Unit4 Section B (1a～1f)课件 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“蜜蜂的重要性、特征、生存问题及与人类的联系”展开，通过标题图片预测和词汇铺垫导入，引导学生从猜测主题到阅读验证，搭建从词汇学习到文本理解的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质，通过思维导图梳理蜜蜂信息、写作任务运用核心词汇、讨论联系人类与生物等活动，采用任务型教学法。学生能提升语言运用与生态保护意识，教师可借助结构化流程和多样化活动优化教学。

Section B How are plants and animals connected with us? 1a–1f 刘瑞枝 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 袁艺 & 郭小琴 0 Learning Goals in this period： 1.Language Competence Students can accurately understand and proficiently use the key vocabulary in this lesson, such as"pollination", "honeycomb","communicate", etc. Students can flexibly use the learned vocabulary and sentence patterns to explore the characteristics, behaviors of plants and animals, and their relationships with humans. Students' listening comprehension ability should be enhanced. 2.Cultural Awareness Through the discussion of knowledge related to plants and animals, guide students to respect and protect different species, and enhance their awareness of ecological protection. 3.Thinking Quality Analyze the characteristics of different plants and animals and their roles in the ecosystem,cultivate critical and dialectical thinking abilities, and enable students to view the relationships between organisms and the environment objectively . Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. 1a prep. 没有；缺乏 pollen n. 花粉 honey n. 蜂蜜 honeycomb n. 蜂巢 pollination n. 授粉 store v. 贮存；存储 Bees take pollen from one flower to another. That is called pollination. A honeycomb is used to store honey. Maybe it’s about the importance of bees. Let’s check! Bees are important. Bees are important for pollination. Bees are interesting. Bees are in danger. We can't live without bees Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. 1b hard-working the most important the most interesting interesting important the most amazing 最高级 → important Read again and complete the mind map with the information from the text. 1c Bees ●their greatest work: _______________ ●visit: ___________________________ ●help:____________________________ ●their number is: ___________ ● ● importance problem interesting facts pollination 50 to 100 flowers on one trip plants grow dropping They work hard together to make their homes: In order to store honey, they create honeycomb. How they communicate: When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. Read for more details. Para. 2 Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. 当……的时候 行为 事实上 = actually 百分之……（单复同形） 出于这个原因；因此 星球 Para. 3 Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. 为了；以便 v. 交流 ( ) ( ) 食物的位置和距离 How does the writer develop his idea in Para. 3? A. By telling stories. B. By giving examples. C. By listing numbers. D. By asking questions. 写作手法 Para. 4 Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. They need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. 发挥着重要作用 生态系统 ……的数量 ( ) 你所能做的 想想你能为保护地球上最神奇的动物之一做些什么。 a number of ... 许多…… Discuss the questions. 1d 1. Can you give another title for the text? Bees Matter Life Needs Bees Bees: Earth’s Vital Workers 2. What other interesting facts do you know about bees? Different types of bees have different lifespans. Worker bees usually live for a few weeks during the busy summer months, while the queen bee can live for several years. Bees can recognize human faces. They use their visual and olfactory senses to distinguish different human features. 3. What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies? Ants clean up nature and make soil healthy for plants. Butterflies pollinate flowers like bees and warn us if the environment is sick. Imagine you are the writer. Write one more paragraph about bees and add it to the text. 1e Bees live together in groups, which are called colonies(蜂群). In a colony, there is a queen bee, some drones(雄蜂), and lots of worker bees. Workerbees are always very busy. They fly around to different flowers and collect nectar(花蜜). Then, they use the nectar to make honey, which we all love to eat. How do you understand the connection between people, plants, and animals? Think of some examples and then share them with a partner. 1f A: We all know people and nature are connected. But can you give me an example of how they are connected? B: Sure. I visited a small town in Guangdong once. There are many large trees in the town. They are home to many birds. A lot of tourists come to see the trees and the birds … For example A: We all know people and nature are connected. But can you give me an example of how they are connected? B: Sure. In my hometown, there's a big lake. The lake is home to lots of fish. The plants around the lake provide oxygen and food for the fish. People go fishing there. Also, we get fresh air from the plants. So, people, plants, and animals all rely on each other. Take care of animals and plants because we cannot live without them. 01 Thank you! $