Unit 8 Focusing on culture 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“宠物与人类”主题，涵盖宠物饲养历史演变及鹦鹉语言模仿能力两大核心知识点。课堂以“人们如何开始养宠物？”导入，通过时间线任务梳理2000 BCE-1920s关键事件（如古埃及猫的魔力象征、中世纪宠物与财富的关系），搭配词汇翻译（“带来好运”“……的象征”）和填空练习作为语言支架，结合听力（Task 1）和阅读任务构建输入。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与语言能力培养，通过不同时期宠物文化案例（如“to lead a dog’s life”谚语体现关系变化）提升跨文化理解；设计角色扮演（“Parrot Trainer”）、思维导图复述（Graphic organizer）等活动，训练语言表达与思维品质（如纠正训练步骤错误培养分析能力）。学生在跨学科学习中提升语言运用和探究能力，教师可借助多样活动增强课堂互动，提高教学效果。

Pets and us Unit 8 Keeping pets has tens of thousands of years of history. How did people start to keep pets? Let’s explore the history of keeping pets around the world. Listen and read. Task 1 What is the main idea of the passage? A. Cats and dogs are the most popular pets all the time. B. People have kept different pets in different periods, and the relationship between people and pets has become closer. C. Only rich people could keep pets in the past. D. Rin Tin Tin is one of the most famous dogs in history. The history of keeping pets Read and summarize the key events in each period. Task 2 2000 BCE–500 CE 500–1500 1700–1900 Today 1920s _______________ were popular in ancient Egypt; cats were seen as __________________________. Unusual pets like _______________________ also existed. Pets were a sign of _____________. Common people ______ kept pets for fun. Japanese kept __________. People kept ___________ pets (birds, frogs, snakes). Cats ____________ the house before late 19th century and became common _____________ early 20th century. A dog named ____________ went on to star in nearly 30 films and became one of ______________ dogs in history! Over the years, the relationship between people and pets has grown ______. Pets are treated as ______ globally. family wealth/power fireflies rarely Cats and dogs lucky with magical powers crocodiles and elephants all kinds of stayed outside Rin Tin Tin the most famous closer P127 2 house pets Notes Before modern times, people used dogs for hunting and farm work. Dogs generally did not have an easy life, and that is why we have sayings such as “to lead a dog’s life” or “as sick as a dog”. Nowadays, dogs are treated more like family members, and people often say that they are “man’s best friend”. to lead a dog’s life 过着困苦、悲惨、不幸福的生活 as sick as a dog 病得很重；病得厉害 搞清楚 带来好运 ……的象征 普通大众 各种各样的 吸引……的注意 继而成为…… 充满自豪 Translate the following expressions into English. Task 3 1. 搞清楚 2. 带来好运 3. ……的象征 4. 普通大众 5. 各种各样的 6. 吸引……的注意 7. 继而成为 8. 充满自豪 find out bring good luck a symbol of common people all kinds of catch the eye of go on to be full of pride Complete the sentences with the words and the phrase below. Change the form if necessary. Task 4 catch the eye of magical pride servant wealth (1) Animals with _________ powers are common in fairy tales across the world. (2) My cat takes great ________ in his shiny, black fur and always cleans it carefully. (3) The economic reforms have brought _______ to Chinese farmers. (4) My friend often takes her dog to the park. One day, her dog ________________ a photographer and he took some photos of it. (5) The king ordered his ________ to light a candle in the room. magical pride wealth caught the eye of servant P127 3 Try to retell the history of pets according to the pictures. 2000 BCE–500 CE 500–1500 1700–1900 1920s Today ... ... Your ideas Which of the pets in the article do you think is the most unusual? Why? Share your ideas with the class. Pets and us Unit 8 By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ➷➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ know about the biological characteristic of parrots mimicking human speech and discuss related reasons. to understand how to train a parrot to talk through reading the article; What do you know about parrots? What are their characteristics? smart good at mimicking(模仿) long lifespan(寿命) Do you want to keep a parrot as your pet? Why? Parrots are very intelligent birds, and they can even learn how to talk. Let’s find out how to train a parrot to say words. kept as pets for centuries Read and answer. Why can we teach parrots to talk? Because they are intelligent and have the ability to mimic human speech. Read the article about how to teach parrots to talk and correct the statements. P128 1 (1) Give your parrot a treat before you start to teach a simple word. (2) Parrots only speak after a long training session, so be patient. (3) Say the word once and wait patiently for your parrot to repeat. (4) Teach as many words as you can if your parrot looks interested. 1 3 4 the ability to do 做……的能力 宁静的地方 明亮而积极的声音 move on to 继续 牢记 别管它 Parrot Trainer Divide students into pairs. One student acts as the parrot trainer, and the other acts as the parrot. The trainer uses the steps from the article to "train" the parrot to say a simple word (like "hi"). After a few minutes, have some pairs perform their role - play in front of the class. The class can then comment on whether the trainer followed the correct steps. Find out why some birds are able to mimic human speech and share your findings with your classmates. Group work Parrots have special vocal muscles to generate complex sounds. Parrots have advanced brain structures which allow them to mimic human speech with accuracy(准确性). ... When keeping parrots, remember to check if they are legally permitted pets and follow relevant regulations strictly. 养鹦鹉时，记得检查它们是否是合法允许的宠物，并严格遵守相关规定。 Create a simple step - by - step guide (with pictures or just words) to teach someone else how to train a parrot to talk. You can draw the pictures yourself or find suitable ones. Blues 215967.55 $