Unit 8 Making a Difference 学案 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 8 Making a Difference 第一课时 Section A 学习目标 (1) 能认读并运用“帮助他人、产生影响”相关核心词汇（help, volunteer, care, kind, kindness, influence, difference, cheer, cheer up, help out等），掌握动词及短语的基本用法和固定搭配。 (2) 能熟练运用一般现在时、一般过去时谈论帮助他人的行为和经历，掌握核心句型（I often help... / I volunteered to... last week. / We can cheer up... / It makes a difference to...）。 (3) 能听懂关于志愿服务、帮助他人的简短对话和听力材料，准确提取帮助方式、相关感受等信息，用核心句型回应他人关于“如何帮助他人”的询问。 教学重难点 重点：掌握帮助他人、志愿服务类核心词汇及固定搭配（cheer up sb., help out with sth., make a difference to sb./sth., care about）；运用一般现在时、一般过去时描述帮助他人的行为和经历，牢记相关常用表达。 难点：正确区分kind（形容词）与kindness（名词）、influence（动词/名词）的用法差异；灵活运用时态，准确描述日常帮助行为与过往志愿服务经历，避免时态混淆；掌握make a difference的用法及句型拓展。 一、预习导入（ABC） 根据汉语提示，写出对应的英文短语/句子，尝试朗读并注意词性和句型结构 (1) 帮助 __________ (2) 志愿者 __________ (3) 善良的 __________ (4) 善良（名词） __________ (5) 使振奋；使高兴 __________ (6) 帮助解决困难 __________ (7) 产生影响 __________ (8) 我经常帮助我的同学。 __________ (9) 上周我去敬老院做志愿者了。 __________ (10) 我们可以使孤独的老人振奋起来。 __________ 二、课堂导学 (1) Finish 1a：匹配帮助他人的行为图片与对应的英文表达，圈出核心词汇，标注kind与kindness、influence的用法差异及搭配。 (2) Listen to 1b：听录音，勾选听到的帮助他人的方式和相关词汇，核对答案后跟读录音，注意时态的发音和语调。 (3) Pair work 1c：结合1a内容，用句型—What do you often do to help others? —I often help... / —Did you volunteer to help others last week? —Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. / —How can we help the lonely old people? —We can cheer them up.结对对话，每组创编3组新对话。 (4) Pronunciation practice：重点练习cheer, volunteer, difference等词的重音位置，体会不同时态描述帮助行为时的语气差异。 (5) Listen to 2a&2b：听录音，完成关于“志愿服务经历、帮助他人的感受”的信息填空，梳理对话中的时态用法和核心句型，小组内核对并分享答案。 (6) Role-play 2c：模仿2a&2b对话，结合志愿服务场景，替换词汇创编角色对话，上台展示（如：帮助同学学习、照顾流浪动物等）。 三、课堂练习（ABC）单项选择 ( )1. —What do you often do to help others? —I often ______ my classmates with their English. A. help B. helped C. will help ( )2. He ______ at the old people’s home last weekend. He helped clean the rooms. A. volunteer B. volunteered C. will volunteer ( )3. We can ______ the sick children by telling them stories. A. cheer up B. help out C. care about ( )4. Her ______ makes everyone around her feel warm. She is always ready to help others. A. kind B. kindness C. kindly ( )5. —Did your help ______ a difference to the homeless boy? —Yes, he became more confident. A. make B. do C. take 四、小结反思（AB）核心词汇与句型运用 用所给单词的适当形式填空，体会时态及核心词汇的用法 I believe that small actions can make a big difference. I am a ______ (volunteer) and I often ______ (help) others. My mother is a ______ (kind) woman, and her ______ (kind) influences me a lot. Yesterday, I ______ (cheer) up an old man in the neighborhood. I ______ (help) him carry his bags. I think ______ (help) others is a happy thing. 五、课后练习（A）六选五 根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的选项补全短文，有一项多余 Everyone can make a difference to the world. You don’t need to do big things; small actions can also bring warmth to others. 1 ______ Here are some small ways to help others and make a difference. First, help your family with housework.2______ It can make your parents feel relaxed. Second, care about your classmates.3 ______ If they are in trouble, offer your help actively. Third, cheer up the people around you. 4 ______ A kind word or a smile can make them feel better. Finally, volunteer in your free time. 5______ You can help clean the community or visit the old people’s home. A. Your help can make their life easier. B. Many people need our help in daily life. C. For example, you can help them with their lessons. D. Volunteering is a good way to show your kindness. E. It’s important to care about yourself first. F. When someone is sad, you can talk to them and encourage them. 第二课时 Section B 学习目标 (1) 能认读并运用拓展词汇（donate, raise, collect, support, disabled, lonely, organize, meaningful, experience等），掌握志愿服务、公益活动相关短语表达。 (2) 能熟练运用情态动词（should, could）表建议，谈论如何帮助需要帮助的人，以及不定式作目的状语，表达帮助他人的目的；巩固宾语从句的运用，表达对志愿服务的看法。 (3) 能阅读关于志愿服务、公益活动的短文，提取核心信息（活动内容、帮助对象、活动意义），提升阅读能力，学会组织简单的志愿服务活动，培养乐于助人的品质。 教学重难点 重点：掌握志愿服务、公益活动类拓展短语；运用情态动词should/could提出帮助他人的建议，结合不定式作目的状语表达帮助目的；牢记donate sth. to sb., raise money for sth., collect sth. for sb., organize an activity等固定搭配。 难点：正确运用不定式作目的状语（to do），区分其与不定式作宾语的用法差异；结合语境，用情态动词建议句型和不定式，完整表达帮助他人的方式和目的；准确区分disabled（残疾的）与lonely（孤独的）的用法，避免语境误用。 一、预习导入（ABC） 根据汉语提示，写出对应的英文短语，尝试用短语造简单句子（结合建议句型或不定式作目的状语） (1) 捐赠 __________ (2) 筹集（资金） __________ (3) 收集 __________ (4) 残疾人 __________ (5) 孤独的 __________ (6) 组织 __________ (7) 有意义的 __________ (8) 我们应该为贫困孩子筹集资金。 __________ (9) 他们捐赠书籍给乡村学生。 __________ (10) 我们组织这次活动是为了帮助孤独的老人。 __________ 二、课堂导学 (1) Work on 1a：将所给志愿服务相关词汇（donate, raise, organize等）与对应的活动匹配，小组讨论补充更多相关词汇，说说disabled与lonely的用法差异及语境运用。 (2) Talk in 1b：用句型—We should/could... to help... / —We can organize an activity to... / —I think that volunteering is...谈论帮助需要帮助的人，提出合理建议，同桌互评表达是否准确、句型运用是否正确。 (3) Read 1c-2b：阅读短文（志愿服务经历分享），圈出文中的重点短语和核心句型，回答问题：①What volunteer activity did the writer take part in? ②Who did they help? ③What’s the meaning of the activity? (4) Finish 2c&2d：根据短文内容，完成信息填空和句子改写，梳理情态动词should/could表建议、不定式作目的状语的用法，结合例句总结两种语法结构的运用规则。 (5) Language points：讲解不定式作目的状语（to do）的用法、donate sth. to sb. / raise money for sth. / organize an activity 的固定搭配，结合例句完成句型转换练习，巩固语法知识点。 (6) Group discussion：4人一组，讨论“What volunteer activities can we organize in our school? How can they make a difference?”，结合所学知识分享活动方案和意义，每组推选代表发言。 三、课堂练习（ABC）单项选择 ( )1. We ______ donate our old books to the children in the countryside. It’s meaningful. A. should B. need C. mustn’t ( )2. They organized a charity activity ______ money for the disabled people. A. raise B. to raise C. raising ( )3. She ______ a lot of clothes to the homeless people last month. A. donates B. donated C. will donate ( )4. The ______ children need more care. We should spend more time with them. A. disabled B. kind C. meaningful ( )5. —What can we do to help the lonely old people? —We could ______ a party for them. A. cheer up B. organize C. care about 四、小结反思（AB） （1）.情态动词与不定式（用should/could或括号内单词的适当形式填空） 1.We ______ (help) the poor students. They need our support. 2.He went to the hospital ______ (cheer) up the sick children. 3.They ______ (organize) a book collection activity to help the countryside students. (2).短语与句型运用（用括号内短语的适当形式填空） 1.Many people ______ (donate) money to the disaster area every year. 2.We plan to ______ (raise money) for the homeless animals. 3.This is a ______ (meaningful) activity. It makes a big difference to others. 五、课后练习（A）任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题 Last term, our class organized a volunteer activity to help the children in a mountain village. Most of the children there are left-behind children; their parents work in big cities and can’t stay with them. They are lonely and need care and help. We prepared a lot for the activity. First, we collected old books, stationery and clothes from our classmates and teachers. Then, we donated all these things to the children. During the visit, we helped them with their lessons, told them interesting stories and played games with them. We also taught them some simple English songs. The children were very happy. They laughed and played happily with us. I think that this activity is very meaningful. It not only helped the left-behind children feel warm but also taught us to be kind and helpful. Volunteering is a good way to make a difference, and I hope to take part in more such activities in the future. (1) What volunteer activity did the class organize last term? (2) Who did they help in the activity? (3) What did they collect for the children? (4) What did they do with the children during the visit? (5) What does the writer think of the volunteer activity? 参考答案 第一课时 Section A 一、预习导入（ABC） (1) help (2) volunteer (3) kind (4) kindness (5) cheer up (6) help out (7) make a difference (8) I often help my classmates. (9) I volunteered at the old people’s home last week. (10) We can cheer up the lonely old people. 三、课堂练习（ABC）单项选择 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 四、小结反思（AB） volunteer; help; kind; kindness; cheered; helped; helping 五、课后练习（A）六选五 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. F 5. D 第二课时 Section B 一、预习导入（ABC） (1) donate (2) raise (3) collect (4) disabled people (5) lonely (6) organize (7) meaningful (8) We should raise money for the poor children. (9) They donated books to the countryside students. (10) We organized this activity to help the lonely old people. 三、课堂练习（ABC）单项选择 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 四、小结反思（AB） (1).情态动词与不定式 1.should/could help 2.to cheer 3.could/should organize (2).短语与句型运用 1.donate 2.raise money 3.meaningful 五、课后练习（A）任务型阅读 (1) They organized a volunteer activity to help the children in a mountain village. (2) They helped the left-behind children in a mountain village. (3) They collected old books, stationery and clothes. (4) They helped them with their lessons, told them interesting stories, played games with them and taught them some simple English songs. (5) He thinks it is very meaningful. It not only helped the left-behind children feel warm but also taught them to be kind and helpful. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $