Unit3 Reading 1 课件2025-2026学年译林版（2024） 八年级英语上册

Unit 3 To be a good learner Reading 1 A love of learning 2.understand the importance of keeping learning. 1.read about Benjamin Franklin and his love of learning; Learning objectives Review learning sayings The first picture shows one man is teaching the other how to fish. The second picture shows a man is overlooking the way ahead. The third picture shows two men are rowing against water. 授人以鱼不如授人以渔。 千里之行， 始于足下。 学如逆水行舟，不进则退。 Lead in What’s the video about? 4 Benjamin Franklin — he’s a real-life example of these learning sayings! He taught himself, took thousand-mile journeys in learning, and never stopped — like rowing against the water. Daniel is reading an article about Benjamin Franklin. Here is the article. Before reading, think about the questions below. 1 What kind of things do you enjoy learning? 2 What do you know about Benjamin Franklin? I enjoy learning science because it helps me understand how the world works. Benjamin Franklin was a very important figure in American history. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a great inventor. Pre-reading Pre-reading Predict: What may this passage talk about? read at night lightning While-reading Paragraph 1: An _______ to Benjamin Franklin Paragraph 2: Franklin’s early life and his love of _______ Paragraph 3: Franklin’s interest in studying _______and his findings. Paragraph 4: Franklin’s great love for _______ and his inventions. Paragraph 5: Franklin’s _______to the world. Read for structure introduction learning storms greatness science Complete the main idea of each paragraph below with the information in the article. A P38 A introduction  learning storms science greatest gift  Introduction Main body Conclusion What’s the structure of this article? A writer, scientist, inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents and one of the most famous people in the 18th century. While reading Para. 1 What do most people know Benjamin Franklin for? Part 1: Introduction (paragraph 1) While-reading Part 2: Franklin’s life (paragraph 2-4) What qualities help Franklin succeed? Find out his qualities and share your reasons. While reading Para. 2 What made Benjamin Franklin different from many others when he was young? From a young age, Franklin’s great love of learning set him apart from many others. As one of 17 children in a big family, Franklin had only two years of education before he had to start working. While working in his brother’s print shop, Franklin taught himself by reading a lot. He often borrowed books from booksellers and stayed up very late in order to return them early the next day. Read for qualities and reasons Para. 2 How did Franklin go on learning after he left school? From a young age, Franklin’s great love of learning set him apart from many others. As one of 17 children in a big family, Franklin had only two years of education before he had to start working. While working in his brother’s print shop, Franklin taught himself by reading a lot. He often borrowed books from booksellers and stayed up very late in order to return them early the next day. Read for qualities and reasons While reading Para. 2 Why did Franklin often stay up very late when he was young? From a young age, Franklin’s great love of learning set him apart from many others. As one of 17 children in a big family, Franklin had only two years of education before he had to start working. While working in his brother’s print shop, Franklin taught himself by reading a lot. He often borrowed books from booksellers and stayed up very late in order to return them early the next day Read for qualities and reasons qualities a great love of learning hard-working smart learner While reading What did Franklin discover when he studied the storms? qualities curious brave doer thinker Read for qualities and reasons While reading qualities persistent inventor Read for qualities and reasons What did Franklin invent in his late 70s? While reading Part 3: Conclusion (paragraph 5) What’s Franklin’s greatest gift to the world? While reading Part 3: Conclusion (paragraph 5) 1. What qualities do you think Franklin had? He was hard-working, curious, smart, … 2. Franklin let people use his inventions for free. What do you think of this? He was selfless and generous. I think we should learn from him and do more things for the world. While reading Post-reading Pair work A: Hello …, what do you think of Mr. Franklin? B: I think he is… A: Yes, I agree. And… B: True. He… A: That’s right. I … B: I couldn’t agree more. Have a conversation to talk about Benjamin Franklin. Translate the following expressions into English. 1. 把……视为 2. 使某人与众不同 3. 不得不做某事 4. 自学 5. 熬夜到很晚 6. 对……好奇 7. 为了；以便 8. 对……感兴趣 9. 最……的……之一 10. 从一个地方移动到另一个地方 11. 预测天气 12. 此外 13. 不足为奇 14. 赚钱 15. 让某人做某事 16. 免费 17. 在某人70多岁的后期 18. 查明，弄清 19. 他的伟大远不止于此。 20. Lisa 经常从学校图书馆借书。 set sb. apart from ... have to do sth. teach oneself stay up very late be curious about in order to do be/become interested in one of +the+adj.最高级+c.n.(pl) move from one place to another predict the weather what’s more come as no surprise make money let sb. do sth. for free in one’s late 70s find out see ... as ... Lisa often borrows books from the school library. His greatness goes further than that. Homework 1. Write the new expressions five times each. 2. Read the article. 21 Lavf56.15.100 2024 Blues 120648.0 Blues 15438.287 $