Unit 4 A good read Welcome to the unit ＆ Reading I 课件 2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册

Unit 4 A good read (Welcome to the unit & Reading I) 页面统一为16:9宽幅画面比例尺寸;PPT统一格式为PPT或PPTX。 英文 1.课名:字体以Times New Roman为主,字号一般使用32—36号,特别强调可以用40号; 2.(Period 1):字体使用Arial,字号为28; 3.正文一般用24—28号,特别强调可用32号。 注意标点的规范(例如:中文省略号为……,可用Shift+数字键6打出中文省略号,英文省略号为…) 1 学习目标: •借助图文和音频,初步了解不同类型书籍的特征和作用,辨别虚构类和非虚构类书籍。 •获取和梳理两名同学喜欢读的书籍的名称、类型及内容等信息,提取和归纳询问、描述、评价读物的词汇和语言表达。 •运用相关词汇和语言表达,与同伴交流自己喜欢阅读的类型书籍并表达情感,初步感知好读物的精彩与美妙。 教学难点: •准确运用英文表达描述个人阅读偏好并说明理由。 •在对话交流中自然、流畅地运用所学句型进行互动。 Warming up Do you like reading? What kind of books do you usually read? The Class 1, Grade 8 students are learning about different kinds of books. Listen to the introduction and complete the table below. Then write “Fiction”or "Non-fiction" under the pictures. Fiction Non-fiction The story is not _. It tells real stories, records events or gives _. The _ and _ are made up. If you like history, _, science or _, it is perfect for you. People read it for _. People read it to _ about different things. real story characters fun information culture nature learn 虚构类 非虚构类 Write “Fiction”or "Non-fiction" under the pictures. Fiction Fiction Non-fiction Non-fiction Millie and Daniel are talking about what they like to read. Work in pairs and talk about the type of book you like. Use the conversation below as a model. 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! A: Are you reading anything good at the moment? B: Yes. I’m reading a book about _. I’m really interested in _. A: Wow, that’s cool. But I’m not a fan of _ books. I like reading _. B: So what are you reading now? A: I’m reading _ by _. The book talks about _. B: I haven’t read that book. Is it worth reading? A: Yes. You must check it out! Work in pairs and talk about the type of book you like, You can refer to the template below. •What are they talking about? •What is Daniel reading at the moment? Why? •What type of book does Millie like reading? •What is she reading now? What is the book about? They are talking about what they like to read. He is reading a book about the Han Dynasty because he is interested in history/a fan of history. Novels./She likes reading novels. (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. Discussion Which kind of book do you like to read, fiction or non-fiction? Why? Reading 1 What do you think the story is about from the picture? 2 Do you like to read this kind of story? Why or why not? Millie loves reading. She is reading a novel called Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. Here is an adapted excerpt from the novel. Before reading, think about the questions below. After our ship crashed against the rock, I swam as far as I could. By the time Ifinally felt land under my feet, I was tired out. I walked for about half a mile. Then Ilay down on the grass and fell asleep. I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground! Then I felt something on my leg. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. I looked down and saw a very small man. He was just the same size as my middle finger! Where was I? Who was this tiny person? Soon more small men started climbing all over me. There were around 40 of them. I shouted at them—the loud noise made some of them fall over. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body. One of these small men began talking to me, but I could not understand him. I did not know what to say either. I tried to break free but only managed to pull one hand out of the ropes. When I lifted my left hand into the air, the small men began to shout. I looked down and saw a huge army of tiny people. They were coming straight towards me. "I must run away from them," I thought, but Idid not know how to get away. Put the sentences below in the correct order. Write numbers 1-5 in the boxes. a Gulliver pulled one hand free and thought about running away. b Gulliver swam to land. c Gulliver saw more small men, but he could not understand their language. d Gulliver woke up and found that he was tied to the ground. e Gulliver saw the first small man. 5 1 4 2 3 Read the excerpt again and answer the questions below. 1 When did Gulliver wake up? 2 Which parts of Gulliver’s body were tied to the ground? 3 Gulliver saw a small man. Where was the man? How big was he? He woke up as the sun was rising. His arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground. He was standing near Gulliver’s face. He was just the same size as Gulliver’s middle finger. Read the excerpt again and answer the questions below. 4 How do you think Gulliver felt when he saw the small man? 5 Why did the small men begin to shout? 6 What do you think of Gulliver? I think he was probably very surprised/puzzled/amazed/shocked. They probably thought Gulliver was their enemy because he lifted his left hand into the air. I think he is a kind man. Though he can easily free himself and crush these little people, he chooses not to harm them. / I think he is a really smart guy. When he finds himself in trouble, he just watches what is going on before taking action. Gulliver in Lilliput Before seeing the small men After seeing the small men crashed against, swam, was tired out, lay down, fell asleep woke up, could not move, was tied to the ground felt something, moved up, looked down, saw started climbing, shouted at, got up, continued moving began talking, could not understand, tried to, managed to, lifted, looked down, a huge army of Retell the story. Exercise 根据汉语意思完成句子 1.尽管他已经筋疲力尽了,但是他还是决定尽快动身。 Though he _, he decided to set off as soon as possible. 2.直到故事的最后你才会发现它很精彩。(until) _ was tired of You won't find it very wondertul until the end of the story. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空 1. My brother _ (read) this novel three times because he likes it very much. 2. The _ (explore) told the children about his adventure. 3. The story is told in the _ (one) person, which makes readers feel more involved. 4. My brother has a number of _ (novel) at home, and he often shares them with his friends. has read explorer first novels Homework Must do: •Share your favourite book with your friends and family. •Search for more information about the book on the internet. Choose to do: •Search for more information about the book on the internet. •Retell the story with the help of a mind map. Homework Blues 86596.555 Blues 57024.33 Blues 121577.93 $