Unit 2：Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件 -2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Starting out & Understanding ideas (文本解读) 册 次：八年级下册 学 科：英语（外研社版） 1 1. How does the girl feel? 2. What has she gained? 3. Do you think it’s easy for her to get the prize? Growing up A/B/C层 Look and answer. She’s happy. She has won a cup as a prize. No, I think she works hard for it. What are you going to learn in this unit? Family problems Peer pressure Failure A/B/C层 Growing up Read and think. Do you know the book? Look and answer. A/B/C层 4 Watch and answer. What were Anne’s “growing troubles”? A/B/C层 Anne’s “growing troubles” were the problems she faced as she grew up. For example, she hated her red hair and accidentally turned it green. She had to study very hard to beat Gilbert in tests at school. At 16, Matthew, who was like a parent to her, passed away. She had to take care of Marilla, Matthew’s sick sister, instead of going to university. 5 Choose and share. Choose two words to show your understanding of growth. Then share them with the class. A层 Can you match the words with the meanings? 勇气 幸福 损失 挑战 学习 责任 错误 恐惧 信心 希望 失败 风险 B/C层 Choose and share. 7 What is your understanding of growth? I think growth means... B/C层 Choose and share. Choose two words to show your understanding of growth. Then share them with the class. What do your parents expect from you? A/B/C层 Tick from the list. 1. How would your parents feel if you didn’t meet their expectations? A/B/C层 2. How would you feel about it? Think and share. 1. What happened to the mother and the son? 2. What do you think is the problem? A/B/C层 Look and guess. There might be a problem between them. 3. What does the mother expect from her son? The son didn’t keep his promise. He was late for home. The mother expects her son to always keep his promises, never go home late and never make his parents worried. Scan and answer. A/B/C层 1. What do you think is the problem? 2. What does the mother expect from her son? 12 Order the sentences. A/B/C层 f, c, d, a, e, b, g, h a. The son noticed an old woman and she was lost. b. The son went home after picking up his phone. c. The son headed back home at 8:30. d. The son had to go back to his friend’s house to get his phone. e. The son took the old woman to the police station. f. The son promised to be home before 9. g. The son explained everything to his mum. h. The mum apologised to her son. Read the sentences. B/C层 f. The son promised to be home before 9. c. The son headed back home at 8:30. d. The son had to go back to his friend’s house to get his phone. a. The son noticed an old woman and she was lost. e. The son took the old woman to the police station. b. The son went home after picking up his phone. g. The son explained everything to his mum. h. The mum apologised to her son. Do they solve the problem? A/B/C层 At last, the mother says, “Now I understand. I’m very proud of you.” Think and answer. How do they feel when they say the sentences? A层 Read and say. B/C层 Sorry Nervous Proud Curious Angry Frustrated Read and say. How do they feel when they say the sentences? A/B/C层 Can you read the sentences in a(an)… voice? Let’s read. A/B/C层 Choose another suitable title for the play. Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the play. A/B/C层 heading back his phone old woman pale call took pick up worried proud of Retell the main plot. was heading back realised that... went back to get... & noticed... took... to... ran to pick up... came home late was angry & worried (at first) was proud of... (at last) A层 looked pale Read in roles. B/C层 A/B/C层 Think and share. He explained himself to his mother clearly and patiently. 1. How did the son deal with his family problem? A/B/C层 2. What kind of person do you think the son is? I think the son is kind, responsible and honest. He showed kindness and responsibility by helping the old woman. He gave her his jacket and took her to the nearest police station, even though it made him go home late. He is also honest because he explained everything to his mum. Think and share. Think and share. My advice to the son is to think about his mother’s feelings more. He shouldn’t make his mother worried. My advice to the mother is to trust her son more. She should realise he is very responsible. 3. What advice can you give the son and his mother? A/B/C层 1. Retell the plot of the play to your parents. 2. Share what you have learnt from the play. Homework A/B/C层 26 谢谢观看 Blues 149856.0 $