Unit 6 Developing ideasⅠP89-91 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“太阳能在沙漠中的应用”展开，通过看图问答（太阳能项目、自然资源）和读思（能源使用变化）激活旧知，再以Mike父子沙漠经历的听力材料为支架，逐步过渡到宁夏太阳能公园的具体信息，构建从生活实例到实际项目的知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过听力主旨选择、问题-解决方案表格填空（如Mike的高温、手机没电问题及太阳能设备解决）等活动提升学生听辨与分析能力，结合宁夏太阳能公园案例渗透绿色发展的文化意识。采用任务型教学和合作对话（如Activity 8小组讨论其他能源），学生能在真实语境中运用语言，教师可依托结构化活动高效开展教学。

Unit 6 Developing ideasⅠ P89-91 Living with nature 1 Learning Objectives In this class, you will listen for the main idea and details. master the words and expressions you have learned. use expressions and sentence structures to describe solar energy in the desert. 2 Listening and speaking 3 Lead-in Look and say. 1. What’s this project for? It’s for producing energy. 2. What natural resource does it use? Sunlight. 3. What other natural resources can we use to produce energy? Coal, oil, natural gas, water, wind and wood. 4 Lead-in Read and think. How has people’s use of energy sources changed over time? DID YOU KNOW? The sun was our first energy source, giving us light and heat. Later, people learnt to use different natural materials for energy, such as wood and oil. Today, the effects of climate change require people to make cleaner choices. We are back to using the sun in a modern way! The sun was our first energy source. Later, people learnt to use different natural materials for energy. Today, we are back to using the sun in a modern way. 5 Activity 1 Listen to the radio and choose the main idea. a Mike and his dad want to learn more about the solar park. b Mike and his dad spend a day in the desert using only solar energy. c Mike and his dad are able to cook food and charge a phone using the sun. Mike: Wow! It's already hot at 8:00 am. Dad, can we really stay in the desert for a whole day? Dad: Don't worry . This part of the desert is safe…… Dad: Yes, of course . They're powered by the sun! They won't stop working with so much sunlight.…… Dad: Let's cook some beef with our solar cooker. Dad : It's OK. Look at these solar power banks . They use sunlight to make electricity . We can charge our phone with them.…… √ Activity 2 Listen again and complete the table. Activity 2 Listen again and complete the table. Mike: Wow! It's already hot at 8:00 am. Dad, can we really stay in the desert for a whole day? Dad: Don't worry . This part of the desert is safe. And I've made a lot of preparations. Here you are . These are hats with fans! Mike: That really helps me cool down! But can they work for a whole day? Dad: Yes, of course. They're powered by the sun! They won't stop working with so much sunlight. Mike's problems Dad's solutions It's so hot. They have hats with 1________. The hats can help Mike 2____________. They can work for 3____________. They are powered by the 4________. fans cool down a whole day sun Activity 2 Listen again and complete the outline for the news. [After four hours] Dad: It's noon. Let's take a break. Mike: What shall we have for lunch? Dad: Let's cook some beef with our solar cooker. Mike: That was quick! Mike's problems Dad's solutions He wants to have 5________. They have a solar cooker. They can cook some 6________ with it. It was quick. beef lunch Activity 2 Listen again and complete the outline for the news. Mike: Um , our phone is almost out of power... Dad : It's OK. Look at these solar power banks . They use sunlight to make electricity. We can charge our phone with them. Mike: Wow. The sun is so powerful . I really look forward to visiting the solar park here in Ningxia . I've just found a news report about it... Mike's problems Dad's solutions Their phone is almost 7____________. They have solar power 8________. They use 9__________ to make electricity . They can charge their phone. out of power banks sunlight Activity 3 Read and answer. Mike: Wow! It's already hot at 8:00 am. Dad, can we really stay in the desert for a whole day? Dad: Don't worry. This part of the desert is safe. And I've made a lot of preparations. Here you are . These are hats with fans! Mike: That really helps me cool down! But can they work for a whole day? Dad: Yes, of course. They're powered by the sun! They won't stop working with so much sunlight. [After four hours] Dad: It's noon. Let's take a break. Mike: What shall we have for lunch? Dad: Let's cook some beef with our solar cooker. Mike: That was quick! Um , our phone is almost out of power... Dad : It's OK. Look at these solar power banks . They use sunlight to make electricity. We can charge our phone with them. Mike: Wow. The sun is so powerful .I really look forward to visiting the solar park here in Ningxia . I've just found a news report about it... 1. Why does Mike worry about staying in the desert? Mike worries because it is already very hot at 8:00 am, and he is unsure if they can safely stay for a whole day. Activity 3 Read and answer. Mike: Wow! It's already hot at 8:00 am. Dad, can we really stay in the desert for a whole day? Dad: Don't worry. This part of the desert is safe. And I've made a lot of preparations. Here you are . These are hats with fans! Mike: That really helps me cool down! But can they work for a whole day? Dad: Yes, of course. They're powered by the sun! They won't stop working with so much sunlight. [After four hours] Dad: It's noon. Let's take a break. Mike: What shall we have for lunch? Dad: Let's cook some beef with our solar cooker. Mike: That was quick! Um , our phone is almost out of power... Dad : It's OK. Look at these solar power banks . They use sunlight to make electricity. We can charge our phone with them. Mike: Wow. The sun is so powerful .I really look forward to visiting the solar park here in Ningxia . I've just found a news report about it... 2. What special feature(特点) do the hats have, and how do they work? The hats have fans. They are powered by the sun and will not stop working with so much sunlight. Activity 3 Read and answer. Mike: Wow! It's already hot at 8:00 am. Dad, can we really stay in the desert for a whole day? Dad: Don't worry. This part of the desert is safe. And I've made a lot of preparations. Here you are . These are hats with fans! Mike: That really helps me cool down! But can they work for a whole day? Dad: Yes, of course. They're powered by the sun! They won't stop working with so much sunlight. [After four hours] Dad: It's noon. Let's take a break. Mike: What shall we have for lunch? Dad: Let's cook some beef with our solar cooker. Mike: That was quick! Um , our phone is almost out of power... Dad : It's OK. Look at these solar power banks . They use sunlight to make electricity. We can charge our phone with them. Mike: Wow. The sun is so powerful .I really look forward to visiting the solar park here in Ningxia . I've just found a news report about it... 3. What problem do they face with their phone at noon, and how do they solve it? Their phone is almost out of power. They solve it by using solar power banks, which use sunlight to make electricity for charging the phone. Activity 4 Listen to the radio and complete the notes. Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert. Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. Activity 4 Listen to the conversation and complete the diagram. What does it look like? Lots of solar panels 1_____ the sand . It looks like a shining 2_____ in the desert. It covers an area of 3_______ square kilometres. cover ocean 20 It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money. This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! Activity 4 Listen to the conversation and complete the diagram. How much energy can it provide? It can provide power for more than 4____________ every year. What's the environment around it? There are goji berries 5______ the panels. It has turned the 6______ into a garden. It can help improve the lives of 7_____ people. a million homes desert under local Activity 5 Read and answer. Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert.Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money.This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! 1. Where is the reporter reporting from? What does it look like? The reporter is reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world, located in Yinchuan, Ningxia. It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert. Activity 5 Read and answer. Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert.Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money.This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! 2. How large is the solar park, and how much power can it provide? The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year. Activity 5 Read and answer. Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert.Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money.This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! 3. What is under the solar panels? How does this help local people? Under the panels, the desert has been turned into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money, which helps improve the lives of local people. Activity 5 Read and answer. Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert.Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money.This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! 4. What new project is China building in Ningxia? In 2022, China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia, which will become the largest one in the country. Activity 5 Read and answer. Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert.Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money.This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! 5. What is the future vision for solar energy in Ningxia? The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China, and it represents a bright future. Activity 6 Listen again. Then talk about how the speaker draws the listener’s interest. Activity 7 Listen and repeat. Activity 8 Look and answer. 1. What natural resource is it? Water. 2. How do people get energy from it? People build dams and power stations to turn the energy of falling water into electricity. 3. What do people use the energy for? People use the energy to power homes, run factories, and so on. Activity 8 Work in pairs. Talk about another natural resource that we use for energy. What natural resources do we use for energy? ...is clean energy. Have you seen...? It's... Amazing. Do you know how...? A B A B Activity 8 Example A: What natural resources do we use for energy? B: Hydropower is clean energy. A: Have you seen the Baihetan Dam on the Jinsha River? It’s really powerful. B: Amazing. Do you know how it works? A: Yes. The dam holds lots of water. When the water is let out, it runs into a machine and makes electricity. Then the electricity is sent to people’s homes. B: That’s very interesting! Hydropower really helps us use natural resources wisely and protect our environment. Listening text Mike: Wow! It's already hot at 8:00 am. Dad, can we really stay in the desert for a whole day? Dad: Don't worry. This part of the desert is safe. And I've made a lot of preparations. Here you are . These are hats with fans! Mike: That really helps me cool down! But can they work for a whole day? Dad: Yes, of course. They're powered by the sun! They won't stop working with so much sunlight. [After four hours] Dad: It's noon. Let's take a break. Mike: What shall we have for lunch? Dad: Let's cook some beef with our solar cooker. Mike: That was quick! Um , our phone is almost out of power... Dad : It's OK. Look at these solar power banks . They use sunlight to make electricity. We can charge our phone with them. Mike: Wow. The sun is so powerful .I really look forward to visiting the solar park here in Ningxia . I've just found a news report about it... Listening text Reporter: Now I'm reporting from one of the biggest solar parks in the world. It's in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Lots of solar panels cover the sand... It looks like a shining ocean in the middle of the desert.Amazing! Let me tell you more. The park covers an area of 20 square kilometres. It can provide power for more than a million homes every year! Can you believe that? And the solar park is doing more than just providing power. Look under the panels. It has turned the desert into a garden of goji trees. Farmers can sell the goji berries for money.This can help improve the lives of local people. In 2022,China started to build a new desert solar panel base in Ningxia. It will become the largest one in the country. The solar energy in Ningxia will help power a greener China. What a bright future! Homework 1 2 记忆单词和短语并跟读听力文本。 根据本节课所学内容，整理问题What have you learnt about using natural resources in this section?的答案。。 Thank you! 30 null 86335.305 null 79830.18 null 13035.057 $