Unit5 Reading for writing 课件2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然探索”主题，通过植物探险家王文采的故事，引导学生学习描述探险家的工作、成就及品质，掌握写作基本结构。课堂导入采用视频提问，结合“plants”“discover”等词汇辅助，通过段落结构分析、词汇填空、写作模板（如Jane Goodall表格）搭建学习支架，衔接阅读输入与写作输出。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质培养。细读环节设计主题句分析、困难应对等问题，提升学生逻辑思维；写作任务提供表格支架，引导运用“with great passion”等表达，强化语言运用。融入中国科学家事迹，增强家国情怀，学生能提升写作与探究能力，教师可直接使用结构化资源提高教学效率。

Looking into nature Reading for writing Unit 5 In this unit, you will be able to： understand the story about a plant explorer —Wang Wencai use words to describe the explorer's work, achievements, and personal qualities. master the basic structure of writing. write a story about a nature explorer. But who are the people behind these discoveries? Let's meet a real-life nature explorer today. Keeper of ____ Prover of ______ Discoverer of _____ Amber helps us explore nature's secrets. Time Change Life The secrets of Amber 时间的守护者，变迁的见证者，生命的探寻者 Look at the video and answer the questions. What do you think the person’s job might be? How would you describe the person? Use the words and expressions to help you. plants study discover carry on with lifelong exploration love of nature Lead in Analyze the structure of the passage. Introduction: Who/where/when What happened: What to explore, Achievements and Difficulties Opinion of his character Summary on his passing What do you think the person’s job might be? He was Wang Wencai—a plant scientist. How would you describe the person? He might be a person with lifelong exploration spirit and a great love of nature. fast-reading Read para 1 carefully and answer the question. careful-reading What was Wang Wencai interested in? He was interested in nature and plants. What does the writer mean by “made plants his life” ? It means Wang Wencai devoted his whole life to studying and exploring plants. 王文采把一生都奉献给了植物的研究与探索。 Read para 2 carefully and answer the question. careful-reading What's the topic sentence of this paragraph? For over 70 years, Professor Wang explored China’s plants with great passion and hard work. He became seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan and nearly died. After losing sight in his right eye, he didn't let anybody know and used a magnifier to carry on with his research for another 10 years. What difficulties did he meet? He also lost sight in his right eye at the age of 83. How did he deal with these difficulties? What award did he receive? We've seen his external challenges. Now, let's explore his inner world. It means he didn't talk much about his achievements. He didn't seek attention or praise. Read para 3 carefully and answer the question. careful-reading What award did he receive? He received the First Class Award of the National Natural Science Award twice. What does “quiet about” mean? What expression is similar to “quiet about”? Read para 4 carefully and answer the question. careful-reading What does Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony tell about Wang Wencai? Why does the writer mention the seasons in the last paragraph? The writer mentions the seasons to make a peaceful and beautiful picture. Wang Wencai was born in early summer and passed away in autumn, just like plants grow and sleep with the seasons. Complete the blanks with the words and expressions from the passage. the fields discoverd and named great passion and hard work fell seriously ill carried on with personal honour or wealth the team had no idea plants twice What does the title of the passage mean? The title means that plants are important in Wang Wencai’s life. It also suggests that Wang spent his whole life studying plants. Read the passage and check your answers. 但是，有一人把他的兴趣一直带到了田野。 满腔热忱，辛勤探索中国的植物 Plants for life 1 Nature presents us with endless wonders. Most people get interested and ask questions. But one person took his interest all the way to the fields. He was born in the flowering season of early summer, and made plants his life. This person was Wang Wencai. 2 For over 70 years, Professor Wang explored China’s plants with great passion and hard work. 开展研究 在偏僻的山林里度过了数年 手拿着放大镜，他继续深耕研究…… 很少考虑个人荣誉或财富 几乎没有提及这件事 He discovered and named about 1,370 new plant species. To carry out his research, he spent years in wild mountains and forests. Once, he fell seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan. Though he nearly died, Wang never stopped his work. He lost sight in his right eye at the age of 83. But he didn't let anybody know. With a magnifier in hand, he still carried on with his research for another 10 years. 3 Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or wealth. Although he received the First Class Award of National Natural Science Awards twice, he hardly mentioned it. 甚至他的孙女都不知道。 王教授也是如此。（倒装句） 他一生对大自然的探索和热爱 For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. In fact, Wang was always quiet about his achievements. He was such a great scientist. But for a long time, even his granddaughter had no idea. 4 Plants grow and sleep with the seasons. So did Professor Wang. He passed away at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn. When people came to say goodbye, they didn't hear any sad notes. Instead, they got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. This was Wang's favourite piece of music. It softly told people about his lifelong exploration and love of nature. be born in... 出生于…… 初夏 make... one's life 把……当作一生的事业 with great passion and hard work 带着激情，努力工作 carry out research 开展研究 carry on (with sth) 继续做；坚持干 患重病 野外考察 lose sight 失明 巨大的成功 let sb. know 让某人知道 属于 keep/be quiet about sth 对……守口如瓶；不声张 去世 终身探索 explore v. 探索；考察 exploration n. 探究;探索 win/receive/get an award 赢得 / 得到 / 获得奖项 Pay attention to the following expressions. post-reading Writing Write a story about a nature explorer. Write the story with the help of the table. Think of a story about a nature explorer and complete the table. Who: When: Where: What happened: 1) What did he/she plan to explore? 2) What difficulties did he / she meet? 3) What was the result? What's your opinion of him / her? Jane Goodall, a famous animal explorer from England for over 60 years Africa 1) She planned to study chimpanzees in the wild and understand their behavior. very hot weather in the forest/dangerous animals/lived alone in the jungle/... She discovered chimpanzees could make and use tools. She wrote many books about chimpanzees. ... patient, brave, and kind Her love for animals inspires me to care for nature. Jane Goodall 珍妮·古道尔 Jane Goodall is a famous animal explorer from England. She loved animals and wanted to study chimpanzees in the wild. In 1960, Jane went to Africa to study chimpanzees. She faced hot weather and dangerous animals, but she was not afraid. Jane made an amazing discovery—chimpanzees could use tools. This changed how people see animals. Jane has studied chimpanzees for over 60 years. She writes books and teaches people to protect animals and the environment. I admire Jane Goodall deeply. She is patient, brave, and kind. She shows me that hard work and love can help us achieve great things. Her love for animals inspires me to care for nature. Must do: Introduce Wang Wencai to your family or friends. Choose to do: Search for information about another nature explorer. Homework null 159224.05 $