Unit6 Start out and understand ideas 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“24节气”展开，核心知识点为其文化内涵及对人们生活的影响。课堂导入通过提问节气数量、列举24节气中英文名称，结合Pre-reading图片引导讨论芒种，搭建从已知节气常识到文本深度理解的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与语言能力培养，通过Lao Shu的童年回忆文本，设置段落大意匹配、细节问题等任务提升思维品质，如Think and share环节促进学生表达对节气画作的看法。词汇语法结合练习及MIKE'S summary关键词梳理，帮助学生系统掌握语言知识，教师可借助完整教学流程提升课堂效率。

Unit6Living with nature Starting out & Understanding ideas How many solar terms (节气) are there in a year? What are they? Lead in 清明 Clear and Bright 立春 Start of Spring 惊蛰Insects Awaken 春分Spring Equinox 雨水 Rain Water 谷雨 Grain Rain 立夏 Start of Summer 芒种 Grain in Ear 夏至Summer Solstice 小满 Grain Buds 小暑 Minor Heat 大暑Major Heat 立秋 Start of Autumn 白露 White Dew 秋分Autumn Equinox 处暑 End of Heat 寒露 Cold Dew 霜降Frost's Descent 立冬 Start of Winter 大雪 Major Snow 冬至Winter Solstice 小雪 Minor Snow 小寒Minor Cold 大寒Major Cold Which solar terms are you familiar with? What do people often eat or do during these solar terms? Lead in Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the words and expressions to help you. Which solar term does the painting show? 芒种 Grain in Ear farming daily life follow popular guide nature work cultural meaning P84 Pre-reading Let's read a passage to learn what the 24 Solar Terms are like in Lao Shu's eyes. Pre-reading Skim for main idea The text mainly talks about the author's __________ memories connected with __________________ and tells us their ___________ and how they still __________ people's lives today. From the eyes of Lao Shu It was an early morning of Grain in Ear. Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees. Villagers hurried to the fields. Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun. The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air. Adults were busy cutting the wheat. Children raced behind to pick up the ears. This is one of the best memories of my childhood. I grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province. Most of the villagers there lived by farming. The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them. The changes of the terms guided both their farming activities and daily lives. The terms helped them understand why things happened at certain times, and how they should react. When I grew up and left my hometown, the 24 Solar Terms followed me. I always feel excited when a new term is set to begin. I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems. I didn't know how popular the paintings would become. I'm so happy that many people, especially the young, are taking a new interest in the ancient wisdom. In the hundreds of comments below my posts, others shared similar memories and feelings. Now people may be moving away from farming. However, the ancient way of dividing time stays close to our hearts. The 24 Solar Terms are known as the “Fifth Great Invention of China”. They help people understand why nature works this way. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear social and cultural meanings, too. People celebrate their arrival with traditional activities. For example, many people still eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter. The ancient calendar has never disappeared from the life of the Chinese. childhood the 24 Solar Terms importance influence While-reading Main idea matching Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 The author's art makes Solar Terms popular again, especially with young people. A busy and happy time during Grain in Ear and the author's childhood memories. Why Solar Terms are important to Chinese culture and how people still follow them today. How Solar Terms helped with farming and the author's love for his hometown. While-reading 2. Which season is described in the first paragraph? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter. Read for details It was an early morning of Grain in Ear. Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees. Villagers hurried to the fields. Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun. The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air. Adults were busy cutting the wheat. Children raced behind to pick up the ears. Para. 1 1. How did the author start the passage? A. By asking a question. B. By describing a childhood memory. C. By arguing that farming is disappearing. D. By explaining their history and science. Simile 明喻 芒种是二十四节气之一，在每年6月 5 、6或7日。《月令七十二候集解》：“谓有芒之种谷可稼种矣。” 指麦类等有芒作物籽粒已经黄熟，需抓紧抢收，晚谷、黍、稷等夏播作物也需及时抢种，故亦称 “忙种”。 While-reading Para. 2 This is one of the best memories of my childhood. I grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province. Most of the villagers there lived by farming. The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them. The changes of the terms guided both their farming activities and daily lives. The terms helped them understand why things happened at certain times, and how they should react. When I grew up and left my hometown, the 24 Solar Terms followed me. I always feel excited when a new term is set to begin. I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems. 1. Where did the author grow up? 2. Why are the 24 Solar Terms important to people? (p86-1) 3. How does Lao Shu express his feelings about the solar terms? He grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province. Because the changes of the terms guided both their farming activities and daily lives. They helped villagers understand why things happened at certain times and how to react. He expresses his feelings by painting and writing poems. Learning to think for question 2 To understand the importance of the 24 Solar Terms, you should know the way people use them in farming, eating, health, weather and many other fields. While-reading Para. 3 I didn't know how popular the paintings would become. I'm so happy that many people, especially the young, are taking a new interest in the ancient wisdom. In the hundreds of comments below my posts, others shared similar memories and feelings. Now people may be moving away from farming. However, the ancient way of dividing time stays close to our hearts. What made the author happy according to paragraph 3?  Many people, especially the young, are taking a new interest in the ancient wisdom (the 24 Solar Terms). While-reading Para. 4 The 24 Solar Terms are known as the “Fifth Great Invention of China”. They help people understand why nature works this way. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear social and cultural meanings, too. People celebrate their arrival with traditional activities. For example, many people still eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter. The ancient calendar has never disappeared from the life of the Chinese. 1. What are the 24 Solar Terms known as? 2. According to the text, what are the two main reasons why the 24 Solar Terms are important? 3. What examples show that the 24 Solar Terms are still part of Chinese life? The “Fifth Great Invention of China”. • Practical reason: They help people understand why nature works this way. • Cultural reason: They bear social and cultural meanings. People eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter. While-reading Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. The 24 Solar Terms in Lao Shu's eyes • Most of the villagers in Lao Shu's hometown lived by ¹________. • The 24 Solar Terms ²_______ both their ³________________ and ⁴___________. • He always feels ⁵________ when a new term is set to begin. • He longed to share these feelings in his ⁶________ and poems. • Many people, especially the young, are 7__________________ in the 24 Solar Terms. • The 24 Solar Terms help people understand why 8______ works this way. • The 24 Solar Terms also bear social and 9________ meanings. P86 farming guided farming activities daily lives excited paintings nature cultural taking a new interest Post-reading Choose Lao Shu's idea about the 24 Solar Terms. a They are the only way to understand the changing of the weather through the year. b They stay part of people's lives, even though fewer people are farmers. c Most people don't understand them, so they need to be studied by experts. P86 Post-reading What do you think of Lao Shu's paintings about the 24 Solar Terms? P86 They are very popular. Many people, especially the young, like them and share similar memories in comments. They are meaningful. They help share feelings about the 24 Solar Terms and make young people interested in this ancient wisdom. They are … Think and share. From the eyes of Lao Shu It was an early morning of Grain in Ear. Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees. Villagers hurried to the fields. Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun. The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air. Adults were busy cutting the wheat. Children raced behind to pick up the ears. This is one of the best memories of my childhood. I grew up in the countryside of Shandong Province. Most of the villagers there lived by farming. The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them. The changes of the terms guided both their farming activities and daily lives. The terms helped them understand why things happened at certain times, and how they should react. When I grew up and left my hometown, the 24 Solar Terms followed me. I always feel excited when a new term is set to begin. I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems. I didn't know how popular the paintings would become. I'm so happy that many people, especially the young, are taking a new interest in the ancient wisdom. In the hundreds of comments below my posts, others shared similar memories and feelings. Now people may be moving away from farming. However, the ancient way of dividing time stays close to our hearts. The 24 Solar Terms are known as the “Fifth Great Invention of China”. They help people understand why nature works this way. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear social and cultural meanings, too. People celebrate their arrival with traditional activities. For example, many people still eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter. The ancient calendar has never disappeared from the life of the Chinese. Pay attention to the expressions. 芒种 活泼的鸟儿 婉转啼鸣 mean … to sb. 对某人来说意味着…… 匆匆赶往田间 金色的麦田 像太阳般闪耀 be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 捡拾麦穗 长大；成长 在农村 以务农为生 24节气 指引着他们的农事活动和日常生活 在特定时节 离开家乡 即将发生 long to do sth. 渴望做某事 如此……以至于 对……产生新的兴趣 古老的智慧 远离…… 贴近 以……而闻名 中国第五大发明 承载着社会和文化意义 吃春饼 立春 立冬 古老的历法 从……中消失 Let’s learn. 用on或by填空，完成句子。 1. Most pandas live ______ bamboo. 2. The writer lives ______ writing stories for children. 3. My family lives ______ my father's income. 4. Her sister lives ______ designing clothes. on by on by Practice. 1. 他爷爷靠种地谋生。 His grandfather ______ ______ _______. 2. 我们家准备这周日去动物园。 My family ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ this Sunday. 3. 这座古老的桥梁承载着村民们的回忆。 This old bridge ______ ______ ________ _________. 4. 窗外的小鸟正在悦耳地鸣叫。 The birds are _______ _______ outside the window. 根据汉语提示用本课所学单词或短语完成句子，每空一词。 lives by farming is set to visit the zoo bears the villagers' memories singing sweetly Practice. 5. 中国结被称为好运的象征。 Chinese knot ____ ______ ____ a symbol of good luck. 6. 她每天早上匆忙去上学，因为她住得远。 She ______ ______ ______ every morning because she lives far. 7. 他昨天忙着和朋友们策划他的生日派对。 He ______ ______ _________ his birthday party with his friends yesterday. 8. 老师让我们把教室里的垃圾捡起来。 Our teacher asked us to ____ ____ ____ _______ in the classroom. is known as hurries to school was busy planning pick up the rubbish Practice. 9. 我盼望在寒假期间去看望爷爷奶奶。 I ____ ____ ____ ____ ____________ during the winter holiday. 10. 学生的兴趣影响着他们的课外活动和科目选择。 Students' interests ______ ______ their after-school activities and subject choices. 11. 学校组织乡村旅行时，我们和麦穗拍了照片。 We took photos with the ______ ______ during our school trip to the countryside. 12. 越来越多的年轻人正在对传统文化产生新的兴趣。 More and more young people ___ ______ ___ ___ _______ ___ traditional culture. long to visit my grandparents guide both wheat ears are taking a new interest in Practice. 1. Grain in Ear 2. lively birds 3. sing sweetly 4. hurry to the fields 5. golden fields 6. shine like the sun 7. be busy doing sth. 8. pick up the ears 9. grow up 10. in the countryside 11. live by farming 12. the 24 Solar Terms 13. mean … to sb. 14. guide both their farming activities and daily lives 15. at certain times 16. leave hometown 17. be set to 18. long to do sth. 19. so… that 20. take a new interest in 21. the ancient wisdom 22. move away from 23. close to 24. be known as 25. the Fifth Great Invention of China 26. bear social and cultural meanings 27. eat spring pancakes 28. Start of Spring 29. Start of Winter 30. the ancient calendar 31. disappear from Make a summary. 疑问代词引导的宾语从句 (1) They couldn't believe what they heard on the news. 他们简直不敢相信从新闻中听到的消息。 宾语从句可由疑问代词what、who、whom、whose、which等 引导，它们在宾语从句中充当主语、宾语、表语、定语等， 因此不能省略。 (2) Do you know who will come tomorrow? 你知道明天谁来吗？ (3) He asked whose bike this was. 他问这是谁的自行车。 what作宾语 who作主语 whose作定语 Let’s learn. 疑问副词引导的宾语从句 宾语从句可由疑问副词when、where、how、why等引导，它们在宾语从句中作状语，不可以省略。 (1) Do you know when we will hold the sports meeting? 你知道我们什么时候开运动会吗？ (2) They have not decided where they should go for the holiday. 他们还没有决定到什么地方去度假。 (3) He asks how we can help protect the environment. 他问我们怎样才能为保护环境出力。 (4) I do not understand why they like computer games so much. 我不理解他们为什么如此喜欢电脑游戏。 作时间状语 作地点状语 作方式状语 作原因状语 Let’s learn. 宾语从句的语序 在疑问词引导的宾语从句中，要用陈述句语序， 即“疑问词 + 主语 + 谓语 + 其他”。 (1) They couldn't believe what they heard on the news. (2) Do you know when we will hold the sports meeting? Do you know who will come tomorrow? 当who作宾语从句的主语时，从句句式为 “who + 谓语 + 其他”。 Let’s learn. 宾语从句的时态 宾语从句的时态取决于主句的时态。 (1) I can hardly believe (that) we're in the city centre. 真不敢相信我们是在市中心。 (2) I want to know what he did last weekend. 我想知道他上周末做了什么。 (3) My mother asks when we will go to the park. 妈妈问我们什么时候去公园。 当主句是现在时态时，从句可以根据实际情况选择不同时态。 主句是一般现在时，从句是一般现在时 主句是一般现在时，从句是一般过去时 主句是一般现在时，从句是一般将来时 Let’s learn. (1) I did not know who she was. 我不知道她是谁。 (2) We thought (that) somebody was moving about. 我们以为有人在走动。 (3) We were wondering where she bought the beautiful dress. 我们当时正在好奇她在哪里买的这条漂亮裙子。 当主句是过去时态时，从句一般使用相应的过去时态。 主句是一般过去时，从句是一般过去时 主句是一般过去时，从句是过去进行时 主句是过去进行时，从句是一般过去时 Let’s learn. 当宾语从句是客观真理或不可改变的自然现象时，从句须用一般现在时，不受主句时态的限制。 (1) She knows that the earth goes around the sun. 她知道地球绕着太阳转。 (2) The teacher told us that light travels faster than sound. 老师告诉我们光比声音传播得快。 Let’s learn. 宾语从句 whether / if引导的宾语从句 疑问词 引导的 宾语 从句 that引导的宾语从句 语序 引导词 疑问代词what、who、whom、whose、which 疑问副词when、where、how、why 陈述句语序 who作宾语从句的主语时 时态 当主句是现在时态时，从句可以根据实际情况选择不同时态。 当主句是过去时态时，从句一般使用相应的过去时态。 宾语从句是客观真理或不可改变的自然现象时，从句须用一般现在时，不受主句时态的限制。 疑问词 + 主语 + 谓语 + 其他 who + 谓语 + 其他 Make a summary. $