Unit 4 Section B Project&Reading plus 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“神奇的动植物”主题，通过“Sharp eyes”看图识物导入，引导学生用形容词最高级描述特征，结合头脑风暴和讨论激活思维，再以鸭嘴兽、猴面包树等实例为支架，逐步过渡到分组制作海报的项目实践，构建从认知到应用的连贯学习链。 其亮点在于融合项目式学习与语言实践，通过海报制作中的角色分工培养语言能力和学习能力，阅读故事《勇敢的信鸽》结合翻译和问题设计提升思维品质。学生在合作中提升综合语言运用能力，教师可借助结构化活动提高课堂效率。

Amazing Plants and Animals Section B Project& Reading Plus Unit 4 Animals Do you know these animals? Sharp eyes Look at the pictures and say out the animals or plants. frog butterfly blue whale cheetah African elephant redwood tree bamboo moss ginkgo tree bee Describe the plants and animals with superlatives the largest and heaviest the most ancient; the most common; the most beautiful the oldest runs the fastest; the most beautiful blue whale Plants & Animals ginkgo tree bee cheetah African elephant moss redwood tree bamboo the most important; the most hard-working; the most amazing the biggest the tallest the most useful; the fastest-growing What other animals or plants are you interested in? Brainstorm e.g. I want to know more about the smartest animal. I want to know more about _______________ animal / plant. Plants & Animals The Strangest Animal The Cutest Animal The Most Amazing Plant The Most Beautiful Animal The oldest Tree The Most Popular House Plant Discussion What do you think is the strangest animal? What do you think is the cutest animal? What do you think is the most amazing plant? What do you think is the most beautiful animal? What do you think is the oldest tree? What do you think is the most popular house plant? The Strangest Animal platypus (鸭嘴兽) live in Australia A bill like a duck a tail like a beaver Swims very well Can close its ears and eyes when it dives The Cutest Animal Penguin企鹅 birds but can not fly live in cold places like Antarctica(南极洲) swim fast like underwater rockets thick fat to keep warm drink saltwater and filter (过滤)salt through special glands (腺体) The Most Amazing Plant Baobab Trees(猴面包树) super thick(粗的) trees grow in Africa and Australia store water with the huge trunk(树干) like a giant water bottle fruit rich in vitamin C, loved by animals and humans Some are over 2000 years old. The Most Beautiful Animal peacock large colorful birds (males only) live in Southeast Asia amazing long tails with rainbow colors spread tails like a fan to attract the females The oldest Tree  Huangdi Cypress  (黄帝柏) the oldest tree in China about 5000 years old in Shaanxi Province 19m tall (like a 6-story building), trunk needs 10 adults to hug It’s believed that Emperor Huangdi planted it himself . The Most Popular House Plant Bunting(绿萝) heart-shaped green leaves, sometimes with yellow/white spots super easy to grow, just put cutting in water can become 10 times longer in 1 year can remove bad chemicals from the air bring good luck to homes *Project Make a poster about a plant or an animal Work in groups. Choose or create the title of your poster. 4a The Strangest Animal 最奇怪的动物 The Cutest Animal 最可爱的动物 The Most Amazing Plant 最神奇的植物 The Most Beautiful Animal 最美的动物 The oldest Tree 最古老的树木 The Most Popular House Plant 最受欢迎的室内植物 Work in groups to decide on a plant or an animal and explain why The Strangest Animal Let’s choose the octopus because its body is interesting. I want to choose the platypus because ... I think ... What about ...? We chose ___________ because ____________________. Group leader： the octopus its body is interesting Collect pictures and find out information about the plant or animal that you chose. 