Unit 5 Looking into nature Reading for writing （教学课件）2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然探索者”主题，聚焦核心词汇（explore, carry on with等）、句型（Although...）及“人物—经历—成果—评价”写作框架，通过Pre-reading提问（植物绘画用途等）和视频《中国植物江湖的守护者——王文采》导入，结合While-reading段落匹配、细节问答及Post-reading图表梳理，搭建阅读到写作的学习支架。 其亮点在于以王文采事迹为载体，渗透文化意识（科学家奉献精神），写作任务通过表格梳理、范文示例、检查清单分步骤指导，提升语言能力（词汇句型运用）与思维品质（逻辑梳理），如蔡希陶故事写作实例。学生能提升写作逻辑与情感表达，教师可获得完整教学流程与素材支持。

Unit 5 Looking into nature (Developing ideas—Reading for writing) 通过本节课的学习，同学们将能： 重点：1. 掌握核心词汇（explore, discover, carry on with, honour, wealth, sight, belong）与句型（Although..., he...）等。 2. 梳理王文采的探索经历与品质,掌握人物故事的写作框架。3. 模仿文本结构，完成自然探索者的故事写作，包含“人物—经历—困难—成果—评价”五要素。 难点：运用阅读文本中的词汇和句型，写出逻辑完整、 情感真挚的自然探索者故事。 学习目标 Learn new words endless adj. 无数的；无限的 anybody pron. 任何人 sight n. 视力，视觉 magnifier n.放大镜 wealth n. 财富 He hardly ever watches TV. 他几乎从不看电视。 hardly adv. 几乎不 This book belongs on the shelf. 这本书应该放在书架上。 belong v. 应在（某处） granddaughter n.孙女；外孙女 Pre-reading What do you think these drawings are for? Maybe study plants. What kind of person might the painter be? A careful person    A scientist ... He is Wang Wencai, a scientist. Do you know this person？ Watch a video While-reading Read fast and match the paragraphs with headings. A. Working hard on plants D. A great, quiet scientist C. Leaving with love for nature Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 B. Loving plants all his life Fast-reading: Read paragraph 1、2 and answer. 1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1? A. Nature is full of wonders. B. Most people are interested in nature. C. Wang Wencai devoted his life to studying China's plants. D. Wang Wencai was born in summer. 2. How long did Wang Wencai spend studying China's plants according to Paragraph 2? A. For nearly 50 years. B. For over 70 years. C. For all his life. D. For 1,370 years. Careful-reading: Key phrases. 1 Nature presents us with endless wonders. Most people get interested and ask questions. But one person took his interest all the way to the fields. He was born in the flowering season of early summer, and made plants his life. This person was Wang Wencai. 1. present sb with sth向某人展示/提供某物 2.  get interested 产生兴趣 3.  take one's interest all the way to the fields 将自己的兴趣一直延伸到田野/实地 2 For over 70 years, Professor Wang explored China’s plants with great passion and hard work. He discovered and named about 1,370 new plant species. To carry out his research, he spent years in wild mountains and forests. Once, he fell seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan. Though he nearly died, Wang never stopped his work. He lost sight in his right eye at the age of 83. But he didn’t let anybody know. With a magnifier in hand, he still carried on with his research for another 10 years.  carry out one's research开展研究  fall seriously ill身患重病  lose sight 失明 carry on with sth继续做某事 Read paragraph 2 and check “T”or “F”. ( ) Professor Wang discovered and named more than 1,730 new plant species. ( ) He spent years in wild mountains and forests to carry out his research. ( ) He fell seriously ill while doing field work in Sichuan. ( ) He stopped his work after he nearly died. ( ) He lost sight in his left eye at the age of 83. F T F F F Read paragraph 3 and answer. 1. Despite his huge success, what was Professor Wang's attitude towards personal honour or wealth? 2.Why did he hardly mention the awards he received? 3. Even his granddaughter didn’t know he was a great scientist for a long time.（找出文中意思表达相同的句子） He seldom thought about personal honour or wealth. Because for him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. He was such a great scientist. But for a long time, even his granddaughter had no idea. 15 3 Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or wealth. Although he received the First Class Award of the National Natural Science Award twice, he hardly mentioned it. For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. In fact, Wang was always quiet about his achievements. He was such a great scientist. But for a long time, even his granddaughter had no idea. think about考虑  belong to属于  be quiet about sth 对某事保持低调/不张扬 4. for a long time 很长时间 5. have no idea 不知道 Read paragraph 4 and choose. Plants grow and sleep with the seasons. So did Professor Wang. He passed away at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of ① . When people came to say ② , they didn't hear any sad notes. Instead, they got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. This was Wang's favourite piece of music. It softly told people about his lifelong ③ and love of nature. ① A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ② A. hello B. goodbye C. sorry D. thanks ③ A. exploration B. research C. study D. discovery 4 Plants grow and sleep with the seasons. So did Professor Wang. He passed away at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn. When people came to say goodbye, they didn't hear any sad notes. Instead, they got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. This was Wang's favourite piece of music. It softly told people about his lifelong exploration and love of nature. 1. pass away去世 2. say goodbye告别 3. lifelong exploration终身探索 Choose another suitable title for the passage. A. A Famous Explorer in Yunnan B. Plants and Seasons in Nature C. Wang Wencai: Devoted to Plant Science D. The First Class Award of the National Natural Science Award Post-reading Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 Plants for life: Wang Wencai took his interest in nature all the way to ¹_______________. He made ²_______________ his life. Achievements • He ³___________________ about 1,370 new plant species in China. • He received the First Class Award of the National Natural Science Award ⁴_______________. the fields plants discovered and named twice Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 Spirit He explored China’s plants with ⁵______________________________. • He ⁶_________________ while doing field work in Yunnan, but he never stopped his work. • He lost sight in his right eye, but he still ⁷_______________ his research for another 10 years. He seldom cared about ⁸_________________________. • To him, the National Natural Science Award belonged to ⁹_______________. • For a long time, even his granddaughter ¹⁰_______________ about his achievements. great passion and hard work fell seriously ill carried on with personal honour or wealth the team had no idea 1 What does the writer mean by “made plants his life”？ 2 What does “quiet about” mean？Which expression in the passage has a similar meaning? 3 Why does the writer mention “the seasons” in the last paragraph? Answer the questions. 4 It means Wang Wencai devoted his entire life to the study of plants. He spent over 70 years exploring, researching, and protecting plants, overcoming many difficulties to continue his work. (1) It means not talking much about something, not showing off or making it known to others. (2) seldom thought about/hardly mentioned The writer uses “Plants grow and sleep with the seasons” to show that Professor Wang’s life was closely connected with nature, just like plants. 1 What does the title of the passage mean? 2 What words will you use to describe Wang Wencai? Think and share - Devoted / dedicated - Hardworking - Persistent - Humble / modest - Passionate about nature The title “Plants for life” means that Professor Wang Wencai dedicated his entire life to the study and exploration of plants. Learning to think for question 1 A title is not a conclusion, but a summary of the writer's ideas.Thinking from the writer's point of view can help you better understand the title. Write a story about a nature explorer. Step 1：Think of a story about a nature explorer and complete the table. Who:______________________________________________ When:_____________________________________________ Where:_____________________________________________ What happened: 1) What did he / she plan to explore? 2) What difficulties did he / she meet? 3) What was the result? What's your opinion of him / her? 5 Who When Where What happened: what plan What difficulties What result? What's your opinion of him / her? 蔡希陶（1911—1981），浙江东阳人，中国著名植物学家。他一生致力于植物资源研究，是深入云南开展植物调查的先驱。为解决国家橡胶紧缺问题，他带领团队考察论证云南适宜种植橡胶，突破北纬橡胶种植禁区，还创建了中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园，为中国热带植物研究和橡胶产业发展作出了卓越贡献。 Who When Where What happened: what plan What difficulties What result What's your opinion of him / her? For example Cai Xitao (蔡希陶), a young Chinese botanist In the 1930s Xishuangbanna, Yunnan (known as the "Kingdom of Plants") He planned to explore the tropical rainforest and find suitable areas to grow rubber trees for China. He met extreme heat, malaria (疟疾), and dangerous wild animals. He also fell seriously ill. He introduced rubber trees and built China’s first rubber‑planting base. He is a national hero. He turned his love of nature into a lifelong mission and contributed greatly to the country. Step 2：Write the story with the help of the table. Cai Xitao: The Guardian of the Rainforest In the 1930s, China had no rubber resources. To change this, a young botanist named Cai Xitao decided to explore Xishuangbanna, the remote rainforest in Yunnan. His goal was to find suitable places to grow rubber trees and study how to plant them in China. The journey was full of dangers. The weather was extremely hot, and the forest was full of mosquitoes and wild animals. Sadly, Cai Xitao fell