Unit 8 Making a Difference Reading Plus课件2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕“不寻常的志愿者（治疗犬）”主题，通过Linda的故事帮助学生了解事件过程，巩固单元知识并运用语法词汇叙述事件。课堂导入以“志愿者定义”“狗能否做志愿者”等问题激活思考，结合图片观察和“therapy”“治疗犬”等词汇学习搭建支架，衔接后续阅读任务。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与学习能力培养，如通过Fast/Careful reading训练阅读策略，人物对话匹配和正误判断提升语言理解表达，讨论治疗犬特质等问题培养分析思维，Story Mountain总结故事结构。含课文视频资源，学生能提升语言运用与思维能力，教师可借助结构化流程和多样活动优化教学。

UNIT 8 Making a Difference Unusual Volunteers 不寻常的志愿者 能够通过Linda网上发帖描述的故事，了解事件发生的过程。 能够通过阅读巩固单元知识内容。 能够熟练运用所学语法知识和词汇，清晰叙述事件，提升表达的准确性。 What is a volunteer? A person who helps others for free. What can volunteers do? Help the old, clean the city, teach kids … Can a dog be a volunteer? Why or why not?" What do you see in the pictures? Is the dog a pet? What is the woman doing with the dog? Is the dog helping? How? therapy dog therapy/ˈθerəpi/ n.治疗，疗法；心理治疗；（对身心健康）有裨益的活动 治疗犬： 一种经过训练的狗，通常在医院、养老院、护理院、学校、图书馆、临终关怀中心或灾难区等场所为人们提供爱、安慰和支持。 Do you know these words and expressions? 感叹句，可用what和how引导 v. 期待；要求 收到(来信、来电) v. 环绕；围绕 adj. 不同寻常的 adj. 规律的； 通常的 和我分享了她的故事 从小开始 adj. 使人感到放松的 拥有一只宠物 和……一起工作 为……带去欢乐 adj. 孤独的 adj. 残疾的 以……身份而工作 adj. 焦虑的；紧张的 pet v. 抚摸 n.宠物 n.零食；点心 adj. 宝贵的；贵重的 期盼 我自己的 不久之后 Fast reading Read the passages by yourselves and find the answers . P93-94 4 minutes Who What they said “I’m so happy Banjo and Anna visited my mum!” “I think therapy dogs are good for my patients.” “I’m taking Banjo to the hospital today.” “I can’t wait to see Banjo again next week!” “I wish everyone was lucky enough to have a dog!” Read Linda’s post. Who is likely to have said these things? Write the correct names. Some names can be used more than once. Linda Mum Mum’s doctor Anna Linda Mum’s doctor Anna Mum Anna 阅读琳达的帖子。谁最有可能说出这些话？写出正确的人名。 某些名字可以重复使用。 Careful reading Read the passages together and correct the sentences. P93-94 7 minutes Group Work Read each sentence and write T (True) or F (False). 1. The mother was sad and tired before Anna and Banjo came. 2. Banjo is a volunteer doctor at the hospital. 3. Anna has loved animals since she was a child. 4. Banjo has worked as a therapy dog for ten years. 5. Playing with Banjo helped the mother forget she was sick for a moment. Read each sentence and write T (True) or F (False). 1. The mother was sad and tired before Anna and Banjo came. 2. Banjo is a volunteer doctor at the hospital. 3. Anna has loved animals since she was a child. 4. Banjo has worked as a therapy dog for ten years. 5. Playing with Banjo helped the mother forget she was sick for a moment. T T T F F therapy dog almost three years Unusual Volunteers "Come here! What a good boy!"Those were words I never expected to hear from my mum when I visited her in hospital.Mum has been sick for a long time now, and she often seemed sad and tired. I didn't expect to hear her laughing. It has been a long time since I heard my mum sounding so happy! But when I rounded the corner, I understood everything. 不寻常的志愿者 "过来!好孩子!" 我去医院探望母亲时，从未想过 会从她嘴里听到这样的话。 母亲病了很久， 常常显得忧郁且疲惫。 我没想到会听到她的笑声。 已经很久没听过母亲如此开心的声音了! 但当我转过拐角，我明白了一切。 Mum had a very unusual visitor ——a dog! A regular volunteer at the hospital, Anna, was there with her therapy dog, Banjo. Anna was kind enough to share her story with me. An animal lover from an early age, Anna has always had a dog or two at home since she was young. Often, just playing with them was enough to help her feel happy and relaxed after a long day.But one day, Anna realized that not everyone was lucky enough to have a pet. She started thinking: What could she do? Could she work with her own dogs to help others? 母亲有位特别的访客一只狗! 医院的常驻志愿者安娜带着她的治疗犬班卓前来探望。 但有一天，安娜意识到，并非人人都有幸拥有宠物。 安娜非常友善，与我分享她的故事。 安娜从小就热爱动物，自幼家中就总养着一两只狗。 通常，忙碌一天后，只需和它们玩耍就足以让她感到快乐放松。 她开始思考：自己能做些什么? 自己能否带着狗狗帮助他人? therapy/ˈθerəpi/ n.治疗，疗法 Before long,she found the answer. Today, Anna and Banjo often visit places like hospitals and nursing homes to bring a moment of joy to people who are sick, sad,lonely, or disabled . Banjo has worked as a therapy dog for almost three years. When people are stressed, it often takes them longer to get better. A therapy dog helps people feel better and be less stressed, often just by being there! At the hospital, Mum petted Banjo, gave him a snack, and even threw a small ball for him to catch. This made her forget that she was sick, if only for a moment. 不久之后，她找到了答案。 如今，安娜和班卓常去， 医院、养老院等地，为生病，悲伤，孤独或残障的人们带来片刻欢愉。 班卓担任治疗犬已将近三年。 当人们有压力时，康复往往需要更长时间。 治疗犬通常只需在场陪伴，就能帮人们舒缓情绪，减轻压力! 在医院里，妈妈抚摸班卓，给它零食，甚至抛出小球让它接。 这让她忘却了病痛，即使只有一小会儿。 For people like my mum, moments like this are very valuable. She always looks forward to my visits, but now she also looks forward to seeing Anna and Banjo again.If I'm lucky enough to have a dog of my own in the future, I'll try to volunteer just like Anna and Banjo! 对我妈妈这样的人来说，这样的时刻弥足珍贵。 她一直期待着我的探望， 如果将来我有幸养狗， 我会尽力像安娜和班卓那样投身志愿工作! 如今她也盼望着再次见到安娜和班卓。 1. How can therapy dogs help people to feel less stressed? Therapy dogs comfort people and cheer them up. （疗愈犬陪伴并抚慰人们。） Discuss the questions. 治疗犬如何帮助人们缓解压力？ 2. What qualities do you think a therapy dog should have? I think a therapy dog should be friendly and calm, not too big or small, and shouldn’t bark too much. 3. Can you think of any other ways to help people in hospital? We can volunteer to help patients and keep sick children company. 我们可以志愿帮扶病人、陪伴住院孩童。 你认为治疗犬应具备哪些特质？ 你能想到其他帮助住院病人的方法吗？ Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences. 1. A ____________ is a special dog that helps people feel better. 2. Anna is a ____________ at the hospital. She works for free. 3. When people are ____________, it takes them longer to get better. 4. For the sick mother, moments of happiness are very ____________. 5. Therapy dogs also visit old people and ____________ people to bring them joy. volunteer, therapy dog, stressed, valuable, disabled therapy dog volunteer stressed valuable disabled 志愿者， 治疗犬， 有压力的，有价值的，残疾的 Exercise Kind animals heal our hearts with love. 善良的动物用爱治愈心灵。 The friendship between humans and animals is the most beautiful gift in life. 人与动物之间的情谊，是生命中最美的馈赠。 Summary 背景 （故事）高潮 情节发展 情节回落 结局 HOMEWORK 重述Linda的故事，80词以内。 与你的小伙伴分享类似这样的故事？ Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $