U4 Reading Plus-【木牍中考】2025-2026学年新教材八年级上册英语同步教学优质课件（人教版2024）

该初中英语课件围绕“勇敢的信鸽”故事展开，核心知识点包括理解信鸽助人情节、掌握“故事山”结构（Beginning, Rising Action, Climax, Ending）及相关词汇。课堂导入通过图片问答、视频观看和作者背景介绍，搭建从已知（鸽子能力）到未知（故事细节）的学习支架，衔接Pre-reading铺垫与While-reading结构分析。 其亮点在于以“故事山”工具培养思维品质，通过图表梳理故事开端至结局的逻辑，结合视频直观呈现主题。设计动物助人故事分享活动提升语言能力，原著拓展阅读渗透文化意识。实例如While-reading环节用选择题和细节问题深化理解，助力学生掌握文本结构与表达，为教师提供分层教学资源，提高课堂效率。

The Brave Homing Pigeon 英 语 RJ (Reading Plus) 8年级上册 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals ※ 建议使用WPS2019以上版本打开 木牍中考-教学设计中心 制作 1. recognize and understand new words and expressions in the text; 2. understand a tool called the Story Mountain; 3. share a story about animals that helped people. Learning goals Look and say ● Do you know what kind of bird it is? A pigeon [ˈpɪdʒɪn]. ● What can it do? send messages modern pigeon racing as a pet companionship Warming up Warming up Let's watch a video. Warming up 这本书是美国自然学家、作家和艺术家欧内斯特·汤普森·西顿（Ernest Thompson Seton，1860—1946）创作的一部经典动物故事集，首次出版于1905年。这本书讲述了8个关于野生动物的真实或半虚构的英勇故事，主角都是具有非凡智慧、勇气或忠诚品质的动物。西顿通过细致的观察和生动的叙述，展现了动物在面对自然挑战和人类威胁时的生存智慧和英雄行为。 What happened? Pre-reading While-reading What is the main idea of the story "The Brave Homing Pigeon"? ( ) A. The captain faced a serious problem at sea and tried to send a message using two pigeons. B. A young homing pigeon successfully delivered a call for help through difficult conditions saving a ship in trouble. C. Billy found a very thirsty bird and quickly brought its message to his company office. B Thanks to Arny, people sent help to the ship. , Complete the reading chart. Problem increases The most exciting part story end Characters, setting, background info climax Rising action Beginning Ending While-reading Beginning Rising action Climax Ending In 1862, a ship was on its way to _______. The fog was the_________ and the________ stopped working .The captain_________ and they needed help! The captain first sent a homing pigeon called Big Blue to send the_________ , but Big Blue_________ right away. This made him more_________ . He then tied the note to Arny (a smaller, younger pigeon), the bird was________ from the ship. The captain felt more________. Almost 340 km away, Billy________ Arny and found the note. He ran to the_________ office as fast as he could, and he learnt Arny had_______ in fog and_______ the sea for over four hours. Thanks to Arny, people______ help to the ship.The captain later_________ that Arny wa s the most _________bird. Europe thickest engine sighed message returned worried away hopeful noticed company flown over sent explained amazing While-reading 故事山 Story Mountain 是一种帮助梳理故事情节或故事结构的视觉辅助工具，将故事情节的发展曲线比作爬山。适合于虚构类故事。“故事山”将情节和结构划分为清晰的阶段或部分，有助于对语篇形成逻辑性的理解，提升阅读理解深度。 While-reading Learning to know 一般由五个部分组成： 1. Beginning What causes the problem? / How does the story begin? 第一部分为故事的开头，通常呈现故事的背景、人物以及人物概况。 2. Rising actions What happens on the way to the climax? 矛盾冲突开始出现，气氛开始紧张起来。为转折点的到来做铺垫。这个逐步靠近故事高潮的阶段就像爬山一样。 While-reading 3. Climax  What is the biggest problem? /  What is the most exciting part? 故事最精彩之处，也可能是问题最尖锐之处，也是故事的转折点。高潮过后故事将进入收尾阶段，问题也会迎来解决之路。 4. Falling actions  What happens on the way to the end of the story? 在这一阶段，故事逐渐收尾，问题也会进入解决阶段。 5. Ending How is the problem solved? / How does the story end? 故事到此结束，问题得到解决。这个故事带给人们的启发或是当事人的感受。 While-reading 1 Read the story and answer the questions. 1. What was the captain’s problem? 2. When did the captain’s problem start? 3. How did the captain send a message to Billy? 4. Why did the captain say “That’s a good sign”? 5. Why was Arny so thirsty? While-reading 1. What was the captain’s problem? Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862. The captain sighed. This was the thickest fog he had ever seen. They were over 330 kilometres from the closest land, so he didn’t know where to go. The ship was on its way to Europe. Just ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine stopped working. Clearly, they needed help! The engine of the ship stopped working. While-reading 2. When did the captain’s problem start? Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862. The captain sighed. This was the thickest fog he had ever seen. They were over 330 kilometres from the closest land, so he didn’t know where to go. The ship was on its way to Europe. Just ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine stopped working. Clearly, they needed help! It started just 10 hours after the ship left New York. While-reading Suddenly, the captain remembered the homing pigeons. He ran to them quickly, wrote a message for help, and tied it to Big Blue’s leg. Big Blue flew up and then returned almost right away. The captain became more worried. “You are our last hope, little guy,” said the captain as he tied a note to Arny, the smaller and younger of the two pigeons. The captain threw him into the air. Arny flew around and around, higher and higher. Soon, the bird was away from the ship, and the captain couldn’t see Arny anymore. 3. How did the captain send a message to Billy? He tied a note to a homing pigeon’s leg to send the message. While-reading “You are our last hope, little guy,” said the captain as he tied a note to Arny, the smaller and younger of the two pigeons. The captain threw him into the air. Arny flew around and around, higher and higher. Soon, the bird was away from the ship, and the captain couldn’t see Arny anymore. “That’s a good sign,” said the captain with more hope. Almost 340 kilometres away, Billy heard fast-moving wings come into his building and go straight to the water bowl. 4. Why did the captain say “That’s a good sign”? The captain said it was a good sign that he couldn’t see the bird anymore because it meant it had gone to find Billy at home. While-reading Almost 340 kilometres away, Billy heard fast-moving wings come into his building and go straight to the water bowl. “Hi there, little guy. Well, aren’t you the thirstiest bird!” Billy smiled. Then he saw the note. Billy knew what to do. He took the note, running as fast as he could to the company office. There, he learnt Arny had flown in fog and over the sea, for more than four hours. Thanks to Arny, people sent help to the ship. The captain later explained, “Arny really is the most amazing bird!” 5. Why was Arny so thirsty? Because he had flown in fog and over the sea, for more than four hours. While-reading Post reading 2 Do you know any stories about animals that helped people? Share a story with a partner. Post reading 结构梳理 问题 行动 结果 时间+地点+人物+麻烦 In 1862, the captain was lost in the thick fog in the Atlantic Ocean and the engine of his ship stopped working. 动作1+and+动作2 His pigeon flew away to send the message and successfully brought back help. 结果+人物感受 Thanks to Arny, people sent help to the ship. The captain explained, “Arny is the most amazing bird!” Post reading 问题 行动 结果 时间+地点+人物+麻烦 提示词：go camping; my little brother; lost 动作1+and+动作2 提示词：sniffed(嗅); ran into 结果+人物感受 提示词：find; Mum; cry 一 主题：狗狗找到迷路男孩（注意时态） 练习 A sample The amazing dog Last summer, my family went camping in the forest. Suddenly, my little brother was lost! Our dog Max sniffed(闻) brother’s shirt and ran into the woods. After 30 minutes, Max found my brother near a tree. Mum cried, “You’re our hero!” Dog Saves Boy One rainy afternoon, Tim played near a river. He slipped and fell into the water! He couldn’t swim well. His dog Buddy saw this. Buddy jumped into the river and swam to Tim. He bit Tim’s shirt and pulled him to the bank. Tim was safe! His parents hugged Buddy and gave him extra meat. "Good dog!" they said. A sample Animals are our friends. We must respect them, remember them and love them! 基础作业 在英语本上抄写积 累生词和短语;大 声且正确朗读课文。 提升作业 用简单的英语句子向你的同伴复述《勇敢的信鸽》的故事。 拓展作业 课后阅读欧内斯特·西顿《动物英雄》英文版原著。 (必做) (选做) (选做) Homework Thanks Class is over! Bye! Unit 4 Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 null 120384.0 $