Unit7 Section A (3a-3c) 课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

八年级下册英语人教版 Unit 7 A Good Read A Good Read A Good Read 第四课时 1a-2c Section B –What can we learn from great books? Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. comprehend the plot of The Secret Garden. 2. understand the cause-and-effect relationships by matching events in the story with their consequences. 3. develop literary appreciation by discussing and sharing opinions on your favourite characters and what you learn from the story. Have you read these books? Warming up Have you read any of these books? Share what you know about them. 1a • My Childhood • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz • A Dream of Red Mansions • Treasure Island • Red Star over China • The Secret Garden Have you read any of these books?Share what you know about them. 1a I’ve read some parts of A Dream of Red Mansions. It’s one of the greatest Chinese classic novels. It describes the life of the Jia family and reflects the social situation of the Qing Dynasty. The characters are very vivid, especially Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu. I’ve heard of Treasure Island and plan to read it. It’s a famous adventure novel about a boy who goes on a treasure hunt. The story is full of exciting moments like fights with pirates, and it shows the importance of courage and wisdom. I’ve read The Secret Garden. It’s a beautiful story about a girl named Mary who finds a hidden garden. She becomes kind and happy while taking care of the garden, and she also helps a sick boy get better. The book tells us that nature and friendship can heal our hearts. Imagine you heard someone crying, what would you do? Following the sound you find an un-known place but it is locked, what will you do? Open it or just go away? Have you read any of these books? Share what you know about them. Writer Frances Hodgson Burnett （弗朗西丝・霍奇森・伯内特） Main subject A lonely girl finds a locked garden. With friends, she brings the garden back to life and becomes happy again. Book The Secret Garden 《秘密花园》 语篇分析 Why：传播经典，激发阅读原著的兴趣，探索其中的人文精神，引发对自然和生命的思考。 What：本语篇是小说《秘密花园》的故事概要。讲述了玛丽在姨父家发现并修复秘密花园，过程中结识朋友、治愈表弟，让花园和人物都重获新生的故事。 Read the summary of the story The Secret Garden. 1b Read the summary quickly and circle the characters in the story. 1b Mary Colin cousin couple Colin’s mom (dead) Colin’s dad Uncle son friend Dickon 1c Read the summary again. Complete the story mountain of The Secret Garden. Analysing a plot A plot is a list of events that happen in a story. A plot usually has five parts. These parts combine to create a story that keeps the readers interested. A B C Beginning Problem/ Surprising event Build up Mary goes to live with __________ after her parents’ death. One day, she finds __________ to a secret garden. It looks bad because no one has ____________ the plants. her uncle an old key She works hard with __________________ to make the garden beautiful again. Later, she meets ______________ who is unhappy and weak. taken care of her new friend Dickon her cousin Colin D E Climax Ending Her cousin grows _______ and soon he can _______ again. Her uncle ___________ and everyone lives together happily. stronger walk was surprised Analysing a plot Read the summary again.Complete the story mountain of The Secret Garden. How to Analyze a Plot (分析情节的方法) 1. 识别开端（Beginning/Exposition） 核心：介绍故事的背景、人物、时间和地点，交代故事的起点。 • 举例：《秘密花园》中，Mary 的父母去世后，她前往叔叔 Mr Craven 的庄园生活，这就是故事的开端，交代了主角的处境和故事发生的场景。 2. 找出冲突/意外事件（Problem/Inciting Incident/Surprising Event） • 核心：故事的导火索，出现矛盾、问题或意外，推动情节发展。 • 举例：Mary 发现了秘密花园的钥匙/门，而花园因无人照料变得荒芜，这是引发后续情节的关键意外事件。 3. 梳理发展（Build-up/Rising Action） 核心：主角为解决冲突采取的行动，情节逐步升级，出现新的人物或事件。• 举例：Mary 和 Dickon 一起打理花园，之后遇到体弱多病、郁郁寡欢的表弟 Colin，这些事件让情节不断推进。 4. 定位高潮（Climax） • 核心：故事的转折点，矛盾达到最激烈的程度，是情节的核心高潮部分。 • 举例：Colin 在花园的陪伴下变得健康强壮，甚至重新学会走路，这是《秘密花园》情节的最高潮。 5. 解读结局（Ending/Resolution）核心：冲突得到解决，故事落下帷幕，交代人物的最终结局。 • 举例：Mary 的叔叔回到庄园，发现花园和 Colin 的变化，一家人幸福地生活在一起，这是故事的结局。 • 关注人物动机：分析角色的行为背后的原因，理解情节推进的逻辑。 • 寻找伏笔与呼应：故事中前期的细节可能在后期有呼应，这是情节设计的关键。 • 总结主题：通过情节分析，提炼故事想要表达的核心思想（如《秘密花园》的“自然的治愈力”）。 