Unit4 Reading Plus课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“撒哈拉沙漠”主题，系统呈现其地理位置、地貌特征、生命适应及沙漠扩张等核心知识，通过“探索邀请”创设冒险情境，以Pre-reading介绍基础信息搭建学习支架，引导学生从整体感知到细节分析逐步深入文本。 其亮点在于融合思维品质（文本结构划分、创意发明任务）、文化意识（守护家园的环保理念）和学习能力（思维导图、分层作业）。通过视频拓展保护措施，表格梳理动植物适应方式，培养学生分析与创造能力，学生能提升语言运用与环保意识，教师可高效开展读写结合教学。

Reading Plus Miss Chen The Wonders of Nature Unit4 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Pre-reading This class, explorers, we’re going on an adventure to the largest hot desert in the world. Sand & Heat Magic, mystery and stories of thousands of years old 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Presentation Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. 1.What kind of passage is it? A.Exposition(说明文) B.Narration(记叙文） C. Argumentation(议论文） 2. Which kind of material is this text most likely from? A. A geography book. B. A history magazine C. A science report D. A tour guide 3. How many paragraphs are there? 6. Tip: The topic sentence usually lies at the beginning or the end of a paragraph. Read and answer Presentation Read and answer Match the main idea with each paragraph. How many parts can we divide the text into? What’s the structure of this passage? A. ①/ ②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①②/ ③④/ ⑤⑥ C. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥ Part 1:Basic facts-location,size, age Part 2: Environment-climate(气候) and landforms(地貌) Part 3: Life in the Desert-human life and animal life Part 4: Problem & Warning-desert growth Four. Location:__________________________ Size:______________________________ Age:______________________________ Climate:______________________________ Life: ______________________________ Animals:______________________________ Some basic facts of the Sahara Desert: in Africa 9,000,000 square kilometers at least 4.6 million years old hot and dry camels and Fennec foxes Skimming difficult; two million people live here and they usually move around. 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Careful-reading Located in Africa, the Sahara Desert spreads across 30 percent of the continent. This vast desert, also known as “the great desert” in Arabic, is about 9 million square kilometres in size. It is also at least 4.6 million years old. This means that it is one of the oldest places in the world. Read para.1 What does the underlined word “vast” mean? A. very big B.very cold C. very old Reading tip: use the definition or examples to help you understand the meaning of words. 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ All deserts are dry, and the Sahara is both dry and hot. It is the largest hot desert in the world. We may think that all deserts are hot, but in fact some deserts are very cold! Many scientists believe that Antarctica, for example, is a type of cold desert. Read para.2 and circle T and F In the world, all deserts are dry and hot. T F Sahara is the largest cold desert in the world. T F Antarctica is a kind of cold desert. T F some deserts are very cold hot Careful-reading 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Most of the Sahara is rocky ground. But there are also places with grass, lakes, mountains, and even sand seas. A sand sea is just what it sounds like—it looks like a sea of sand! When the wind blows, the sand looks like waves. Read para.3 What is the Sahara like? It’s rocky ground and there are also places with grass, lakes, mountains, and even sand seas. sand seas with waves Careful-reading 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Presentation Read Part. 4&5 and complete the table. Category Special ways to survive People Move ____________________. Live ___________ all year round. Camels Can go for a long time ____________________. Can drink __________________ of water in 13 minutes when they do find water. Fennec foxes Have large ears to help their bodies ___________. from place to place near water without drinking water more than 100 litres stay cool Life in the Sahara is difficult, but people and animals adapt to survive. Careful-reading 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Presentation Read para.6 and answer the questions. 1. How much larger is the Sahara than about a century ago? It is now about 10 per cent larger than it was about a century ago. Careful-reading Presentation Look and think Desert growth 8.2 million square kilometers about 1920 Today ? Sahara Desert area: 8.2 + 8.2 × 10% = 9.02 9.02 million square kilometers ► Reasons: ___________________________________________ ► Future warning: ___________________________________________ 根据美国《气候》杂志的研究数据 一个世纪前（约1920年）：面积约为 820万平方公里 Climate change / hotter summers, less rain If we don’t take effective measures, the desert will keep growing. What other reasons might cause the Sahara to grow? Our country has taken some measures to fight against the desert. Can you name some of them? Do you think they can be used to stop the growing of the Sahara? 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Presentation Watch and think Measures Plant more trees and grass Make laws Save water Build windbreaks ... With the development of our country and high technology, what kind of thing would you like to invent to stop the Sahara or other deserts from growing ? Creative-thinking 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Presentation Let’s cherish our earth and fight climate change to keep our world green and beautiful. Protecting the desert is protecting our home; small actions today can stop the sand from swallowing tomorrow’s hope. 守护沙漠，就是守护我们共同的家园，今日的微小行动，能阻止黄沙吞噬明日的希望。 Must-do 必做 1.Draw a mind map of the passage and write down at least 3 useful ways to protect the deserts. Choose to do 选做 1. Search for more information online about the Sahara and make a poster to call on people to help it. Homework 小红书：Christina在努力｜原创课件 更多教学资源可以关注分享～ Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf59.14.100 $