Unit4 Reading for writing课件2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

Unit 4 Helping out 《英语》（新标准）初中修订版 1 Reading for writing Learning Objectives 1主题目标:学生能够理解传递善举形成的善意循环，从而增强社会责任感。 2 结果产出:学生写一个故事,话题为a person passing on help. 3 评价标准: (1)学生能够描述主人公获得帮助的情况包括时间、地点、助人者、助人行为及其影响等。 (2)学生能够描述主人公帮助他人的情况包括时间、地点、帮助的对象、助人行为及其影响等。 (3)学生能够表达从故事中获得的启示。 (4)学生能够尽可能多地使用之前板块和本板块的核心词汇。 (5)学生能够正确使用情态动词(must, may, can )。 《英语》（新标准）初中修订版 3 Share a small act of kindness that happened recently in the class. Can you share a small act of kindness that happened to you recently? How did it make you feel? 国家中小学课程资源 4 What does “the circle of goodwill” mean? Read and say. The circle of goodwill You start with goodwill. Then the goodwill is passed on to others. One day, others may give it back to you. This is called the circle of goodwill. 国家中小学课程资源 5 1.Look at the title of the passage and the pictures, predict what the passage is about.Use the words and expressions to help you. The passage is about an earthquake and the kindness that followed. After the disaster, soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses reached out to the survivors, racing against time to help. Inspired by their helping hands, the writer became a nurse after graduation and offered help to others. This kindness created a circle of goodwill. 国家中小学课程资源 6 2.Read the passage and check your answer. 1 It was just before 2:30 pm in my hometown, Wenchuan. I was having a music lesson at school, Suddenly, the ground shook hard and I was thrown to the floor. It was an earthquake! People were shouting all around me. I jumped to my feet and rushed outside.I was shocked to find all the other buildings were reduced to pieces. I was shaking all over with fear. Then, a pair of strong hands reached out to me -I was saved. 国家中小学课程资源 7 2 I can never forget those soldiers, firemen,doctors and nurses. Day and night, they raced against time to save as many people as possible.I was deeply touched by their courage and hard work. So I made up my mind to become one of them. And I did! I graduated from college and became a nurse. 3One day, I heard another hospital needed support. Right away, I signed up to help. I still remembered the warmth of those helping hands 12 years ago. It was time for me to offer mine. 国家中小学课程资源 8 4 The work was by no means easy. The head nurse, Ye Man, gave me a lot of help. For me,she was a patient teacher and a kind friend. However, this wasn’t the beginning of our connection. She had offered a helping hand toWenchuan 12 years ago. Can you imagine my surprise? At that time she was my age, and also a new nurse, just like me! 5 Even today, I still feel lucky to have had such an amazing experience in life. Love leads to love,and so creates a circle of goodwill and kindness. 国家中小学课程资源 9 3.Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. earthquake saved 国家中小学课程资源 10 3.Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. courage and hard work nurse support signed up to help a lot of help offered a helping hand 国家中小学课程资源 11 4. Answer the questions. 1. What does “jumped to my feet” mean? 2. Why did the soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses “race against time”? 3. How do you understand “the circle of goodwill”? It means “stood up quickly”. It was because many people were hurt and might lose their lives. Therefore, the soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses had to hurry to help as many people as possible. When someone shows kindness, it inspires others to do the same. This can create a chain of helpful and caring actions that keeps going. 国家中小学课程资源 12 Think and share. 1. Why did the writer decide to become a medical worker? When she was little, she was saved by rescue workers during an earthquake. She also saw how they saved other people’s lives. She was deeply touched by their courage and hard work, so she wanted to become one of them as well. 国家中小学课程资源 13 Think and share. 2. What kind of person do you think she is? I think she is kind and helpful because she always remembers the helping hands she has received and she is always ready to offer hers. kind, brave, caring, generous, determined, creative, inspiring, selfless, helpful, positive... 国家中小学课程资源 14 5.Write a story about a person passing on help. 国家中小学课程资源 15 Step 1: Organise your story and complete the chart. ... was a... boy / girl. ... offered a helping hand to... ... was deeply touched by... ... made up his / her mind to... ... creates a circle of goodwill and kindness. It was just... in... Useful expressions 国家中小学课程资源 16 Step 2: Write your story with the help of the chart. Step 3: Check your story with the help of the criteria. Step 4: Share your story with the class. 国家中小学课程资源 17 参考范文 Jack was very poor. One day, he was preparing for a job interview, but his clothes were so old that he was worried about making a good impression. On the bus, he told a stranger, Ben, about his worry. Before Jack got off, Ben offered his tie and jacket to him. “You may need these more than I do,” Ben said. “Good luck!” Jack was deeply touched. When he put them on, he looked smart and confident. He did very well in the interview and got the job. Jack wanted to repay Ben, but he couldn’t find him. Years later, after becoming successful, Jack decided to help others. He offered smart clothes to job interviewees in need. His kindness helped many young people. Jack’s story tells us that a small act of kindness can change someone’s life. If you help others, you may inspire them to help more people in the future. 国家中小学课程资源 18 Step 1: Organise your story and complete the chart. One day, when Jack was preparing for a job interview. On the bus A stranger, Ben / Years later, after becoming successful. Many young people 国家中小学课程资源 19 Step 1: Organise your story and complete the chart. Ben offered his tie and jacket to Jack. It made Jack look smart and confident, and he got the job. A small act of kindness can change someone’s life. If you help others, you may inspire them to help more people in the future. / He offered smart clothes to job interviewees in need. His kindness helped many young people. 国家中小学课程资源 20 Share stories in groups and then choose the best one in your group. 国家中小学课程资源 21 Grammar 国家中小学课程资源 22 may / might: 当我们想表达可能发生某事以及某人可能做某事时，可以用may / might表示。 在表示现在或将来的可能情况时，might表示的可能性比may表示的可能性要小一些。 can / could: can和could除了表示“能够，可以”等意义之外，还可以表示对现在或将来的推测，意为“会，可能”。但can表示推测时，往往用于否定句和疑问句。用于疑问句时，can比could表示的可能性要大；用于否定句时，cannot (can’t)表示“不可能”。could则可用于肯定句、否定句和疑问句。 must: must也可以表示猜测，意为“一定，肯定”，通常只用于肯定句。 国家中小学课程资源 23 1. Polish your own story about a person passing on help. (Required) 2. Draw a picture to show your story. (Optional) Homework 国家中小学课程资源 24 Thank you ! 国家中小学课程资源 25 2025 Blues 144336.0 $