Unit 6 Understanding ideas 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“人与自然和谐共生”主题，通过图片提问、自然诗歌赏析、视频观看等方式导入，引导学生从讨论自然关系过渡到探究二十四节气的文化意义，借助词汇提示、问题链及分组活动搭建学习支架。 其亮点在于融合自然诗歌与二十四节气内容，语言能力上通过诗歌讨论和文本复述提升表达，文化意识上渗透中国传统文化增强家国情怀，思维品质上以问题引导分析与迁移创新。采用任务型教学与合作学习，学生能提升语言运用与文化理解，教师可获得结构化教学资源。

Unit 6 Living with nature Starting out+ understanding ideas Unit 6 Living with nature Starting out What can you see in the picture? I can see a house surrounded by green plants and trees. Humans live in harmony with nature. How is our relationship with nature? We have a very close relationship with nature. What do you think you will learn in this unit? —living by the laws of nature, using natural resources, changing nature We have a very close relationship with nature. In this unit, let's explore the relationship between nature and us. How do we live with nature? What natural resources do we use? How are we changing nature? By the end of this unit, you will make a presentation about humans living in harmony with nature. After completing the unit, you will be able to: ▶ 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. ▶ describe how we can live in harmony with nature. What are you going to learn in this unit? Enjoy nature Use natural resources Change nature Look at the pictures and put them into three groups. a b c d e f Enjoying nature Using natural resources Changing nature c e a f b d These are ways we connect with nature. Can you think of other ways to connect with nature? Reading or writing poems is another beautiful way to connect with nature. Look at the picture and answer the questions. What poems about nature do you know? Which poem do you like best? Why? Poems about nature Nature is always loved by poets. There are so many great poems about nature. Let's read two of them. The first is Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson. Rain The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. The poem describes the rain in Scotland. Look at the video script and recite together Now, let's feel the wind in the words of English writer Alan Alexander Milne. Wind on the Hill No one can tell me, Nobody knows, Where the wind comes from, Where the wind goes. It's flying from somewhere As fast as it can, I couldn't keep up with it, Not if I ran. These wonderful poems make us relaxed and happy. We feel like going on a walk in nature together with the poets! How would you describe the beauty of nature? Where does rain fall in the poem? How does rain influence our life? Look at poems and work in pairs to answer the questions. What do you think of the wind in the poem? How does wind influence our life? Unit 6 Living with nature understanding ideas 了解关于自然规律与二十四节气的相关知识，对单元主题“人与自然和谐共生”进行初步的思考（学习理解） 01 理解并讲述二十四节气对人们顺应自然、安排生产生活的指导意义（应用实践） 02 思考并交流人类尊重自然、顺应自然的其他表现形式 (迁移创新) 03 学完本课时，我能够： 学习目标 Watch the video Lead in Pre-reading Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the words and expressions to help you. guide farming daily life follow popular The 24 Solar Terms are a traditional Chinese calendar system. They serve as a guide for farming and daily life. They help people understand and follow nature's changes. They connect traditional celebrations with modern life. This makes them popular for their cultural meanings. nature work cultural meaning Pre-reading Look at the picture and choose the correct answer. 1. What is the genre of this passage? A. A news report. B. A personal narrative essay. C. A science report. D. A travel guide. 2. What is the main idea of the passage? A. To explain how to celebrate the 24 Solar Terms. B. To describe a harvest day in the countryside. C. To show the importance and lasting influence of the 24 Solar Terms through personal experience. D. To talk about the author's popular paintings. While-reading Read the text quickly and answer the questions: 01.What is the main idea of the text? a) The story of a famous painter. b) How the 24 Solar Terms guide people's lives. c) The history of Chinese farming. 02.Who is Lao Shu? a) A farmer. b) A painter. c) A poet. Answer 1.b— How the 24 Solar Terms guide people's lives. 2.b— A painter. While-reading C. Scene description in Grain Ear. A. Writer’s personal experiences about the 24 Solar Terms series B. Cultural value of the 24 Solar Terms series D. Public reaction to the 24 Solar Terms series Read the passage and choose the best description for each paragraph. Read para 1 carefully and answer the question. According to the writer‘s description on a Grain Ear morning, How does the writer feel about the scenery? The writer feels warm, peaceful and beautiful about the scenery. He shows love and fond memories of the quiet, lively and lovely countryside view on Grain Ear morning. ① It was an early morning of Grain Ear. Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees. Villagers hurried to the fields. Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun. The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air. Adults were busy cutting the wheat. Children raced behind to pick up the ears. ② This is one of the best memories of my childhood. I grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province. Most of the villagers there lived by farming. The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them. The changes of the terms guided both their farming activities and daily lives. The terms helped them understand why things happened at certain times, and how they should react. When I grew up and left my hometown, the 24 Solar Terms followed me. I always feel excited when a new term is set to begin. I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems. ③ I didn’t know how popular the paintings would become. I’m so happy that many people, especially the young, are taking a new interest in the ancient wisdom. In the hundreds of comments below my posts, others shared similar memories and feelings. Now people may be moving away from farming. However, the ancient way of dividing time stays close to our hearts. Read para 2 & 3, find out people’s attitude towards the 24 Solar Terms. ①How does the writer feel when a new solar term is coming? He feels excited. ② Today, how do young people feel about the 24 Solar Terms? They are taking a new interest in it. ③How do people show their love for the 24 Solar Terms under the writer’s posts? They shared similar memories and feelings in the comments. ④ The 24 Solar Terms are known as the “Fifth Great Invention of China”. They help people understand why nature works this way. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear social and cultural meanings, too. People celebrate their arrival with traditional activities. For example, many people still eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter. The ancient calendar has never disappeared from the life of the Chinese. Read para 4 and find out the significance of the 24 Solar Terms. ①Why are the 24 Solar Terms called the "Fifth Great Invention of China"? Because they help people understand the rules of nature. ②According to the writer, what meanings do the 24 Solar Terms have? They have social and cultural meanings. ③ How does people celebrate the 24 Solar Terms? People celebrate them with traditional activities and special food. Read and Discuss in group work. ①According to the writer, though people are not living by farming now, why do the 24 Solar Terms still stay in people’s hearts? Because it carries people’s childhood memories and ancient Chinese wisdom, and it is still rooted in our daily life. ②Do you think the 24 Solar Terms is important? What can we do to pass on the culture of the 24 Solar Terms? We can learn about the 24 Solar Terms, spread related stories, enjoy traditional food on each term and pass on the ancient Chinese wisdom. ③Why did Lao Shu start painting the 24 Solar Terms? He painted the 24 Solar Terms because he loved them deeply and felt excited when a new term began. He wanted to share his childhood memories and his feelings about the solar terms with others through paintings and poems. ④Why are the 24 Solar Terms important to people? The 24 Solar Terms guide people's farming activities and daily lives. They help people understand nature's changes and know how to react to them. Many of the 24 Solar Terms also bear social and cultural meanings. Post-reading Answer 1.b— How the 24 Solar Terms guide people's lives. 2.b— A painter. Choose Lao Shu’s idea about the 24 Solar Terms. (P86) 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. Answer 1.b— How the 24 Solar Terms guide people's lives. 2.b— A painter. Retell farming guided farming activities daily lives excited paintings taking a new interest nature cultural (P86) Homework 01. Writing Write a short paragraph (about 80 words) about your favorite season or a festival related to nature. Explain why you like it and what makes it special to you. 02. Research Choose one Chinese solar term (e.g., Lixia 立夏, Liqiu 立秋) and find out more about its origins, traditions, and associated activities. Be prepared to share your findings with the class next time. www.aliyun.com - Media Transcoding Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $