Unit 1 Starting out&understanding ideas（讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年八年级英语下册同步备课（外研版）

该初中英语课件围绕“Career talks”主题，聚焦职业词汇学习、演讲主旨与细节理解及职业价值观培养。课堂导入通过图片识别职业、描述人物特征、匹配职业与人物等活动，扩展职业词汇后过渡到演讲文本分析，搭建从具体到抽象的学习支架，帮助学生逐步深入主题。 其亮点是以真实演讲案例为载体，通过细节问答、情境讨论培养语言能力，结合职业挑战与乐趣的分析提升思维品质，引导尊重职业的文化意识。如分析“spiderman”故事理解职业价值，学生能提升语言运用与价值观，教师可借助结构化活动和语言点讲解提高教学效率。

Unit 1 Career talks Starting out & Understanding ideas Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1.talk about different types of jobs in daily life. 2.understand the main idea and key details of the speech. 3.learn to respect all jobs and value kindness from others. 1 What are these people? 2 What words would you use to describe these people? Starting out Look at the picture and talk about the following questions. Astronaut, cleaner, farmer, scientist, doctor, engineer... Great, skillful, professional, important... Match these people to their jobs. worker police officer dentist singer a b c d Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 What other jobs do you know? 2 How do jobs keep our world running? Teacher, nurse, driver, artist, cook, deliveryman, actor... Different jobs work together to make our world go. For example, some people grow food, some take care of sick people, some teach us knowledge, and some build houses. All these jobs help us live a normal and good life. Understanding ideas Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. window cleaning kind people friend warm story shine a sense of achievement 1 What do you think it is like to have this job? 2 What are the challenges of this job? 3 What do you think can make this job enjoyable? 1 What do you think it is like to have this job? 2 What are the challenges of this job? 3 What do you think can make this job enjoyable? The job can make windows and buildings shine. I think it brings a sense of achievement. The challenges include working in all kinds of weather, such as rain, wind, or extreme heat. It can also be dangerous. This job can be enjoyable if the window cleaner meets kind people who appreciate their work. 1 Hello, everyone. It's so nice to see you on my last day at work. The past 30 years were filled with both challenges and joys. All my days up high in the air will be kept in my memory. 2 I still remember my first summer as a “spiderman". It was a day much hotter than today! I was wet all over. Drops of sweat fell in my eyes. When I opened them, I saw a juicy watermelon. It was carefully cut into small pieces. A kind woman was smiling brightly at me from inside the building.That was the sweetest watermelon of my life. 3 I'm reminded of some other friends I met through the glass. There was this sweet newborn baby. I watched her grow bit by bit. She was always excited when I appeared outside her window. She laughed as her cat tried to “catch” my brush. Later, she drew a picture of me and showed it to me! Happiness passed through the glass and into my heart. One day, her mother held up a note for me: the family was moving. I felt sad, but also happy that we were once friends. 4 Window cleaning is not always considered a good job, but I'll never regret it. I have met a lot of kind people and been part of many warm stories. I found a sense of achievement in my job. 5 Today I am saying goodbye to my job as a “spiderman". And you are going to start your days up in the air. The city shines brighter because of us, and the job will make us shine, too. Best wishes to you all! Read Robert's speech. How does he feel about his job? He feels great about his job. Even though it is hard sometimes, he treasures it. He met many kind people and had warm experiences, which gave him happiness and a sense of achievement. a The speaker feels thankful for both the challenging and the nice moments of the job. b The speaker thinks that more people should consider being window cleaners. c The speaker wishes to go back in time and change something about his job. Choose the best summary of the passage. Complete the post with the correct form of the words and expressions from the speech. Jake On my first day as a "spiderman", I was encouraged by Robert's speech. From him, I learnt more about