Unit 6 Learning by doing — Reading 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

What activities can you see in the video? Have you ever taken part in an English Week at school? What did you do? Watch and answer Reading Learning by doing Unit 6 我们如何能让英语学习既有意义又充满乐趣？ Key question How can we make English learning meaningful and fun？ Q：What are the students doing there？ They are holding English Week activities. Unit objectives After learning this unit, I can: introduce the school’s English Week activities. talk about the benefits of learning English. try different ways to make English learning meaningful and fun. understand the importance of using English in real-life situations. 理解在真实生活场景中运用英语的重要性。 介绍学习的英语周活动。 谈论学习英语的益处。 尝试不同的方法让英语学习变得有意义且有趣。 First thoughts speaking competition 演讲比赛 poster design competition 海报设计大赛 treasure hunt 寻宝游戏 spelling bee 拼写比赛 stage play 舞台剧 book fair 书展 正面看法：I love these activities! They are fun and they can... 辨证看法：Sometimes I feel shy to... listen to English songs read English storybooks watch English cartoons or movies keep an English diary 基础好处：English helps me talk with people from other countries, learn new things from the internet, and travel around the world easily. 生活帮助：When I watch foreign cartoons or read foreign books, English helps me understand them better. 文化层面：Telling Chinese stories in English helps more people know about Chinese culture and makes our country better known to the world. Benefits of learning English 基础好处：English helps me talk with people from other countries, learn new things from the internet, and travel around the world easily. 生活帮助：When I watch foreign cartoons or read foreign books, English helps me understand them better. 文化层面：Telling Chinese stories in English helps more people know about Chinese culture and makes our country better known to the world. What makes a successful English Week? What stories about China can you tell in English? What ideas do you have for English Week? What can you learn from reading fairy tales? 怎样才能举办一次成功的英语周? 你能用英语讲述哪些关于中国的故事? 你对英语周有什么想法? 你能从阅读童话故事中学到什么? Match the pictures with the activities. spelling bee stage play book fair speaking competition poster design competition treasure hunt 1 2 3 4 5 6 Have you ever taken part in English Week? What different kinds of activities are there in English Week? Before you read 1 2 3 4 5 6 It is English Week at Yangguang Junior High School, and the students are taking part in some fun activities. Label the activities with the phrases below. Look and match a treasure hunt a speaking competition a stage play a book fair spelling bee a poster design competition Which activities would you like to take part in? Why? I’d like to take part in the treasure hunt. In this activity, the students try to figure out clues in teams and find the treasure. The clues are in English, so it’s quite a fun activity! 6 Which activity would you like to take part in? 破解线索 / 解开提示 figure out （经过思考、推理) 弄懂/弄明白； 推理出；破解 (难题/ 谜题/线索) Sentence patterns spelling bee stage play book fair speaking competition poster design competition treasure hunt 1 2 3 4 5 6 I’d like to take part in ... In this activity, the students try to ... ... so it’s quite a fun activity! Which activity would you like to take part in? Look and share Look at the instructions on page 85. Then make a choice of the best answer. （ ）Which type of writing is this passage? A. An online news report B. A personal diary C. A science fiction story D. A fairy tale Look and predict What is an online news report? What information can we usually find in it? A title Key elements in news reports When journalists write news reports, they have to answer these questions: 1. Who was involved(参与其中；涉及)? 2. What happened? 3. When did it happen? 4. Where did it happen? 5. Why did it happen? 6. How did it happen? n.记者 =reporter Listen and read 5W1H Paragraph Para. 1 • Para. 2 • Paras. 3-4 • Para. 5 • Main idea • Students’ feelings and experiences • Background and theme of English Week • The teacher’s opinion on English Week • Different activities in English Week Skim and match the main idea of the text and each paragraph. Fast-reading ( )1. What's the main idea of the passage? A. A school's plan of next year. B. A winner of a poster design competition. C. English Week at a junior high school. D. Some students' opinions on English Week. C Task 1 Task 2 Read and fill the gap. Last week Yangguang junior High School promoting cultural exchange students, teachers Read para. 1 and answer the questions. Task 3 1:Why did the students work hard for English Week? They worked hard to make their English Week a big success. Last week, students at Yangguang Junior High School worked hard to make their English Week a big success. This year’s theme was “promoting cultural exchange”. Read and answer work hard to do sth. 努力做某事 make...a big success 使…… 大获成功 促进文化交流 ( )2.Why was English Week held? A. To give speeches to students. B. To sell popular English books. C. To help share different cultures. D. To introduce technological developments. C Last week, students at Yangguang Junior High School worked hard to make their English Week a big success. This year’s theme was “promoting cultural exchange”. Practice work hard to do sth. 努力做某事 make...a big success 使…… 大获成功 促进文化交流 ( ) 1.Many volunteers work hard ____ the old people in the community. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped ( ) 2.The team tried their best and finally ______ in winning the game. It was a great ______ for them. A. succeeded; success B. successful; success C. succeeded; successful D. success; succeeded B A Read paras. 2&3 and choose and answers. 1.How many events and activities were held during the week ?( ) A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six 2.Which of the following best describes Zhang Xin? ( ) A. Helpful and brave. B. Funny but careless. C. Creative and open­minded. D. Hard­working but shy. C C Read and choose Task 4 Read paras. 2&3 again and answer the questions. 1. What did students talk about in the speaking competition? 2. What made the stage play special? 3. What was Zhang Xin’s poster about? About recent technological developments in China and abroad. The students designed the costumes themselves and had great fun acting in the play. His poster was about the Silk Road. Read and answer Task 5 Language points There be ...主谓一致 a number of ...几个；若干 [辨]the nember of ... ...的数量 some...other +n.(复); 一些...其他... =some...others... choice n.选择 recently adv.最近 技术发展 国内外=home and abroad put on a play 表演戏剧 =by themselves 自主；独自 have great fun doing sth.做某事很有意思 There were a number of events and activities during the week. There was an English book fair and a treasure hunt. Some students took part in a speaking competition. They spoke for two minutes on a topic of their choice, and there were wonderful speeches about recent technological developments in China and abroad. Other students put on an English play. They designed the costumes themselves and had great fun acting in the play. Language points ① ①【句型】One of the +最高级 +n.(复) +谓语动词 (单) .... One of the most popular sports in our school is basketball. 在我们学校最受欢迎的运动之一是篮球比赛。 One of ______________ (popular) activities ______ (be) the treasure hunt. One of the ______ (good) speakers in our class ______ (be) Su Mei. One of the _____________ (interesting) topics ___ (be) about the Silk Road. the most popular is best is most interesting is speak to 采访；证实 It is great to do 做某事感觉太棒了 了解；学习 贸易路线 One of the most popular activities was a poster design competition. We spoke to the winner, Zhang Xin. “I’m so happy I won,” he said. “I made a poster about the Silk Road. It was great to learn about this important network of trade routes between China and Europe.” Read paras. 4&5 and answer the question. 1.Who did they speak to? They spoke to several other students and teachers. 2.What did the teachers think of the result? 3.Why does the writer include the last two paragraphs? ( ) A. To introduce school teachers. B. To list more English activities. C. To share students' experiences. D. To show English Week's benefits. They were happy with it. D Task 6 Language points 其他几位 a chance to do 做某事的机会 提升英语口语能力 be happy with 对...感到满意 对...来说是绝佳的机会 practise doing 练习做某事 收获宝贵的文化知识 no wonder+陈述句；难怪 期待；盼望 look forward to doing We spoke to several other students about English Week. One of them was Su Mei. “It gave me a chance to learn about other parts of the world, and it has really helped me improve my English speaking skills. I didn’t know that learning could be this fun!” The teachers were all very happy with the result. “English Week is a great opportunity for students: they get to take part in fun activities, practise using English and acquire valuable cultural knowledge at the same time,” said a teacher. “No wonder everyone is looking forward to next year’s event!” Read paras. 4&5 and answer the question. What did the students and teachers think about English Week? Find quotes in the news report to support the opinion. P86-2 Opinion: It’s fun! Opinion: It’s valuable! Quotes: Quotes: Task 7 What does the title mean? The title means English Week is a chance for students to show their best work and be proud. "Shine" means to show your best abilities, to stand out, and to feel proud and successful. Complete the notes with the information from the news report on page 85. Retell P86 1 Who Students at Yangguang Junior High School. Two students interviewed by the reporter: (1)_________________ Where (2)___________________________________ What (3)_______________________ When Last week Why An opportunity to practise (4) ______________ and acquire (5)_________________ How A number of events and activities: • an English book fair • (6) ___________________________ • (7) ___________________________ • (8) ___________________________ • (9) ___________________________ Zhang Xin and Su Mei Yangguang Junior High School English Week valuable cultural knowledge an English play using English a treasure hunt a speaking competition a poster design competition Task 4 P86 3 Set up a language corner If your school asks you to provide suggestions on improving English Week, what would you suggest? ... ... Your ideas Add a movie night Host a talent show Summary In this class, we have learned new words and expressions in this unit. the detailed information and the structure of the text. useful expressions of aciticities about school’s English Week. some important language points in the text. 个人作业（必做） 小组作业（可选） 1.自主朗读本课单词和课文，朗读2遍，模仿语调，把握单词的读音和句子的停顿。 尝试给学校写一封建议信，用英文表达你对我们学校英语节的看法，并对英语周活动提一些建设性意见。 2.完成大本 Reading部分练习。 Homework EV录屏5.3.7软件录制 Lavf58.33.100 本视频由湖南一唯信息科技开发的EV录屏软件录制, www.ieway.cn $