Unit4 Theme Reading 课件2025-2026学年仁爱科普版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“Li Xiang的学校生活问题”展开，涵盖memory、trouble、courage等核心词汇及邮件阅读策略，通过Pair work分享个人学校回忆、Pre-reading Prediction预测邮件内容等活动，从学生生活经验切入，搭建“个人经历—文本问题—语言运用”的学习支架，衔接新旧知识。 其亮点在于融合任务型教学与核心素养培养，通过角色扮演（Li Xiang与父母沟通场景）、小组讨论解决学习爱好冲突等活动提升语言能力，引导学生分析问题并提出建议培养思维品质，分层作业（基础造句、提高写作、拓展调查）满足多元学习需求。学生在实践中综合运用语言，教师可借助结构化活动提升教学效率。

Exploring Lesson 5 Theme Reading Li Xiang’s past school year Unit 4 Changing and Growing Lesson Objectives: In this lesson, we will be able to: 1. Master new words: memory, junior, junior high school, trouble, courage, spare... Understand the structure and main ideas of Li Xiang’s email. 2. Skillfully use target words and sentences to discuss school-life troubles and solutions in pair and group activities. Complete reading tasks accurately. 3. Analyze ways to solve study-hobby conflicts from the text. Cultivate positive problem-solving awareness and the ability to care about others’ situations. Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about the following questions. Q1: Did you have any happy or sad memories in junior high school? What were they? Q2: When you met some troubles at school, how did you solve them? memory /ˈmeməri/ 回忆；记忆；记忆力 初中 meet---met 遇到 meet some troubles 遇到一些问题 solve the problems 解决问题 Li Xiang signed up for a music club. sign up for 报名 How did Li Xiang solve the problems at school? But his parents think learning music is a waste of time. 浪费时间 Li Xiang looks disappointed. [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd] 失落的；失望的 He wrote a letter to his uncle. Activity 2 Today we'll read an email from Li Xiang to Uncle Wang. [ˈiːmeɪl] 电子邮件；给...发电子邮件 Pre-reading Predictiction ➸What may the email be about? ➸What’s the problem Li Xiang faces? ➸How can he balance his music activities and study? [ˈbæləns]平衡 Let’s read and find out! Activity 2 Read a and choose. 1. Which is NOT true about Li Xiang? ( ) A. He joined a music club last October. B. His parents never supported his singing. C. Mrs. Zhang is his music teacher. 2. How did Li Xiang feel when his parents didn't allow him to learn singing? ( ) A. Lucky and happy. B. Disappointed and confused(困惑的). C. Excited and nervous. D. Angry and upset. 3.What’s Li Xiang’s problem now? ( ) A. He can’t make friends in the music club. B. His parents don’t let him sing. C. He can’t balance study and singing activities. B C B Dear Uncle Wang, How time flies! Congratulations on moving to your new house! How’s everything going in London? So many things took place in my past school year. Last October, I signed up for a music club. I felt so lucky to make some good friends there. The music teacher, Mrs. Zhang, helped me improve my singing skills. But my parents didn’t allow me to learn singing. They said, “It is a waste of time.” I was disappointed and didn’t know what to do. How time flies! 时光飞逝！ congratulations on doing sth. 祝贺做某事 伦敦的一切怎样？ take---took take place 发生 sign up for... 报名参加... improve one’s singing skills 提升某人的唱歌技巧 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 a waste of time 浪费时间 When Mrs. Zhang learnt about this, she advised me to have an open and honest talk with my parents. I gathered my courage to talk to them. After that, my parents started to understand my love for music. Two weeks ago, they even came to cheer me on. I was very glad to have their support. But here is the problem. I can’t spare much time for my study because of the singing activities. What should I do? Any advice? Yours, Li Xiang advise sb. (not)to do sth. 建议某人(不要）做某事 gather one’s courage to do sth. 鼓起勇气做某事 love for ... 对...的爱 cheer...on 为...加油 cheer...up 使...振作起来 spare ...for ... 为....抽出/留出.... in one’s spare/free time 在某人的空闲时间 因为... because of ...+单词/短语 because +句子 Activity 4 Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the text. 1. Li Xiang wrote to Uncle Wang for help because he had ____________. 2. Li Xiang signed up for a music club last October to __________ his singing skills. 3. Li Xiang's parents didn't allow Li Xiang to _________ singing because they thought it was ________________. 