4b What is its name? Where does it live / grow? Why did you choose it? What are some interesting facts about it? A Sample 1. What is its name? 2. Where does it live / grow? 3. Why did you choose it? 4. What are some interesting facts about it? The chinchilla(栗鼠). It lives in the Andes Mountains in South America, but people around the world keep them as pets. We chose it because of its soft grey fur, tiny eyes, and big cute ears. Their teeth don't stop growing throughout their lives, so they have to always be chewing. They are also an endangered species because people hunt them for their soft fur. The cutest animal What makes a good poster? An eye-catching (吸引人的) title Interesting and detailed content (内容) Suitable pictures What should the text include (包含)? The title The name of the animal or plant, and the place where it lives / grows The reason why you chose it More than two interesting facts about it Slogan Choose your role in the group Role Job Name Researcher (×1) Collect pictures and information about the animal or plant. Designer (×1) Design the layout of the poster, and add pictures to make it look nice. Writer (×3) Work on the text. Check grammar and spelling mistakes. Presenter (×1) Introduce the plant or animal you chose to the class with the poster. Title： The ______ Animal / Plant What is its name? Where does it live / grow? Why did you choose it? What are some interesting facts about it (more than two facts)? Optional: Add more information to make the poster special. Pictures Tips: • Clear title • Complete information • Beautiful design Make your poster. 4c Present your poster in class. Then vote for the best one. 4d . Hello everyone! We are Group ______. The title of our group is ... It is ... It lives / grows in ... We chose it because ... Here are some interesting facts about it. First, ... Second, ... Third, ... We should ... / Let’s ...! Reflecting 1. What amazing plants and animals did you learn about in the unit? 2. When do you use the superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs? 3. Can you describe some amazing plants or animals in the world? 4. How are we connected with plants and animals? Take care of animals and plants because we cannot live without them. Reading Plus Look and think 1. What animal is it? It’s a pigeon. 2. Do you know what kind of pigeon it is ? It’s a homing pigeon. 信鸽 A homing pigeon is a trained pigeon that can find its way home over long distances, used for carrying messages. 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。 The Brave Homing Pigeon 〔Adapted from Ernest Seton’s Animal Heroes〕 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! 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. “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. “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!” 1862年，大西洋某处。 船长叹了口气，他是他所见过最浓重的大雾。他们距离最近的陆地还有330多公里，因此他不知道该往哪儿走。这艘船正驶往欧洲，十小时前刚从纽约出发，但现在引擎却停止了运转。显然，他们急需救援! 突然，船长想起了信鸽。他赶紧跑过去，写了一张求救纸条，绑在“大蓝”的腿上。“大蓝”飞 了起来，但几乎立刻又飞了回来。 船长更加担忧了。 “你是我们最后的希望了，小家伙。”船长一边说着，一边把一张纸条绑在两只鸽子中较小、较年轻的“阿尼”身上，随即将它抛向空中。“阿尼”盘旋着，越飞越高，很快就飞离了船，消失在船长的视线中。 “这是个好兆头。”船长满怀希望地说。 大约340公里外，比利听到一阵急促的翅膀拍打声，一只鸽子飞进了他的房子，直奔饮水碗而去。 “嗨，小家伙，你可真是只渴坏了的鸟啊！”比利笑着说。接着，他瞥见了那张纸条。 比利知道该怎么做。他取下纸条，飞快地跑向公司办公室。在那里，他得知“阿尼”在浓雾中飞越海洋，已经飞行了四个多小时。 多亏了“阿尼”，人们向船只派出了救援。 船长后来解释说：“阿尼’真是最了不起的鸟！” Translation Read the story and answer the questions. 1 The captain's ship was stuck in thick fog. The captain's problem started when the engine stopped in foggy weather. He tied a message to the leg of a homing pigeon called Arny. The captain said it was a good sign that he couldn't see the pigeon anymore because it meant it had gone to find Billy at home. Arny was thirsty because he flew almost 340 kilometres to reach land. 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? Do you know any stories about animals that helped people? Share a story with a partner. 2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Help I know a story about a gorilla that helped a young boy. The five-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at a zoo and hurt himself badly. A large male gorilla called Jambo came to help him. He stood by him and stroked him, and then made all the other gorillas move away so people could come into the enclosure and take the boy to safety. SEE YOU 31 未命名项目 null 55561.547 未命名项目 null 69354.055 $