Unit 3 What makes a great team Starting out &Understanding ideas（课件）-2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

By Cindy U3 What makes a great team? Starting out &Understanding ideas Unit3 What can I do? 1. director [dəˈrektə] n. 导演；主管；主任 2. drama [ˈdrɑːmə] n. 戏剧；戏剧性事件 3. leader [ˈliːdə] n. 领导者；领袖 4. role [rəʊl] n. 角色；作用 5. freeze [friːz] v. 突然停止；呆住 6. silence [ˈsaɪləns] n. 沉默；缄默 7. awful [ˈɔːfəl] adj. 糟糕的；恶劣的；讨厌的 8. advise [ədˈvaɪz] v. 建议；忠告 9. yours [jɔːz] pron. 你真挚的（用于以头衔加姓氏称呼收信人的信函末尾） 10. teamwork [ˈtiːmwɜːk] n. 合作；协作；配合 11. strength [streŋθ] n. 优点；长处；优势 12. weakness [ˈwiːknəs] n. 弱点；缺点；不足 13. vote [vəʊt] v. / n. 投票；选举 14. suggestion [səˈdʒestʃən] n. 建议；提议 What makes the team successful? What makes the team successful? Hard work Teamwork Never give up SpiritS What can you see in the picture? Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What are they doing together as a team? 2 What other kinds of teams do you know? 1 a chopstick /ˈtʃɒpstɪk/ a bundle of chopsticks 1 Do you know the story of the three brothers and the chopsticks? 2 What can you learn from the story? n. 筷子 一捆筷子 《三兄弟折筷》子》 向......学习 What can you learn from the story? We can learn that unity is strength — a single chopstick is easy to break, but a bundle of chopsticks is hard to snap, which tells us that teamwork and cooperation can help us overcome any difficulty. 03 Language points What can you learn from the video? work together 合作 Look and say. 1 Look and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. team member problem teamwork advice 1.What can you see in the picture? the leader team members 2. What is the team leader doing? notes give advice solve problem guid teamwork 3. What is the responsibility责任 of a team leader? 1. What type of text is the passage? A. A story B. Two emails C. A play D. A poster Fast-reading The first email is from _______ to _________. The subject of the email is ________________. Tony feels ____________________________. Tony Ms White “What can I do?!” unhappy / worried / ... Fast-reading Look and answer the questions. 3. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Tony’s problem and Ms White’s advice B. How to make a play C. A team’s competition D. How to work with others 2.What is the main purpose of Tony’s email? A. To say sorry to Lisa and Mary B. To ask Ms White for advice C. To tell Ms White about his good job D. To show he doesn’t want to be a director Fast-reading 1. What’s Tony’s role in the team? A. An actor. B. A director. C. A writer. D. A princess. 2.What problem did he meet? A. He forgot to get ready for the team meeting. B. He couldn't decide between Lisa and Mary. C. He had a big fight with Ms White. D. He was not made the director of the drama 3. Why did Tony freeze when the team expected him to decide on the role? A.He didn’t like either of them. B.He was afraid of making a wrong decision. C.He wanted someone else to play the role.D.The team members refused to follow his instructions. 4. The underlined phrase "stormed off" in Paragraph 2 probably means "______". A. left angrily B. came back quickly C. stayed quietly D. agreed happily 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Tony had a lot of experience as a leader before. B. All the team members thought Lisa was better for the role. C. Lisa was very happy with Tony's decision. D. Tony felt his first day as a leader was very bad. Read the first email and answer. 开始/重置 Dear Ms White, 1 Thank you for making me director of our drama, Snow White. It is a great honour for me. I've never been a leader before. But a problem appeared during the very first task – giving out the roles. Lisa and Mary both wanted to play the princess. Some of the team thought Mary was better. The others went with Lisa. Everyone looked at me and expected me to decide. But I just froze. Actually, I thought Mary was better, too. But what if I was wrong? What if I hurt Lisa's feelings? 1. What’s Tony’s role in the team? A. An actor. B. A director. C. A writer. D. A princess. Read the first email and answer. thank sb. for (doing) sth. 感谢某人(做)某事 make sb. sth. 任命某人为… 感谢您让我担任戏剧《白雪公主》的导演。 有的人……，有的人…… 这对我来说是莫大的荣幸。 Dear Ms White, 1 Thank you for making me director of our drama, Snow White. It is a great honour for me. I've never been a leader before. But a problem appeared during the very first task – giving out the roles. Lisa and Mary both wanted to play the princess. Some of the team thought Mary was better. The others went with Lisa. Everyone looked at me and expected me to decide. But I just froze. Actually, I thought Mary was better, too. But what if I was wrong? What if I hurt Lisa's feelings? 