Unit 3 Make it happen（Word教案）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年八年级英语上册同步备课（外研版2024）
Unit 3 Make it happen!
单元教学目标
【Language Abilities】 | 1.Use words and expressions in the unit to talk about inventions. 2.Use to-infinitive and -ing as object to talk about invention ideas. 3.Explain the importance of invention. |
【Culture Awareness】 |
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【Quality of Thinking】 | 1.Cultivate students’ ability of creative thinking by coming up with an idea for an invention. 2.Interpret the passage from different perspectives and infer the deep meaning of the passage. |
【Learning Abilities】 | 1.Get key information from different passages. 2.In class activities, students can work with others and think about what they did well and what they can do better. |
【Class Hour Division】 | Six periods |
第一课时 | Starting out&Reading |
第二课时 | Grammar |
第三课时 | Listening and Speaking |
第四课时 | Reading |
第五课时 | Writing |
第六课时 | Presenting ideas&Reflection |
单元教材分析
本单元的主题为：发明。该主题属于“人与社会”主题范畴下的“科学与技术”主题群，对应“科学技术与工程，人类的发明与创新”这一子主题内容。本单元围绕话题inventions, 学习和完成11个语篇，帮助学生理解发明的意义与价值，激发他们的创新思维和社会责任感。通过学习，学生将逐步掌握解决问题的技巧，培养探索精神与实践能力，为未来的创新奠定坚实基础。
Starting out：本部分通过对比古代和现代生活方式的差异，激活学生对发明的已有认知。学生将思考指南针、轮子、电脑、手机等发明如何改变我们的生活，为后续学习奠定基础。
Understanding ideas: 本部分的阅读文章为《A Helping Hand》，讲述了学生Easton如何从科学展上的机械臂发明出发，最终设计出低成本、轻便的假肢，并免费分
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享设计帮助他人的故事。文章通过Easton的发明历程，传递了发明不仅需要创造力，还需要人文关怀和社会责任感。
Developing ideas:本部分包含听力和阅读两个模块。听力部分通过讨论发明者的品质，帮助学生理解创新所需的坚持、勇气和合作精神；阅读部分则探讨了好奇心在推动发明中的重要作用，激励学生保持探索精神。
Presenting ideas:学生需要结合本单元所学内容，制作一个关于发明的展板。通过这一任务，学生不仅能够巩固所学知识，还能将理论与实践结合，展示自己的创造力与表达能力。
第一课时 Starting out&Reading
Teaching Objects 【教学目标】
1.Talk about inventions in our daily life.
2.Learn about the process of Easton’s invention.
3.Tell what you can learn from Easton.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book，a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学步骤】
★Step 1 Lead in【导入】
1.Show the picture on page 34 and page 35 to students, then ask them to answer the questions.
①What can you see?
②What do these things stand for?
③What does the picture mean to you?
2.Let some students share the answers.
Possible answers:①I can see a bulb, a ladder and a man working on the computer.
②The light bulb stands for thinking and creativity, the ladder stands for efforts and exploration , the man working on the computer stands for the process of turning inspiration into practical results.
③It implies that people acquire inspiration through efforts and exploration , and use modern tools to turn it into practical achievements.
Starting out
Page 35，1
1.Ask students to watch the video and answer the questions.
①What differences between the lives of ancient people and ours do you know?
②What caused these differences?
2.Let students brainstorm the answers.
3.Check the answers with the class.
Page 35，2
1.Ask students to look at the pictures and answer the questions.
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①What are these inventions?
②How have they changed our lives?
2.Let students check the answers with the class.`
Answers:①Compass, wheel, computer, mobile phone.
②The compass helps with direction - finding in outdoor activities. Wheels make transportation more efficient for travel and cargo delivery. Computers revolutionize information access, work, and entertainment. Mobile phones enable instant communication and simplify various daily tasks like payment and navigation.
Understanding ideas（1－4）
★Step 2 Pre-task【准备任务】
Page 36，1
1.Ask students to look at the word cloud on page 36. Then predict what the passage is about.
2.Let some students share their guesses.
★Step 3 While-task【过程任务】
Page 36，2
1.Ask students to read the passage and check their answer.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Possible answer: Easton invented an affordable, lightweight artificial arm and shared the design for free to help children.
Page 38，3
1.Ask students to order the following events in the passage.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Answer: 1 4 2 3
Page 38，4
1.Ask students to complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Answer: ①science fair ②without an arm ③grow quickly ④fishing line ⑤move ⑥weighed ⑦cost ⑧design
★Step 4 Post-task【后续任务】
Page 38，Think and share
1.Ask students to think about the following questions:
①How would Jenny's life change with Easton’s invention?
②What can you learn from Easton?
2.Give some prompts to the students.
3.Let some students share their answers.
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