Unit 6 Living with nature Starting out and Understanding ideas Reading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“人与自然和谐相处”主题，核心知识点含二十四节气文化、宾语从句及相关词汇运用。课堂通过自然诗歌讨论、图片分组活动、视频导入二十四节气，搭建从生活经验到传统文化的学习支架，衔接语言技能与文化认知。 其亮点在于融合中国传统文化，以二十四节气和老树画为载体，提升文化意识。阅读环节通过多感官描写和问题链培养思维品质，语法结合节气语境练习宾语从句增强语言能力。采用任务型活动和合作学习，评价表助力自评互评，助学生增强文化认同和语言运用能力，也为教师提供系统教学资源。

Living with nature Living with nature t a n d U n d r e s i n g i d e s a Unit 6 Teaching objectives 03 02 01 By the end of the lesson, students will be able to… 04 understand the main idea of the reading passage. describe how we can live in harmony with nature. use words and expressions in the unit to talk about our relationship with nature. use object clauses with what, where, how, why and when to talk about living by the laws of nature. Starting out 01 Reading 02 Grammar 03 Language points 04 CONTENTS CONTENTS Starting out Starting out 01 01 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. What poems about nature do you know? 2. Which poem do you like best? Why? Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. What poems about nature do you know? I know many Chinese poems about nature, such as _ _(春晓)by Meng Haoran and some poems about _, _ and the _. They are beautiful and full of natural beauty. Spring Morning mountains rivers moon Look at the picture and answer the questions. 2. Which poem do you like best? Why? I like Spring Morning best. It describes the _ _ _. The words are simple and lively. It makes me feel the _ _ _ and brings me a _ _. beautiful spring scenery beauty of nature peaceful mood Look at the pictures and put them into three groups. c, e a, f b, d painting nature using solar energy taking photos of nature producing power from wind changing wild land into fields building roads through mountain Reading Reading 02 02 Lead-in:What’s the video mainly about? Lead-in:What’s the video mainly about? 24 Solar Terms Today we'll read a passage about the 24 Solar Terms, a treasure of Chinese traditional culture." Pre-reading 老树,本名刘树勇,视觉文化评论家。他的诗画集《老树画画》,以独特的笔触展现了对乡村生活的怀念与日常生活的哲思,其中对二十四节气的描绘尤受大众喜爱。 老树,本名刘树勇,视觉文化评论家。他的诗画集《老树画画》,以独特的笔触展现了对乡村生活的怀念与日常生活的哲思,其中对二十四节气的描绘尤受大众喜爱。 Pre-reading Pre-reading What are the people doing in the painting? Adults_. Children are picking up _ behind them. are cutting wheat the ears of wheat Pre-reading Which solar term do you think this painting shows? It might show Grain in Ear(芒种). Pre-reading Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the word and expressions to help you. The 24 Solar Terms are a traditional Chinese calendar system. They serve as a _ for _ and _ _. They help people understand and _ nature’s changes. They connect traditional celebrations with modern life. This makes them popular for their _. guide farming cultural meanings follow daily life While-reading While-reading The cultural meaning and influence of the 24 Solar Terms in Chinese life. The importance of the 24 Solar Terms to the writer and local farmers. A childhood memory of Grain in Ear in the countryside. Para.1 Para.3 Para.2 Para.4 The popularity of the writer's paintings about solar terms and people's love for the tradition. While-reading Para.1 What can the writer “see”? What can the writer “hear”? What can the writer “smell”? What are adults and children busy doing? Why does the writer use so many sensory words? Blue sky, golden wheat fields. Birds singing sweetly. Sweet smell in the air. Adults cut wheat; children pick up wheat ears. To make the scene lively and show her warm memory of childhood and nature. While-reading Para.2 1. In what two ways did the 24 Solar Terms guide villagers’ life? The changes of the terms guided both their _ _ and _ _. The terms helped them understand why things happened at _ _, and how they should _. farming activities daily lives certain times react While-reading Para.2 2. How did the writer’s feeling change when she grew up and left hometown? Before leaving: The terms were just part of _ _. After leaving: She still feels _ when a new term begins, and wants to _ _ _ in art. daily life excited share these feelings While-reading Para.3 1. Who is taking a new interest in the ancient wisdom? 2. What did Lao Shu see in the comments below his posts? 