Unit 1 This is me Reading for writing 课件 2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕中国短跑运动员苏炳添的故事展开阅读与写作教学，核心知识点包括理解文章时序结构、掌握"impossible""challenge"等词汇及"Challenge-Action-Achievement-Reflection"写作框架。课堂导入通过运动话题讨论、个人挑战经历分享，结合视频资源，自然衔接至苏炳添的励志故事，以词汇表和双关语解析为支架，帮助学生构建知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过时间轴梳理苏炳添历年成绩，引导学生分析段落结构，运用写作框架完成从文本理解到个人经历描述的迁移。同时渗透文化意识，以中国运动员故事激发家国情怀，视频和实例增强学习体验。学生能提升读写能力与逻辑思维，教师可借助系统流程和丰富资源优化教学效果。

Unit 1 This is me Reading for writing By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Understand the main content and chronological structure of the passage about Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian. Master key vocabulary and phrases (impossible, possible, doubt, fear, challenge, stick to, succeed, hold back, etc.). Interpret the wordplay “Impossible → I’m possible” and explain its philosophical meaning. Summarise Su Bingtian’s story using the “Challenge – Action – Achievement – Reflection” framework and apply it to describe a personal experience. Learning Objectives /m/ 发音时，双唇闭拢，气流从鼻腔泻出，同时振动声带。 发音时，微微张开嘴巴，舌尖紧贴上齿龈，形成阻碍。 /n/ 发音时，嘴唇张开，舌后部抬起贴住软腭，阻止气流从口腔泄出。 /ŋ/ Watch the video and learn more. Review Lead-in What kinds of sports do you know? Do you like doing sports? Playing Ping-Pong Swimming Skiing [ˈskiːɪŋ] High Jumping Playing basketball Playing Badminton Diving [ˈdaɪvɪŋ] What sports do you like? Lead-in What challenges or difficulties have you faced in your life? I had difficulty learning math. I was shy and afraid to speak in front of the class. I failed an exam once. How did you overcome them? I practiced every day. My teacher helped me. I didn’t give up and kept trying. Achievements Challenges Efforts Pre-reading Word/Phrase Meaning Example sentence impossible cannot happen or be done It seemed impossible, but he did it. possible can happen or be done With hard work, anything is possible. doubt a feeling of not being sure He had doubts about his decision. fear an unpleasant feeling caused by danger Fear often holds us back. challenge something difficult that tests your ability He faced many challenges. stick to continue doing something He stuck to his dream. succeed achieve what you want He succeeded in breaking the record. hold back prevent someone from making progress Don’t let fear hold you back. record the best or fastest achievement He broke the Asian record. Essential Vocabulary Do you know this person? What do you know about him? Watch the video Pre-reading He is a famous Chinese sprinter. He runs the 100-metre race. He broke the Asian record. Su Bingtian Su Bingtian is a famous Chinese athlete. He is hard-working. He always__________his dream. He never let his fear ___________ . In the end, he _____________. sticks to hold him back succeeded succeeded It is about Su Bingtian and how he turned “impossible” into “I’m possible.” /Su Bingtian changes the impossible things to possible. Pre-reading Guess:What is the passage mainly about? While-reading 1.Where can we read this passage? A. In a newspaper. B. In a diary. C. In a sport magazine. Read the passage quickly and choose. While-reading Divide the whole passage into 3 parts. Part1(para1) Part2(para2-4) Part3(para5) Part 1 (Introduction) Part 2 (The Story) Part 3 (Conclusion) 1 “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’” Audrey Hepburn, the British actress and star of the silver screen, said this. However, doubts and fears often hold us back. How can we face them and succeed? 1.How did writer start the passage? A. By giving a fact B. By asking a question C.By telling a story While-reading 2.Why does the writer begin with Audrey Hepburn’s quote? Because the quote introduces the main theme of the passage – that nothing is truly impossible. It prepares the reader for Su Bingtian’s story. 2 The runner Su Bingtian gives an excellent answer to this question. The young man began his sporting life in 2006. At that time, no one from Asia had ever run the 100 m race in less than 10 seconds. Su trained hard and quickly became one of the fastest runners in Asia. In 2011, he ran the race in 10.16 seconds. Challenges Achievements Efforts 2006 2011 No one from Asia had ever run the 100 m race in less than __________. 10 seconds He ________ hard. trained Su quickly became one of the _______ runners in Asia. fastest In 2011, he ran the race in ______ seconds. 10.16 While-reading Achievements 3 However, Su wasn't satisfied. To run in under 10 seconds, in 2014, he changed his starting leg. This was a very risky decision. He had to start from zero. At first, he was slower than before. Also, he was 25 years old. At such an age, many runners choose to stop running. People doubted his decision. However, Su fought his fears and became a sporting hero. 2014 1.He had to start from ______. 2.AT first, he was ______ than before. 