Unit 3 Lesson 6课件 2025-2026学年冀教版（2024）八年级英语上册

Lesson 6 Understanding cultures Unit 3 Better you, better me! 23021 学习目标 1 2 To learn about Lu Xun’s lifetime through reading. To learn about more ordinary people’s stories on how they live a full life and share their stories. 23021 Time is life. What does it mean? Do you think so? Lead in 23021 1. What can you see? 2. What do you know about him? 3. What may the text be about? Look at the picture and answer the questions below. Pre-reading 新课讲授 23021 Lu Xun (1881—1936) was a great writer, thinker, and revolutionary of the 20th century. He published his works under the pen name Lu Xun. His real name was Zhou Shuren. He is considered the father of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun always wanted to contribute more to the Chinese Revolution. He taught during the day and wrote at night. He always sat at his desk and worked without taking a break. In his later years, he worked even harder. Shortly before his death, he suffered from high body temperature and weighed less than 40 kilograms. But he never dropped his weapon — his pen. He fought to the last day of his life and never wasted one second of his time. He once said, “I am far from talented. I just do my work when others are drinking coffee.” Throughout his life, Lu Xun wrote lots of essays and stories. They have a great impact on Chinese literature and society. While-reading 23021 Read the passage and answer the questions. A What is Lu Xun's real name? B What’s the famous saying by Lu Xun in the passage? C What can we learn from Lu Xun? Lu Xun’s real name is Zhou Shuren. The famous saying by Lu Xun in the passage is “I am far from talented. I just do my work when others are drinking coffee.” His hard work, sense of mission, and focus on effort rather than talent. 23021 Read the passage again and tick the correct statements about Lu Xun. Lu Xun made great contributions to modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun highly valued his time. Lu Xun believed that his success came from his talent. 23021 Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions. Q1: How old was Lu Xun when he passed away (去世)? _______________________________________________________ Q2: What was Lu Xun famous as? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Q3: What was Lu Xun real name? ________________________________________________________ He was 55 years old when he passed away. He was famous as a great writer, thinker and revolutionary of the 20th century. His real name was Zhou Shuren. 23021 He taught during the day and wrote at night. He always sat at his desk and worked without taking a break. He fought to the last day of his life and never wasted one second of his time. He once said, “I am far from talented. I just do my work when others are drinking coffee.” Read Paragraphs 2-3, and underline the sentences showing “Time is life”. 23021 Language points 1. He is considered the father of modern Chinese literature. 他被认为是中国现代文学之父。 consider [kənˈsɪdə(r)] v. 考虑；认为 “be considered 被认为……”，被动语态 还可表达为： He is regarded as … He is known as … e.g. Confucius is considered a great thinker in Chinese history. 孔子被认为是中国历史上伟大的思想家。 23021 2. Lu Xun always wanted to contribute more to the Chinese Revolution. contribute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] v. 贡献 contribute ... to ...把……贡献给…… e.g. He contributed his time to the community project. 他为社区项目贡献了时间。 revolution [ˌrevəˈluːʃn] n. 革命 23021 3. He taught during the day and wrote at night. 他白天教书，晚上写作。 during the day （在）白天 at night 晚上 e.g. He listens to the teacher carefully during the day, and does his homework carefully at night. 他白天认真听课，晚上认真写作业。 23021 4. He always sat at his desk and worked without taking a break. 他总是坐在书桌旁工作，从不休息。 take a break 休息一下 e.g. Don’t forget to take a break during long trips. 长途旅行时别忘了休息。 23021 5. Shortly before his death, he suffered from high body temperature and weighed less than 40 kilograms. suffer [ˈsʌfə(r)] v. 遭受；蒙受 suffer from... 遭受；患有....（疾病） e.g. The flowers suffered from frost last winter. 这些花去年冬天遭霜冻。 23021 6. They have a great impact on Chinese literature and society. have a great impact on 对……有巨大影响 e.g. Reading has a great impact on children's imagination. 阅读对儿童的想象力有很大影响。 23021 Lu Xun is a great______, ______, and revolutionary of the 20th century. He ______ very hard. He usually _______during the day and ______ at night. He always ___ at his desk and ______ without taking a break. He once said, “_________________________________________________________.” Lu Xun wrote lots of ________________. They have a great _________ on Chinese literature and society. wrote thinker worked taught writer sat worked I am far from talented. I just do my work when others are drinking coffee. essays and stories Retell Lu Xun’s story. impact Post-reading 23021 Do you know the following people and how they live a full life? Read and match. Li Baoguo Sun Jiadong Tu Youyou He is an excellent scientist in China’s space program. From the first successful launch of China’s man-made satellite to the success of the moon exploration project, he has made great contributions for decades. This Chinese scientist discovered qinghaosu and saved many lives. She won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine, becoming China’s first female scientist to get this big international prize. He spent his life doing three important things: improving farming, fighting poverty, and protecting forests. People call him the “Modern Yugong of Taihang Mountains”. 23021 Do you know of any ordinary people’s stories on how they live a full life? Share one story with your class and talk about what you can learn from it. 23021 I understand that everyone is unique: • You are a special person and unique in your own way. • What makes you unique? You can write about your personal strengths and special talents. I can talk about my strengths and know how to improve myself: • We all have our strong points and weak points. • I’m a kind person and I like to help others. • Practice makes perfect. I can write about ways to accept and develop myself: • Think about your strong points. • Don’t be too hard on yourself. • Look at yourself in the mirror and smile every day. I can describe myself using compound sentences: • My name is Lin Lin, and I really enjoy singing Beijing opera. • I wanted to sing, but I didn’t feel confident enough to do that. • Improvement needed: Self-check 23021 Becoming a better person In the journey of life, we all can grow, Becoming better each day we sow. With kindness and love, let’s mend what’s wrong, And build a world where hope is strong. Embrace empathy, let judgment dissolve, With open hearts, let’s all evolve. Each small step counts, no matter how slight, Becoming better, shining our light. Fun Time 23021 Homework ✍ 从网上查找李保国、孙家栋、屠呦呦以及其他兢兢业业工作奉献的榜样故事，下周跟大家一起分享一下吧。 ✍ 预习Unit 4 Lesson 1。 23021 $