Unit 2 reading for writing课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Developing ideas Ⅱ In this class, you will 1 2 3 Learning objectives write a passage about a time of failure in your life. get information from some pictures and prepare for the reading. read a passage and then talk about what you can learn from failure. 2 Reading Lead-in 1. Have you ever failed at something you really loved? Free talk. 2. How did you feel at that time? 4 Lead-in Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. disappointed failure grow up hurt 1. What growing pains can you see? In the first picuture, the team might be experiencing a failure in sports. They look disappointed. In the second picture, the brothers might be arguing. They look angry. In the third picture, the girl might be experiencing a failure in her studies. She looks sad. 5 Lead-in Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. disappointed failure grow up hurt 2. What gains can they make? These experiences can hurt them at first, but they can also make them stronger. Pains can make them grow up. 6 Activity 1 Look and predict. 1. What are the “pain” and “gain” in the title? 2. What happened from 2021 to 2025? 7 Activity 2 Read for structure. 8 Activity 3 Read for details. 21 0ct 2021 Dear diary, I had a really bad day. I tried out for the basketball team, but the coach said I wasn’t tall enough. This has been my dream since I was little! I have practised so much, and it all ended today. I feel very bad... Exposition 1. What’s the “pain” in the title? The writer tried out for the basketball team, but the coach said he wasn’t tall enough. 9 Activity 3 Read for details. 21 0ctober 2021 Dear diary, I had a really bad day. I tried out for the basketball team, but the coach said I wasn’t tall enough. This has been my dream since I was little! I have practised so much, and it all ended today. I feel very bad... Exposition 2. What can these sentences tell us? They can tell us that basketball was really a big deal for the writer. 10 Activity 3 Read for details. 17 September 2025 Dear diary I was just reading my diary from four years ago. How time flies! Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team. I couldn’t help laughing at my heartbreaking words then. Basketball was really a big deal for me. But things changed soon after that. Rising action 1. From what sentences can you see that basketball was really a big deal for the writer? “This has been my dream since I was little! I have practised so much, and it all ended today. I feel very bad...” 11 Activity 3 Read for details. 17 Sep 2025 Dear diary I was just reading my diary from four years ago. How time flies! Backthen, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team. I couldn’t help laughing at my heartbreaking words then. Basketball was really a big deal for me. But things changed soon after that. Rising action 2. What is the function of this sentence? This sentence acts as a bridge between what comes before and what comes next. 承上启下 12 Activity 3 Read for details. I was so hurt by my failure back then, and my friends were all worried. “Why not try something else, like swimming or skiing?” suggested my best friend. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport. I’ve won several competitions now and I’ve made a lot of friends. My life has taken a different turn. Climax 1. What was the friend’s suggestion? His friend suggested him try something else, like swimming or skiing. 2. Why did the writer swim at first? At first, he swam just to forget the failure four years ago. 13 Activity 3 Read for details. I was so hurt by my failure back then, and my friends were all worried. “Why not try something else, like swimming or skiing?” suggested my best friend. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport. I’ve won several competitions now and I’ve made a lot of friends. My life has taken a different turn. Climax 3. What’s the “gain” in the title? The writer fell completely in love with swimming. He has won several competitions. He has made a lot of friends. 14 Activity 3 Read for details. It’s great to look back and see my pains and gains with fresh eyes. Growing up will never be an easy thing. But we need to look at challenges the right way. Now I understand that failure is a part of life. It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives. I have experienced many other terrible moments since then. But I have never felt so bad again. I know clearly that failure lasts just a moment. When one door closes, another opens. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises. Tomorrow is another day. 1. What can you learn from the writer’s pains and gains? We need to look at challenges the right way when gowing up. Resolution 15 Activity 3 Read for details. It’s great to look back and see my pains and gains with fresh eyes. Growing up will never be an easy thing. But we need to look at challenges the right way. Now I understand that failure is a part of life. It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives. I have experienced many other terrible moments since then. But I have never felt so bad again. I know clearly that failure lasts just a moment. When one door closes, another opens. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises. Tomorrow is another day. 2. If something “falls upon” you, do you think it’s a good thing or bad thing? Sometimes it can be a bad thing, because it may bring pain or loss. But other times, it can be a good thing, because it may pave the way for new chance and growth. Resolution 16 Activity 3 Read for details. It’s great to look back and see my pains and gains with fresh eyes. Growing up will never be an easy thing. But we need to look at challenges the right way. Now I understand that failure is a part of life. It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives. I have experienced many other terrible moments since then. But I have never felt so bad again. I know clearly that failure lasts just a moment. When one door closes, another opens. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises. Tomorrow is another day. 3. What’s the meaning of “When one door closes, another opens.”? It means that when one chance ends, a new chance will always appear — so don’t give up. Resolution 17 Activity 4 Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. tried out for tall disappointed best friend challenges in love pains and gains Growing up Failure a moment 18 Activity 5 1. What’s the writer’s understanding of failure? The writer thinks that failure is a part of life but it lasts just a moment. Think and share. Learning to think To predict the writer’s feelings, you need to consider: How did the writer feel about the failure four years ago? How does she feel about it now? What has she learnt in these years? 19 Activity 5 2. Have you ever experienced a terrible moment? Share it with the class. Yes. I failed a math competition last year and felt so bad. Then I draw lessons from the failure and prepared for a new chance. I always believe that failure lasts just a moment. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises. Think and share. 20 Activity 6 Write a passage about a time of failure in your life. Step 1 Think about a failure in your life. Answer the questions below. What happened? What was the pain for you? I didn’t reach the final round in a school Engish Speech Contest. I had prepared for it for a long time, but I failed. How did it make you feel? I felt very sad. 21 Activity 6 Write a passage about a time of failure in your life. Step 1 Think about a failure in your life. Answer the questions below. What did you do as a result? How did you grow or change after it? I joined another English activity and did well. I became more confident and learned to see my pains with fresh eyes. 22 Activity 6 Step 2 Write your passage with the help of the questions. Last year, I tried out for the school Engish Speech Contest. I had prepared for it for a long time. But when I stood on the stage, I was too nervous and forgot part of my speech. I didn’t reach the final round. I felt very sad, so I talked to my English teacher. She said, “Failure is part of life. Don’t give up.” Her words gave me courage. I kept practicing, and I also worked on my confidence. I joined the English corner and spoke English with my classmates as much as possible. Looking back, that failure helped me grow. I became more confident and learned to see my pains with fresh eyes. This year I joined another English activity and did well. I now know that failure lasts just a moment. When one door closes, another opens. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises. 23 Activity 6 Step 3 Check your passage. Did you answer all the questions in Step 1? Did you use the words and expressions from the reading passage? Did you give your opinion about failure? Step 4 Share your passage. 24 Language points 1. Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team. 那时候，我因为个子太矮没能进入篮球队，感到非常失望。 be disappointed at 意思是 “对……很失望”。 例如: ① I was very disappointed at not getting the job. 我对没得到那份工作感到非常沮丧。 ② She was disappointed at losing the chance. 她对失去那次机会感到很失望。 那时候，我因为个子太矮没能进入篮球队，感到非常失望。 fail to do sth 意思是 “未能做到……”。 例如: ① He failed to keep his promise. 他没有信守诺言。 ② The man failed to arrive at the meeting on time. 那个人没能准时到会。 2. Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team. 3. I couldn’t help laughing at my heartbreaking words then. 当时那些令人心碎的话让我忍不住笑了出来。 can’t help (doing) sth 意为 “忍不住做某事，不能停止做某事”，表达一种无法控制的冲动或强烈愿望。 例如: ① She can’t help singing along with the music. 她忍不住随着音乐歌唱。 ② I couldn’t help taking a video for the cute puppy. 我忍不住给这只可爱的小狗拍了一段视频。 4. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things. 起初，我只是为了转移注意力才游泳的。 take sb’s mind off sth 意为 “使某人不再去想 (担忧)某事”。 例如: ① Reading a good book can take my mind off the pain. 读一本好书可以使我忘记痛苦。 ② A short walk in the park usually takes my mind off work stress. 在公园散步一会儿通常能使我忘却工作压力。 5. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport. 但很快，我彻底爱上了这项运动。 fall in love with 意为 “爱上，坠入情网”，可以用于人，也可以用于事物、活动、地方等。 例如: ① He fell in love with the city and decided to move there. 他喜欢上了那座城市并决定搬过去。 ② I fell in love with cooking at a young age. 我在年幼的时候爱上了烹饪。 6. My life has taken a different turn. 我的生活有了不同的转变。 ① take a turn 意思是 “发生变化，产生转变”，常用在生活、健康、事件走向等发生明显变化的情况下。 例如: My career has already taken a new turn. 我的事业已经有了新的转机。 ② take turns 意思是 “轮流，交替”。 例如: The kids take turns playing the game. 孩子们轮流玩游戏。 7. It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives. 在生活的任何阶段，它都可能发生在我们身上。 fall upon sb/sth 意思是 “突然发生在某人/某物身上，降临到某人/某物身上”，常用来描述某种情况或事件突然发生或者突然被强加在某人/某物身上。 例如: ① Hard times fell upon the town when the factory closed. 当这家工厂倒闭时，这个小镇陷入了困境。 ② His eyes fell upon the beautiful painting. 他的目光落在那幅美丽的画上。 1 1 1 2 Homework 记忆单词和短语并正确朗读课文。 依照Step 3的评价标准，继续润色写作部分的文章。 33 Thank you! 173856.0 $