Unit 4 Helping out Starting out + Understanding ideas Readig 课件 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“Helping out”主题，聚焦帮助他人的语言表达（如useful, may/can）及价值理解，通过图片观察、Free talk、视频观看、名言阅读等活动搭建学习支架，从具体情境到抽象意义引导学生逐步深入主题。 其亮点是以真实故事（Leah为医院筹款买蜡笔）驱动语言学习，结合中外名言（雷锋、马丁·路德·金等）渗透文化意识，通过任务型活动（故事分段匹配、表格填空）培养思维品质与学习能力。教学方法多样，小结通过Think and share巩固，学生能提升语言运用与价值观，教师可高效开展教学。

Unit 4 Helping out Starting out & Understanding ideas 1 1. What is happening to the man? 2. What is the woman doing? 3. What does the picture tell you? Look and say. Everyone may need help at some point in their life. We should help out those in need. He is trying hard to climb the mountain. She is holding the man’s hand and helping him to climb upwards. 2 Have you ever been helped？ How did you feel? Have you ever helped others? How did that make you feel? Would you continue helping others? Free talk 3 What are you going to learn in this unit? helping people around us helping animals in need passing on help Task Grammar 4 Q1. What does “lending a hand” mean? Watch a video and answer It means giving help to someone. Q2: How do people help out in the video? A girl feels sad, and her friend comforts her. A boy drops his schoolbag, and a girl helps him pick up his things. A group of students do volunteer work in their community. A group of people clean up the beach together. 5 1. Do you know any stories about helping others? 2. Can you share one with the class? Let’s share. 6 Read the quotes and answer the questions. Q1. What do the quotes mean? 人的生命是有限的，可是，为人民服务是无限的。 我们必须领悟：没有什么比为他人付出更伟大的事。 善有善报。 雷锋 马丁·路德·金 伊索 Lei Feng’s quote means that we can always help more people. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quote means that helping people is the greatest thing we can do. Aesop’s quote means that being kind is always a good thing. 7 Read the quotes and answer the questions. Q2. Which quote do you most agree with? Why? 人的生命是有限的，可是，为人民服务是无限的。 我们必须领悟：没有什么比为他人付出更伟大的事。 善有善报。 雷锋 马丁·路德·金 伊索 Q3. Can you find something in common in the quotes? Q4. What can you learn from the quotes? Yes. They are all about being ready to help others. Helping others is great and meaningful. We should be kind to others and be ready to help others. 8 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1. What can you see in the pictures? 2. What can you do to help? In the first picture, I can see_______________________________. In the second picture, I can see some people who are __________________. To help_____________________________________, I can _____________ _____________________. a patient in bed at a hospital giving and receiving donations patients in hospital get through difficulties raise money and give donations Look at the pictures and answer the questions. What can you see in the picture? There are four children. What are they doing? They are drawing/painting. How do they feel? They feel happy. Where are they? Maybe they are at achool. Devide the passage into four parts and match the main ideas. Solutions The peoblem Comments Causes of the problem Read the part 1 (para.1-2) and answer. Where did the conversation happen? How do you know? What was Leah’s problem? In a hospital. Because Leah talk to nurse. Leah wanted a purple crayon to colour a butterfly, but the hospital didn’t have enough crayons. What’s the name of this hospital? Read the part 2 ( (para.3)) and answer. What’s the name of this hospital? What was the cause of the problem? Crayons can only be used once because they carry viruses and spread diseases. What’s the special thing of this hospital? Children can draw in this hospital. The hospital couldn’t afford bew crayons for every child. Read the part 3 ( (para.4-6) and answer. Q1. What can we infer(推断) from Paragraph4? A. Drawing could cure Leah of her serious illness. B. Leah refused to stay in hospital any longer. C. Leah would take action to help other sick kids. Q2. What was Leah’s plan to solve the problem? Q3. What challenge did Leah face? Q4. How did Leah deal with the challenge? Q5. Has Leah achieved her goal? Read the part 3 ( (para.4-6) and answer. What can we infer(推断) from Paragraph4? A. Drawing could cure Leah of her serious illness. B. Leah refused to stay in hospital any longer. C. Leah would take action to help other sick kids. What was Leah’s plan to solve the problem? She planned to buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital. What challenge did Leah face? She didn’t have enough money. Read the part 3 ( (para.4-6) and answer. She didn’t give up. With the help of her family and friends, she had many activities to raise money. Yes. She has collected 2,675 boxes of crayons Q4. How did Leah deal with the challenge? Q5. Has Leah achieved her goal? What does “it” refer to in this sentence? It refers to her “great pain” because of the serious disease. Why did Leah decide to buy crayons? She didn’t want other young patients to feel her disappointment. She wanted them to feel good. Read Para.4 carefully and think. Read the part 4 ( para.7 ) and answer. How is the waiting room now? The waiting rooms are now filled with happier kids and brighter pictures! Why does the writer mention “brighter pictures” in the end? The writer mentions “brighter pictures” to show how Leah’s actions made the hospital a happier place. It means the children could draw colourful pictures, and they felt happier. Leah’s efforts brought joy and made the hospital feel brighter and more positive. Think and share What words would you use to describe Leah? Leah didn’t want other young patients to feel her disappointment. Leah was born with a serious disease... But colouring has helped her get through it. Leah was born with a serious disease... But colouring has helped her get through it. It might sound impossible, but Leah didn’t give up. kind, caring brave selfless, helpful generous positive, determined I would desceibe Leah as______, because she_________. Think and share Why is the title called“Adding some colour”? On the one hand, Leah helped bring colourful crayons to the hospital for drawing. On the other hand, Leah’s effort added colour and joy to other young patients’ lives and made their hospital experience happier. Think and share What can we learn form Leah’s story? A small act of kindness can make a big difference. Never give up when facing difficulties Read the passage again and choose. Choose another suitable title for the passage. a. A grey area b. Out of the blue c. A little life colourer Complete the table withe the words and expressions from the passage. hospital visits nurse young patients diseases afford enough money raise money went public planned to added colour to Leah, a five-year-old girl in hospital, found a problem:There were 1.__________________in the hospital because crayons may spread diseases and can only be used once. The hospital 2._________________________for every child. Colouring helped Leah 3. ______________ great pain. Leah wanted other children to feel good, too. Leah planned to buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital. However, she didn’t have much 4.______________, and she was too ill to earn more. But Leah didn't 5.___________.With the help of her family and friends, she 6.__________________to raise money. Her story went public. In the end, she collected 7._____________________ She 8.___________________to the hospital and made kids happier. Retell never enough crayons couldn’t afford new crayons get through pocket money give up held many activities 2.765 boxes (of crayons) added colour Key phrases 1. 放弃 2. 劳驾 3. 扔掉 4. 筹款 5. 五岁的 6. 剧痛中 7. 生来... 8. 携带病毒 9. 零花钱 10. 计划做某事 11. 多次去医院就诊 12. 为某人买某物 13. 传播疾病 14. 恐怕，很遗憾 15. 做家务赚钱 16. 坐在轮椅上 17. 公开 18. 负担不起... 19. 在候诊室里 20. 添加...到... 21. 在...帮助下 22. 渡过(难关) give up excuse me throw away raise money five-year-old in great pain be born with carry viruses pocket money plan to do sth. make many hospital visits buy sth for sb spread diseases I’m afraid... do chores for money in her wheelchair go public couldn’t afford... in a waiting room add... to... with the help of get through hit Try to tell the story to your friends with the help of the following questions. 1) What problem did Leah face in the hospital? 2) What caused the problem? 3) What was Leah’s plan to solve the problem? 4) What challenge did Leah face? 5) How did Leah deal with the challenge? 6) Did Leah achieve her goal? 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