Unit 4 Starting out+understanding ideas 课件 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

4 Unit Helping out 帮忙 P50 What can you see in the picture? What does the picture tell us? I can see two people climbing a hill, one is lending a hand to the other one. Everyone may need help at some point in their life. We should help out those in need. We're not alone in society. In this unit, let's explore the meaning of lending a helping hand. Have you ever been the rainbow in another's cloud, or the other way around? How can you help others? What can you learn from helping others and being helped? After completing the unit, you will be able to: use words and expressions in the unit to talk about helping others. describe the value of helping others. use must, may and can to express the willingness to help. you will plan a day of help. ➷➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ ➷ 伸出援助之手 别人低落时给予温暖 反过来 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 1. What does “lending a hand” mean? 2.What’s the speaker’s attitude towards lending a hand? 3.How do people help out in the video? Comfort sad friends. Help pick up things. Help feed animals in the zoo. Do voluntary work in the community. Clean up the beach together. Help classmates do homework. It means giving help to someone. Helping others can to people’s life. It doesn’t to lend a hand. make a big difference take too much effort By Jilian By Jilian 4 3.How do people help out in the video? A girl feels sad, and her friend comforts her. A boy drops his schoolbag, and a girl helps him pick up his things. A group of students do volunteer work in their community. A group of people clean up the beach together. How do you feel after watching the video? Touched Warm Grateful Helpful By Jilian By Jilian 5 We must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others. Martin Luther King Jr. Man's life is limited, but there is no limit to serving the people. Lei Feng A kindness is never wasted. Aesop Read the quotes. What do the quotes mean? 2 Life is short, but helping others can be endless. Doing good for others is the greatest thing. Even small acts of kindness matter and make a difference. 人的生命是有限的，可是，为人民服务是无限的。 我们必须明白，没有什么比为他人做事更伟大的了。 善有善报。 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1 1 What can you see in the pictures? patient hospital help raise money get through a patient in hospital some people giving donations to help others 病人 医院 帮助 捐钱 熬过 2 What can you do to help? P52 patient hospital help raise money get through Raise money to support those who need to get through hard times. What are the kids doing? They are drawing. Where are they? Do they need help? Let’s read the passage and find the answers. 3 Choose another suitable title for the passage. a A grey area b Out of the blue c A little life coulourer P54 Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. P54 The problem Leah was born with a serious disease. She made many ¹____________. One day, she asked a(n) ²____________ for a purple crayon to colour the butterfly. But there wasn’t one. Causes of the problem • The hospital provided colouring books for ³____________. • Crayons may carry viruses and spread ⁴____________. They can only be used once. • The hospital couldn’t ⁵____________ new crayons for every child. Solutions • Leah ⁶____________ buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital, but she didn’t have ⁷____________. • She held many activities to ⁸____________ with the help of her family and friends. Soon, her story ⁹____________. • She has collected 2,675 boxes. Comments Leah is a kind girl. She’s ¹⁰____________ the hospital. hospital visits nurse young patients diseases planned to enough money afford went public raise money add colour to A: Hi, I heard about Leah’s story in the hospital. Did she 1._____ _____ (放弃) when she had no money for crayons? B: No, she didn’t. 2. _____ _____ _____ _____ (在…… 的帮助下) her family, she tried to 3. ______ ______ (筹钱). A: Why did the hospital need new crayons every day? B: Because crayons may 4. ______ ______ (携带病毒) and 5.______ ______ (传播疾病), they must be 6. ______ ______ (扔掉) after one use. 阅读对话，根据文章知识点填空，每空一词。 give up With the help of raise money carry viruses spread diseases thrown away A: Poor Leah! She 7. ______ ______ ______ (天生患有) a serious disease and often felt 8. ______ ______ (非常痛苦), right? B: Yes. But colouring helped her 9. ______ ______ (熬过) those hard times. She 10. ______ ______ ______ (计划买) 500 boxes of crayons, but her 11. ______ ______ (零花钱) wasn’t enough. A: Now her story has 12. ______ ______ (为大众所熟知), and she’s collected lots of crayons for the hospital! B: It's so great! was born with great pain get through gone public pocket money planned to buy Lavf59.14.100 Lavf59.14.100 $