1. Mary's parents pass away. 2. The garden reminds Mary's uncle of his dead wife. 3. No one takes care of the garden. 4. Colin thinks he is sick. 5. Colin has lived alone since his mother's death. 6. Colin spends time in the garden. A. Colin is unhappy and often cries at night. B. Mary goes to live in her uncle's house. C. The garden is in bad condition. D. Colin never tries to walk. E. Colin grows stronger and happier. F. Mary's uncle locks up the garden. Read again. Match the causes with the effects. 1d Causes Effects B F C D A E ①Mary and Dickon work together to make the garden beautiful   again. ②Mary discovers the key to the locked secret garden. ③Mary’s parents die and she moves to live with her uncle,  Mr Craven. ④Colin recovers and starts walking in the garden. ⑤Mary finds her cousin Colin, who has lived in a hidden room for a long time. A. ③②①⑤④ B. ②③①④⑤ C. ③①②⑤④ D. ①③②④⑤ Which is the correct order of the following events according  to the passage? 1e Discuss the questions. 1. Who is your favourite character? Why？ 2. Why do you think the book is named The Secret Garden? My favourite character is Mary Lennox. Because she is brave and kind. Because the garden is a key element in the story. 3. What have you learnt from this story? From this story, I’ve learnt that nature has a magical healing power. /I’ve learnt that friendship is very important. Vocabulary in Use 2a Change these nouns into adjectives by adding the suffixes -al, -ish, -y, -ful, -ous, or -ive. Add other adjectives with the same suffixes. -ous -ful -y -ive -ish mysterious painful funny effective selfish natural dangerous, famous sunny, lucky active, creative childish, foolish helpful, careful Is each underlined word anoun oraverb?Write Nfor a noun orVfora verb. 1.In the story,aliens were planning to attack ( V )the earth.Luckily, people stopped the attack ( N )in time. 2.A book report ( N )gives you information about the book and the reader's opinion about it.People often report ( V )on a favourite book or one they have read recently. 3.In Oliver Twist,bad people often used force ( N )to make Oliver do bad things for them.They even forced (V )him into a house to steal things! 4.At the school meeting,the librarian stated ( V )that many of the library books were in a terrible state ( N ). 5.The writer based ( V )his new novel in London,and he used London’s history as the base ( N )of his story. Many people consider Journey to the West to be one of the greatest Chinese classic novels of all time.The story is the base of several TV dramas, films,and plays.In the story,Tang Sanzang and three other characters are on a(n) adventure .Sun Wukong is the most powerful of them all,and he uses his powers toattack their enemies.However,he was also very naughty at the start of the story.Thisforced the kind and gentle Tang Sanzang to punish him.The second character,Zhu Bajie,is lazy but kind.And the last character,Sha Wujing,is quiet and hard-working.The four characters experience many difficulties on their journey.Although they have their own weaknesses ,when they work together,nobody can defeat them!Together, they achieve their final goal and prove themselves to be a good team. 2c Complete the passage with the correct forms ofthe wordsin the box. prove force attack adventure weak base punish Summary Beginning Problem/ surprising event Buid-up Climax Ending Mary goes to live with her uncle after her parents’ death. One day, she finds an old key to a secret garden. It looks bad because no one has taken care of the plants. She works hard with Dickon to make the garden beautiful again. Later, she meets Colin who is unhappy and weak. Her cousin grows stronger and soon he can walk/run again. Her uncle returns home, and everyone lives together happily. 1. He looks unhappy and ______ because he has lived alone since his mother's death. A. strong B. weak C. healthy D. outgoing 2. This is the ______ this book. It tells us what the book is about. A. introduction to B. introduction of C. introduce to D. introduce of B A 单项选择。 Exercise Master the new words and expressions. Write a short passage to retell the story. Homework feixianglaoshi.com 立即体验 13692.0 feixianglaoshi.com 立即体验 $