3. Although people are moving away from farming, what still stays close to their hearts? Many people, especially the young. Others shared similar memories and feelings. The ancient way of dividing time (the 24 Solar Terms). While-reading Para.4 1. What is another name for the 24 Solar Terms? 2.What do the 24 Solar Terms mean? 3.What traditional activities are mentioned in this paragraph? They are known as the “Fifth Great Invention of China”. They mean a bridge between humans and nature, and they show the ancient Chinese people’s wisdom of living in harmony with nature. Eating spring pancakes at the Start of Spring and eating dumplings at the Start of Winter. While-reading Choose Lao Shu’s idea about the 24 Solar Terms. a. They are the only way to understand the changing of the weather through the year. b. They stay part of people's lives, even though fewer people are farmers. c. Most people don't understand them, so they need to be studied by experts. While-reading Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farming guided farming activities daily lives excited paintings taking a new interest nature cultural Post-reading Think and share. 1. Why are the 24 Solar Terms important to people? The 24 Solar Terms guide people’s _ _ and _ _. They help people understand nature’s _ and know how to _ _ them. Many of the 24 Solar Terms also bear _ and _ meanings. farming activities daily lives changes react to social cultural Post-reading Think and share. 2. What do you think of Lao Shu’s paintings about the 24 Solar Terms? I think the paintings are _ and serve as a key to understanding traditional Chinese culture. They show us the _ in nature and people’s _ _. Therefore, I enjoy the paintings and feel that I can learn from them. beautiful changes traditional activities The 24 Solar Terms are not just a way to divide time, but a living treasure of Chinese culture, connecting us with nature, our roots, and our shared memories. 二十四节气,从来不止是时间的刻度,更是流淌在中国人血脉里的文化密码,连接着我们与自然、故土,以及代代相传的温暖记忆。 Grammar Grammar 03 03 Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. 动词know、understand后可以接宾语从句。 宾语从句可由疑问词(如how、why)引导。 宾语从句使用陈述语序(即“疑问词+主语+谓语 ”)。 Now find one more sentence with these structures in the reading passage. 宾语从句(2) 1.疑问词引导的宾语从句 宾语从句可以由疑问词 what, which, who, where, when, how, why 等引导。 疑问词在句中有实际意义,且在宾语从句中充当句子成分,不能省略。疑问代词在从句中作主语、宾语、表语和定语等;疑问副词在从句中作状语。用于这种结构的动词常常是 ask, decide, discover, know, see,show, tell, understand, wonder 等。 需要特别注意的是,特殊疑问句在该结构中一定要用陈述语序,同时句子用问号还是句号,取决于主句。 宾语从句(2) 1.疑问词引导的宾语从句 I don't know what we should do. 我不知道我们应该做什么。 Do you know which film they are talking about? 你知道他们正在谈论哪部电影吗? The policeman told us how we could get there. 那个警察告诉我们怎样可以到那里。 No one knows why Amy is not happy today. 没有人知道埃米今天为什么不高兴。 宾语从句(2) 2. 宾语从句的语序 无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句,宾语从句都要用陈述语序,即“连接词+主语+谓语+其他”。 I think (that) you’ll like the garden soon. 我觉得你很快就会喜欢这个花园。 Can you tell me if he is studying English? 你能告诉我他是否正在学英语吗? Do you know who bought the present? 你知道谁买的这件礼物吗? 宾语从句(2) 3. 宾语从句的时态 (1) 如果主句为一般现在时,从句可选择任意适当的时态。 I know that she went to the park yesterday. 我知道她昨天去了公园。 一般现在时 一般过去时 宾语从句(2) 3. 宾语从句的时态 (2) 如果主句是一般过去时,从句一般要用过去的某种时态。 She didn’t know that Tom had left for Shanghai. 她不知道汤姆已经动身去了上海。 一般过去时 过去完成时 宾语从句(2) 3. 宾语从句的时态 (3) 当宾语从句表达的是客观事实或自然规律时,无论主句是什么时态,宾语从句都用一般现在时。 The teacher told us that light travels faster than sound. 老师告诉我们光的传播速度比声音快。 一般过去时 一般现在时 1.—Could you tell us _we can start a conversation with a foreigner? —Talking about weather is a good choice. how B. whether C. why D. when 2. To know _ the mountain top looks like, you need to reach it. A. what B. when C. where D. which 3. —Can you tell me _? —Sure. By taking notes and watching English films. A. why we can learn English well B. when we can learn English well C. how we can learn English well 4.—Could you please tell me _ ? — In my hometown. A. how you usually go to school B. where you usually spend your holiday C. when you usually have breakfast at school Write the sentences with object clauses. 1. I am / curious about / Chinese people / celebrate / Rain Water I am curious about how / why Chinese people celebrate Rain Water. 2. Do you / know / people / eat dumplings / in Start of Winter Do you know why / whether / if people eat dumplings in Start of Winter? 