Unit 5 Period 2 Reading课件 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

Reading Unit 5 Looking into nature 学习目标 Be able to introduce the basic information about the discovery, such as its name and relevant figures. Be able to describe the uniqueness or significance of the discovery. Be able to elaborate on personal gains or inspirations. 3 2 1 1.What is it? 2.Where can you see it? 3.Why do people study it? It is a dinosaur. In the museum. To learn more about dinosaurs and the past. 新课讲授 Pre-reading What other things can tell us about the past? 1.What are they? 2.What can you see in them? Two beautiful pieces of amber. Some feathers. Is amber about things in the past or things in the future? It is about things in the past. It can tell us how things have changed over time. What is the passage about? The passage is about how amber helps scientists unlock the secrets of nature. It serves as a window on the past and leads to important discoveries. It also shows how life has changed over time, offering a key to understanding the history of species. Task 1 Read the passage quickly and answer. 1.How many secrets are mentioned in the passage? 2.What are they? Three. The secret about the dinosaur, the secret about the flower and the secret about the ants. While-reading The secret about the dinosaur: Paragraphs ______ The secret about the flower: Paragraph_______ The secret about the ants: Paragraph ________ 1-2 3 4 Task 2 Read the passage quickly and match. Task 3.1 Read the paras. 1-2 carefully and fill in the blanks. What's in the amber? Where was it found? What did scientists find through it? What secret does it tell? A dinosaur tail with feathers. In Southeast Asia. Dinosaurs had feathers. What dinosaurs looked like. What's in the amber? Where was it found? What did scientists find through it? What secret does it tell? Task 3.2 Read the para. 3 carefully and fill in the blanks. A flower. In Northern Europe. The flower grew there 35 million years ago. Life on earth has always changed. What's in the amber? Where was it found? What did scientists find through it? What secret does it tell? Task 3.3 Read the para. 4 carefully and fill in the blanks. 13 ants. In Africa. The ants are a completely new species. Ants did not only come from the northern half of the earth; they also lived in Africa. There are many unknown species for us to discover. What does the writer compare amber to? A window on the past and a key to unlock more secrets of nature. Task 3.4 Read the para. 5 carefully and fill in the blanks. Task 4 Complete the diagram with the correct form of the words and expressions from the passage. Amber shows us 1________caught in time. It shows us what ancient species looked like. 2__________a piece of amber, scientists know that dinosaurs had feathers. It helps us understand that life on earth has 3_____________. A piece of amber proves that a species of flower grew in Northern Europe 4__________ years ago. secrets Thanks to always changed 35 million More than 300 6_________ species have been discovered. It helps us discover new species. Scientists found a new species of 7_________ in a piece of amber from Africa. Amber is a(n) 8__________on the past, and a key to unlock more secrets of 9_______. unknown ants window nature 14 Think and share I feel the beginning is vivid, interesting and exciting. It creates a clear picture of a dinosaur in my mind, catch my attention and makes me curious about what will happen next. 1) What do you think of Paragraph 1? Why does the writer begin like this? Learning to think for question 1 Writers have different writing styles. They use different methods to achieve their goals. These goals include making the text alive, making their arguments strong, getting readers' attention, etc. Post-reading 2.What are some other ways for you to learn about natures secrets? We can learn about nature's secrets by reading,visiting museums, exploring the outdoors, doing research or doing experiments. Most of us have been to museums. Have you ever wondered whether the things shown in museums are completely right or not? What did you learn? Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. — Frank Borman (弗兰克·博尔曼，宇航员) 译：探索，正是人类精神的本质。 English Proverb ✍ Work in groups to carry out the “Amber Research Project”. The group members need to collect information related to amber ( such as more amber research cases, characteristics of amber from different regions), and then make posters. Homework null Blues 170771.3 $