Unit 4 Helping out Understanding ideas Reading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，通过“Look and say”图片提问导入，从帮助他人的场景（如爬山助人）过渡到需要帮助的对象（濒危动物等），再到具体行动（捐赠、筹款等），以Leah的故事为核心案例，构建从感知到实践的学习支架。 其亮点在于以真实故事为载体，融合问题回答、填空练习等语言活动，培养语言能力。通过Leah面对疾病不放弃、筹款帮助病友的情节，引导学生分析问题解决过程，提升思维品质。引用中外名人名言（如“为人民服务”）渗透文化意识，增强社会责任感。学生能在语言学习中理解助人意义，教师可借助结构化活动提升教学效率。

Unit 4 Helping out Understanding ideas What is happening to the man? What is the woman doing? He is trying hard to the mountain. She is the man to climb up the mountain. She is a helping to the man. What can you learn from the picture? Everyone may in their life. We should those people in need. climb helping lending hand need help help out What else need our help? endangered animals homeless animals Leah was born with a serious disease and was often in great pain. 8. What did Leah want for the other young patients? Read Part 2 and answer the questions. She wanted them to feel good. 6. What was the matter with Leah? 天生患有 经常去医院 承受着剧烈的疼痛 帮助她渡过难关 等待 7. Why was colouring important for children like Leah? It could help them get through the hard time. What can we do to help others? donate books show the way get the wheel off raise money share an umbrella collect litter hold the door offer the seat How do you feel when helping others? I feel when helping others. How do you feel when being helped? I feel when being helped. What do you think of helping others? I think helping others is . 10. What did Leah do to solve the problem of not having enough money? Read Part 3 and answer the questions. She held many activities with the help of her family and friends to raise money. 9.Why couldn’t Leah earn more money by doing chores? 没有放弃 在……的帮助下 筹款 到目前为止 做家务挣钱 A. Because she was too young. B. Because she was lazy. C. Because she didn’t know how to do chores. D. Because she was sick. 11. Has Leah achieved her goal? Yes, she has. What do the famous people think of helping others? A. 善举永不白费。 B. 人的生命是有限的，可是，为人民服务是无限的。 C. 我们必须明白，没有什么事比为他人付出更有意义的了。 B C A How many parts can the passage be divided into? Four. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Her Action and Success The Problem is Presented The Result and Praise Match the idea with each part. Leah’s Motivation Word spread fast, and Leah’s story went public. 消息传得很快，Leah的故事很快为大家所知。 go public The old folk song went public after the talent show. 这首古老的民歌在选秀节目后为大众所熟知。 为大众所熟知，公开 public adj. 公共的；公众的 There’s a public library in our town. 在我们镇有一个公共图书馆。 A. A kindness is never wasted. B. Man's life is limited, but there is no limit to serving the people. C. We must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others. What do these quotes mean? Being kind is a good thing. We can help more people. Helping people is the thing we can do. Which quote do you agree most? always always greatest She thinks Leah is a kind girl. 13. How has the hospital’s waiting room changed because of Leah? Read Part 4 and answer the questions. The waiting rooms are now filled with happier kids and brighter pictures. She brought hope and happiness to the hospital. What does the nurse think of Leah? 为…增添了色彩 充满 Read and complete The problem Leah was born with a serious disease. She made many 1_____________. One day, she asked a(n) 2 ______ for a purple crayon to colour the butterfly. But there wasn't one. Causes of the problem - The hospital provided colouring books for 3_______________. - Crayons may carry viruses and spread 4__________. They can only be used once. The hospital couldn't 5 _______ new crayons for every child. pl. n. n n./doing n. v. Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. Leah was born with a serious disease and was often in great pain. 2. What did Leah want for the other young patients? Read Part 2 and answer the questions. She wanted them to feel good. 1. What problem did Leah have? 天生患有 经常去医院 承受着剧烈的疼痛 帮助她渡过难关 等待 Last year, a small local band wrote a warm folk song. The song 1. ______ (传播) fast online, and soon the song 2. _____ ______ (为大众所熟知). Last month, the band held a free concert at the 3. ______ (公共的) square downtown. Many fans came, and everyone sang along! 阅读短文，根据汉语提示填空，每空一词。 spread went public public 1. give up 2. excuse me 3. throw away 4. raise money 5. five-year-old 6. in great pain 7. be born with 8. carry viruses 9. pocket money 10. go public 11. spread diseases 12. I’m afraid... 13. plan to do sth 14. in her wheelchair 15. a box of crayons 16. couldn’t afford... 17. because of sb/sth 18. in a waiting room 19. do chores for money 20. with the help of 21. make many hospital visits 22. so far 23. get through sth Read and complete Solutions - Leah 6 _________ buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital, but she didn't have 7 ______ ______________. - She held many activities to 8 __________ with the help of her family and friends. Soon, her story 9___________, and she has collected 2,675 boxes. Comments Leah is a kind girl. She’s 10 ______________ the hospital. Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. v. n. v. v. v. A: Hi, I heard about Leah’s story in the hospital. Did she 1._____ _____ (放弃) when she had no money for crayons? B: No, she didn’t. 2. _____ _____ _____ _____ (在…… 的帮助下) her family, she tried to 3. ______ ______ (筹钱). A: Why did the hospital need new crayons every day? B: Because crayons may 4. ______ ______ (携带病毒) and 5.______ ______ (传播疾病), they must be 6. ______ ______ (扔掉) after one use. 阅读对话，根据文章知识点填空，每空一词。 give up With the help of raise money carry viruses spread diseases thrown away Read and complete The problem Leah was born with a serious disease. She made many 1_____________. One day, she asked a(n) 2 ______ for a purple crayon to colour the butterfly. But there wasn't one. Causes of the problem - The hospital provided colouring books for 3_______________. - Crayons may carry viruses and spread 4__________. They can only be used once. The hospital couldn't 5 _______ new crayons for every child. hospital visits nurse young patients diseases afford Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. She thinks she is a kind girl. 2. How has the hospital's waiting room changed because of Leah? Read Part 4 and answer the questions. The waiting rooms are now filled with happier kids and brighter pictures. 1. What does the nurse think of Leah? 为…增添了色彩 充满 A: Poor Leah! She 7. ______ ______ ______ (天生患有) a serious disease and often felt 8. ______ ______ (非常痛苦), right? B: Yes. But colouring helped her 9. ______ ______ (熬过) those hard times. She 10. ______ ______ ______ (计划买) 500 boxes of crayons, but her 11. ______ ______ (零花钱) wasn’t enough. A: Now her story has 12. ______ ______ (为大众所熟知), and she’s collected lots of crayons for the hospital! B: It's so great! was born with great pain get through gone public pocket money planned to buy Choose another suitable title for the passage. A grey area a b c d A little life colourer Out of the blue Small girl, big ideas Read and complete Solutions - Leah 6 _________ buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital, but she didn't have 7 ______ ______________. - She held many activities to 8 __________ with the help of her family and friends. Soon, her story 9___________, and she has collected 2,675 boxes. Comments Leah is a kind girl. She's 10 ______________ the hospital. planned to enough (pocket) money raise money went public added colour to Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. 1. Can you tell what Leah did to help other patients? 2. Can you use words like raise money, spread diseases to talk about the story? 3. Can you share your opinion on whether Leah’s small act made a big difference and explain why? Must do: Remember the words and expressions we learned in this lesson. Choose to do: Read a classmate’s opinion on Leah’s act, and write a 2-sentence reply (agreeing or adding a new idea). $