Unit 8 Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies 课件 2025-2026学年仁爱科普版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“Every Coin Counts!”主题，涵盖persuade、inform等词汇，when引导的时间状语从句，以及信息分类、推断能力培养和信用起源知识。课堂导入通过单词朗读和“借钱相关词汇”头脑风暴，搭建从基础词汇到文本分析的学习支架，衔接前后知识。 其亮点在于聚焦思维品质与语言能力培养，通过分析作者目的（如判断句子是persuade/inform/entertain）、推断信息（农民借钱案例）等活动，结合pair work和角色扮演提升学生理解与表达。练习设计巩固知识点，助力学生提升语言运用和思维能力，教师可直接采用活动设计提高教学效率。

Unit 8 Every Coin Counts! Exploring the Topic: Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies (Analyzing the author’s purpose & Making inferences) 3. 了解信用(credit)的起源以及银行借贷的知识。 掌握 persuade、inform、entertain、valuable、trade...for...、agree to do sth.、decide to do sth.等词汇以及when 引导的时间状语从句。 2. 能够根据细节对信息进行分类整理;能通过文本线索和已有 知识得出合理结论。 Language goal Please read the following words aloud. persuade inform entertain Warming up What words can you think of about borrowing money? Please think carefully and answer actively. for example borrow, money, bank, bank officer, lend, safety, purpose, ... Warming up Check the author’s purpose and share your answers with your partner. Activity 1 Thinking Skills Analyzing the author’s purpose The Chinese currency is Renminbi (RMB or CNY), and RMB’s unit is yuan. We should not waste water because it is a valuable natural resource. — Where do frogs keep their money? — In a riverbank. to persuade to entertain to inform to persuade to inform to entertain to persuade to inform to entertain √ √ √ Pair work 1. persuade v. 说服;劝说 2. inform v. 通知;(使)了解,熟悉 3. entertain v. 娱乐;招待,款待;使有兴趣 4. valuable adj.有价值的;宝贵的 5. resource n. 资源;资料 6. riverbank n. 河岸,河堤 Language points Read the text and complete the following chart. Activity 2 Thinking Skills Analyzing the author’s purpose The Beginning of Credit In ancient times, when people began to trade things, there was a need for borrowing and lending. Take the trade between Kron the hunter and Nokk the toolmaker as an example. Kron wanted Nokk’s tools for hunting, but he had nothing to trade with Nokk, so he promised to trade the animals from his future hunts for Nokk’s tools. Nokk needed animals for food, so he agreed. This is how “credit” began. begin to do sth.开始做某事 take...as an example 以...为例 Learning 历史背景 故事发生在远古时代,当时人类社会已经开始出现物品交换的贸易活动。随着贸易的发展,人们产生了借贷的需求。当一方暂时没有可用于交换的物品时,就会通过承诺未来交付来获得所需物品,这催生了信用的雏形。这种“先获得物品,后履行承诺”的模式,就是信用(credit)的起源。 Learning Read the text and complete the following chart. Activity 2 Thinking Skills Analyzing the author’s purpose Clues from the title: The beginning of _ Author’s purpose To _ the readers of the beginning of credit Clues from the main idea • In ancient times, there was a need for _ _ Clues from the details • Kron wanted to _ tools from Nokk. • Nokk _ Kron the tools. credit inform borrowing and get lent lending Learning 1.in ancient times 在古代 2.between...and... 在...之间 3.promise to do sth. 承诺做某事 4.trade...for... 用...交换... 5.agree to do sth.同意做某事 Language points Discuss how the text talks about the author’s purpose. Activity 3 There is a conversation between two students. Thinking Skills Analyzing the author’s purpose Student A:What’s the author’s purpose in this text about credit? Student B: The author uses the example of Kron and Nokk to explain the origin of credit. Student A: So the main purpose is to inform readers about how credit began in ancient times. Pair work Look at the picture and read the chart below, and then learn how to make an inference. Activity 1 Reading Strategies Making inferences Text information Li Ming likes the guitar and decides to save money. Your knowledge You can buy something when you have enough money. Your inference Li Ming wants to _. buy the guitar + Learning 1.have to do sth. 不得不干某事 2.from now on 从现在开始 3.decide to do sth. 决定做某事 4.You can buy something when you have enough money. “when”表示“当...时候”,引导时间状语从句,用来表示主句动作发生的时间背景。 Language points when 引导的时间状语从句 1. 时态搭配(主将从现),主句用将来时,从句用一般现在时表将来。 例:I will call you when I arrive home. 2. 当从句和主句的动作同时发生时,可用进行时或一般时。 例:He was reading a book when I came in. 3. 从句动作先于主句发生,表示 “一…… 就……”。 例:I will go out when I finish my homework. Language points Activity 2 Read the story and make an inference from the underlined sentence. Reading Strategies Making inferences One day, a farmer came into a bank. He wanted to borrow some money. “How much money would you like to borrow?” a bank officer asked. “One hundred thousand yuan,” the farmer answered. “What do you have for the safety of our money?” the officer asked. “Oh, I have an old truck, and I also own some hens and sheep.” “Well, it won’t work, I’m afraid,” the officer continued. “Do you have a house?” “Yes, I do.” 一天 v.借 v.继续 Learning After hearing this, the bank officer took out some papers and began to help the farmer to fill them out. Activity 2 Reading Strategies Making inferences Text information Your knowledge Your inference They began to _. People will do this when they agree on something. The bank will _. + fill out some papers 就某事达成一致 lend money to the farmer Learning Activity 3 Act out the farmer’s story at the bank. Reading Strategies Making inferences Please act out the farmer’s story, work in pairs, and try to make complete expressions. Pair work 1.come into ...走进... 2.bank officer 银行职员 3.for the safety of...为了...的安全 4.continue to do sth./doing sth.继续做某事 Language points 1. People in ancient times often _ (trade) goods for food to live a better life. 2. My teacher informs us that the natural resources along the riverbank are very _ (value), so we must protect them. 3. He tried his best to persuade his friend _ (agree) to join the volunteer activity with him. 4. We promise to help the party if she can _ (entertain) all the guests well. 用括号内单词的适当形式填空 traded valuable to agree entertain Exercise 1. A bank officer met us at the door and told us that we have to follow the rules _ the customers in the bank. 2. When you _ the bank, you have to keep your voice down and _ protect your personal information carefully. 3. My parents _ save more money every month _, so they have to cut down on some unnecessary expenses. 选择恰当的短语填空,注意使用正确形式。 for the safety of; come into; continue to; decide to; from now on for the safety of come into continue to decide to from now on Exercise We learn: some words and phrases: persuade; inform; entertain; valuable; trade...for...; agree to do sth.; decide to do sth. ... the adverbial clauses of time introduced by when. the ability to classify and summarize information. We can: acquire the ability of information processing and learn about the knowledge of borrowing money. Summary 1. Finish the exercises. 2. Make sentences using adverbial clauses of time introduced by when. Homework Thank you! $