3. Have you / decided / you want / to do / in Major Snow Have you decided what you want to do in Major Snow? 4. I am / not sure / we are / going / tomorrow / for Minor Heat I am not sure where we are going tomorrow for Minor Heat. 5. He has / told me / we / shall meet / in End of Heat He has told me when / where / that we shall meet in End of Heat. Complete the passage using the words from the box. how why where what when Work in pairs. Talk about how people live by the laws of nature. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. From May to September, these months are the time for fish to have baby fish. From May to September, no fishing is allowed in the sea. It helps keep the ecosystem in balance. A: From May to September, no fishing is allowed in the sea. Do you know why this rule was made? B: No, I don't. Why? A: According to studies, these months are the time for fish to have baby fish. This is the law of nature. People should live by it to protect the fish. B: I see. Now I understand how we can keep enough fish for people. A: Yes, it helps keep the ecosystem in balance. Example Language points Language points 04 04 The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air. 01 现在分词(短语)作伴随状语 sending sweet smells into the air 是现在分词短语作伴随状语,说明前文 the wind blew 动作发生时,另一个动作 send sweet smells intothe air 也在伴随着发生。 The children ran out of the room, _ _ _ _. 孩子们快乐地说着、笑着跑出了房间。 The old man walked slowly along the street, _ an old song to himself. 老人沿街慢慢走着,嘴里哼着一首老歌。 talking and laughing happily singing Adults were busy cutting the wheat. 02 busy〔形容词〕忙碌的;无暇的 其反义词为 free(有空的;空闲的)。 be busy doing sth “忙于做某事”,be busy with sth “忙于某事”,两者有时可进行同义转换。 I'm very _ today. 今天我很忙。 She is busy doing her homework. = She is busy _ her homework. 她正忙着做家庭作业。 busy with This is one of the best memories of my childhood. 03 one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数 最⋯的⋯之一 He is one of the best _ in our class. 他是我们班最优秀的学生之一。 【拓展】 one of + 复数名词/代词宾格形式 意为“⋯之一”,作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。 One of _ was invited to the celebration. 他们中的一个被邀请参加庆典。 students them The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them. 04 mean 〔及物动词](meant, meant) ①对⋯⋯重要;具有⋯⋯意义 mean sth to sb 某事对某人来说有…意义 Your support _ _ _ _. 你的支持对我来说意味着一切。 ②意思是;意为 其后常接名词、动词 -ing 形式或从句。其名词形式是 meaning,意为“意义;意思”。 What does "blood" _? “blood”的意思是什么? means everything to me mean The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them. 04 mean 〔及物动词](meant, meant) ③ 意味着 其后常接名词(短语)或动词-ing 形式作宾语。 mean doing sth 意味着做某事 To be a climber means _ _. 当一名登山者意味着冒险。 ④打算;意欲 mean to do sth 打算做某事 I _ _ _ _ him about it. 我打算和他谈谈这件事。 taking risks mean to talk with I always feel excited when a new term is set to begin. 05 be set to do sth 即将做某事;准备好做某事;注定要⋯⋯ After months of preparation, the new museum _ _ _ _ next week. 经过数月筹备,新博物馆即将于下周开放。 The team _ _ _ _ for the competition early tomorrow morning. 队伍准备好明天一早出发去参加比赛。 is set to open is set to leave I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems. 06 long〔动词〕渴望,盼望 long to do sth 渴望做某事 long for 渴望;向往 I _ _ _ my grandfather. 我渴望见到我爷爷。 They _ _good weather. 他们渴望好的天气。 long to meet long for The 24 Solar Terms are known as the "Fifth Great Invention of China". 07 be known as 被称⋯;作为⋯而闻名 与 be famous as 同义,一般后接表示称呼、职业或身份地位的词。 Shanghai _ _ _ the “Paris of the East”. 上海被称为“东方巴黎”。 This city _ _ _ a centre of art and culture. 这座城市作为艺术和文化中心而闻名。 is known as is known/famous as No fishing from May to September. 08 no +动词-ing 形式 禁止做某事;不允许做某事 通常用于标识、规定或正式场合,强调对某一动作的禁止,语气较为强烈。 No _. 禁止吸烟。 No _ here.此处禁止停车。 No _ in the library. 图书馆内禁止交谈。 smoking parking talking They carefully checked how the water looked and used different words like “energetic” or “dangerous”. 09 energetic〔形容词〕精力充沛的,充满活力的 其名词形式为 energy,意为“能量;精力;活力”。 I know he is _. =I know he is _ _ _. 我知道他精力充沛。 energetic full of energy It's good/harmful for the... 10 harmful 〔形容词〕有害的 be harmful to sb /sth 对某人/某物有害 Smoking _ _ _ your health. 吸烟对你的健康有害。 【拓展】 harm〔不可数名词〕伤害;损害 do harm to sb /sth 对某人/ 某物有害 Reading in the sun _ _ _your eyes. 在阳光下读书对你的眼睛有害。 is harmful to does harm to Assessment(学习评价表) 项目 标准 自评 互评 Reading passage I can understand the main idea of the reading passage. Grammar I can use object clauses with what, where, how, why and when to talk about living by the laws of nature. Introduction I can use words and expressions in the unit to talk about our relationship with nature. Description I can describe how we can live in harmony with nature. : Great : Super : Good Homework Thank you Thank you null 159433.05 null 38896.29 $