Unit 4 Helping out Developing ideas Reading for writing 课件 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

Helping out Reading for writing Unit 4 In this class, we will be able to: understand the title of "the circle of goodwill" through reading the passage. complete the story about a person passing on help. explain the cause-effect relationship in the story and reflect on how to pass on kindness. What does “the circle of goodwill” mean? 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. What can you see in the pictures? Two firemen are carrying an injured person through the ruins. A little girl is watching two medical workers saving a patient. A nurse is working. A doctor and a nurse are wheeling a patient in a hospital bed. Two nurses are talking to each other at the nurse station. Pre-reading Predict what the passage is about. Use the words and expressions to help you. a circle of goodwill reach out to race against time save a helping hand offer kindness 向……伸出援手 和时间赛跑 善意的循环 Let’s read the passage and find answer. Pre-reading 我被甩到了地上 我猛地跳了起来，冲向外面。 我震惊地发现，其他所有建筑都变成了废墟。 一双有力的手向我伸来 他们争分夺秒，尽可能多地救人 所以我下定决心成为他们中的一员。 大学毕业后，我成了一名护士。 The circle of goodwill 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. 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. 我马上报名去帮忙。 轮到我伸出援手的时候了。 这份工作不是容易的事。 12 年前，她也曾向汶川伸出过援助之手。 那时她和我现在一样大 如此美妙的人生经历 爱会催生更多爱，善意与温暖就这样形成了循环。 护士长 3 One 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. 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 to Wenchuan 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. What is the passage about? It is about a girl who ______ in a disaster and helped others as a ______. was saved nurse 1. what is the writer feeling when she saw the buildings in pieces? A. Excited B. Bored C. Scared 2. What the reason did the writer become a nurse? A. Because she liked working in hospitals B. Because she was touched by kindness C. Because her parents wanted her to be a nurse Read the passage and choose the right answer. What order does the passage follow? Time order. Carefull-reading Read para. 1 and answer the questions. Where and when did the disaster happen? It happened just before 2:30 pm in Wenchuan, the writer’s hometown. What was the writer doing when the ground shook? She was having a music lesson at school. What happened to her? She was thrown to the floor and shaking all over. Then, a pair of strong hands saved her. When the _______ happened, I was _______ all over with _____. Then, a pair of strong hands ___________ me and _______ me. earthquake shaking fear reached out to saved Carefull-reading The writer’s experience 1 _______, firemen, doctors and nurses Worked 2 _____________ to 3 _______ as many people as possible Deeply 4 _______ by their courage and hard work Decided to become one of them Graduated from college and became a 5_______ Read para. 2 and fill in the blanks. soldiers day and night save touched nurse Why did the writer decide to become a medical worker? Further thinking Sometimes there is a cause-and-effect relationship between two ideas. The writer was touched by the rescuers (like doctors and nurses) who helped in the Wenchuan earthquake So she decided to become a medical worker to pass on their kindness. Carefull-reading Read para. 3 and answer the questions. What did the writer do when she heard a hospital needed support? She signed up to help right away. Why did she want to help? She remembered the warm helping hands she got 12 years ago, so she wanted to offer her help. When I heard another hospital_______________, I offered my ____________ as soon as possible. needed support helping hand Carefull-reading Read para. 4 and choose true or false. ( )1. The writer thought the work was very easy. ( )2. Ye Man was both a patient teacher and a kind friend to the writer. ( )3. The connection between the writer and Ye Man began when the writer joined the hospital. ( )4. 12 years ago, Ye Man was a new nurse. F T F T The head nurse helped me a lot. And I was surprised to know she __________________ __________________to Wenchuan 12 years ago. had offered a helping hand Carefull-reading Read para. 5 and answer the questions. She feels lucky to have this amazing experience. What does “love leads to love” mean here? It means kindness from others makes people pass on kindness to more people, forming a circle of goodwill. Love _______ love, and so creates _______________ _______________. a circle of goodwill and kindness What is her feeling now? leads to Carefull-reading earthquake saved courage and hard work nurse support signed up to help a lot of help offered a helping hand be helped become a helper reunite with the helper Carefull-reading What kind of person do you think the writer is? P62 She is a grateful and kind person. She remembers the help she received and chooses to pass on the kindness by becoming a nurse to help others. 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" (usually because of surprise or urgency). They wanted to save as many people as possible after the Wenchuan earthquake. “The circle of goodwill” means that when people receive kindness and help from others, they are inspired to pass that kindness on to more people in need. Carefull-reading Pay attention to the following expressions. 在我的家乡 一跃而起 把某物（尤指建筑物）夷为废墟 向……伸出援手 争分夺秒 做出决定，拿定主意 大学毕业 立刻，马上 报名 决不，一点也不 引起，引发 被……深深打动 向……伸出援助之手 就像 Kindness is not just received but passed on One small act turns into an endless circle of warmth. Writing When did the writer help others? Where was the writer helped? Where did the writer help others? When was the writer helped? Whom did the writer help? What did others do to help people? What did the writer do to help? Who offered the help? What did it mean to the writer? What did it mean to the writer? What can you learn from the story? The helped The helper Fill in the chart according to the passage. During the Wenchuan earthquake In Wenchuan, at her school Soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses They raced against time to save people She was deeply touched and felt safe 12 years later At another hospital People in need at the hospital She worked as a nurse She feels lucky to pass on the kindness When we get help, we can help others to keep the kindness going. Post-reading Time order. Last year, on a rainy school day, I forgot my umbrella. I stood at the school gate, worried about getting wet. Then a junior student smiled and shared her umbrella with me. She walked me home, and I felt warm and cared for that day. Last month, it rained again when I waited at a bus stop. An old lady carrying heavy bags was getting soaked. I took out my umbrella, helped carry with her bags, and walked her home. She thanked me happily. I felt happy then— I was passing on the kindness I’d gotten. Small nice things can be shared easily, and they make everyone feel warm. Check. Did you: □ include all the information in the chart in Step 1? □ use the words and expressions from the reading passage? □ express your ideas about offering help? Share your story with the class. Must do: Write down your story. Try to retell the story according to the chart on Page 62. Choose to do: Search for more stories about passing on kindness. Homework EVCapture5.0.0软件录制 null 131792.8 $