Unit 3 Same or Different Section B 1a-1d 课件2025-2026学年人教版（2024）八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“朋友的相似与差异”主题，通过Tomato和Potato的对话导入引发思考，结合Free Talk梳理描述朋友的词汇（外表、性格等），1a引入“be similar to”“be different from”句型，再通过快速阅读（论坛帖子类型、作者）和仔细阅读（观点、论据分析）搭建从词汇到篇章理解的学习支架。 其亮点是以真实论坛帖子为语境，融合语言能力（信息获取与表达，如Fast reading判断文本类型）、思维品质（对比Matt和Diana观点，分析举例论据）和学习能力（Post-reading小组写作迁移）。语言点结合实例讲解定语从句等，学生能提升综合语言技能与逻辑思维，教师可借助结构化活动高效实施教学。

Unit3 Same or Different Section B 1a-1d How do we understand differences? Learning objectives 1. Get the main idea by finding its topic sentence. 2. Find the specific information to answer questions. 3. Express ideas about friends by using the target language. After the class, we will be able to: But we are different. Can we be good friends now? Wait for me… How about now? Can different people be friends? Can we be good friends? Hello, Potato. Hi, Tomato. Where are you going? Wow, you are so different! Yes, you bring out (使显现）the best in me. Thank you! Lead-in Free Talk Who is your friend? Can you describe him/her? Appearance 外表 Personality 性格 Habit 习惯 Strength 优势 tall strong short hair … quiet outgoing serious … get up early work hard … run fast sing well … short slim long hair curly/straight hair hansome beautiful funny kind confident自信的 shy 严肃的 eat healthy food do exercise keep a diary read books jump high swim fast dance well play the piano well Are you similar to or different from your friends? In what ways? 1a Similarities Differences be similar to 和…相似 be different from 和…不同 appearance personality strength habit hobby We are both outgoing. She/He is as shy as me … … My friend is smarter than me, but I am more hard-working than him. … … Do you think friends should be the same as you or be different from you? Fast reading Read the texts quickly and answer the questions. Tips: We can predict from the pictures. 1. What’s the type of the text? A. E-mails. B. Posts. C. Diary entries. D. Advertisements. comments 留言 likes 点赞 share 分享 2. Where do you usually see them? /ˈfɔːrəm/ n. 论坛 On the online forum. Fast reading Read the texts quickly and answer the questions. 3. Who wrote the post? Tom. 5. What’s the theme of the post? 4. Who replied (回复) the post? Should friends be similar or different? theme 主题 Matt Diana Read the posts. What are Matt’s and Diana’s opinions? 1b Matt Diana similar different similar different opinion: ___________________________________ opinion: ____________________________________ I think a good friend is like a mirror. Friends who are different make me better. Friends should be similar. Friends should be different. Tips: Using examples help you understand the topic sentence better. How do Matt and Diana support their opinions about friendship? A. By telling stories. B. By giving examples. C. By listing numbers. D. By asking questions. Fast reading Match them with their friends. Yuan Lei Stephen Matt Diana Zhang Yong Match (匹配) the people with the descriptions. 1c A. reads a lot of novels B. reads more history books C. gives direct opinions D. is kind of shy E. helps a friend become more outgoing 1. Matt 2. Stephen 3. Diana 4. Yuan Lei 5. Zhang Yong direct /dəˈrekt; dɑɪˈrekt/ adj. 率直的；直接的 opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ n. 看法；意见 Careful reading Read the posts carefully and fill in the blanks. Friends should be similar. Similarities Matt Stephen Hobbies both love ___________ and ___________ Personalities Stephen is as _________ as Matt. sports reading serious Do they have differences? Careful reading Read the posts carefully and fill in the blanks. Friends should be similar. Differences Matt Stephen Sports Stephen plays badminton ______than Matt. Result Matt ____________when he practices, now he is ______ at badminton. Books reads more ____________________ reads more __________ Result They often ________. better tries harder better history books novels share Are the results good? Careful reading Read the posts carefully and fill in the blanks. Friends should be different. Differences Diana Yuan Lei Personalities is kind of ________ is __________ has ________________________ Result Diana is becoming ________________. She thinks ____________________________________________. shy outgoing a great sense of humour more outgoing meeting new people is really fun Is the result good? Careful reading Read the posts carefully and fill in the blanks. Friends should be different. Differences Diana Zhang Yong Personalities is ________________________ is not afraid to ________________________ Result Diana is glad to have an ______________________. Is the result good? less straightforward give his opinion honest friend Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 1. Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? 3. In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? 2. Why is Matt getting better at badminton? 5. Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? 6. How should we treat each other’s differences? 4. How is Yuan Lei different from Diana? Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 1. Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? Because he believes you can understand people by knowing their friends. Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 2. Why is Matt getting better at badminton? Because at first Stephen plays better, so Stephen always wins their matches. This makes Matt try harder during practice. Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 3. In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? Stephen and Matt are similar in three ways: ► They both love sports (badminton). ► They are both serious. ► They both enjoy reading Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 4. How is Yuan Lei different from Diana? Diana is kind of shy, but Yuan Lei is outgoing and has a great sense of humour. Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 5. Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? Because her friend Zhang Yong isn’t afraid to give direct opinions, especially when Diana makes a mistake. Diana knows this honesty helps her grow. Read the posts again and answer the questions. 1d 6. How should we treat each other’s differences? We should respect each other’s differences and learn from them (just like Diana learns from her friends). Language points I think a good friend is like a mirror. You can understand people by knowing their friends. My friend, Stephen, is a great example. We often hang out together because we have similar hobbies and interests. For example, we both love sports. He plays badminton better than I do, so he always wins our matches. Because of that, I try harder when I practise, and now I'm getting better at badminton. Stephen and I are similar in other ways. He is as serious as me. When we aren't playing sports, we enjoy reading together. I read more history books than he does, and he reads a lot of novels. We often share interesting books with each other. 2. interest /ˈɪntrest/ n. 业余爱好；兴趣 v. 使感兴趣 mirror interests 1. mirror /ˈmɪrə(r)/ n. 镜子 我对数学感兴趣。 I have an interest in math. interested adj. 感兴趣的(修饰人) interesting adj. 有趣的(修饰物) All the children are interested in the interesting film. 所有孩子都对那部有趣的电影感兴趣。 3. novel /ˈnɒvl/ n. 小说 novels be like像 闲逛 例如，后跟一个完整的句子 由于+n、pron./v-ing 更努力地尝试 擅长 在其他方面 enjoy doing sth. share sth. with sb.与某人分享某物 Language points I don’t agree. For me, friends who are different make me better. I think we should respect each other's differences and learn from each other. For example, I am kind of shy, but my best friend, Yuan Lei, is outgoing. She has a great sense of humour too. Thanks to her, I am becoming more outgoing. Now I think meeting new people is really fun! I have another friend, Zhang Yong. He is not afraid to give his opinion, especially when he thinks I am making a mistake.I am less straightforward than he is, but I am glad to have an honest friend. 6. humour /ˈhjuːmə/ (= humor) n. 幽默；幽默感 5. sense /sens/ n. 理解力；感觉 sense humour 4. difference /ˈdɪfrəns/ n. 差异 Thanks to 多亏你的帮助，我才通过这次考试。 Thanks to your help, I passed the exam. 7. thanks to 归功于；由于；因为 differences different adj. 不同的 humorous adj. 幽默的 定语从句 向...学习 =a little/bit有点儿 宾语从句 be afraid to do sth.害怕做某事 犯错误 be glad/happy to do sth.高兴做某事 Language points 1. Some people think that friends should be alike, but some other people think that friends should be different. 有些人认为朋友应该是相似的，但有些人认为朋友应该是不同的。 ① 【形容词】相像的；同义词为 similar，不用于名词前作定语。 ② 【副词】相似地 我和母亲在许多方面很相似。 My mother and I __________ in many ways． are alike 这些女孩穿着都很类似。 The girls were all dressed ________． alike Language points 2. We often hang out together because we have similar hobbies and interests. 我们经常一起出去玩，因为我们的爱好和兴趣很相似。 ① 【可数名词】业余爱好 ② 【名词】兴趣；关注 have/show/take (an) interest in sth. 对……有 / 表现出 / 产生兴趣 = be interested in sth. lose interest in sth. 对…… 失去兴趣 ③ 【动词】使感兴趣，使关注 如果你对运动感兴趣，那你一定想知道如何擅长运动。 If sports are something that interests you, you must want to know how to be good at them. Language points  如今，越来越多的外国朋友对中国的春节感兴趣。 Nowadays, more and more foreign friends __________________________________ Chinese Spring Festival.  他对中国古典艺术和文化表现了浓厚的兴趣。 He ________________________ in Chinese classical art and culture. are interested in/或 have/show/take（an）interest in showed a strong interest Language points 3. He is not afraid to give his opinion, especially when he thinks I am making a mistake. 他不怕提意见，尤其是在他认为我犯错误的时候。 ① give one’s opinion（on/about sth. ）（就……）提出看法 / 意见 ② in one’s opinion 在某人看来 ③ make mistakes/a mistake in... 在……方面出错 ④ by mistake 错误地；无意中 在我看来，劳动教育可以帮助学生尝试新事物，这对他们的成长是必要的。 _______________, labour education can help students to try something new and it is necessary for their growth. In my opinion Language points 4. I am less straightforward than he is, but I am glad to have an honest friend. 虽然我没有他那么直率，但我很高兴有一个诚实的朋友。 ① 【副词】“less + 形容词 / 副词原级（+ than）” 表示降级比较， 相当于 “not as/so... as...” 。less and less“越来越少；越来越小” 。 ② 【形容词】 较少的；更少的 ③ 【代词】 较少；更少 我发现这部电影越来越没意思了。 I found the film ________________ interesting． less and less 简的弟弟不如她聪明。 Jane’s brother is _______________ she is. = Jane’s brother is _________________ she is． less smart than not as smart as Language points 5. Thanks to her, I am becoming more outgoing. 多亏了她，我变得更加外向。 ① thanks to “归功于；由于”，后接名词或代词，thanks 不可改为 thank you。有时可与 because of 进行同义转换。 ② thanks for “因…… 而感谢”，介词 for 后接名词、代词或动词 - ing 形式，表示感谢的原因。thanks 相当于 thank you。 多亏了一些健身应用软件，我们可以每天坚持锻炼。 ___________ some fitness apps, we can keep exercising every day. Thanks to 谢谢你把照相机借给我。 _______________lending me your camera. Thanks for Post-reading Work in groups and write a reply to Tom. Should friends be similar or different? Descriptions (描述) Opinion Conclusion Examples I think friends should be similar. I think friends should be different. For example, xxx... Similarities Differences appearance外貌 habit personality 性格 + strength My favorite saying is... What’s your opinion about friendship? Further thinking Friends come together through similarities, and grow through differences! www.17zuoye.com 本音频通过一起作业网听力材料制作工具生成 135864.0 Lavf57.83.100 $