Unit 4 课时1 Reading（课件）-2025-2026学年沪教版2024八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“轮子的发明”展开，通过Think and say活动衔接交通主题，过渡到核心内容。借助Scanning&match快速阅读匹配、Annotation strategy注释策略及思维导图等学习支架，帮助学生理解轮子的发明历程与影响。 亮点在于视频辅助理解，思维导图梳理段落逻辑，档案卡整合信息，续写日记任务驱动输出。结合语言能力（听读与注释训练）、思维品质（分析轮子发展脉络）、学习能力（自评与自主任务），提升学生语言运用与思维能力，教师可利用结构化资料高效教学。

Unit 4 Inventions Reading I 1 02 03 Learning objectives By the end of this lesson, I can: 01 understand the history and impact of the wheel as a key invention. extract key information from the text through skimming and scanning. use annotation strategies to identify main ideas and supporting details. 03 04 express opinions on the importance of inventions in history. Lead-in "Shenzhen Future Inventors Forum" is going to be held next month and you are recommended to take part in this forum. What’s more, Dr. Inventa was invited to help you prepare for this great event. Now, Dr. Inventa has prepared some challenges for you and you need to learn more about the great inventions in history, draw inspiration from them, and ultimately present your own ideas about invention. Look and match What are these inventions called? crewed spacecraft steam locomotive hot-air balloon safety bicycle car plane wheel Complete the timeline in pairs! crewed spacecraft steam locomotive hot-air balloon safety bicycle car plane wheel Think and match 3500 BCE 1783 1801 1885 1903 1961 Think and say A1: They are all related to ______________. transport Think and say A2: I think ... is the most important invention because...(for example, without ..., we can’t ... ) Scanning&match a Wheels are everywhere b New roads and faster travel c Travelling was hard work d A world-changing invention 1 2 3 4 Annotation strategy Example Background Concession Comparison Try to annotate the rest of the text by yourself! Detailed reading Para.1 Travelling was hard work When the first humans decided to leave their homes over 100,000 years ago in search of new places to live and better sources of food, they did it on foot. Humans continued walking across the globe for the next 94,000 years, until about 6,000 years ago when a number of important changes took place. For instance, in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, people started to ride horses. Although this meant that people could travel further and faster, transporting large amounts of goods was still a difficult job. That all changed, however, a few hundred years later with the invention of the wheel. new places to live better sources of food on foot ride horses further faster large wheel Detailed reading Para.2 A world-changing invention Who first invented the wheel? We will never know for sure, but the inventors probably first used wheels to make pottery. Later, they realized that they could also use them to transport people and things. They soon attached wheels to horse-pulled vehicles. Farmers were suddenly able to transport their goods to markets far away. This invention increased national and international trade. make pottery transport people and things horse-pulled vehicles markets far away trade Detailed reading The wheel changed the way villages, towns and even countries did business with each other, but it wasn’t perfect. The roads were old walking paths. These old paths quickly became extremely difficult to use in wet weather. As a result, the first roads made of stone appeared after the arrival of the wheel. The Romans then invented new road-building techniques. The new roads were very good, and we still use some of them today. Para.3 New roads and faster travel doing business perfect wet stone new road-building techniques good Detailed reading The wheel not only changed the way humans move, but it also allowed us to build all types of amazing machines. Windmills, clocks and other machines all use wheels, and the Industrial Revolution depended on the wheel. Even in our digitalized world, we still use wheels in devices such as 3D printers. Without doubt, the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time. Para.4 Wheels are everywhere machines windmills clocks Industrial devices such as 3D printers Let’s retell File card time Great Invention Profile Card Name of Invention: _____________ Time of Invention: About ______________ Problem it solved: Hard to ________ and transport ________ far away. Key Improvement: Made it easier/faster/further to...... ; promoted(促进)...... Fun Fact: e.g. First used for making pottery; ... Impact Score (1-5):  Further thinking 1. Look at the title. Why does the writer describe the wheel as a “wonder”? 2. Why do you think people invented new ways of travelling? 3. Look around you. Can you see any wheels? Where are they? it made trade easier it made people travel faster and carry more things ... To go farther To find new places and food ... cars, clock ... Self-assessment Criteria Rate yourself Evidence (课堂实例) I can read the passage quickly and understand the main content. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can actively participate in group discussions and the thinking of open-ended questions. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can analyze the content of the passage with annotation strategy. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Homework Listen and read after the tape. Complete another Great Invention Profile Card of one of your favourite inventions in history, such as planes, bicycles, lamps ...... Imagine you are the person who first attached a wheel to a cart. Write a short journal entry describing your invention and how you think it will change people's lives. Use the prompt: "Today, I had a brilliant idea..." $