Unit1 SectionB(1a～3c)第四课时课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“爱好与生活改善”主题，涵盖reduce、stress等词汇，阅读策略及find it + adj. + to do sth.等语言结构。课堂导入通过“猜爱好物品”“分享爱好原因”等活动激活经验，搭建从个人体验到文本学习的支架，引导学生理解Luca和Maya的爱好及其积极影响。 其亮点是以意大利少年制作apps、印度女孩收集明信片的真实案例为载体，融合跨文化元素培养文化意识。通过“事实与观点区分”“人物档案制作”提升思维品质，角色扮演、小组分享增强语言能力。学生能在实践中提升综合语言运用能力，教师可借助结构化活动设计提高教学效率。

SectionB (1a-2c) Reading+Vocabulary Time to Relax! Unit1 Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Learn some new words: reduce, stress, yoga, object, Italian, programmer, allow, sense, achievement. Share your hobbies and reasons why you like it. Talk about how hobbies improve your life. Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Let’s guess What’s my favourite hobby? postcards plane Travel around the world Could you show something related to your hobby? Let’s guess! Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 1a In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better? Tick the ones that apply. You may add more. My hobby helps me... □to relax □to make new friends □to learn a new skill □to reduce stress □to try new things ___________________ to broaden my horizons (开拓眼界) to be close to the nature to have a furthing thinking Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 We’re two special hobby detectives. Let us show you the secrets! Pre-reading How can these hobbies be secret keys to improving our lives? Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 ID Card Name: __________ Country:_________ Hobby:______________ ______________ Task1: Find them in 60 seconds! While-reading ID Card Name: __________ Country:_________ Hobby:______________ ______________ Luca Maya Italy India Make mobile phone apps Collect postcards Do they think hobbies can improve their lives? Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time. But he doesn’t make art or write stories. Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun to make mobile phone apps. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. He started programming when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers. His latest app allows people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time! “It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app,” says Luca. “I believe I’m helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Read the text. Underline the two students’ opinions. 1b Opinions express a feeling or belief. They may or may  not be true. Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Some people prefer not to make things. They prefer to collect them! In India, Maya Badal doesn’t collect coins or stamps. Instead, this teenage girl collects postcards! “I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they’re a good way to learn about different places,” Maya says. “I think it’s interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.” Maya’s first postcard shows the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Her dad sent it to her when she was five, and she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall! Now there are over one hundred postcards from thirty-two countries on Maya’s walls. She dreams of travelling to these places in the future! Read the text. Underline the two students’ opinions. 1b Reading tip: Look for key words like “think” or “believe” to help you identify whether a statement is an opinion. Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 While-reading Task2: Make their profiles Make mobile phone apps When he was ten It can be a great way to... a sense of achievement... He is helping... 1c Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 While-reading Try to finish Maya’s profile on your own and then share with us! Task2: Make their profiles 1c Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 While-reading Task3: FACTS or OPINIONS Make mobile phone apps When he was ten It can be a great way to... a sense of achievement... He is helping... Collect postcards When she was five learn about different places... see beautiful building... Facts Opinions Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Post-reading Task4: If you were Luca or Maya, introduce your hobby. Actors should: ✭✭✭Use correct language. (使用正确语言) ✭✭Speak loudly and clearly with feelings. (言语饱含热情，大声且清晰) ✭✭Correct tones and proper body language. （正确语调和恰当的身体语言） ✭✭✭Without books. (脱离课本) Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Read again and complete the sentences with different purposes. Then write about yourself. 1d 1. Some people listen to music to                             . 2. Others play tennis to                                    . 3. Sometimes people paint pictures to     _______________________________________________. relax/calm down keep fit/stay healthy remember a beautiful  landscape or object/reduce stress When work or school is over, what do you do to pass the time? Do you spend time on hobbies you love? Reading or listening to music can help us to calm down after a busy day. Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us to keep fit. And some hobbies are creative. For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress. Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Read again and complete the sentences with different purposes. Then write about yourself. 1d 4. Luca developed his latest app to   ________________________                                             . 5. Maya collects postcards to                                                         . 6. I      ____________                                              . help people find study partners for learning Italian learn about different places read books to gain new knowledge and relax Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 1e What new hobby would you like to take up and why? Share your ideas. I would like to take up hiking as a new hobby. Hiking allows me to connect with nature, reduce stress. It also teaches me patience and I can enjoy the fresh air and beauty of nature. To..., I would like to ... It’s a good way to.../ It allows me to... In this way, I can ... Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 2a Match the words in the box with the verbs below. Some words can go together with more than one verb. collect do go play write calligraphy calligraphy coins poems football ice skating hiking stories tennis stamps postcards guitar skiing coins stamps postcards ice skating  hiking skiing tennis guitar poems stories football postcards Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 A: Hey, I heard you’re thinking about a hobby? B: Yes, I am. Any suggestions? A: Well, I paint. It’s a great way 1 and express myself. B: That sounds fun, but I’m worried about not being good at it. A: Don’t worry. Everyone starts somewhere. As long as you don’t ____ , you’ll get better at it over time. B: You’re right! I should my fear of failure and just try to have fun. A: Exactly! Painting is a great way to discover your creative side too. 2b Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. Use the correct forms of the verbs. get over    take up    give up   reduce stress  find it fun to (do sth. ) taking up find it fun to to reduce stress give up get over n. 建议 只要 n.失败 Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. One of the people who inspires me the most is my dance . when I first started dancing, I was really scared to in front of others. I didn’t want to talk to my instructor about it because he seemed very strict. However, we after class one day, and I realized that he was surprisingly nice! He told me that a lot of his students had _ fears. He helped me to get over my fear. My greatest so far is dancing in front of hundreds of people last year. I was quite calm when I danced on stage, and I had a great time after all! instructor perform chatted  similar achievement achievement instructor chat similarity perform Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 常用搭配有：reduce by 降低了(后常接百分比) reduce to 降低到(后常接具体数字) (1) to reduce stress 减轻压力 (教材 P6 1a) reduce v. 减少 Language points (2) On the other hand, opinions express a feeling or belief. 另一方面，观点表达的是一种感觉或看法。(教材 P6 1b) on the other hand另一方面 可单独使用，也可用于 on the one hand...on the other hand... 结构中，表示“一方面……，另一方面……”，引出不同的，尤指是对立的观点、思想等。 Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 On the one hand, having a pet teaches us responsibility; on the other hand, taking care of it takes a lot of time.一方面，养宠物能教会我们责任感；另一方面，照顾它需要花很多时间。 (2) On the other hand, opinions express a feeling or belief. 另一方面，观点表达的是一种感觉或看法。(教材 P6 1b) on the other hand另一方面 可单独使用，也可用于 on the one hand...on the other hand... 结构中，表示“一方面……，另一方面……”，引出不同的，尤指是对立的观点、思想等。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 ② For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object , or reduce stress. 例如，人们有时会画画来记住美丽的风景或物体，或借此来缓解压力。(教材 P6 1b) (3) Such as , For example ① Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us to keep fit.体育类爱好，如打网球或做瑜伽，可以帮助我们保持健康。(教材 P6 1b) Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 短语 相同点 不同点 such as   for example 均表示部分列举，列举对象通常为同类的人或事物。 常位于列举对象之前，列举对象可以是名词(短语)或动词-ing (短语)。 常用逗号与列举对象隔开，可位于列举对象之前或之后。列举对象可以是名词(短语)、动词-ing(短语) ，还可以是句子。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 该结构中，it作 find 的形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式短语。可用于此结构的动词还有 think、make、consider、feel等。 (4) Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun to make mobile phone apps. 相反，这位意大利少年觉得制作手机应用程序很有趣。(教材P6 1b) find it +adj. + to do sth. 发现做某事是……的 You may find it hard to accept your weakness.你可能觉得难以接受自己的弱点。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 (1)[可数名词]感觉 a sense of ……感 a sense of duty责任感 a sense of humour幽默感 sense n. 感觉；感官 (5) “ It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app , ” says Luca. “看到人们使用这款应用程序，我会有一种巨大的成就感。” 卢卡说 。(教材 P6 1b) (2)[可数名词]感官 Dogs have a strong sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 (6) “ I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they’re a good way to learn about different places,” Maya says. “我知道有些人觉得明信片相当过时，但我认为它们是了解不同地方的好方式。”马娅说 。 (教材 P7 1b) rather adv. 相当；更准确地说 【拓】(1)would rather do sth. 宁愿做某事 I’d rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.我宁愿晚上安安静静地看看电视。 (2)rather than而不是 相当于 instead of。 I think I’ll have tea rather than coffee. 我想要茶，不要咖啡。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 【句式分析】本句中 I think 后为一个宾语从句。从句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries。 it’s + adj. + to do sth. (7) I think it’s interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries. 能看到外国美丽的建筑和风景，我觉得很有趣。(教材 P7 1b) It’s polite to say thank you when someone helps you. 当有人帮助你时，说声谢谢是礼貌的。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 dream of 梦想 (8) She dreams of travelling to these places in the future! 她梦想未来能去这些地方旅行！(教材 P7 1b) dream of doing sth. 梦想做某事 相当于 dream about doing sth. 。dream 此时意为“ 梦想 ”。 She dreams of visiting Yunnan one day. 她梦想着有一天能去云南。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 (9) However, we chatted after class one day, and I realized that he was surprisingly nice! 然而，有一天下课后我们闲聊，我意识到他出人意料地友好！ (教材 P8 2c) surprisingly adv. 出人意料地；惊人地 用于表达一种令人意外的感觉；可用于修饰形容词或副词，也可用于句首，修饰整个句子 。 The exam was surprisingly easy. 考试出奇地简单。 Not surprisingly on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. 在这样的大热天，海滩上人头攒动是不足为奇的。 Language points Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 (10) My greatest achievement so far is dancing in front of hundreds of people last year. 到目前为止，我最大的成就是去年在数百人面前跳舞。(教材 P8 2c) so far 到目前为止 常用于现在完成时，也可根据语境与一般现在时等连用。 So far, Chinese tea culture has become an important part of Chinese culture. 迄今为止，中国茶文化已成为中国文化的重要组成部分。 Language points hundreds of 数百的，成百上千的 Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 Must-do 必做 1.Describe your hobbies in 5 sentences and share reasons. Choose to do 选做 1. Talk about how your hobbies improve your life. Homework Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 Christina在努力 小红书：Christina在努力 原创课件 $