Unit 6 Listening and Speaking课件 2025-2026 学年沪教版英语八年级下册

Learning by doing Unit 6 Listening and Speaking By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: use phrases from the speech to express personal interests and future aspirations. understand a speech about China’s high-speed trains and extract key factual information. talk about China’s technological achievements and share your ideas in groups. What technological developments in China and abroad do you know about? Can you list some? P8 8 1 Technological Development in China 1. 5G communication (5G通信) 2. High-speed rail network (高铁网络) 3. Quantum computing (量子计算) 4. Artificial intelligence applications (人工智能应用) 5. Aerospace engineering (航天工程) Technological Development in Other Countries 1. SpaceX reusable rockets (SpaceX可回收火箭) 2. CRISPR gene editing (CRISPR基因编辑) 3. AlphaGo AI (DeepMind, UK) 4. mRNA vaccine technology (mRNA疫苗技术) 5. Breakthroughs in nuclear fusion energy (核聚变能源突破) During English Week, students gave speeches about technological developments in China and abroad. Listen to Li Jie’s speech and answer the questions. (1) What is Li Jie’s interests? (2) What does Li Jie want to do in the future? P88 2 2 Li Jie’s interest is trains. He wants to become an engineer and design the trains of the future. Tips: 听前：阅读问题，圈出关键词，明确要听的重点。 听中：有针对性地捕捉与问题相关的关键词和信息。用缩写或符号快速记录关键信息。 听后：检查答案是否完整、准确。 Listen again and complete the fact sheet about the Fuxing high-speed train. 3 P88 3 2017 350 huge bullet (very) comfortable the fastest trains Li Jie’s speech can be divided into three sections. Listen again and summarize the content of each section. 4 P88 4 Part 1: Introduction Introducing myself: (1) ________________________ Telling a story about a childhood hobby — (2) ________ ________________________________________________ my name and hobby collecting toy train sets and reading books about trains Good morning, everyone! First, I’d like to tell you a little about myself: my name is Li Jie, and I love trains. When I was seven, my parents took me on an amazing train trip across China. After that trip, I began collecting toy train sets and started to read books about trains. I think my interest comes from a wish to explore the world, but I’m also interested in train design. 1 2 Part 2: Body Describing the Fuxing train: (3) ____________________ Explaining its special features and (4) _______________ the speed, the design and the inside of the train history My favourite train is the Fuxing high-speed train. It can go as fast as 350 kilometres per hour! The design is really cool: it looks like a huge bullet. The inside of the train looks great too. The seats are very comfortable, and passengers get lots of space to stretch their legs. The Fuxing trains started running in 2017. They are entirely designed and built in China, and they are among the fastest trains in the world. Besides, China is now home to the world’s largest high-speed train network! All these achievements were the fruit of years of hard work by thousands of engineers. I really admire them. 3 4 Part 3: Conclusion Hopes for the future: (5) ___________________________ _______________________________________________ Concluding the speech: (6) _________________________ ________________________________________________ I hope my love of trains will I hope to become an engineer not just be a childhood hobby in the future and help design the trains of the future I sometimes ask myself, “Will my love of trains just be a childhood hobby?” I really hope not! I want to do well in school so that I can become an engineer when I grow up. Then I can help design the trains of the future and make a contribution to the development of our country! Thank you! [the sound of clapping] 5 6 Good morning, everyone! First, I’d like to tell you a little about myself: my name is Li Jie, and I love trains. When I was seven, my parents took me on an amazing train trip across China. After that trip, I began collecting toy train sets and started to read books about trains. I think my interest comes from a wish to explore the world, but I’m also interested in train design. My favourite train is the Fuxing high-speed train. It can go as fast as 350 kilometres per hour! The design is really cool: it looks like a huge bullet. The inside of the train looks great too. The seats are very comfortable, and passengers get lots of space to stretch their legs. The Fuxing trains started running in 2017. They are entirely designed and built in China, and they are among the fastest trains in the world. Besides, China is now home to the world’s largest high-speed train network! All these achievements were the fruit of