Unit 6 Understanding ideas Reading 课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 3 Living with nature Understanding ideas Reading Understand the main idea of the passage "From the eyes of Lao Shu" and explain how the 24 Solar Terms helped people in farming and daily life.(学习理解) Use key words and expressions to complete notes and exercises about the 24 Solar Terms. Talk about the importance of the 24 Solar Terms.(应用实践) Connect the 24 Solar Terms to real life and explain why they are still meaningful in today's world.(迁移创新) By the end of this lesson, we will be able to: Learning Objectives 01 02 03 Lead in What solar term did you see? Pre-reading What can you see in the painting? I can see some trees, a golden wheat field and some farmers working. Look and say Look and say guide work follow cultural meaning nature daily life popular farming What do you know about the 24 Solar Terms? Pre-reading What do you know about the 24 Solar Terms? Look and say Pre-reading They guide _ and _. Farmers _ them to arrange agricultural activities. What do you know about the 24 Solar Terms? Look and say They connect to _. They have rich_ and are_ in Chinese culture, showing wisdom of living with nature. daily life farming follow work popular cultural meaning Pre-reading What solar term is the passage about? Grain in Ear. Read and answer While-reading What is the passage mainly about? Farming activities during Grain in Ear in Shandong. B. How the 24 Solar Terms influenced one person’s life and remain meaningful to Chinese people today. C. The history and science behind the 24 Solar Terms as a Chinese invention. Read and answer While-reading Read and match A Harvest Morning Childhood Memories of the Solar Terms China’s Fifth Great Invention Sharing the Wisdom with the Young Match the idea with each part. While-reading 2.What did the children do in the fields? 1.What sounds could be heard in the trees that morning? Lively birds sang sweetly. They raced behind to pick up the ears. Read Para 1 and answer 3.What does “ears” mean? A.耳朵 B.麦穗 C.听力 While-reading 1. What did most villagers do for a living? They lived by farming. 2. How did the 24 Solar Terms help people? They guided farming activities and daily lives, and helped people understand why things happened and how to react. Read Para 2 and answer While-reading 1. How does the writer feel about the popularity of his paintings? He is very happy / He is so happy. 2. What did people share in the comments under the author's posts? They shared similar memories and feelings. Read Para 3 and answer While-reading While-reading A. The Natural Calendar B. The Farmer's Guide C. The Fifth Great Invention of China Read Para 4 and choose 1.What is the 24 Solar Terms called according to the passage? 2.Which traditional food do people eat at Start of Spring? A. Dumplings B. Spring pancakes C. Rice cakes While-reading Choose Lao Shu's idea about the 24 Solar Terms. a They are the only way to understand the changing of weather through the year. 3 b They stay part of people's lives, even though fewer people are farmers. c Most people don't understand them, so they need to be studied by experts. While-reading farming excited daily lives paintings farming activities guided nature cultural Complete and retell Why were the 24 Solar Terms important for people in Lao Shu's hometown? Because most villagers there lived by farming, and the 24 Solar Terms guided their farming activities and daily lives. The terms helped them understand why things happened at certain times and how they should react. Think and share Post-reading They are meaningful because they help people remember traditional wisdom. 2. What do you think of Lao Shu’s paintings about the 24 Solar Terms? Post-reading Think and share They connect young people with the 24 Solar Terms in a modern way. They share personal feelings and memories, making the ancient knowledge more alive and relatable. Post-reading Learning to think for question 1 To understand the importance of the 24 Solar Terms, you should know the way people use them in farming, eating, health, weather and many other fields. Language points 一个清晨 芒种 在树林里 急忙赶往田地 金色的田野如太阳般闪耀 空气中飘来甜美的香气 正忙着收割小麦 在后面奔跑捡拾麦穗 Language points 外物在树枝树叶的内部或中间,如鸟类、动物、人、风筝、树屋等外来物 The squirrel is hiding in the tree. 指树木本身生长出来的部分附着在表面,如果实、花朵、叶子等树木自身部分 All the peaches on the tree are ripe. in the tree on the tree VS Language points 我童年最美好的回忆之一 长大 以务农为生 对……意义重大 农事活动 日常生活 在某些特定时间 离开家乡 一个新的节气即将开始 渴望 Language points 因……而高兴 对……重新产生兴趣 数百的 逐渐脱离农耕生活 仍然贴近我们的内心 Language points 被称为 承载社会与文化意义 在立春 在立冬 Language points 用法区别 用 as, for, to 填空: 1.Yao Ming is known _ a famous basketball player. 2.Italy is known _ its delicious food and rich history. 3.The secret recipe is only known _ the head chef. 4.She is known _ be very generous to her friends. be known as:被称为,被公认为是 (侧重身份、称号) be known for:因...而闻名 (侧重出名原因) be known to:为...所知 (侧重知晓对象) as for to to 一、用 in 或 on 填空。 1. A cat got stuck _ the tree and the firemen had to rescue it. 2.The leaves _ the tree are turning red and yellow. 3.I saw a tiny hummingbird nest hidden _ the branches. 4.There’s still some old fruit hanging _ the tree from last season. 5.The children found a lost balloon caught _ the tall pine tree. in on on in in Exercises 二、翻译。 1.我妈妈正在厨房里忙着准备晚餐。 2.农民们正在田里忙着收割庄稼。 3.长城被称为世界奇迹之一。 4.在中国传统中,龙被称为权力和幸运的象征。 My mother is busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. The farmers are busy cutting the crops in the fields. The Great Wall is known as one of the wonders of the world. In Chinese tradition, the dragon is known as a symbol of power and luck. Exercises Must do: 1.记忆本节课的单词和短语,重点句型; 2.完成课后的相关练习。 Choose to do: 采访一位家人或长辈,了解一个与节气相关的家庭传统(如清明扫墓、冬至吃饺子等),用英语记录关键词并整理成3-5句话的英文简介。 Homework Homework Thank you 感 谢 观 看 Lavf58.76.100 Lavf58.76.100 $