3.At 25, many runners choose to ______ running. People _______ his decision. Challenges Efforts He changed his ____________. He __________ his fears. zero slower doubted stop starting leg fought He wanted to run in ________________. under 10 seconds He became a sporting ______. hero While-reading 4 In 2015, he clocked 9.99 seconds and made history. In 2021, he finished in 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics. He also became the first Chinese athlete to run in the Olympic 100 m final. He clocked ______ seconds and _____________. He finished in 9.83 seconds and became the first _________________ to run in the Olympic 100 m final. 9.99 made history Chinese athlete 2006 2011 2014 2015 2021 10.59s 10.16s 9.99s 9.83s While-reading 5 Su Bingtian has told youngsters, “Never let your age hold you back. Have a try and try harder. I believe you can write your own story.” Nothing is impossible as long as you try and stick to it. Everyone can be a Su-perman! While-reading What does “Su-perman” mean? It is a pun (a play on words). It combines Su Bingtian’s family name “Su” with “Superman.” It means he is like a superhero because of his amazing achievements. 5 Su Bingtian has told youngsters, “Never let your age hold you back. Have a try and try harder. I believe you can write your own story.” Nothing is impossible as long as you try and stick to it. Everyone can be a Su-perman! While-reading How can we become the superman like Su Bingtian? Face challenges bravely! Work hard! Never give up!  Courage While-reading Why was changing his starting leg a “bold” decision? What does “made history” mean? What is the significance of 9.83 seconds? Because he was already 25 years old. Changing the starting leg is very difficult and risky. It takes a lot of time and practice to get used to it. It means he did something that no one had ever done before. He was the first Asian to run 100m in under 10 seconds. It was the Asian record. It showed that Asian runners can also compete at the highest level. Reading – In‑depth Comprehension What can we learn from Su Bingtian’s story? We can learn that nothing is impossible if we believe in ourselves, work hard, and never give up. We should not let fear or doubt hold us back. Pre-writing Pre-writing Write about a successful person. Step 1 Search for information about a successful person and plan your passage with the chart. Pre-writing Challenge → Action → Achievement → Reflection │ │ │ │ What was What did What did What can we the problem? he do? he achieve? learn from it? Challenges Achievements Efforts Pre-writing Step 2 Write about the person with the help of the chart. Challenges faced a big challenge, doubted, held back, was too short, was not satisfied, had to start from zero, risky Actions decided to, worked hard, stuck to, practiced every day, trained hard, fought fears, never gave up, tried one's best Achievements succeeded, won, made history, became a hero, finished in...seconds, broke the record Reflection / Message This story teaches us..., Nothing is impossible, hard work and determination can overcome any challenge, I believe you can write your own story Pre-writing Step 2 Write about the person with the help of the chart. Introduction ... is one of the greatest ... in ... history. Challenge When ... was young, ... faced a big challenge. / Many people doubted that ... / ... held ... back. Action ... decided to ... / ... worked hard and stuck to ... / ... practiced every day ... / ... fought fears and ... Achievement As a result, ... / ... succeeded in ... / ... won ... / ... made history by ... Reflection This story teaches us that ... / ... found a way to turn "impossible" into "I'm possible." Check. Did you: ☐ cover all the information in Step 1? ☐ use the words and expressions from the reading passage? ☐ give your opinion about the person's efforts and success? Step 3 Share your passage with the class. Step 4 Example Deng Yaping is one of the greatest table tennis players in Chinese history. When she was young, she faced a big challenge – she was too short to play table tennis. Many people doubted that she could succeed. However, Deng Yaping did not let this doubt hold her back. She decided to work harder than anyone else. She practiced for hours every day and stuck to her training even when it was difficult. She also improved her skills by studying her opponents' strategies. As a result, she won 18 world championship titles and 4 Olympic gold medals. She became a sporting hero and made history. This story teaches us that height does not matter – hard work and determination can overcome any challenge. Deng Yaping found a way to turn "impossible" into "I'm possible." Homework Final Draft:  Revise your essay based on the self‑revision and peer‑review checklists. Write a clean final draft and hand it in next lesson. Make sure to include: A clear Challenge, Action, Achievement, and Reflection. At least 5 words from the vocabulary bank. 80–100 words. Correct spelling and grammar. Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $