习，学生能够： 1. 读懂介绍苏炳添故事的语篇，获取苏炳添运动生涯的基本 信息，梳理概括其时间线与事件，形成结构化知识。 2. 借助对标题内涵、人物话语的解读，从语篇中挖掘深层意 义与价值。 3. 理解语篇传递的“挑战不可能、坚持尝试”精神，增强面 对学习与生活困难的勇气。 重点 重点 Look and answer 1. What do they do? They are athletes. Look and answer 2. Do you know the Chinese athlete? Who is he? 3. What words would you use to describe him? fight one’s fear try succeed doubt stick to hold back Yes. He is Su Bingtian. He is successful and hard-working. He doesn’t let fear hold him back. Look and answer Su Bingtian, born on August 29, 1989, in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, is a famous Chinese track and field athlete in sprinting(短跑). Look and predict What do you think the passage is about? Maybe it’s about Su Bingtian. He makes the impossible things possible. Read and answer What’s the main idea of the passage? Su Bingtian fought his fears and worked hard to achieve his goal. He turned “impossible” into “I’m possible” and became a real “Su-perman”!  Reading Tip: Pay attention to the first and last paragraphs. They are very helpful when you are understanding the main idea. Read and answer In what order does the writer organise Su Bingtian’s story? In the order of time. 2015 He clocked 9.99 seconds and 6 . made history baseball Complete the timeline with the words and expressions from the passage. 2006 He ¹ his sporting life. At that time, no one from Asia had ever run the 100 m race in less than ² . 2011 He ran the 100 m race in ³ . 2014 He changed his starting leg. He had to start ⁴ . However, Su ⁵ and became a sporting hero. 2021 He finished in 9.83 seconds and became the first ⁷ to run in the Olympic 100 m final. began 10 seconds 10.16 seconds from zero fought his fears Chinese athlete Read and complete Read and answer 2 The runner Su Bingtian gives an excellent answer to this question. The young man began his sporting life in 2006. At that time, no one from Asia had ever run the 100 m race in less than 10 seconds. Su trained hard and quickly became one of the fastest runners in Asia. In 2011, he ran the race in 10.16 seconds. 1. What challenges did Su Bingtian face? 2. What did he do to overcome the challenges? 3. What did he achieve? Read Para. 2 again and answer the questions. At that time, no one from Asia had ever run the 100 m race in less than 10 seconds. He trained hard. He became one of the fastest runners in Asia. In 2011, he ran the race in 10.16 seconds. 1. What challenges did Su Bingtian face? 2. What did he do to overcome the challenges? Read and answer Read Paras. 3~4 again and answer the questions. However, Su wasn’t satisfied. To run in under 10 seconds, in 2014, he changed his starting leg. This was a very risky decision. He had to start from zero. At first, he was slower than before. Also, he was 25 years old. At such an age, many runners choose to stop running. People doubted his decision. However, Su fought his fears and became a sporting hero. He changed his starting leg and had to start from zero. At first, he was slower than before. Also, he was 25 years old. At such an age, many runners choose to stop running. He fought his fears. Read and answer Read Paras. 3~4 again and answer the questions. 3. What did he achieve? 4 In 2015, he clocked 9.99 seconds and made history. In 2021, he finished in 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics. He also became the first Chinese athlete to run in the Olympic 100 m final. Read and answer Read Para. 5 again and answer the questions. 5 Su Bingtian has told youngsters, “Never let your age hold you back. Have a try and try harder. I believe you can write your own story.” Nothing is impossible as long as you try and stick to it. Everyone can be a Su-perman! 1. What do Su Bingtian’s words in Paragraph 5 mean? 2. What does the writer mean by “Everyone can be a Su-perman!”? His words mean that age shouldn’t stop us from trying. We should be brave to have a try and work harder to achieve our dreams. The sentence “Everyone can be a Su-perman!” is a play on words. It combines “Su”(from Su Bingtian) and “Superman”. It means that anyone can be a hero like Su Bingtian if they face challenges bravely, work hard, and never give up. 文字游戏 (play on words) 是一种写作手法。通过巧妙的字母编排、词语组合或句式设计，引导读者关注作品中的细节、情节或人物特征。常见的文字游戏形式有：双关语、谐音、字谜等。文字游戏具有多重效果，最常见的是营造轻松氛围，打造妙趣横生的阅读体验。在严肃语境中，运用得当的文字游戏也能引发读者的深思。 Listen and read Listen and read this passage. Think and share What do you think the title means? The title “Impossible → I’m possible” means that what seems impossible at first can become possible through effort and a positive attitude. What can you learn from Su Bingtian? Perseverance, courage to change, and strong self-belief. Language points 1. However, doubts and fears often hold us back. （1） doubt ① 作动词，表示“怀疑；不确定；不信任”，可接名词、代词、从句作宾语。 * I doubt his words. 我怀疑他的话。 ② 作名词，表示“怀疑；疑问；不确定”。 常见搭配：have (a) doubt about/of sth.（对某事有怀疑）； in doubt（不确定；存疑），beyond doubt（毫无疑问）； There is no doubt that…（毫无疑问……）； without (a) doubt（毫无疑问地） Language points （2） fear ① 作名词，表示“害怕；恐惧；担忧”。 A. 作不可数名词，表抽象概念。 常用搭配：in fear (of)（害怕……；担心……） * They lived in fear of war. 他们生活在对战争的恐惧中。 B. 作可数名词，表具体的担忧或恐惧对象。 常见搭配：a fear of sth.（对某事的恐惧），overcome/face one’s fears（克服/面对恐惧） * She has a fear of public speaking. 她害怕公开演讲。 Language points ② 作动词，表示 “害怕；畏惧；担忧”。 A. 接名词、代词、不定式、从句作宾语。 * She fears dogs. 她怕狗。 * I fear to speak in public. 我害怕在公众面前讲话。 B. 常用句式：Never fear!（别怕！） fear for sth.（为……担忧） * Never fear! I’ll help you. 别担心，我会帮你。 * She feared for her child’s safety. 她为孩子的安全担忧。 Language points 2. How can we face them and succeed? succeed v.意为“成功；达成目标”。用法结构：succeed in doing sth.（成功做某事） * She succeeded in passing the exam. 她成功通过了考试。 【拓展】 1. 形容词 successful（成功的） 2. 名词 success（成功；成功的人 / 事） 3. 副词 successfully（成功地） Language points 3. At such an age, many runners choose to stop running. 【辨析】stop doing sth.与stop to do sth. 结构 含义 语法功能 stop doing sth. 停止正在做的事 doing sth. 作宾语，表示停止 “当前正在进行的动作”。 stop to do sth. 停下（当前动作）去做另一件事 to do sth. 作目的状语，表示 “停下当前动作，目的是去做另一件事”。 Language points * The teacher asked the students to stop talking.（老师让学生们停止说话。） → 正在说话（talking），停止这个动作。 * He stopped running and sat down to rest.（他停止跑步，坐下来休息。） → 正在跑步（running），停止跑步这个动作。 * She stopped to answer the phone.（她停下手中的事，去接电话。） → 原本在做某事（如工作、吃饭等），停下后去做接电话这件事。 * They stopped to take a photo.（他们停下来拍了张照片。） → 原本在走路、开车等，停下当前动作，目的是拍照。 I. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 1. We are feeling very tired. Why not stop _________ (have) a rest under the tree? 2. It’s a _______ (risk) decision to go through the forest without a compass (指南针). 3. It’s ___________ (possible) to keep everyone happy all the time. 4. In the end, we succeeded in _________ (climb) to the top of the mountain. 5. Do you know how many______ (zero) there are in a million? risky impossible climbing zeros Practise to have Homework 1. Retell Su Bingtian’s story with the help of the timeline. 2. Search online for another story that turned the impossible into the possible and share it in the next class. null 137098.81 $