2.What problem did he meet? A. He forgot to get ready for the team meeting. B. He couldn't decide between Lisa and Mary. C. He had a big fight with Ms White. D. He was not made the director of the drama Read the first email and answer. give out分发 go with sb. 同意 Dear Ms White, 1 Thank you for making me director of our drama, Snow White. It is a great honour for me. I've never been a leader before. But a problem appeared during the very first task – giving out the roles. Lisa and Mary both wanted to play the princess. Some of the team thought Mary was better. The others went with Lisa. Everyone looked at me and expected me to decide. But I just froze. Actually, I thought Mary was better, too. But what if I was wrong? What if I hurt Lisa's feelings? 3. Why did Tony freeze when the team expected him to decide on the role? A.He didn’t like either of them. B.He was afraid of making a wrong decision. C.He wanted someone else to play the role. D.The team members refused to follow his instructions. Read the first email and answer. what if...如果…怎么样？ 可如果我错了呢？如果我伤害了Lisa的感情怎么办？ 2 My silence made Lisa angry. "I'm out!" she shouted and stormed off. Then the whole team was silent. My first day as a leader was awful! 3 What should I do? Could you please advise me? Read the first email and answer. 4. The underlined phrase "stormed off" in Para.2 probably means "____". A. left angrily B. came back quickly C. stayed quietly D. agreed happily 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Tony had a lot of experience as a leader before. B. All the team members thought Lisa was better for the role.（过于绝对的答案要排除） C. Lisa was very happy with Tony's decision. D. Tony felt his first day as a leader was very bad. shout at 冲.....叫 What’s the second email about? It’s about Ms White’s advice. Read the second email and complete the table. Dear Tony, 1 I completely understand your difficulties. Sometimes good teamwork is hard to achieve! So the leader should take responsibility in times of disagreement. 承担责任 在…时期 良好的团队协作并非易事 在团队出现分歧时承担起责任 Here is my advice: 2 First, you should discuss the matter with Lisa. Why does she want to play Snow White? What are her strengths and weaknesses? You should work with her to find out. 3 Then, why not have Lisa and Mary both try two roles? For example, Snow White and the queen. All the team members can vote for the most suitable person for each role. discuss sth. with sb. 与某人讨论某事 have sb. do sth. 让某人做某事 投票支持 3 Remember: You're the director, but you don't have to deal with all the problems yourself. You have a whole team, so ask them, too! 4 I hope my advice is helpful. Best wishes, Ms White 处理 a Tony made a wrong choice and doesn't feel like a real leader. b Tony isn't a confident team leader and Ms White encourages him. c Tony has a problem as a team leader and Ms White makes suggestions. Choose the best summary of the emails. Choose the best summary of the emails. 3 Complete the table with the words and expressions from the email. Tony's problem He had a problem during the very first task - ¹_________________. • Some of the ²_________ thought Mary was better as Snow White, but the others ³__________ Lisa. • Everyone expected Tony to ⁴________, but he just froze. • Lisa was ⁵_________ and rushed out. giving out the roles team went with decide angry Ms White's 6_______ The team leader should take ⁷____________ in times of disagreement. • Tony should ⁸________________ with Lisa and find out her strengths and weaknesses. • Tony should have Mary and Lisa ⁹________________. All the team members can ¹⁰_____ the most suitable person. Complete the table with the words and expressions from the email. advice responsibility discuss the matter both try two roles vote 观看视频，加深理解 1. giving out the roles 2. team 3. went with 4. decide 5. angry 6. advice 7. responsibility 8. discuss the matter 9. both try two roles 10. vote for Retell the two emails. Think about your own team experience (like a group project or a sports team). Write about a problem you met and how you solved it. ... If you were Tony, how would you use Ms White's advice to solve the problem? Act out the scene with your partner and then make a vlog about it. Homework You must do: You choose to do: By Cindy By Cindy 1.感谢某人(做)某事 5. 有的人…，有的人… 2.任命某人为… 6. 同意 3.这对我来说是莫大的荣幸。 7. 如果…怎么样？ 4. 分发,公布 8. 使某人(感到)… thank sb.for (doing) sth. make sb. sth. It is a great honour for me. give out some…(the) others… go with sb. what if...? make sb. + adj. By Cindy By Cindy 9.退出 14.弄清楚,查明白 10.愤然离去 15.为什么不…呢? 11.承担责任 16.为…投票 12.在某一时期/时刻 17.没必要 13.与…讨论… 18.处理,应对 be out storm off take responsibility in times of discuss sth. with sb. find out why not…? vote for don't have to deal with Lavf60.16.100 Lavf57.83.100 $