Unit 7 Reading plus 课件-2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕科幻小说主题，涵盖其定义、受欢迎原因及与现实科技的联系，通过视频导入、《三体》相关问题及刘慈欣介绍，搭建兴趣支架，连接科幻概念与学生已有认知。 其亮点在于融合多元互动与核心素养培养，如小组采访活动（主持人、科幻作家等角色）提升语言表达与协作能力，结合亚瑟·克拉克预测互联网等案例，通过“科幻-科技”联系培养文化意识与思维品质。语言点讲解系统，助力学生掌握重点句型，学生能提升综合语言运用能力，教师可高效开展读写结合教学。

Reading Plus When Tomorrow Comes Unit 7 What’s the name of the TV show? Watch a video The Three-Body Problem What kind of TV show is it? Sci-fi show Who wrote the original book of this show? Attention: It usually tells stories about the future, space, aliens or advanced technology. What is science fiction usually about? Good to know Liu Cixin is hailed as "the leading figure of contemporary Chinese sci-fi"(当代中国科幻第一人) . He has won China's top sci-fi award, the Galaxy Award, many times since 1999. In 2015, he became the first Asian to win the Hugo Award, the top honor in the sci-fi field, with The Three-Body Problem. Liu Cixin Think and share What other sci-fi writers do you know? What other science fictions do you know? Do you like reading science fictions? Why do so many young people like reading science fictions? Do you believe that sci-fi writers are capable of predicting the future? Prediction Looking into the future Look at the picture and the title . What can you see in the picture? What is the picture about? Two spaceships and some tall buildings. Maybe it’s about the future world. What may the text tell us? Maybe it tells us some future predictions. Skimming 2.What’s the passage about? It’s about why science fiction is so popular. 1.What’s the type of the passage? A. Exposition (说明文） B. Narrative（记叙文） C. Argumentation（议论文） C Skimming 4. What’s the main idea of each part? 3. What’s the correct structure of the passage? Lead in the topic Give the reasons Make a conclusion Part1 Part2 Part3 A B Careful-reading Read part 1 and answer. Q1. Why does the writer start with questions? To get readers interested To lead to the topic To make readers curious Q2. What is the "key question" that the whole passage will answer? Q3. What do you think makes science fiction so popular? Share your ideas. What makes it so popular? Careful-reading Read part 2 and answer. What makes science fiction so popular? Science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Sci-fi writers and their work can inspipre us to create the future. It can make us think about our world in new ways. Tip: Topic senstences often lies at the beginning of each paragraph. Careful-reading Read Para.2 and answer. What big and exciting things can we imagine about the future according to para.2? Can you imagine more? Discussion What other big and exciting things can you imagine about the future? Floating schools Dream recorders Weather controllers Memory sharing glasses Careful-reading Read Para.3 and answer. Which famous sci-fi writer is mentioned? Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke - Nationality: British - Years of life: 1917–2008 - Identity: Author, futurist, and one of the most influential science fiction writers. - Famous work: 2001: A Space Odyssey (made into a famous film in 1968). Careful-reading Read Para.3 and answer. How does the Sci-fi Writer Arthur C. Clarke predict the future? Arthur C. Clarke Prediction Real-life Invention A system of space stations a system to talk with others around the world Satellite TV The Internet Can you think of other sci-fi works or writers that have inspired real technological inventions? Think and answer Can you think of other sci-fi works or writers that have inspired real technological inventions? Star Trek It inspired flip phones (from the "communicator") and voice recognition technology (voice interaction with computers). 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & From the Earth to the Moon 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea inspired submarine design; From the Earth to the Moon encouraged space travel exploration. Blade Runner Its humanoid replicants promoted the development of service robots in appearance design and intelligent interaction. Robot Series The "Three Laws of Robotics" laid the foundation for AI ethics and inspired robot logic programming and behavior control. Back to the Future The hoverboard in the film inspired the development of real-world self-balancing hoverboards. Think and answer Can you think of other sci-fi works or writers that have inspired real technological inventions? Star Trek (《星际迷航：原初系列》，1966年首播) It inspired flip phones (from the "communicator") and voice recognition technology (voice interaction with computers).它启发了翻盖手机（源自剧中的“通讯器”）和语音识别技术（与计算机的语音交互）。 Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & From the Earth to the Moon (儒勒·凡尔纳《海底两万里》1870年出版，《从地球到月球》1865年出版) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea inspired submarine design; From the Earth to the Moon encouraged space travel exploration.《海底两万里》启发了潜艇设计；《从地球到月球》推动了太空旅行探索。 Blade Runner (《银翼杀手》，1982年上映) Its humanoid replicants promoted the development of service robots in appearance design and intelligent interaction.影片中高度拟人的复制人推动了服务型机器人在外观设计和智能交互方面的发展。 Isaac Asimov's "Robot Series" (艾萨克·阿西莫夫“机器人系列”小说，1940 - 1995年陆续出版) The "Three Laws of Robotics" laid the foundation for AI ethics and inspired robot logic programming and behavior control.“机器人三定律”为人工智能伦理奠定了基础，并启发了机器人的逻辑编程与行为控制研究。 Back to the Future (《回到未来》，1985年上映) The hoverboard in the film inspired the development of real-world self-balancing hoverboards.影片中的悬浮滑板启发了现实世界中自平衡悬浮滑板的研发。 温馨提示:这个是上一页带翻译的,可以参考或者删除.(文字较小,需要的话可以自行分多页调大文字) Careful-reading Read Para.4 and complete. Science fiction can make us think about our world ______________. help us understand the real world ___________ make us _________ when we feel like we are living in a _________ world in new ways better excited boring Read and answer Read the text and answer the questions. 1 1. What makes science fiction so popular? 2. What did Arthur C. Clarke do to inspire people to create the important inventions of today? 3. According to the text, what do you think most sci-fi writers have in common? There are three reasons. First, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine the future. Second, sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. Third, it can make us think about our world in new ways. He wrote about a system of space stations, predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. In a short story, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. 温馨提示:前面两个问题前面分析的时候已经讨论过,可以自行删除哦! Be curious. Have imagination. Dream big. Be inspiring. Be creative. Discussion Discuss the questions. 2 1. Do you like science fiction? Why? Yes, I really like science fiction. It has lots of cool and amazing ideas. Also, I can learn some science knowledge from them. Science fiction fires up my imagination, making me dream about the future. No, I think it is... 2. Who is your favourite sci-fi writer? Give a short introduction to the writer and his / her works. Discussion Discuss the questions. 2 Jules Verne(儒勒・加布里埃尔・凡尔纳) He was a 19th-century French author known as the "Father of Science Fiction(科幻小说之父)". His works often predicted future technologies. Think further What is the writer’s attitude towards the future? How do you know? Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? We may have more advanced green technology, like solar-powered flying cars that produce no pollution. Positive Hopeful Curious Excited Robot helpers will do most of the hard work, so people will have more time to learn and travel. We might live in "smart cities" where buildings can adjust temperature and light automatically, and we can talk with friends on other planets through high-speed space communication. Group work Interview 主持人：Why do young people like science fiction now? 科幻作家：Because it gives us..... 主持人：Is there any sci-fi idea that came true in real life? 案例解说员：Yes! Arthur C. Clarke..... 主持人：What can we get from reading sci-fi books? 科幻爱好者：We can get ideas...... Four students in a group. S1: 主持人 S2:科幻作家 S3:案例解说员 S4:科幻爱好者 Make an interview according to the passage. Sample 主持人：Why do young people like science fiction now? 科幻作家：Because it gives us a chance to imagine the future, inspires us to create the future, and makes us think about the world in new ways. 主持人：Is there any sci-fi idea that came true in real life? 案例解说员：Yes! Arthur C. Clarke wrote about a communication system, and it became the inspiration for the Internet. 主持人：What can we get from reading sci-fi books? 科幻爱好者：We can get ideas about the future, and even better understand the real world. Show time! 评价维度 1. 内容完整，源于文本 ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. 全员参与，分工明确 ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. 表达流程，语音流畅 ☆☆☆☆☆ Think further How can we prepare for the future? Focus on learning. Understand new things. Try new challenges. Use your imagination. Explore science. Respect nature. FUTURE Seize the day, and look forward to the future. 把握当下,展望未来. How well can you do these things? Very well OK Needs work I know some new words and expressions related to the topic about science fiction. I can get the main idea and some detailed information of the text by using different reading strategies. I can think about ways to prepare for the future. What I need to improve in the next class is _________________________. Checklist Language Points 1. curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的 2. future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ n. 未来 3. sci-fi /ˈsaɪ faɪ/ n. 科幻小说 4. popular /ˈpɒpjələ(r)/ adj. 受欢迎的 5. imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ v. 想象 6. possible /ˈpɒsəbl/ adj. 可能的 7. dream /driːm/ v. / n. 梦想；做梦 8. flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ adj. 会飞的 9. cars /kɑːz/ n. 汽车 10. robot /ˈrəʊbɒt/ n. 机器人 11. servants /ˈsɜːvənts/ n. 仆人 12. aliens /ˈeɪliənz/ n. 外星人 13. reason /ˈriːzn/ n. 原因 14. inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/ v. 激励；启发 15. create /kriˈeɪt/ v. 创造 16. author /ˈɔːθə(r)/ n. 作家 17. system /ˈsɪstəm/ n. 系统 18. space /speɪs/ n. 太空 19. stations /ˈsteɪʃnz/ n. 站；空间站 20. predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ v. 预测 21. programmes /ˈprəʊɡræmz/ n. 节目 22. common /ˈkɒmən/ adj. 常见的 23. item /ˈaɪtəm/ n. 物品 24. suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 提出；建议 25. amazingly /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ adv. 令人惊讶地 26. inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/ n. 灵感 27. internet /ˈɪntənet/ n. 互联网 28. imaginary /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/ adj. 想象的 29. societies /səˈsaɪətiz/ n. 社会 30. understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ v. 理解 New words Language Points Looking into the Future Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so popular? adj. 好奇的 be curious about sth 对某事好奇 对…感兴趣 make ... +adj. 使得...变得... Language Points For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Anything is possible. We can dream big. Some people think there will be flying cars and robot servants. Others believe we will learn more about strange aliens and other worlds. 一方面 give ab a chance to do sth给我们一个做某事的机会 想象我们的未来会是什么样子 一切皆有可能 大胆梦想 机器人仆人 了解更多关于… Language Points Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. In 1945, a sci-fi author named Arthur C. Clarke wrote about a system of space stations. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. However, this was before TV was a common item at home! In a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet! 另一个原因是... 激励我们创造未来 一位名叫……的科幻作家 写关于…的内容 空间站系统 预测… 向全世界发送电视节目 常见物品 和全世界的人交流 互联网的灵感来源 提出；认为 Language Points Science fiction is also popular because it can make us think about our world in new ways. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world. What will the future be like? Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like. 让我们思考… 尽管（引导让步状语从句） 以……为背景 用新的方式 想象中的世界或社会 感觉我们生活在一个无聊的世界里 帮助我们更好地理解现实世界 Language Points 1. Are you curious about the future?你对未来感到好奇吗？ 我对宇宙感到好奇。 I am curious about the universe. be curious about sth “对某事感到好奇” curious  是形容词，后接介词  about 。 Language Points 2. What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more?你认为50年或更久之后我们的生活会是什么样子？ 你认为10年后你的学校会是什么样子？ What do you think your school will be like in 10 years? What will... be like?  是询问“……会是什么样子”的常用句型； in + 时间段  表示“在……之后”，用于将来时。 Language Points 3. For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like.一方面，科幻小说给我们一个想象未来会是什么样子的机会。 一方面，阅读能给我们一个了解世界的机会。 For one thing, reading gives us a chance to learn about the world. For one thing...  用于引出第一个原因，常和  For another (thing)...  搭配； give sb. a chance to do sth.  是“给某人做某事的机会”， to do sth.  作后置定语修饰  chance 。 Language Points 4. Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future.另一个原因是科幻作家和他们的作品能激励我们创造未来。 我努力学习的原因是我想让父母开心。 The reason I study hard is that I want to make my parents happy. The reason is that...  是“原因是……”的句型， that  引导表语从句； inspire sb. to do sth.  是“激励某人做某事”。 Language Points 5. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world.尽管很多科幻故事以想象中的世界或社会为背景，但它们能帮助我们更好地理解现实世界。 尽管雨很大，但我们还是去了公园。 Although the rain was heavy, we still went to the park. Although  引导让步状语从句，意思是“尽管”，不能和  but  连用； be set in...  是“以……为背景”的固定短语。 Language Points Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like.科幻小说激励我们，还帮助我们理解未来可能是什么样子。 我的老师帮助我理解这道数学题。 My teacher helps me (to) understand this math problem. help sb. (to) do sth.  是“帮助某人做某事”， to  可以省略； what it could be like  是宾语从句，作  understand  的宾语。 Exercises 根据句意及提示填写单词 1 1. Many students are __________ (好奇的) about the secrets of the universe. 2. We all hope the __________ (未来) will be full of happiness and peace. 3. The movie The Wandering Earth is a very popular __________ (科幻) work. 4. Can you __________ (想象) what our city will be like in 2050? 5. It’s __________ (可能的) for us to finish the task before 5 o’clock. Exercises curious future sci-fi imagine possible 翻译句子。 2 1. 一方面，阅读能帮助我们开阔眼界。 2. 这位作家的故事激励我们去追求梦想。 3. 尽管天气很冷，我们还是决定去爬山。 4. 这个故事以一个小村庄为背景。 5. 父母帮助我更好地理解这个世界。 For one thing, reading can help us open our eyes. The writer’s story inspires us to pursue our dreams. Although it is very cold, we still decide to climb the mountain. This story is set in a small village. My parents help me better understand the world. Homework 写一篇短文，介绍自己最喜欢的一部科幻作品. 说明喜欢的原因以及它对自己关于未来想法的影响。 阅读一本短篇科幻故事书，下节课分享自 己的阅读感受。 Must-do Choose-to-do null 137148.42 null 137148.42 null 137148.42 null 137148.42 $