the 1_________ and 2_________ of the job. The story about the baby was really touching. He watched her 3_________ bit by bit. She was always excited to see him at the window. She even drew a picture of Robert! They became good 4____________. challenges joys grow friends I loved Robert's speech and was moved by these 5_______________! The woman was so nice to give him a piece of watermelon on a hot day. Julie: Robert was right. Some people don't always consider 6________________a good job. But they should! The city 7____________brighter because of these "spidermen"! Everyone should try to have a sense of 6______________ from their own work. Eric: warm stories window cleaning shines achievement More comprehensive questions. 1. Who is the speech for? 2. Why does Robert call himself a "spiderman"? The speech is for the new window cleaners who are about to start the same job. He calls himself a "spiderman" because he is a window cleaner. He works high up in the air on tall buildings, just like the superhero Spiderman who moves freely on buildings. This nickname vividly describes his high-rise working characteristic. 3. Robert says, “Window cleaning is not always considered a good job.” Why might some people think this way? People might think it's not a good job because it can be physically tough, risky from working up high, and sometimes seen as simple or unimportant — not a job that earns a lot of respect from others. 4. What do you think of the job? Share your opinions. Think and share 1 What are the joys and challenges of being a "spiderman"? Joys : Meeting kind people: Like the woman who gave him watermelon. Making connections: Watching a baby grow up and become friends through the window. Feeling helpful and proud: Knowing his work makes the city "shine brighter." Having warm memories: His job gave him many happy stories to remember. Challenges : Hard physical work: Working outside in very hot weather (like his first summer). Being high up: The job is done "up high in the air," which can be scary or tiring. People might not respect the job: He admits it's "not always considered a good job" by some. 2 Why does Robert say "That was the sweetest watermelon of my life."? Learning to think for question 2 To understand an expression,read the sentences before and after it. The context can help you understand its meaning better. Because it was given by a kind woman on an extremely hot workday. He was wet all over with sweat then, and the woman's kindness made the watermelon taste especially sweet to him. 3 What does the last paragraph of the passage mean? The last paragraph means the speaker is saying goodbye to his window cleaning job as a "spiderman" and passing the baton (接力棒) to the listeners. He also emphasizes that window cleaners make the city brighter, and the job itself can bring value and glory to those who do it. Finally, he sends his best wishes to the listeners. Language Points 1. All my days up high in the air will be kept in my memory. 我会永远记得那些在空中的日子。 keep sth in my memory表示“我记得某事”。例如: I will keep his words in my memory.我会记住他的话。 The image has been kept alive in my memory.这个形象一直 鲜活地留存在我的记忆里。 2. I still remember my first summer as a "spiderman". 我依然记得我成为“蜘蛛人”的第一个夏天。 这里的spiderman并非指美国流行文化中的超级英雄角色。通过上下文可以看出此句采用了比喻手法,spiderman指“窗户清洁工”，因为窗户清洁工靠保险绳和作业绳将自己悬挂在高楼外进行清洁工作时，就像蜘蛛一样在外墙上攀爬。 3. I was wet all over. 我浑身湿透了。 all over 意为“到处，各处” 例如: The man looked all over for his keys. 那个人到处找他的钥匙。 He felt a sense of relief all over.他全身都感到如释重负。 4. I watched her grow bit by bit. 我看着她一点一点地成长。 bit by bit意为“逐渐地，一点一点地”，强调事情是慢慢地、逐步 地发展或改变的。例如: He learnt the language bit by bit.他一点一点地学习这种语言。 5.Window cleaning is not always considered a good job, but I'll never regret it. 窗户清洁工作并不总是被认为是一份好工作，但我永 远不会后悔。 be considered sth意为“被认为是……”，在句中是被动语态的一种使用形式，表示主体(窗户清洁工作)被外部(这里指其他 人)认为有某种特性(不好的工作)。例如: In some cultures, the elderly are considered a source of wisdom.在一些文化中，老年人被认为是智慧的源泉。 6. The city shines brighter because of us, and the job will make us shine, too. 城市因为我们更加明亮，而这份工作也会让我们大显身手。 shine字面意思是“发光”但在句中却有不同的含义。第一个 shine引申为城市“闪耀，繁荣，充满活力和生机"; 第二个shine则表示窗户清洁工作使“我们”在社会中得到认同和尊重，引申理解为“出类拔萃，表现突出”。 声 明 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。 $