Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A(1a-Pronunciation)-【一本】2025-2026学年新教材八年级英语上册教学课件（人教版2024）

该初中英语课件聚焦八年级上册Unit 4“Amazing Plants and Animals”，核心围绕最高级用法、动植物主题词汇及/eɪ/、/aɪ/等音标与字母组合展开。课堂导入通过图片猜测、自由讨论喜爱的动植物及词汇匹配活动，搭建从已知到未知的学习支架，衔接前后知识。 其亮点在于采用任务型听力（预听猜测、听中排序匹配、听后对话填空与拓展讨论）和语音细化训练（音标字母组合对比、句子重音辨析），融合语言能力（听力口语表达）、思维品质（比较推断动植物特征）与学习能力（课后自主搜索拓展）。通过情境创设与分层练习，学生能提升语言运用与探究能力，教师可直接借助结构化活动高效教学。

初中英语 八年级上册　RJ版 练 新 题， 提 素 养 新教材 · 新课件 · 新服务 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A What can plants and animals do? Listening 1a-1d+Pronunciation 1-2 学习目标 1. 能够识记并掌握本节课上遇到的新单词及重点句型； 2. 能够了解最高级用法； 3. 能够结合图片等学习活动，对听力内容进行预判，提高听力能力及口语表达能力； 4. 掌握发音为/eɪ/、/aɪ/、/ɔɪ/、/bl/、/kl/、/ɡl/、/br/、/kr/、/ɡr/的常见字母及字母组合； 5. 了解世界上令人震惊的动植物，从而更加热爱大自然。 Listening 1a-1d Section A 01 1 Lead-in 1. What do you see in the photo? In the photo, I can see some yellow flowers. There are two bees on the flowers. They seem to be collecting nectar. 2. What do you think of when you see the photo? When I see the photo, I think of the hard-working nature of bees. They are always busy collecting nectar to make honey. Also, it reminds me of the beauty of nature and the importance of pollination for plants. Part 1. Look and guess 花蜜 861b240d-cd4e-4b4b-87c2-161e8c2fa4ea.source.default.zh-Hans 5 In this unit, you will 1. talk about some amazing plants and animals. 2. use superlatives to compare more than two things. 3. discuss the connection between plants, animals, and our lives. 4. explore why plants and animals are important to us. Plants can make food and animals can move and adapt to different environments, which are both amazing. ？ BIG Question What makes plants and animals amazing? Part 2. Question 2 Pre-listening What's your favorite animal or plant? Part 1. Free talk 861b240d-cd4e-4b4b-87c2-161e8c2fa4ea.source.default.zh-Hans 7 Part 2. Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them. 1a beautiful big fast heavy large long old small tall short moss: _________ blue whale: _______ redwood tree: ____ cheetah: _________ /ˈtʃiːtə/ n. 猎豹 /mɒs/ n. 苔藓 /ˈredwʊd/ n. 红杉；红木 small large tall fast 3 While-listening Part 1. Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them. 1b moss: _________ blue whale: _______ redwood tree: ____ cheetah: _________ small large tall fast 3 1 4 2 861b240d-cd4e-4b4b-87c2-161e8c2fa4ea.source.default.zh-Hans 9 moss: _________ blue whale: _______ redwood tree: ____ cheetah: _________ small large tall fast 3 1 4 2 Part 2. Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers. 1c A. heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful D. oldest E. fastest F. tallest A. heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful F. tallest D. oldest E. fastest 4 Post-listening Part 1. Read and fill in the blanks in conversation 1 according to the tapescript. Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing? Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m ________________ animals and plants. Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together. Yaming: OK. First question. What’s _________________ in the world? Emma: It’s the blue whale, right? Yaming: Right. It’s also ______________ animal on earth. Next question. Which animal _________________? Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest. Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s _________________ animal in the world. Emma: I ______________ agree with you. starting a test on the largest animal the heaviest runs the fastest the most beautiful completely 861b240d-cd4e-4b4b-87c2-161e8c2fa4ea.source.default.zh-Hans 11 Yaming: Now let’s answer the questions ______________. What is _____________ plant in theworld? Emma: Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea? Yaming: Well, I think moss is _________________ plants. It appeared on earth _________ 470 million years ago ... Oh, look here. I’m correct! Emma: Interesting! ________________! Yaming: Which kind of tree is _______________ in the world? Emma: The redwood tree, right? Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some ___________. about plants the oldest one of the oldest around Let’s go on the tallest one day Part 2. Read and fill in the blanks in conversation 2 according to the tapescript. Part 3. Use the information from 1d to make comparisons. 1d What’s amazing about the blue whale? It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world. … Assessment ☆☆☆ 1. I can find more information about plants and animals well. 2. I can remember their information accurately. 3. I have good pronunciation (语音) and intonation(语调). Part 4. Can you find more amazing plants and animals? ●change its body color ●avoid predators ●intelligence ●change the texture and color of its skin ● the smallest bird in the world ●flap its wings extremely fast ●generate electric shocks ●stun prey and defend against predators Chameleon（变色龙） Hummingbird（蜂鸟） Octopus （章鱼） Electric eel（电鳗） Part 4. Can you find more amazing plants and animals? ●When an insect lands on its leaf, the leaf can snap shut quickly to trap and digest it. ●store a large amount of water in its thick trunk ●huge trunk ●grow extremely fast ●sometimes up to 91 cm in a single day ●the largest unbranched inflorescence ●gives off a smell like rotting flesh Venus Flytrap（捕蝇草） Bamboo （竹子） Baobab （猴面包树） Corpse flower（尸花 / 泰坦魔芋） Language Points! 1. I’m starting a test on animals and plants. 我要开始一场关于动植物的测试。 在此句中，on 是介词 ，意为 “关于；有关” ，用来表明 test（测试）的内容主题是 animals and plants 。 例如：She wrote a book on history. 她写了一本关于历史的书。 【辨析】about与on on 强调专业性、学术性或严肃性，内容通常是系统的、深入的，涉及理论、研究或专门领域。 about 侧重日常性、通俗性或泛泛而谈，内容更偏向非正式的内容。 例如：She told me a story about her pet dog. 她给我讲了一个关于她宠物狗的故事。 Language Points! 2. What’s the largest animal in the world? 世界上最大的动物是什么？ largest是large的最高级形式。最高级前面一般会有定冠词the进行修饰。 形容词和副词的最高级一般分为规则变化和不规则变化。 规则变化如下： Language Points! 构成方法 比较级 单音节词和部分双音节词 一般情况下，最高级词尾加-est tallest；shortest；fastest 以字母e结尾的词，最高级词尾加-st largest；latest 重读闭音节词尾只有一个辅音字母时，先双写该辅音字母，然后最高级词尾加-est biggest；fattest；thinnest 以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的双音节词，先把y改为i，然后最高级词尾加-est easiest；heaviest；earliest 多音节词和部分双音节词 词前加most构成最高级 most beautiful；most popular Language Points! 不规则变化如下： And I think it’s the most beautiful animal in the world. I think moss is one of the oldest plants. 原级 最高级 good / well best bad / badly worst many / much most little least far farthest furthest 例如： What’s the largest animal in the world? Which animal runs the fastest? What is the oldest plant in the world? Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? It’s also the heaviest animal on earth. The cheetah runs the fastest. Language Points! 3. Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants. 嗯，我认为苔藓是最古老的植物之一。 one of + 限定词 + 复数名词 / 代词 限定词包括冠词（the）、形容词性物主代词（my, their）、指示代词（these, those）等。表示 “…… 中的一个”，强调在整体中选取一个个体。 例如： She is one of my friends. 她是我的一个朋友。 This is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. 这是我看过的最好的电影之一。 Language Points! 【主谓一致】 one of 结构作主语时，谓语动词用单数（因为核心词是 “one”，表示 “一个”）。 例如： One of the students is from Canada. 这些学生中有一个来自加拿大。 