Unit 4 A good read Welcome to the Unit课件 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

Welcome to the Unit A good read Unit 4 1 Lead in What’s it about? 2 Book:__________________ Writer:__________________ Type:__________________ Famous for ______________________________________________________ The Time Machine H.G. Wells Fiction its creative time-travel plot and future-world imagination. Look and say. Activity 1 Know how to distinguish the types of books Watch and say Book:__________________ Writer:__________________ Type:__________________ Famous for ______________________________________________________ Chinese Civilization Li Jun (editor) Non-fiction introducing 5,000 years of Chinese cultural history Book:__________________ Writer:_________________ Type:___________________ Famous for ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How the Steel Was Tempered Nikolai Ostrovsky Fiction Focused on Pavel Korchagin's growth, it shows revolutionary perseverance and is a classic Soviet inspirational novel. Book:__________________ Writer:_________________ Type:___________________ Famous for ______________________________________________________ Deep Dive Gao Zhongtai Non-fiction real stories of deep-sea creature discovery Read and guess. Fiction Non-fiction The story is not (1) ______ It tells real stories, records events or gives (5) ______________. The (2) __________ and (3) ______ are made-up. If you like history, (6) ______________, science or (7) ______, it is perfect for you. People usually read it for (4) ______________. People read it to (8) __________ about different things. real? characters? plots? fun/pleasure? facts? culture? art? learn? A The Class 1, Grade 8 students are learning about different kinds of book. Listen to the introduction and complete the table below. Fiction Non-fiction The story is not (1) ____________ It tells real stories, records events or gives (5) ____________ The (2) ____________ and (3) ____________ are made-up. If you like history, (6) ____________ science or (7) ____________, it is perfect for you. People read it for (4) ____________ People read it to (8) ____________ about different things. real learn nature culture information fun characters story ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Then write “Fiction” or “Non-fiction” under the picture. Non-fiction Fiction Fiction Non-fiction Activity 2 Talk about your favorite type of books B Millie and Daniel are talking about what they like to read. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 1. What is Daniel reading at the moment? 2. What type of book does Daniel like to read? 3. What type of book does Millie like to read? 4. What is Millie reading now? What is the book about? She is reading Childhood by Leo Tolstoy. It's about the rich world of a boy’s thoughts and feelings during this period of his life. He is reading a book about the Han Dynasty. She likes reading novels. He is interested in history. 13 Millie: Are you reading anything good at the moment, Daniel? Daniel: Yes. I'm reading a book about the Han Dynasty, I'm really interested in history. Millie: Wow, that's cool. But I'm not a fan of history books. I like reading novels. Daniel: So what are you reading now? Millie: I'm reading Childhood by Leo Tolstoy, The writer explores the rich world of a boy’s thoughts and feelings during this period of his life. Daniel: I haven't read that book. Is it worth reading? Millie: Yes. You must check it out! Role-play the conversation. Language points 1. Are you reading anything good at the moment? 你现在在读什么好书吗？ at the moment = now，表示“此刻，现在”。 e.g. What are you reading now? 你现在在读什么？ 2. I’m really interested in history. 我对历史很感兴趣。 be/get interested in... 对……感兴趣 区别 interested 感兴趣的 表示人对某物感兴趣，是人的感受，常说明人。be interested in 对……感兴趣。 interesting 令人感兴趣的，有趣的 表示事物本身具有令人感兴趣的特征，常说明事物。 e.g. The book is really interesting and he wants to read again. Daniel is interested in novels. 3. I’m not a fan of history books. 我不喜欢历史书。 be a fan of... 是……的粉丝/喜欢…… e.g. He is a fan of Childhood. 他是《童年》的粉丝。 4. You must check it out! 你一定要去看看/读读它！ check out 在此处意为“查看，了解”。 拓展： 1. 结账离开（酒店/超市）e.g. I need to check out before 12:00. 2. 看看，检查一下 e.g. Come and check out my new phone. 3. 核实，查证 e.g. Please check out the information. 5. Is it worth reading? 它值得一读吗？ be worth doing sth. 值得做某事 扩展：worth vs worthy 1. worth : 介词/形容词 be worth+n. / doing (主动形式表被动含义) e.g. The book is worth reading. 2. worthy: 形容词 be worthy of being done / to be done e.g. The book is worthy of being read. C Work in pairs and talk about the type of book you like. Use the conversation below as a model. A: Are you reading anything good at the moment, ...? B: Yes. I’m reading ... I’m really interested in ... A: Wow, that’s cool. But I’m not a fan of ... I like reading ... B: So what are you reading now? A: I’m reading ... The writer ... B: I haven’t read that book. Is it worth reading? A: Yes. You must check it out! Summary ◆重点词汇 ◆重点句式 a good read, fiction, non-fiction, make up, novel But I’m not a fan of ... I like reading ... So what are you reading now? I’m reading ... The writer ... Is it worth reading? You must check it out! Exercise 根据句意及提示完成下列句子。 1. Reading _________ (小说) is a good way to relax after school. 2. This book tells real stories about astronauts, so it’s a _________ (非虚构类) book. 3. This storybook is my favourite _________(读物) because it has many interesting pictures. 4. We can __________ (看看) and learn a lot about Chinese history from this book. 5. This movie is well __________ (worth) watching. 6. This plan is __________ (worth) to be considered. novels non-fiction read check out worth worthy Homework (1) Introduce the type of book you like. (2) Recite the conversation in B and make up a new one. 22 Lavf59.14.100 Lavf59.14.100 Blues 86596.555 Blues 57024.33 $