4. Li Xiang was _____________ and didn't know what to do. 5. After an open and _________ talk, Li Xiang was glad to receive his parents' support. a problem improve learn a waste of time disappointed honest write--wrote 写 write to sb. =write a letter to sb. 给某人写信 receive one’s support 得到某人的支持 Exercises I. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空(有一项多余)。 1. We should always be __________ with our friends and family. 2. She gathered her __________ to speak in front of the whole class. 3. My teacher __________ me to read more English books to improve my skills. 4. Do you have any happy __________ from your primary school days? 5. I can’t __________ any time to go shopping this weekend because I have too much homework. memory courage trouble honest advise spare honest courage advised memories spare Activity 5 Group work. Read the text again and discuss how to help Li Xiang to solve his problem. Li Xiang’s problem Your suggestion He can’t spare much time for his study because of the singing activities. 1. plan everything well 2. ... Activity 5 Group work Li Xiang’s problem Your suggestion He can’t spare much time for his study because of the singing activities. 1. Plan everything well (make a timetable for study and singing). 2. Talk to the music teacher to adjust(调整) club activity time. 3. Improve study efficiency(效率) so he can spare time for both. 🌟 角色扮演🌟 分为5组，每组选择一个建议进行角色扮演（Li Xiang与父母/老师沟通的场景），然后全班分享。 Li Xiang’s problem Your suggestion He can’t spare much time for his study because of the singing activities. 4. Set clear study goals(目标) and reward (奖励;回报) himself with singing time after achieving(达到) them. 5. Ask classmates for help with study when he’s busy with singing activities. Activity 5 Group work Language points Activity 1 1. When you met some troubles at school, how did you solve them? 当你在学校遇到一些麻烦时，你怎样解决他们呢？ trouble n. “问题,因难;困境” meet some troubles “遇到一些问题” e.g. I met some troubles when I went to Yinman. 我去云南时遇到了一些问题。 归纳：give (sb.) trouble 给（某人）造成麻烦 take trouble doing/to do sth. 尽心尽力地做某事 have a trouble (in) doing sth. = have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有麻烦 e.g. We have trouble getting there on time. 按时到达那儿有点困难。 The children gave me some trouble. 孩子们给我造成了一些麻烦。 【即时练习】I have trouble ________ the speaker. A.understand B. understanding C. to understand D. for understanding B Language points Activity2 问题 2. Last October, I signed up for a music club. 去年十月，我报名参加了一个音乐俱乐部。 sign up for... “报名参加......”，此对sign在这里作动词，意为“和......签约”。 e.g. What club did yow sign up for? 你报名参加了什么俱乐部？ United have just signed a new goalie. 联队最近和一名新守门员签约。 拓展：sign for sth. 签约 sign up to do sth. 同意参与 e.g. —He signed for United yesterday. 昨天他和联队签了约。 —Good. 大好了。 链接：sign还可作名词，意为“迹象;征光；指示牌；标志”。 e.g. The sign on the wall said "Now wash your hands". 墙上的指示牌上写着“请洗手”。 【即时练习】他是第二个报名参加该课程的人。 He is the second person to ______________ the course. sign up for Language points Activity2 问题 3. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents. 张老师建议我和父母交流一下。 1）advise v. “劝告;忠告;建议” advise sb. to do sth. “建议某人做某事” e.g. My teacher advised me to read this book. 我的老师建议我读这本书。 链接：advise的名词形式为advice，意为“建议”，为不可数名词。 e.g. Can you give me some advice? 你能给我一些建议吗？ 辨析：advise 和 suggest 单词 词性 意思 用法 advise 动词 劝告;忠告;建议 advise sb. (not) to do sth. 建议某人（不）做某事 advise＋that从句 建议······ suggest 动词 建议；提议 suggest sth. (to sb.) (向某人)建议······ suggest doing sth. 建议做某事 suggest＋that从句 建议······ Language points Activity2 问题 3. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents. 张老师建议我和父母交流一下。 e.g. My friend advised me to sign up for the music club. 我朋友建议我去报名参加音乐俱乐部。 I suggest going for a walk. 我建议去散散步。 2）have a talk (with sb.) “（和某人）谈话”，此时talk在这里作名词， 意为“交谈；谈话；讨论”。 e.g. He looked upset, so we had a talk. 他看起来很沮丧，所以我们谈了一下。 【即时练习】1) I advised her ______so much time choosing what to wear every morning. A.to not spend B. not to spend C. not spend D. spend 2) I often get lots of _____ from my teacher. She often _____ me to study hard. A. advices; advises B. advice; advises C. advise; advices D. advise; advice B B Language points Activity2 问题 4. My parents finally understood my love for music. 我父母最终理解了我对音乐的热爱。 love for sb./sth. “对某人/某物的爱”，此时love在这里作名词，意为“爱；热爱；慈爱”。 e.g. Lili shows the love for art. 丽丽展示出对艺术的热爱。 链接：love还可作动词，意为“爱；热爱”。 归纳：love作动词时的常用短语 love sth. 