Unit 4 Inventions Listening & Speaking 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“发明”主题，通过听力匹配、填空、选择等活动，引导学生掌握全身伞、清洁猫刷等五种发明的特点与功能，搭建从信息提取到细节理解的听力支架，过渡到口语推销文案创作与角色扮演，形成“输入-内化-输出”的完整学习链。 其亮点在于聚焦语言能力培养，听力任务梯度设计（从匹配到细节题）提升理解能力，口语活动“Be a salesman!”要求创作文案并运用语调、肢体语言，锻炼表达与思维品质（分析发明优势），自我评价表促进主动反思，培养学习能力。实例如推销文案创作让学生灵活运用功能句，教师可借助结构化活动提升互动效率，学生在实践中增强听说与合作能力。

Unit 4 Inventions Listening & Speaking 1 understand the key features of inventions by listening to advertisements; use simple sentences to promote an invention you like; 01 02 03 become a creative shop assistant and present your sales idea to the class. Learning objectives By the end of this lesson, I can: Lead-in Welcome to Fun Store! As the shopkeeper here, I sincerely invite all of you to help me in promoting(推广) and selling our five core fun inventions. Pre-listening Full-body Umbrella LED Slippers Cleaner Cat Brushes 1. What is it invented for? 2. Do you think it is a useful invention? Why or why not? What do you imagine when you hear that name? What do you think of it? What do pet owners think of the brushes? Why would slippers have LEDs? Ask guiding questions to spark prediction: "Let's start with the 'Full-body Umbrella'. What do you imagine when you hear that name? Could it be funny because it looks silly? Or maybe safe because it keeps you completely dry?" "What about 'Cleaner Cat Brushes'? Does that sound convenient for pet owners? Or perhaps easy to use?" "'LED Slippers'—why would slippers have LEDs? Maybe for safety, so you can see at night? Or just for fun?" "'Two-way Glasses'... that sounds mysterious. Could they be efficient for some job? Or funny like a spy gadget?" "Finally, the 'Noodle Fan'. What could it do? Maybe it's a convenient tool for cooling down your food quickly?" Pre-listening Noodle Fan Two-way Glasses What does two-way mean? What could the fan do? 1. What is it invented for? 2. Do you think it is a useful invention? Why or why not? Ask guiding questions to spark prediction: "Let's start with the 'Full-body Umbrella'. What do you imagine when you hear that name? Could it be funny because it looks silly? Or maybe safe because it keeps you completely dry?" "What about 'Cleaner Cat Brushes'? Does that sound convenient for pet owners? Or perhaps easy to use?" "'LED Slippers'—why would slippers have LEDs? Maybe for safety, so you can see at night? Or just for fun?" "'Two-way Glasses'... that sounds mysterious. Could they be efficient for some job? Or funny like a spy gadget?" "Finally, the 'Noodle Fan'. What could it do? Maybe it's a convenient tool for cooling down your food quickly?" Predict possible features. 2. Listen to the radio advertisements. Match the inventions with adiectives that describe their key features. (1) Full-body Umbrella (2) Cleaner Cat Brushes (3) LED Slippers (4) Two-way Glasses (5) Noodle Fan a funny b efficient c convenient d easy to use e safe Tip 1: Try to catch the key adjectives. something works well and gets things done without wasting much time or energy. As a salesperson, let’s learn more about our products by listening to their ads! As a salesperson, which feature would you like to highlight most for these inventions? Pre-listening Ask guiding questions to spark prediction: "Let's start with the 'Full-body Umbrella'. What do you imagine when you hear that name? Could it be funny because it looks silly? Or maybe safe because it keeps you completely dry?" "What about 'Cleaner Cat Brushes'? Does that sound convenient for pet owners? Or perhaps easy to use?" "'LED Slippers'—why would slippers have LEDs? Maybe for safety, so you can see at night? Or just for fun?" "'Two-way Glasses'... that sounds mysterious. Could they be efficient for some job? Or funny like a spy gadget?" "Finally, the 'Noodle Fan'. What could it do? Maybe it's a convenient tool for cooling down your food quickly?" While-listening 2. Listen to the radio advertisements. Match the inventions with adjectives that describe their key features. (1) Full-body Umbrella (2) Cleaner Cat Brushes (3) LED Slippers (4) Two-way Glasses (5) Noodle Fan a funny b efficient c convenient d easy to use e safe While-listening 3. Fill in the blanks. Names of inventions Cleaner Cat Brushes Full-body Umbrella LED Slippers Two-way Glasses Noodle Fan Pictures of inventions Functions They will ______ ____ your way. It keeps you _____ . They allow you to look at things _____ and in front of you at the same time. Your cat can __ __ ___ with these brushes. The fan will _____ _____ your noodles. cool down dry behind clean the floor light up Features funny efficient easy to use safe convenient 4. Listen again and choose the corect answers. (1) What does the speaker mean by “it might look a little funny”? a The Full-body Umbrella won’t keep you dry. b The Full-body Umbrella looks really strange. c The speaker personally likes the invention very much. (2) When the speaker says “these slippers will light up your way’’, he is ____________. a making a prediction b making a statement c making fun ofthe invention While-listening Review! Names of inventions Cleaner Cat Brushes Full-body Umbrella LED Slippers Two-way Glasses Noodle Fan Pictures of inventions Functions They will light up your way. It keeps you dry . They allow you to look at things behind and in front of you at the same time. Your cat can clean the floor with these brushes. The fan will cool down your noodles. Features funny efficient easy to use safe convenient Post-listening 5. Work in groups to complete the sales script(推销文案). dry funny strange protect efficient energy When it rains a lot, it’s no fun going outside. But don’t worry! This incredible invention will keep you completely ____ from head to toe. It might look a little _____ and some people might find it ________. But it will ________ you from the rain. That’s what matters most, right? Do you have to clean the floor at home? Perhaps your cat can do a better job than you! Buy these Cleaner Cat Brushes. Then you can sit back and relax. It’s _______ and saves ________. Post-listening Excellent listening, everyone! Now, as expert salespersons for the Fun Store, it's time to prepare our sales pitches. Below are promotional descriptions for our inventions, but some key selling words are missing. Work in your groups to complete the texts. Then, practice reading your completed sales pitch with enthusiasm! Be ready to present it to the class. Post-listening Are you tired of walking into things when it’s dark? Say hello to LED Slippers! These _________ slippers _______with each step you take. Now you can ______ where you’re going. If you have to get up in the middle of the night, no need to turn on the lights. These slippers will keep you _____! easy to use safe see light up in front of behind behind safe Do your friends sometimes come up ______ you and make you jump? Do cars come around the corner when you try to cross the road? Well, it won’t be a problem if you have Two-way Glasses! You can look at things ______ you and ________ you at the same time. Now you can always keep ______! Post-listening 5. Work in groups to complete the sales script(推销文案). Post-listening No one wants to ____ their mouth on ________! Luckily, one inventor has found a solution: the Noodle Fan! The fan will __________ your noodles instantly when you pick them up with your chopsticks. It’s very __________! burn hot food cool down convenient Post-listening 5. Work in groups to complete the sales script(推销文案). Speaking Be a salesman! 6. Work in groups. Prepare your own sale script for one invention. ? You can choose other inventions. Speaking Be a salesman! How to promote(促销) an invetion picture names of inventions features functions language body intonation Speaking: Intonation (1): Rising tone When we ask a Yes/No question, our tone rises ( ) at the end of the question. Do you understand? Can you repeat it? Is it correct? Listen and repeat. Try to make sure your tone rises at the end of each question. Wendy: I’m going to talk about an important inventionsyou can ask five Yes/No questions. Can you guess what it is? Tony: Do we have it in the classroom? Wendy: Yes. Tony: Do I have it in my school bag? Wendy: Yes. Tony: Is it a pen? Wendy: Yes. You’re right. Example: I want to promote the ______ because it is very ______. The best thing about this invention is that it is so ______. It can help you to ______. Are you tired of ______? Try ______ today! Do you want to...? Then you need the ______! Tip: Use expressive intonation and body language! Speaking Show Time Be a salesman! ? Self-assessment Criteria Rate yourself Evidence (课堂实例) I can understand the key features of inventions. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can use simple sentences to talk about and promote an invention. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can participate actively in my group and contribute to the sales idea. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can use expressive intonation (like rising tone in questions) during practice. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you! 20 null 167531.8 Blues 148094.8 null 155671.05 null 103995.805 $