Unit4 Section A 2a-2e（课件）-2025-2026学年八年级英语上册（人教版）

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals What can plants and animals do? Section A 2a-2e Amazing Plants& Animals Expert Wanted 神奇动植物专家招募 Target Participants: Junior High School Students (Grade 8) If you can listen for the key words to get information about bamboo.  talk about the amazing things about bamboo with correct superlatives. make up a conversation to introduce bamboo and its importance. understand the cultural meaning and the importance of bamboo. Then you will be the Amazing Bamboo Expert（神奇竹子专家）. Come to be a younger Plants and Animals Expert! Amazing Plants& Animals Expert Wanted 招募神奇动植物专家 Let's guess! Panpan is a cute panda. Can you guess where I met him? I have a friend. Chen Jie：Who's my friend? He is black and white. And he likes eating bamboo. Do you know who he is? He is my friend Panpan. Lead-in He is from the ____________ in Sichuan. There is a painting of _________ on it. Where does Panpan come from? Bamboo Sea 四川竹海 What can you see on the folding fan? bamboo 一幅竹子画 Watch and answer What do you know about the bamboo? 1. Why does bamboo often appear(出现) in Chinese paintings? It is one of the most (广受欢迎的)subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a symbol of (美德)in Chinese culture. popular 2. Some facts about bamboo ... ...的象征 The Bamboo Sea in Sichuan is the (最古老的) and (最大的)bamboo forest in China. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Also, it’s one of the ___________(最有用的) plants in the world. oldest largest most useful 生长最快的 goodness What do you know about the bamboo? People can use it to build houses and make and ___________. And it is also food for pandas and people. tools instruments /tuːl/ 工具，手段 /ˈɪnstrəmənt/乐器 3. What do people use bamboo for? houses instruments tools food (bamboo shoot) It’s one of the most useful plants in the world. 竹笋 Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful! Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year. Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it. Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a __________of goodness in Chinese culture. Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan? Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the __________ and __________ bamboo forest in China. I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there. Ella: Really? Like what? Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the _______________ plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right? Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious. symbol largest oldest most useful 2a 美德的象征 生长最快的 一幅竹子画 竹海 竹林 竹笋 Listen and fill Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful! Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year. Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it. Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a _________ of goodness in Chinese culture. Ella: I didn’t know that before. So, where did you get that fan? Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the ___________ and ___________ bamboo forest in China. I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there. Ella: Really? Like what? Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. Also, it’s one of the ____________ plants in the world. People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right? Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They’re really delicious. Think symbol most useful Bamboo is one of the most amazing plants in the world. largest oldest How does Chen Jie describe（描述） bamboo? famous bamboo forest 著名的竹林 growth features 生长特点 uses 用途 cultural meanings 文化意义 Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful! Chen Jie: Thanks. It’s a folding fan. I bought it last year. Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it. 2d Evaluation Stars Logical contents（内容） Good pronunciation（语音） Nice intonation（语调） Eye contact（眼神交流） Imagine you are a tour guide at the Bamboo Sea and your partner is a foreign tourist. Make up a conversation about bamboo. 2e Group work 外国游客 A: Welcome to the Bamboo Sea! I’m your tour guide today. I’d love to share all the interesting things about bamboo with you. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have. B: Bamboo seems to be a very popular plant in China. Can you tell me why the Chinese people like bamboo so much? A: Well, ____________________________________________. B: Is the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan the ________________ in China? A:Yes. ____________________ and _____________________. B: What do people use bamboo for? A: _____________________________________. cultural meanings文化意义 四川竹林的特点 growth features生长特点 uses用途特点 feel free (to do sth) 可以随便 做某事 Assessment ☆☆☆ 1. Fluent expression（流畅表达） 2.Rich content（内容丰富） 3. Active cooperation（积极合作） 4. Good performance（表现良好） Show Time Think: What can you learn from bamboo? being strong and tough staying green all year growing fast staying useful staying helpful Just like bamboo grows fast and stays useful, we should keep growing, stay helpful, and be a “wonderful plant” in our life. Summary 1. Bamboo is one of subjects in Chinese paintings. 2.The Bamboo Sea in Sichuan is and bamboo forest in China. 3. Bamboo is one of plants. 4. Bamboo is one of plants. the most popular largest the fastest-growing the most useful the oldest cultural meanings 文化意义 famous bamboo forest 著名的竹林 growth features 生长特点 uses 用途 How well can you do these things? Very well OK Need work 1. I can listen for the key words to get information about bamboo. 2.I can talk about the amazing things about bamboo with correct superlatives. 3. I can make up a conversation to introduce bamboo and its importance. 4. I can understand the cultural meaning and the importance of bamboo. Reflection Homework Must do: 1. Read and role-play the conversation 2a after class. 2. Make a bamboo poster: Write 3-5 sentences to introduce bamboo.(从文化意义、著名竹林、生长特征和用途几个维度) Choose to do: 1. Search the goodness of bamboo.(如：四季常青象征希望) 2. Surf the internet to learn about the "Four Gentlemen" (四君子). Think What other amazing plants or popular subjects in chinese paintings do you know? the Four Gentlemen plum(梅) [plʌm] orchid(兰) /ˈɔːkɪd/ bamboo(竹) chrysanthemum(菊) [krɪˈsænθəməmz 四君子 Thank you 汇报人：Fancy Zhou Lavf58.46.101 Lavf58.20.100 $