喜欢某物 love to do sth. 喜欢做某事 love sb. to do sth. 喜欢某人某事 love doing sth. 喜欢做某事 【即时练习】她对舞蹈的热爱使她参加了很多舞蹈比赛。 Her ________ ________ dancing has made her take part in many dance competitions. love for Language points Activity 2 5. Congratulations on moving to your new house! 恭喜你搬进新房！ congratulation n. “祝贺;恭贺” congratulations on doing sth. “祝贺做某事” e.g. Congratulations on getting a good grade. 祝贺你取得了好成绩。 拓展：congratulations on sth. 祝贺某事 offer/send one's congratulations to sb. 向某人表达祝贺 e.g. Congratulations on your exam results. 祝贺你考出了好成绩。 Please send my congratulations to Lily. 请向莉莉表达我的祝贺。 链接：congratulation的动词形式为congratulate，意为“祝贺”。 congratulate sb.（on sth.）意为“向(某人)道贺；祝贺”。 e.g. I congratulatad them on their good grades. 我祝贺他们取得了好成绩。 【即时练习】祝贺你在数学竞赛中赢得一等奖。 _______________ _____ _________ the first prize in the math competition. Congratulations on winning Language points Activity 2 6. They said, "It is a waste of time." 他们说：“这是浪费时间”。 a waste of “浪费”，此时waste在这里作名词，意为“白费：糟蹋”。 e.g. It's a waste of money. 这是糟蹋钱。 链接：waste v. “浪费；滥用；糟蹋” adj. “废弃的；丢弃的；无用的” e.g. You’re wasting your time.（作动词）你在浪费时间。 This is a waste ground.（作形容词）这是一片荒地。 【即时练习】1）我以前讨厌做家务，因为我觉得那是浪费时间。 I used to hate doing housework because I thought it was ________________. 2）有一些化工厂在向溪流排放污水。 There are chemical factories pouring ______________ into the stream. a waste of time waste water Language points Activity 2 7. I gathered my courage to talk to them. 我鼓起勇气去和他们交流。 courage n. “勇气；勇敢” gather one’s courage to do sth. “鼓起勇气做某事” e.g. Kangkang garherad his courage to make a speech yestanday. 康康昨天鼓起勇气去做了演讲： 拓展：have the courage to do sth. 有勇气做某事 take the courage to do sth. 鼓起勇气做某事 lack the courage to do sth. 缺乏做某事的勇气 【即时练习】 The doctors and nurses showed great _______ in the face of danger. A. courage B. connection C. discussion D. guide A Language points Activity 2 8. I can't spare much time for my study because of the singing activities. 由于唱歌活动，我抽不出很多时间来学习。 spare v. “推出：留出”。spare sth./sb. for sb./sth. “为......抽出/留出.......” e.g. I can’t spare tre much time. 我不能留出太多时间。 Can you spare a few minutes for me? 你能给我空出几分钟吗？ We can only spare one room for you. 我们只能匀给你们一间房。 拓展： spare sb. sth. 给某人匀出...... spare sb./sth. to do sth. 抽出.....来做某事 拓展：spare 还可作形容词，意为“空闲的：空余的；闲置的”。 in one’s spare time ＝ in one’s free time “在某人空闲的时间” e.g. He studies music in his spare time. = He studies music in his free time. 他在空闲时学音乐。 【即时练习】________ my spare time, I often travel around with my parents. A. In B. On C. At D. From A Language points Activity 4 9. Li Xiang wrote to Uncle Wang for help because he had a problem. 李想写信向王叔叔求助，因为他遇到了一个问题。 write to sb. “写信给某人”，可与wite a letter to sb.互换： e.g. I wrote to my friend yesterdry. = I wrote a letter to my friand yesterday. 我昨天给我朋友写了一封信： 链接：hear from sb.意为“收到某人的来信”，可与 get/receive a letter from sb.互换。 e.g. I will hear from my friend soon. = I will receive a letter from my friend soon. = I will get a letter from my friend soon. 我很快会收到我朋友的来信。 【即时练习】请尽快写信告诉我有关你本人的情况。 Please ________ ______ me soon and tell me about yourself. write to Exercises II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. Li Xiang’s parents didn’t allow him __________ (learn) singing at first. 2. He felt _____________ (disappoint) when his dream wasn’t understood. 3. She advised me __________ (join) the music club. 4. It’s important __________ (have) an honest talk with your parents. 5. He can’t spare much time __________ (study) because of the singing activities. 6. She has the __________ (courage) to face all the difficulties in life. to learn disappointed to join to have to study courage Exercises III. 完成译句 (每空一词)。 1. 他报名参加了学校的篮球俱乐部。 He __________ __________ __________ the school basketball club. 2. 老师建议我和我的父母好好谈一谈。 The teacher __________ me ______ _______ ______ ________ talk with my parents. 3. 他们最终理解了他对音乐的热爱。 They finally understood his __________ __________ music. 4. 祝贺你在演讲比赛中获得第一名！ _______________ _____ winning the first prize in the speech competition! 5. 他抽出时间帮助有困难的同学。 He ________ ________ to help classmates who are ____ _________. __________. signed up for advised to have an honest love for Congratulations on spares time in trouble Summary We learn: 1. key words: memory, junior, trouble, email, advise, disappointed, honest, gather, courage, spare, etc. Understand their meanings and usage in context. 