years of hard work by thousands of engineers. I really admire them. I sometimes ask myself, “Will my love of trains just be a childhood hobby?” I really hope not! I want to do well in school so that I can become an engineer when I grow up. Then I can help design the trains of the future and make a contribution to the development of our country! Thank you! [the sound of clapping] Introduction Body Conclusion Greeting Introducing myself Telling a story about a childhood hobby Describing the Fuxing train Explaining its special features and history Hopes for the future Concluding the speech Retell the speech according to the information. In the past ten years, there have been many great technological achievements in China. Which one do you want to give a speech about? Share your ideas in groups. ... ... Your ideas P88 4 Watch the video and learn about the great technological achievements in China. What ideas do you have for English Week? speaking competition stage play book fair spelling bee poster design competition treasure hunt P91 1 Yangguang Junior High School has asked students to come up with some ideas for English Week. Read the dialogue and answer the questions. 1 1. What activities do the students suggest for English Week? 2. How does S3 think about a spelling bee? What suggestion does S3 give? 3. What does S1 think about drama as an activity for English Week? 1 2 3 Read the dialogue and learn how to express opinions. We can express opinions in many different ways in English: In my opinion / view... As far as I’m concerned... From my point of view... (I don’t) think / believe (that)... I’d like to point out that... I’m sure / certain (that)... If you want my opinion / view ... I think (that) ... 提出建议时用 How about...？ 表达赞同时用Good idea! / Oh yes, everyone will love that! 询问别人意见时用 Do you have any ideas? / What do you think? Read the dialogue again and pay attention to the coloured expressions. Work in groups and role-play the dialogue. S1: We need to ____ __ ____ activities for English Week. Do you have ___ _____? S2: ___ _____ a spelling bee? S3: ____ _____! I believe that would be a very popular event! And __ __ ____ exciting prizes for the winner, more students will ____ __. S1: I love taking part in competitions, and ___ ____ other students will enjoy it too. S2: _ _____ __ _____ also have some performances during English Week. ___ _____ a singing competition? S4: Oh yes, everyone ____ ____ ____! We could even have a drama competition. ____ __ ___ ______? S1: __ __ _______, drama is a fun way to learn English. Many students are really into acting, so _ _____ we’ll see a lot of great performances—let’s start planning the drama competition! speaking competition poster design competition treasure hunt poetry corner In pairs, discuss what activities you would like to have during English Week. P91 2 In my opinion / view... From my point of view... I’d like to point out that... If you want, my opinion / view... I think (that)... As far as I’m concerned... (I don’t) think / believe (that)... I’m sure / certain (that)... How about...? Good idea! Oh yes, everyone will love that! Useful expressions 2 A: We need to pick activities for English Week. Do you have any ideas? B: How about a poetry corner? We can read and share our favorite English poems. A: Good idea! In my opinion, ... B: I also think ... A: We need to pick activities for English Week. Do you have any ideas? B: How about a poetry corner? We can read and share our favorite English poems. A: Good idea! In my opinion, it will help us improve our pronunciation and feel more connected to English literature. B: I also think we should have a speaking competition. It’s a great way to build confidence. A: Oh yes, everyone will love that! As far as I’m concerned, it’s the most exciting activity we can have. B: From my point of view, we should also include a treasure hunt. The clues can be in English, so it’s both fun and educational. A: I believe that’s a perfect plan! Let’s also add a poster design competition to make our English Week more colorful. B: I’m sure all the students will enjoy these activities. 1. Can you understand the main points of Li Jie’s speech about high-speed trains? 2. Can you summarize the introduction, body, and conclusion of the speech? 3. Can you talk about a Chinese technological achievement you would like to present in a speech? 1. Search for more information about technological achievements in China. 2. Preview Grammar part on pages 89-90. 2026 Other 97612.625 2026 Other 99387.41 2026 Other 101944.33 2026 Other 28579.639 2026 Other 36795.453 2026 Other 23941.469 2026 Other 55021.617 2026 Other 32727.123 $