【 AI赋能】Unit 3 Growing Up(第5课时) Section B 3a- 3C情境教学课件+音频视频2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit3 Growing Up Section B (3a-3c) Learning Objectives To extract and find out the reasons why Kelly thanks her teacher by reading the thank-you letter; sort out the structure of a thank-you letter: the opening clearly states the person being thanked, the middle part explains specific reasons for gratitude in separate paragraphs, and the closing re-expresses gratitude and includes the signature. To internalize the language logic of expressing gratitude based on the text content and the note-taking framework in 3b by clarifying the person they want to thank; describing the difficulties they faced, and explaining how the person helped them; learn and apply the thank-you sentence patterns provided in 3c.. To improve their ability to narrate around the theme of gratitude and clearly describe others' help as well as their own feelings by analyzing model essays and doing imitation writing exercises. Watch and Answer Did Kelly use to like science class? No, she didn’t. Who made her interested in science class? Mrs Thompson. 帮我生成一个表情激动的卡通人物免抠图 Read and Answer Read the passage and answer the questions. Dear Mrs Thompson, I want to thank you for being my teacher. You took the time to help me, although you were so busy. Your classes always made me happy. I used to think that science was boring and difficult, and I did badly in class. I never liked science until I took your class. You encouraged me and made science lessons fun, and slowly, I grew more confident. I also want to thank you for being kind to me. You helped me a lot, especially after my grandmother passed away. I couldn’t talk about my feelings to anybody until you sat with me during lunch that day. You listened to me and talked with me so that I felt much better. That day will always remain in my mind. Thank you so much for being not only my teacher but also my friend. Sincerely, Kelly Smith 1. Why did Kelly like Mrs Thompson’s science class? 2. What else did Mrs Thompson do to help Kelly? Because Mrs Thompson encouraged her, helped her become confident and made science lessons fun. 过世 /rɪˈmeɪn/继续存在 不但......而且...... /ˈenibɒdi/ 任何人 Mrs Thompson was also kind to her. She listened to Kelly and talked with Kelly after Kelly’s grandma passed away so that Kelly felt much better . That’s why Kelly is thankful. We can know it's a letter from the greeting and the name. Read and Analysis Dear Mrs Thompson, I want to thank you for being my teacher. You took the time to help me, although you were so busy. Your classes always made me happy. I used to think that science was boring and difficult, and I did badly in class. I never liked science until I took your class. You encouraged me and made science lessons fun, and slowly, I grew more confident. I also want to thank you for being kind to me. You helped me a lot, especially after my grandmother passed away. I couldn’t talk about my feelings to anybody until you sat with me during lunch that day. You listened to me and talked with me so that I felt much better. That day will always remain in my mind. Thank you so much for being not only my teacher but also my friend. Sincerely, Kelly Smith What is the type of this passage? How do you know it’s a letter? A thank-you letter. We can know it's a letter from the greeting and the name. We can know it's a letter from the greeting and the name. Read and Analysis Dear Mrs Thompson, I want to thank you for being my teacher. You took the time to help me, although you were so busy. Your classes always made me happy. I used to think that science was boring and difficult, and I did badly in class. I never liked science until I took your class. You encouraged me and made science lessons fun, and slowly, I grew more confident. I also want to thank you for being kind to me. You helped me a lot, especially after my grandmother passed away. I couldn’t talk about my feelings to anybody until you sat with me during lunch that day. You listened to me and talked with me so that I felt much better. That day will always remain in my mind. Thank you so much for being not only my teacher but also my friend. Sincerely, Kelly Smith How many parts can this letter be divided into? What is the structure of this letter? Three. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 A. B. w Read and Match Dear Mrs Thompson, I want to thank you for being my teacher. You took the time to help me, although you were so busy. Your classes always made me happy. I used to think that science was boring and difficult, and I did badly in class. I never liked science until I took your class. You encouraged me and made science lessons fun, and slowly, I grew more confident. I also want to thank you for being kind to me. You helped me a lot, especially after my grandmother passed away. I couldn’t talk about my feelings to anybody until you sat with me during lunch that day. You listened to me and talked with me so that I felt much better. That day will always remain in my mind. Thank you so much for being not only my teacher but also my friend. Sincerely, Kelly Smith Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Thank the busy teacher for help The difficulties in study and life, and the help from teachers Express thanks again ____ Look and Retell Kelly want to ______ _______________. thank Mrs Thompson Kelly used to think that science was __________________. boring and difficult Mrs Thompson made science _____. fun Kelly became more ________ because of Mrs Thompson’s encouragement. confident Kelly felt sad because her grandma _______ _____. passed away Mrs Thompson listened to Kelly and _________ her so that she ________. talked with felt better Free Talk Have you ever had a similar experience? Who would you like to thank the most? ____ Read and Complete Who would you like to thank the most? Make notes. 3b The person I want to thank: _____________ __________________________ you for being my friend. What difficulties I faced How he/she helped me I want to thank 1. I used to be really bad at math and cried after failing the tests. 2. when I lost the school singing competition，I felt so embarrassed and didn’t want to talk to anyone. 1. She explained difficult problems in funny ways, and we’d laugh over silly mistakes together. 2. She shared her favorite candy with me and told me my voice was beautiful. Her kind words made me feel brave again. ____ Read and Think Dear Lily,​ I want to thank you for being such an amazing friend. You’ve always been there for me, even when you had your own things to deal with.​ I used to be really bad at math—numbers felt like a foreign language, and I’d cry after failing the tests. I almost gave up until you offered to help me study every weekend. You explained difficult problems in funny ways, and we’d laugh over silly mistakes together. Slowly, math stopped being scary, and I even started getting good grades!​ I also want to thank you for cheering me up when I was sad. when I lost the school singing competition，I felt so embarrassed and didn’t want to talk to anyone. But you sat with me on the playground, shared your favorite candy, and told me my voice was beautiful. Your kind words made me feel brave again. That moment made me realize how lucky I am to have you.​ Thank you for being not just my friend, but my partner in fun and my shoulder to cry on. I cherish our friendship more than words can say.​ Sincerely,​ Emma Wilson​ Read my letter and think how to write a thank-you letter. Greeting at the start of the letter The polite word and your name at the letter’s end Beginning Body Ending ____ Think and List Form an outline Beginning I want to thank you for.../I am writing to express my sincere thanks for.../I would like to convey my thanks to you for…/I am writing this letter because... Body I used to... / I almost... I started... When I..., I felt... I also want to thank you for... / It was nice/kind of you to… Without your help, I couldn’t… I once wanted to give up..., but your ... made me Ending Thank you for being not just..., but... Thanks again for your help./Because of you, I no longer... I cherish our friendship more than words can say. ____ Think and Learn Linking words To start wit, At first, First of all, What’s more, Instead, But, Besides, All in all, In addition, However, Furthermore, When, Looking back, … Useful Expressions Thank you for helping me to... On that day, I..., and you helped me to... I didn’t/couldn’t..., but you... Thank you very much for your... I am very thankful because... When I..., you were there to... ____ Think and Write 3c Write your own thank-you letter. You can use the useful expressions and the outline below to help you. ———————————————————————————————————— —————————————————— —————————————————— —————————————————— —————————————————— —————————————————— —————————————————— 写作指导：写作时注意格式时态和人称。 时态：一般现在时、一般过去时 人称：第一人称 格式：信件格式 Read and Evaluate Evaluation Checklist Self-evaluation Peer-evaluation Teacher-evaluation Clear structure Complete content Rich language Proper linking words Correct grammar Correct spelling Good handwriting Summary Teacher’s words Don’t let your ______ control you. Try to calm down. When we learn to give thanks, we learn to love life. Homework Basic(必做) 复习并牢记跟感谢信内容相关的重点词汇和句型。 Improving(选做) 小组内调查组员们最想感谢的人及原因，并用所学句型记录下来。 Extend(必做) 结合调查结果，组内分享并在班内举行感恩传递活动，身体力行感恩你想感谢的人。 Thank you! 让教学更有效 $