Unit 3 Reading for writing课件-2025-2026学年外研版（2024）英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“好奇心的力量”展开，通过图片引导学生识别万户、张衡、富兰克林等中外发明者及发明，搭建从具体发明案例到抽象品质（好奇心）的学习支架，结合视频任务、阅读文章及问题链，帮助学生理解好奇心与发明、发现的关系。 其亮点在于融合中外发明者案例，体现文化意识；通过引用爱因斯坦名言、设计问题链（如“为什么引用爱因斯坦的话”“富兰克林好奇什么”）培养思维品质；语言点（如“lead sb. to do sth.”“protect ... from ...”）结合阅读语境，提升语言能力。采用视频导入、任务型阅读和语法练习，学生能深化主题理解，教师可借助结构化资料高效教学。

Unit 3 Reading for writing The power of curiosity 1 1 Look at the pictures. Do you know what are they? And WHO invented them? A flying chair Wan Hu Earthquake detector Zhang Heng Lightning rod Benjamin Franklin 2 Watch a video about Franklin and take notes about his qualities mentioned in the clip. What qualities are mentioned in the video? 2 Read the passage and finish the reading tasks on your Learning List. Write down the Chinese meanings of the new words. Finish the multiple choices on the Learning List. Summarise(总结) what’s the relationship between curiosity and the door mentioned(提到) in the passage. Why does the writer quote(引用) the saying of Einstein? A. To show Einstein is talent. B. To show Einstein is curious. C. To show the importance of talents. D. To show the importance of curiosity. The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity. Albert Einstein once said, "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity. 曾经 天赋 狂热地 好奇的 发明 好奇心 2.What’s Benjamin Franklin curious about? A.Electricity B. Nature C. Storm D. Lightning rod. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. Curiosity can bring new discoveries. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. He did lots of research to try to understand it. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod.This invention protects buildings from lightning. 发现 被……吸引 电 对……特别好奇 本质 在……期间 lead sb. to do sth.引领某人去做某事 避雷针 protect ... from ... 保护…免受…（伤害） 3.How would you describe Wan Hu? A.Smart and hard-working. B. Curious and hard-working. C. Curious and brave. D. Brave and knowledgeable. Curiosity can also make people brave. He was so curious about space that ... Curiosity can also make people brave. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space exploration. He was so curious about space that he invented a“flying chair”! He lost his life while testing this invention. Despite the failure, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas. People learnt from his example, and created safer ways to explore space. 让某人变勇敢 先驱 好奇的 so + adj. + that 从句：如此…以致于… 尽管 失败 探索者 向……学习 create 创造 探索 4. What does Zhang Heng’s story tell us? A. Curiosity drives people to take risk. B. Curiosity drives people to achieve goals. C. Curiosity helps people learn about the sky and the earth. D. Curiosity can influence other scientists. It also drives people towards certain goals. But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and inventor, was curious about the world: how did everything in the world move? He spent years studying the sky and the earth. Finally, he drew China's first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today. 不仅仅是 冒险 促使 对……好奇 移动 (某人) spend (钱/时间) doing sth. 地球，大地 继续做某事 影响 5. What other possible title of the passage could be? A. Curiosity is the key to discover a new world. B. Scientist is a curious man. C. Curiosity and bravery are important to invent. D. Inventions can only be created with curiosity. Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world. As Jacques Cousteau said, "What is a scientist after all? It is a a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on." Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world. 正如 锁孔 发生了什么事 发现新世界 1.  He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature.  He was so curious about space that he invented a“flying chair”!  be drawn to ___________________  have a curiosity about sth. _______________________  be curious about sth. _____________________ 被……吸引 对……好奇 对……好奇 【Practice】选择正确的词组填空。 1. He ___________________ pop music since he was five years old. 2. I ___________________ the universe (宇宙). has been drawn to am curious about 2. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod. lead sb. to do sth. _______________________ 引领某人去做某事 【Practice】 句子翻译 1. Eating too much sugar can lead to bad health. _______________________________________________________ 2. Curiosity leads him to explore the space. _______________________________________________________ lead to 导致，造成（后果） 吃太多糖会导致健康不佳。 好奇心引领他去探索太空。 3. This invention protects buildings from lightning. protect ... from ... _______________________ 保护…免受…（伤害） 【Practice】 完成句子 头盔可以保护你的头部免受撞击(hit)。 Helmet can _________ your head _____________________. protect from hitting 4. Curiosity can also make people brave. make sb./sth. + adj. 让某人/某事…… 【Practice】 完成句子 1. 多运动可以让你健康。 Exercise more can ____________________. 2. 失去工作让他的生活很艰难。 Losing the job ____________________________. make you healthy make his life very difficult 5. He was so curious about space that he invented a“flying chair”! 【Practice】 1. He spoke so quietly _____ I couldn’t hear him. A. what B. to C. that 2. My neighbour was so _____ that she looked after me all night. A. kind B. kindly C. kindness so + _________ + that ... _______________________ 如此……以致于…… adj./adv. 6. He spent years studying the sky and the earth.  【Practice】 1. I have aleardy _____ all the money. A. cost B. spent C. taken 2. The toy _____ me 200 yuan. A. cost B. spent C. took (某人) spend (钱/时间) doing sth. _______________________ （某人）花了……去做某事 THANKS 24 $