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

Please say them in Chinese . 立春 立夏 立秋 立冬 These are the solar terms .(二十四节气) What do the solar terms show ? The laws of nature .(自然法则) Unit 6 Living with nature Understanding ideas 1. To be able to describe the main content of the laws of nature. 2. To be able to illustrate specific practices that people follow in accordance with the laws of nature. 3. To be able to explain the positive impacts of following the laws of nature on human life. Learning Objectives 1.What can you see in the pictures ? 2.What season are they ? 柳条：willow branches 荷花：lotus flowers 柿子:persimmons 饺子：dumplings Spring , summer , autumn(fall), winter 立春 立夏 立秋 立冬 What do you know about the 24 Solar Terms ? The 24 Solar Terms are a traditional Chinese calendar system.They serve as a guide for farming and daily life. They help people derstand and follow nature’s changes. They connect traditional celebrations with modern life. This makes them popular for their cultural meanings. What solar term is the passage about? Gain in Ear . “gain ”意为“谷物”，“ear ”意为“穗 ”。 因此“芒种”指“种植带穗作物的时节”。 Presentation Read the passage quickly and answer. 1. What aspects can we show the scene of the busy farming season? 2.What are they ? Four. Sound , colour , smell , actions . Read the Passage 1 carefully and fill in the blanks The features of Grain in Ear Nature Sound: Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees. Colour: Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun. Smell: The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air. People Actions: Villagers hurried to the fields. Adults were busy cutting the wheat. Children raced behind to pick up the ears. Read the passage 2-4 carefully and fill in the blanks Groups of people Influence of the 24 Solar Terms Villagers in Lao Shu’s hometown he 24 Solar Terms guided both their ¹______ and ²______. The terms helped them understand why ³______ at certain times, and how they ⁴______. Lao Shu The 24 Solar Terms ⁵______ him when he grew up and left his hometown. He feels ⁶______ when a new term is set to begin. He longed to share these feelings in his ⁷______. People today People are ⁸______ the ancient wisdom. The 24 Solar Terms help people understand why ⁹______ works this way. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear ¹⁰______ meanings. 答案： 1. farming activities 2. daily lives 3. things happened 4. should react 5. followed 6. excited 7. paintings and poems 8. taking a new interest in 9. nature 10. social and cultural Let’s retell the passage The 24 Solar Terms in Lao Shu's eyes • Most of the villagers in Lao Shu's hometown lived by1________. • The 24 Solar Terms 2________ both their 3________ and 4________. • He always feels 5________ when a new term is set to begin. • He longed to share these feelings in his 6________and poems. • Many people, especially the young, are 7________ inthe 24 Solar Terms. • The 24 Solar Terms help people understand why 8________ works this way. • The 24 Solar Terms also bear social and 9________ meanings. 答案：1. farming 2. guided 3. farming activities 4. daily lives 5. excited 6. paintings 7. taking a new interest 8. nature 9. cultural Summary Choose Lao Shu’s idea about the 24 Solar Terms. a They are the only way to understand the changing of the weather through the year. 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. √ Think and share 1 Why are the 24 Solar Terms important to people? 2 What do you think of Lao Shu’s paintings about the 24 Solar Terms? The 24 Solar Terms guide people's farming activities and daily lives. They help people understand nature's changes and know how to react to them. Many of the 24 Solar Terms also bear social and cultural meanings. I think the paintings are beautiful and serve as a key to understanding traditional Chinese culture. They show us the changes in nature and people's traditional activities. Therefore, I enjoy the paintings and feel that I can learn from them. What did you learn? Which one do you like best of the 24 solar terms ? Please describe it . Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. — Frank Borman (弗兰克·博尔曼，宇航员) 译：探索，正是人类精神的本质。 English Proverb Thank you! Goodbye! $