Unit 4 Section B (1a～2c）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“我们不能没有蜜蜂”主题，涵盖蜜蜂相关词汇（如honey, communicate）、阅读预测策略及科普知识，通过谜语导入、标题插图预测和词汇铺垫活动，搭建从词汇学习到文本理解的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过语境猜词、文本关键信息提取提升阅读能力，结合“保护蜜蜂”写作任务渗透文化意识。采用任务型教学，学生在猜谜、匹配等活动中深化语言运用，教师可借助结构化资料高效开展教学。

Amazing Plants and Animals Unit 4 Section B(1a~2c) 英语人教版八年级上册 Learning objectives 通过本节课的学习，学生能够： 1. 在阅读过程中联系语境和上下文理解新单词connect; connected; without; imagine; honey; disappointed; connection; action; per cent; plant; store; communicate; protect等； 2. 根据文章标题、插图等预测文章主题、内容等； 3. 读懂介绍蜜蜂的科普说明文，获取关键信息； 4. 了解和热爱蜜蜂和其他重要的动物，保护好动植物，与动植物和谐相处。 重点 重点 重点 Think and report What animal do you think is the most familiar to you? Think about the following questions and give a report with the help of the given expressions. What does it look like? height; weight; size; It looks nice/...; It seems like a… What is it like? lazy; smart; get angry easily; It appears happy when… What does it bring us? joy; happiness; fun; honey; milk; meat;… Think and circle Circle the odd ones. Then give your reasons. 1. habit height size weight 2. joy happiness fun enjoy 3. angry disappointed smart sad 4. appear look seem watch 5. honey milk juice bread Think and match What can we get from these animals? Think and match. Then say. e.g. The cow provides us with beef and milk. Read and guess So animals have a close connection with us. Let’s guess a riddle. I buzz around with wings so light, Seeking sweets from dawn till night. In a hive, my home’s well-made, What am I? A tiny ______! bee Look and choose Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. We Can’t Live Without Bees What a bee looks like and what its life is like. The connection between bees and us. Read and find Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. 1. Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. 2. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. 3. Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. ___________ ________ ________ Read and answer Read the text and answer the following questions. 1. What does “pollination” mean? How do you know? A. 授粉 B. 筑巢 C. 酿蜜 2. Why do the scientists believe that bees are the most important animals? Because without bees’ work, about 80 percent of the plants in the world cannot grow. Read and answer 3. In what aspects do we think bees are interesting? 4. What do you think caused the number of bees to drop? 5. At the beginning of the passage, how does the writer prove that animals are connected with people? Maybe because of air pollution and water pollution. He asked us a question and made us think and feel. They work hard together to make their homes and create honeycombs to store honey. Another interesting thing is they use a dance to communicate. Read and complete pollination 50-100 flowers one trip Read again and complete the mind map with the information from the text. plants grow dropping work hard together to make their homes and create honeycombs to store honey communicate using dancing Read and answer Discuss the questions. 1. Can you give another title for the text? 2. What other interesting facts do you know about bees? 3. What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies? The Most Important Animal on the Planet. I know there are around 20,000 species of bee around the world. They play an important role in maintaining ecosystems that we all rely on. They help people to grow food, and they teach us new ideas. Read and learn Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection. 3. disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ adj. 失望的；沮丧的 2. honey /ˈhʌni/ n. 蜂蜜；（爱称）亲爱的 1. imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ v. 想象；猜想 4. connection /kəˈnekʃn/ n. 联系；连接 imagination n. 想象; 猜想 disappoint v. 使失望 connect v. 连接 Read and learn Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. 7. action /ˈækʃn/ n. 行动；行为 6. pollen /ˈpɒlən/ n. 花粉 5. pollination /ˌpɒləˈneɪʃn/ n. 授粉 8. in fact 确切地说；实际上 take an action 采取行动 实际上，我并不喜欢他说的话。 In fact, I don’t like what he said. Read and learn Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. 11. planet /ˈplænɪt/ n. 行星 10. for this reason 出于这个原因 鉴于此，他离开了这座城市。 For this reason, he left this city. 百分之三十的学生来自于农村。 Thirty per cent of the students are from the countryside. 9. per cent /pəˈsent/ (= percent) n. 百分之…… adj. & adv. 每一百中 Read and learn Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. 14. honeycomb /ˈhʌnikəʊm/ n. 蜂巢 13. store /stɔː(r)/ v. 贮存；存储 n. 百货商店；商店 12. in order to do 为了；以便 为了通过这次考试，他学习到很晚。 In order to/that he can pass the exam, he studies till very late. 15. communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ v. 交流；沟通 in order that+句子 “为了……” communication n. 沟通 Read and learn Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. They need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. 18. protect /prəˈtekt/ v. 保护；防护 17. ecosystem /ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm/ n. 生态系统 16. play a part (in sth.) 参与某事;在某事中发挥作用 protection n. 保护 手套可以保护我们的手不受寒风的伤害。 Gloves can protect our hands from the cold wind. Think and finish Add the endings -ance, -(t)ion, -ness, and -ity to form nouns. Use your dictionary. action goodness kindness appearance reality imagination connection popularity communication importance Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. disappointed appeared Think and finish store weighs imagine Read and write Imagine you are the writer. Write one more paragraph about bees and add it to the text. Read and write Imagine you are the writer. Write one more paragraph about bees and add it to the text. Sample Writing We can all help protect bees! First, we can plant flowers. Bees need flowers for food. We can plant different flowers, like lavender, sunflowers, or daisies. These flowers give bees food all summer. Second, avoid chemicals like weed killers. They can harm bees. We can also make "bee hotels". Bees can live and rest there. Then, we can give bees water too. Put a shallow dish of water outside with some stones in it. The stones help bees drink safely. Finally, we can buy local honey. This helps　beekeepers who take good care of their bees. Doing these things makes life safer for bees. Think and share A: We all know people and nature are connected. But can you give me an example of how they are connected? B: Sure. I visited a small town in Guangdong once. There are many large trees in the town. They are home to many birds. A lot of tourists come to see the trees and the birds … How do you understand the connection between people, plants, and animals? Think of some examples and then share them with a partner. Practice 1．蜜蜂是这个连接中最好的例子之一。 Bees are one of the best _________ of this ____________. 2．实际上，没有他们的辛苦工作，我们不可能生活得幸福。 _________ _________, _________ their hard work, we can’t live happily. 3．因为这个原因，科学家相信蜜蜂是这个星球上最重要的动物。 _________ _________ _________, scientists _________ bees are the most important animals on this _________. Complete the sentences. examples connection In fact without For this reason believe planet Practice 4．为了赶上早班车，他五点钟就起床了。 _________ _________ _________ catch the early bus, he got up at five o’clock. 5．电脑在我们的学习中扮演者重要的角色。 Computers _________ an important _________ in our study. 6．海豚的数量正在下降。 The _________ of dolphins _________ _________. Complete the sentences. In order to play part number is dropping Summary memorize the new words. know the way to form nouns. use some reading tips. know more about bees. love them and protect them. Guess the main idea of a passage by reading the title and pictures. Add the endings -ance, -(t) ion, -ness, and -ity to form nouns. 知识点1相交线 connect; connected; without; imagine; honey; disappointed; connection; action; per cent; plant; store; communicate; protect… After learning this lesson, I can Homework 1. Research and list 2 reasons for the drop in number of bees and 1 method of protection in your notebook. 2. Create a mind map on the theme "Protecting Bees" (including causes, solutions, and action suggestions) to share next class. Thank you! $