One of these books has a missing page. 这些书中有一本缺页了。 【最高级搭配】 “one of” 常与 形容词最高级 连用，构成 one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词， 表示 “最…… 的…… 之一”。 The Great Wall is one of the greatest wonders in the world. 长城是世界上最伟大的奇迹之一。 Exercise-根据句意和汉语提示完成句子 1. The cheetah is the _______ (最快的) animal on land. 2. Redwood trees are the _______ (最高的)trees in the world. 3. Moss is one of the _______ (最古老的) plants on Earth. 4. The blue whale is the __________(最重的) animal in the ocean. 5. The __________ (红杉) forests are home to some of the largest living organisms on our planet. fastest tallest oldest heaviest redwood Exercise-翻译题 1. 这个湖泊是我们城市里最深的湖泊。 This lake is the deepest lake in our city. 2. 蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物。 The blue whale is the largest animal in the world. 3. 蜂鸟是世界上最小的鸟类。 The hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. 4. 这个花园里的玫瑰是我见过最美丽的。 The roses in this garden are the most beautiful I have ever seen. How do you feel when you see these amazing plants and animals? I feel surprised and excited because they show how wonderful nature is! Pronunciation 1-2 02 Section A Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group. 1 /eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /bl/ /kl/ /ɡl/ /br/ /kr/ /ɡr/ a, ai, ay i, y, igh oy, oi bl cl gl br cr gr whale rain stay ______ mice fly high ______ toy join choice ______ black blow blue ______ clean climb clock______ glad glass globe ______ bread bring brown ______ cross cream cry ______ grass great grow ______ Pay attention to the pronunciation! day bike coin block cloud glove bright crack grape Listen and repeat. Notice the difference in stress and meaning of the same sentence. 2 I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not other forests) I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not other places) I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not only once) 句子重音 （Sentence Stress） 在英语句子中，实词（如名词、动词、形容词、副词等）承载重要信息，一般需要重读；而充当语法功能的词（如冠词、连词、介词、助动词等）一般弱读。但这条读音规律并非一成不变，句子中的重音可以随着说话者要表达的意思的变化而变化。例如： Please pass me the ʹbook. （强调把“书”递给我，而不是把别的东西给我） Please pass the book to ʹme. （强调把书递给“我”，而不是给其他人） A: I think she will win. B: She ʹwon’t. （预测她“不会”赢） A: She ʹwill. （坚信她一定“会”赢） 一般情况下，me、will等功能词在句中弱读，但在上述情境中这两个词需要重读。 Exercise-画线部分读音不同的一项 1. A. baby B. rabbit C. apple D. carry 2. A. lively B. city C. windy D. pity 3. A. noisy B. choice C. royal D. coincidence 4. A. table B. able C. blackboard D. enable 5. A. might B. flight C. highway D. sister Why do we need to pronounce accurately? Accurate pronunciation helps us communicate clearly with others and understand English better. Summary 03 Section A Summary New words Sentences moss; redwood; cheetah Pronunciation —What’s amazing about the blue whale? —It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world. Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants. 能够了解并用最高级谈论世界令人震惊的动植物 Functions Sentence Stress /eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /bl/ /kl/ /ɡl/ /br/ /kr/ /ɡr/ a, ai, ay i, y, igh oy, oi bl cl gl br cr gr Homework 04 Section A Homework 1.After class, search for more amazing plants and animals in the world, then use the superlative degree we learned today to write about at least one animal and one plant, and share them in the next class. 2. Recite the key words and sentences of this lesson. 3. Finish Exercise Unit 4 第1课时. SEE YOU NEXT CLASS! 声明 本文件著作权为一本公司所有,仅限于教师教学及其他非商业性和非盈利性用途。如发现盗用、转卖、网络传播等侵权行为,本公司将依法追究其相应法律责任。 部分素材来源于网络，如有争议，请联系“一本初中同步训练”微信公众号删改。 $