Unit 8 Making a DifferenceSection A(2a—2d)课件2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“动物收容所志愿服务”主题，涵盖相关词汇、功能句型及听力理解。课堂以图片场景导入，先解释animal shelter定义，通过自由讨论、选择活动构建词汇支架，再过渡到“I want to... because...”句型练习，最后以对话听力任务巩固，形成从输入到输出的学习脉络。 其亮点在于情境化任务设计，融合语言能力、思维品质与文化意识。通过真实对话听力材料提升理解能力，讨论环节引导学生分析志愿者动机，如思考“为何面试官关注照顾动物经验”，培养同理心与社会责任感。学生在实践中运用语言，教师可借助结构化活动高效开展教学。

Section A (2a-2d) Where are they? Watch and Say They are at the animal shelter. An animal shelter is a place that takes in homeless, abandoned, or lost animals. It provides them with food, shelter, medical care and helps them find new loving homes. What activities can volunteers do in animal shelters? walk dogs feed animals Free talk find owners of lost pets train animals 寻找丢失宠物的主人 take care of sick animals clean cages collect donations provide information about animals 提供有关动物的信息 募集捐赠物 Tick three activities you would like to do in an animal shelter. □feed animals □find owners of lost pets □provide information about animals □clean cages □train animals □collect donations □take care of sick animals □walk dogs Tick and say If you volunteer in an animal shelter, what would you like to do? And why? 8 I would like to walk dogs because I like being outside and playing with them. They look so happy when they run. I have chosen to feed the animals because I love watching them eat happily. It makes me feel like I’m taking good care of them. I want to provide information about animals because many people don’t know how to look after pets properly. I can help them learn. I want to / would like to / have chosen to ... because ... 先展示一些示例， 帮助学生打开思路，并提供语言支架。 I want to collect donations because the animal shelter needs donations to look after the animals better. I want to find owners of lost pets because it would be great to see the owner and his pet be together again. I would like to clean cages because the animals need a tidy and safe place to live. It’s important for their health. I want to / would like to / have chosen to ... because ... We are going to listen to two conversations about volunteering at an animal shelter. Let’s listen and finish the following tasks. Pre-listening Conversation 1 ___ Did it inspire you to volunteer? ___ What do you do there? ___ What are you watching? ___ Can I volunteer too? Conversation 2 ___ How often can you volunteer? ___ About once a week? ___ Have you taken care of animals before? ___ Have you ever been to our animal shelter? 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Listen and number Listen to the conversations and number the questions in the order you hear them. Question Answer What are you watching? It’s a show about _______________. Did it inspire you to volunteer? ________ How long have you been a volunteer? For _______________ What do you do there? Clean the ________, feed the _________, look after the ____________, and collect ________________ Conversation 1 volunteering Yes. cages animals new dogs donations two years Listen and complete Conversation 2 Speakers: Interviewer and Robert Place: at the animal shelter Have you ever been to our animal shelter? ______. ______________ has told me all about it. Have you taken care of animals before? ______. I had a ______. I ______ her, and ______ her food and water bowls. How often can you volunteer? ______________________________ No My friend Rose Yes dog walked filled About once a week. Listen and complete Listen again. Complete the summaries of the conversations. Conversation 1 Robert's friend Rose has been a volunteer at an animal shelter for ______ years. She tells him about her___________ work there. She says she cleans the cages and_______________. She also looks after the new dogs and________________. Conversation 2 Robert wants to become a volunteer too, so he goes to the animal shelter and has an interview with a person working there. Robert tells the interviewer that he used to have a______ . His pet taught him that every animal is ________ and needs love. Robert offers to volunteer____________. two volunteering feeds the animals collects donations dog special once a week Listen and complete Conversation 1 Rose: Hi Robert. What are you watching? Robert: Oh, it's a show about volunteering. It's quite inspiring! Rose: Hey, I've watched that before. Robert: Really? Did it inspire you to volunteer? Rose: Yeah. In fact, I've been a volunteer at an animal shelter for two years now. Robert: Wow! What do you do there? Rosa: Well, I clean the cages and feed the animals ... And I look after the new dogs. Some of them are in poor condition and need more care! And I collect donations for the shelter too. Robert: Goodness! Hey, do you need help? Can I volunteer too? Rose: Of course! Listening Scripts inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事 状况不佳；状态差 Conversation 2 Interviewer: Have you ever been to our animal shelter, Robert? Robert: No, I haven't, but my friend Rose has told me all about it. Interviewer: Have you taken care of animals before? Robert: Yes, I had a dog when I was young. I walked her, and I filled her food and water bowls. Because of her, I learnt that every animal is special and needs love. Interviewer: You're right! Now, how often can you volunteer? Robert: About once a week? Interviewer: Perfect! Let me show you around. Listening Scripts 带领某人参观 1. What inspired Robert to volunteer? 2. Why do you think the interviewer wants to know if Robert has taken care of an animal before? A show about volunteering and Rose's volunteer experience at the animal shelter inspired him. Because taking care of animals needs basic experience. With experience, Robert can work better and take good care of the shelter animals. Think and discuss 18 3. What words can you use to describe Robert and Rose? Give your reasons. 4. Would you like to be a volunteer at an animal shelter? If so, what jobs would you like to do? Rose is kind because she has volunteered at an animal shelter for two years. Robert is helpful because he wants to help take care of animals. Yes, I’d like to. I would enjoy feeding the animals. 1. find owners of lost pets 为走失的宠物寻找主人 owner n. 主人；物主 The painting has been returned to its owner. 这幅画已归还给它的主人。 Every pet owner knows their animal has its own personality。 宠物的主人都知道它们有自己的个性。 Language points own adj. & pron. 自己的；本人的.前一般加形容词性物主代词。of her own 属于她自己on his own 独立地 own v. 拥有，有 Walking to the library was my own idea. 步行去图书馆是我自己的主意。 Lily would like a room of her own. Lily想要一个属于她自己的房间。 My mother owns a clothes store. 我妈妈有一家服装店。 Yesterday, Vincent cooked dinner on his own. 昨天Vincent独立做了一顿饭。 【语境应用】翻译下列句子。 1) 学生们应该独立完成作业。 2) 我们每个人都有自己的桌椅。 3) Eva想拥有一个大房子。 Students should finish their homework on their own / themselves. We each have our own desk and chair / a desk and a chair of our own. Eva wants to own / have a big house. 1. ... you would like to do in an animal shelter. (1)〔名词〕庇护所；居所 If you find a lost pet, you should take it to an animal shelter. 如果你找到走失的宠物，应该把它送到动物收容所。 (2)〔不可数名词〕遮蔽；庇护；躲避（风雨或危险等） under the shelter of 在……的遮蔽下 take shelter（from...）躲避（……） We had our picnic under the shelter of a huge tree. 我们在一棵大树的遮蔽下野餐。 (3)〔动词〕保护；躲避（风雨或危险） shelter... from... 保护……免受…… shelter from 躲避…… ◆ Trees shelter the house from the strong wind. 树给房子挡住了狂风。 ◆ We must jump into action to shelter from the rainstorm. 我们必须立即行动来躲避暴风雨。 =protect the house from =take shelter from 6、 collect donations 募集捐赠物 donation 是名词，表示“捐赠；捐款；捐赠物”。 动词为donate make a donation (to...) 向…… 捐款 / 捐赠 collect donations 募集捐赠 receive a donation 收到捐赠 We can make a donation to the animal shelter. 我们可以给动物收容所捐款。 The shelter received a big donation of toys. 收容所收到了一大笔玩具捐赠。 表示“大量/少量捐助”时，应用large/small 3. Have you ever been to our animal shelter? 辨析have been to，have gone to与have been in have been to have gone to have been in 曾经去过（某地） 去了 （某地） 待在某地 表示去过某地，现在已经回来了。通常与表示次数的词（组）连用 表示到某地去了，说话时该人不在场（可能在途中，也可能已到达某地） 常与表示一段时间的状语连用 7、 Did it inspire you to volunteer?它是否激励你去做志愿者? inspire 作动词，在本句中意为“激励；鼓舞” inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事 The story of the animal shelter inspired Robert to volunteer there. 动物收容所的故事激励罗伯特去那里做志愿者。 inspire 还可以表示“赋予灵感；启发” His speech inspired a lot of new ideas in the team. 他的演讲为团队带来了许多新想法。 8、 Some of them are in poor condition and need more care!其中一些处于不良状态，需要更多护理! in poor condition 意为“状况不佳；状态差”（可描述人、动物或物品的健康 / 完好程度） The cat was in poor condition when we found it. 我们发现这只猫时，它的状态很差。 in good condition（状况良好） After a month of care, the dog is in good condition now.经过一个月的照顾，这只狗现在状况很好。 9、 Why do you think the interviewer wants to know if Robert has taken care of an animal before?你认为面试官为什么想知道罗伯特以前是否照顾过动物? 第一课时 1a-2d interviewer n.面试官；采访者 第一课时 1a-2d interviewee n.参加面试者；被采访者 对应词 The interviewer asked the interviewee about his future plans.面试官询问了被面试者关于他未来的(职业)规划。 interview v. 采访 n. 采访；面试 an interview with sb.采访某人 give an interview接受采访 Yesterday I interviewed my headmaster. 昨天我采访了我的校长。 I have done an interview with Jackie Chan. 我曾对成龙做过一次采访。 The professor gave an interview yesterday. 这位教授昨天接受了一次采访。 Don’t be late for your interview, or you won’t get the job. 面试不要迟到，否则你会得不到那份工作。 Listen and read the two conversations. Try to retell with the help of the summaries in 2c. Do some related exercises. Homework Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 null 95975.43 92971.055 $