seriously ill with malaria during his field work. He was so weak that he could hardly stand. However, just like Professor Wang, he never stopped his work. With great persistence, Cai Xitao proved that Xishuangbanna was suitable for growing rubber trees. He carried on with his research day and night. Eventually, he helped China build its first rubber‑planting base. Cai Xitao is a true explorer. His lifelong exploration of nature not only showed his deep love for plants but also helped his country. His spirit of devotion will always inspire us. Step 3：Check. Did you: include the main points of the story in the table in Step 1? use the words and expressions from the reading passage? give your opinion about the spirit of exploration? Step 4：Share your story with the class. Show time 1. To carry out his research, he spent years in wild mountains and forests.为了开展研究，他在山区和森林中度过了多年的时光 。 Language points carry out 实施；执行；开展；进行 （常搭配：plan, research, experiment, work, task 等） 例如：The scientists carried out experiments to test their hypothesis.科学家们开展实验以检验他们的假设。 【对点练习】  他去年进行了这项实验。 He carried out the experiment last year. 2. Once, he fell seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan. 有一次，他在云南进行野外工作时得了重病。 【对点练习】 The old man ______ last year. A. fall ill B. fell ill C. fallen ill D. feel ill fall ill 生病 例如：She fell ill with the flu and had to stay home for a week. 她患上了流感，不得不在家待一周。 He fell seriously ill and had to be hospitalized.他病得很重,不得不住院治疗。 lose sight in one’s left/right eye 左眼/右眼失明了 例如：She lost sight in both eyes when she was young. 她小时候双眼就失明了。 3. He lost sight in his right eye at the age of 83. 他在83岁时右眼失明了。 【对点练习】  她小时候右眼失明了。 She ____ _____ ____ ____ _____ _____ when she was young. lost sight in her right eye 4. With a magnifier in hand, he still carried on with his research for another 10 years.他手拿放大镜，继续他的研究，一干就是十年。 carry on with sth 继续某事，相当于go on with / continue 例如：She wants to carry on with her studies. 她想继续完成她的学业。 【对点练习】 She went on with her studies. (同义句转换) She ________ _____ _______ her studies. carried on with 5. In fact, Wang was always quiet about his achievements. 事实上，王对自己的成就始终保持着低调。 be quiet about… 对······保持低调 achievement n. 成就；功绩（复数：achievements） 例如：She is quiet about her success. 她对自己的成功很低调。 【对点练习】 1. In fact, he is a man with many great ___________ (achieve). 2. She ________ (be) quiet about her success when she was young. achievements was 6. He passed away at the age of 96 with the falling leaves of autumn.他享年 96 岁，与世长辞，此时正值秋叶飘落之际。 pass away 去世；逝世（委婉语） 例如：His grandfather passed away last year. 他的祖父去年去世了。 【对点练习】 同义句转换 His grandfather died when he was eighty. His grandfather ________ ________ at the age of eighty. passed away 7. Instead, they got to listen to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.相反，他们听到的是贝多芬的《田园交响曲》。 get to do sth在此处意为“有机会做某事”。 例如：We got to meet all the actors after the show. 演出之后我们有机会见到了所有演员。 She gets to travel all over the world with her job. 她做这个工作有机会到世界各地旅行。 【对点练习】   因为努力工作，他得到了去北京学习的机会。 Because of his hard work, he ______ ______ ______ in Beijing. gets to study 一、用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. There are __________ (end) stars in the universe. 2. The play was reviewed in the ________ (nation) newspapers. 3. His poor __________ (sight) makes him sad. 4. Is there __________ (somebody) in the room? 5. I need a __________ (magnifier) to look at it. 6. Health is more important than __________ (wealthy). 当堂检测 endless national sight anybody magnifier wealth 7. I can __________ (hard) understand him. 8. This pen __________ (belong) to my brother. 9. His _____________ (granddaughter) is five years old. 10. Please speak __________ (soft) to the little baby.  hardly belongs granddaughter softly 二、单项选择 1. This pen doesn’t belong ____ me. A. in B. on C. to D. for 2. The teacher ____ us ____ some books yesterday. A. presented; with B. presented; to C. presents; with D. presents; to 3. He ____ when he saw the interesting science experiment. A. gets interested B. got interested C. get interest D. got interest 4. She ____ to learn English well, so she practices every day. A. work hard B. works hard C. worked hard D. hard work 5. His grandfather ____ last week, and we all felt sad. A. fell seriously ill B. fall seriously ill C. fell serious ill D. fall serious ill 三、完成句子 1. 他的爷爷失明很多年了。 His grandfather has ________ ________ for many years. 2. 尽管很累，他们还是继续做实验。 Although they were tired, they _______ ____ ______ the experiment. 3. 他对自己的成就保持低调。 He _______ ________ ________ his achievements. 4. 科学家们一直在野外开展研究。 Scientists always ________ ________ their research in the fields. 5. 我几乎不认识他。 I can ________ know him. lost sight carried on with is quiet about carry out hardly THANKS Lavf59.27.100 null 158492.55 $