2. key sentence patterns：learn to analyze the structure of an email (greeting, body, problem-solving, ending). We can: improve reading (understand personal emails) and writing (compose advice emails) skills about school-life problems. Homework 1. 基础层：复习本节课生词，完成Activity 4和补充填空题的 仿写（用新的语境造句）。 2. 提高层：完成给Li Xiang的建议email写作，不少于80词。 3. 拓展层：采访身边3位同学，收集他们“平衡学习与爱好”的 方法，制作一份简单的调查报告。 Thank you! Activity 2 Read the email and answer the questions. Are the following details important or unimportant for the purpose? 1. Last October, I signed up for a music club. ( Important/ Unimportant) 2. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents. (Important/Unimportant ) 3. My parents finally understood my love for music. ( Important/Unimportant) sign up for 报名参加 advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事 have a talk with sb. 和某人交谈 love for sth. 对某物的爱 Activity 2 Read again and mark T or F From: To: Li Xiang Uncle Wang Reply Forward Dear Uncle Wang, How time flies! Congratulations on moving to your new house! How’s everything going in London? So many things took place in my past school year. Last October, I signed up for a music club. I felt so lucky to make some good friends there. The music teacher, Mrs. Zhang, helped me improve my singing skills. But my parents didn’t allow me to learn singing. They said, “It is a waste of time.” I was disappointed and didn’t know what to do. When Mrs. Zhang learnt about this, she advised me to have an open and honest talk with my parents. I gathered my courage to talk to them. After that, my parents started to understand my love for music. Two weeks ago, they even came to cheer me on. I was very glad to have their support. But here is the problem. I can’t spare much time for my study because of the singing activities. What should I do? Any advice? Yours, Li Xiang ( ) 4. Li Xiang joined the music club last September. ( ) 5. Li Xiang's parents finally came to understand and support him. ( ) 6. Li Xiang's main problem now is that he doesn't like singing anymore. F T F Activity 2 Read again and answer From: To: Li Xiang Uncle Wang Reply Forward Dear Uncle Wang, How time flies! Congratulations on moving to your new house! How’s everything going in London? So many things took place in my past school year. Last October, I signed up for a music club. I felt so lucky to make some good friends there. The music teacher, Mrs. Zhang, helped me improve my singing skills. But my parents didn’t allow me to learn singing. They said, “It is a waste of time.” I was disappointed and didn’t know what to do. When Mrs. Zhang learnt about this, she advised me to have an open and honest talk with my parents. I gathered my courage to talk to them. After that, my parents started to understand my love for music. Two weeks ago, they even came to cheer me on. I was very glad to have their support. But here is the problem. I can’t spare much time for my study because of the singing activities. What should I do? Any advice? Yours, Li Xiang 7. What was Li Xiang's parents' reason for not allowing him to learn singing? 8. Why did Li Xiang's parents change their mind? They thought it was a waste of time. Because Li Xiang had an open and honest talk with them. That helped them understand his love for music. Activity 3 Read the text again and complete the character- development chart. Beginning • He signed up for a music club and made some good friends there. • He felt _________ ________________ ________________ _________________. disappointed that his parents didn't allow him to learn singing Middle • ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________. • ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________. End • ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________. • ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________. His music teacher, Mrs. Zhang, advised him to have an open and hoest talk with his parents His parents started to understand his love for music He gathered his courage to talk to his parents However, he can't spare much time for his study now (because of the singing activities) $