Unit 3 Lesson 8 Reading Plus（讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年八年级英语下册同步备课（人教版）

该初中英语课件围绕“笑的好处”展开，通过Free Talk激活学生对“什么让人笑”的经验，结合标题预测、主题句分析及分点梳理笑的益处，搭建从感知到理解的学习支架，帮助学生逐步掌握文本核心内容。 其亮点在于运用思维导图系统梳理笑的身体与情绪好处，通过讨论问题引导学生结合个人经历表达观点，语言点讲解注重语境实例。既提升语言能力（表达与理解），又培养思维品质（分析与归纳），助力学生高效学习，教师可直接利用结构化活动优化教学流程。

Unit 3 Growing Up Reading Plus Learning Objectives 1. understand how laughter is beneficial for our body and mood. 2. express your opinion about the ways to laugh more. 3. realize the importance of laughter in life and be more willing to share happy things with others. In this lesson you will: Free Talk What makes you laugh out loud? hear a funny joke watch a funny video play a funny game win an award Look at the title of the text. Do you agree? How do you think laughter benefits us? laughter makes us happy helps us relax ... n. 笑；笑声 Skim Reading Where can you probably read it? What’s the genre of the text? A. A story. B. An expository text.（说明文） C. A post. A. In a story book. B. In a student magazine. C. In a news report. Match each part with its main idea. Para1 Paras 2-4 Paras 5-6 Para7 Introduce the topic. It’s easier to laugh with others. Laughter can make you feel better when you’re unhappy. How laughter is beneficial for our body and mind. Read the text and complete the mind map. 1 stomach shoulders relaxed anxious happy brain oxygen disease pain 2 Discuss the questions. 1.What do you think is the most important benefit of laughter? E.g. I think the most important benefit of laughter is that it can make us feel happy and reduce stress. When I'm stressed about exams, laughing with my friends makes me forget about worries for a while.  2.What makes you laugh? Share your experiences. E.g. I laugh the most when I’m hanging out with my friends — telling silly jokes, remembering funny things that happened before, or just being playful together. I also laugh a lot when I watch funny animal videos or cartoons. Language Points 1. Do you often laugh with friends? Do you giggle at jokes? giggle [ˈɡɪɡl] v. 咯咯笑 E.g. The kids started to giggle as the clown made a funny face at them. The whole class giggled at the teacher’s funny story about her pet cat. 2. Laughter is the best medicine! laughter n. 笑声；笑 E.g. Laughter from my friends always makes my bad mood go away quickly. My mom often says that laughter is a simple way to keep our family happy. 3. Even babies that cannot see or hear can laugh. 这句话里包含了一个定语从句。that cannot see or hear是定语从句，用来修饰先行词babies。 这句话的意思是“即使是看不见也听不见的婴儿也会笑”。 4. When we laugh, our body takes in more oxygen. take in是一个多义动词短语，在这句话中的含义是“吸入；吸收”。 E.g. We should open the window to let fresh air in, so our body can take in more clean oxygen. E.g. My grandma often takes in stray cats and feeds them, because she feels sorry for them. take in 收留；接纳 我奶奶经常收留流浪猫并喂它们，因为她觉得它们很可怜。 5. Laughter also makes our body work out. work out是一个多义动词短语，在这句话中的含义是“活动；锻炼”。 E.g. My dad works out by running in the park every morning to keep healthy. E.g. Let’s try to work out this math problem together—maybe we can find the answer. work out 解决；算出 6. A good laugh can help you feel relaxed for up to 45 minutes. up to的意思是“多达；达到（数量）”，用来强调数量或程度上线。 E.g. You can borrow up to 10 books from the school library at a time. This new app can record up to 2 hours of video continuously. 7. When we laugh, it makes us feel less stressed or anxious, and things will not seem so bad. anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj. 焦虑的；担心 E.g. Before the final exam, many students feel anxious. There was an anxious silence as the teacher prepared to announce the winners. 8. Laughing also causes our brain to release chemicals that make us feel calm and happy. release [rɪˈliːs] vt. 释放；排出；放走 E.g. When we exercise, our body will release a lot of heat, so we often feel hot and sweat. The teacher said we could release the balloons after the opening ceremony of the school sports meeting. 9. Before long, the whole group of people is laughing hard. before long 很快；不久之后 E.g. I was nervous about the speech, but before long, I felt relaxed and confident. He practices playing basketball every day, and before long, he became one of the best players on the team. 本文件著作权为创作公司所有, 仅限于教师教学及其他非商业性和非盈利性用途。如发现盗用、转卖、网络传播等侵权行为, 本公司将依法追究其相应法律责任。 部分素材选自网络, 如有争议, 请联系删改。 声 明 $