Unit 8 Section 1 Listening课件 -2025-2026学年沪教版八年级英语上册

Unit 8 Pets and us 沪教牛津版八年级上册 Key question 主题范畴：人与自然 What kinds of pets do people usually keep? Listening 1 goldfish parrot hamster dog rabbit cat Warm up What kinds of pets do people usually keep? Why do people keep pets? Pets keep us company. Pets help us (e.g. guide dogs for blind people). Pets are faithful. Pets bring us joy. Pets guard our home. Pets help us relax. Brainstorming Fish quiet easy to care for Birds colourful melodious interactive small space-friendly 词汇拓展 Dogs man’s best friend loyal 忠诚的 protective 防护的 good with children Cats independent affectionate 亲昵的 声音悦耳的 互动的 Hamsters 仓鼠 tiny active noisy at night easy to handle Turtles long-lived slow-moving 词汇拓展 Rabbits soft cute gentle Guinea pigs 天竺鼠 social chatty easy to feed 爱叫的 Pre-listening Prediction: What pets will Li Chen, Zhou Jing and Tang Li talk about? What reasons might they give? Different kinds of pets Listen to the conversation between Li Chen, Zhou Jing and Tang Li. Then complete the notes below. Listening Li Chen Favourite pet: (1) _______ Reason: (2) ____ ____________________________ Zhou Jing Favourite pet: (3) _______ Reason: (4) _____________ _______________________ _______________________ Tang Li Favourite pet: (5) _____ Reason: (6) _________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ cats They are cute and clever. hamsters They don’t take up much space and they are fun to play with. fish They are easy to take care of and it’s nice to watch them swim around. Listen again and find out who expressed the following opinions. Tick ( √ ) the correct boxes. Opinion Tang Li Li Chen Zhou Jing (1) Cats just lie around. They do not do anything. (2) Dogs need a lot of attention. (3) Hamsters don’t need much space and are fun to play with. (4) You cannot really do anything with a fish, except watch it. (5) It is nice to watch fish swim around. √ √ √ √ √ 03 More exercise 9 He thinks they are cute and clever. Her pet hamster is brown and white. Because they’re easy to take care of. What’s your favorite pet? Does your pet need a lot of attention? 10 Tang Li: Li Chen, what’s your favourite pet? Li Chen: I like cats best. Tang Li: Why? Li Chen: Well, cats are really cute, and they are also clever. Zhou Jing: But cats just lie around. They don’t do anything. Li Chen: Oh, not all cats are like this. My cat likes to play. He even catches mice. Tang Li: Cats are good pets. They don’t need lots of attention like dogs. Li Chen: That’s true, and they don’t seem to need much company. When I am too busy to play with my cat, he seems happy on his own. What kind of pet do you prefer, Zhou Jing? Zhou Jing: I like hamsters. They don’t take up much space and they are fun to play with. Audio script Tang Li: Do you have a pet hamster? Zhou Jing: Yes. She’s my best friend. She’s brown and white and has very soft fur. She makes me happy. Li Chen: That’s nice. What about you, Tang Li? What’s your favourite pet? Tang Li: I like fish. Li Chen: Fish? Why do you like fish? Tang Li: They’re easy to take care of. Zhou Jing: But you can’t play with a fish or even hold it. Tang Li: Well, that’s true, but I don’t think that’s a problem. Li Chen: In fact, you can’t really do anything with a fish, except watch it. A fish doesn’t interact with you at all, does it? Tang Li: Well, maybe you are right, but I don’t have time to look after a cat or a hamster. Fish are good for busy people, and it’s really nice to watch them swim around. Group discussion What is your favourite pet? Why do you like them? Discuss in pairs. Post- Listening Task: Ask five classmates about their favourite pets and complete the table. A survey on favourite pets Name Favourite pet Reasons Li Ping ... ... ... Useful phrases: easy to take care of, fun to play with, don’t take up much space ... Write a short report after completing the survey. e.g., In our class, three students like cats best. They think cats are ... A survey on favourite pets 懒散度日 ___________________ 太忙而不能做某事 ___________________ 占用；占据 ___________________ 柔软的毛皮 ___________________ 照顾；照料 ___________________ 除了做...什么都做不了 ___________________ lie around too busy to do sth. Phrases take up take care of / look after soft fur can’t do anything except do... 1. 这张大桌子在我们的小厨房里占了太多空间。 This big table ______ _______ too much space in our small kitchen. 2. 我放学后太忙了，不能玩游戏。我有很多作业。 I am _______ _______ _______ _______ games after school. I have a lot of homework. 3. 你不能整天就这么闲着！出去运动一下。 You can’t just ____ _______ all day! Go out and get some exercise. 4. 我喜欢摸那只小狗，因为它的毛很柔软。 I love touching the puppy because of its _______ _______. 5. 除了等待，我什么都做不了。 I _____ _____ ________ _______ _____. Exercise takes up too busy to play lie around soft fur can't do anything except wait 基础作业 拓展作业 1.熟悉听力训练的技巧； 登录WWW.EKWING.COM ，完成一套听力作业。 2.整理抄写Listening听力原文的单词和重点句型； ⭐可参考作业布置如下： Samples: Homework 18 THANKS 19 Blues 118207.805 $