Unit1 This is me - starting out and understanding ideas课件2026-2027学年外研版八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕Unit 1 "This is me"，通过记叙文《A red, red rose》引导学生理解Sally从自卑到自信的心理变化，课堂导入采用短视频“Seeing yourself through others' eyes”、自我认知问答及思维导图自我介绍，以Beginning-Middle-End故事地图和“心情天气线”为学习支架梳理情节与心理变化。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质，通过预读预测、While-reading问题链及Story map培养逻辑思维，用“天气描写心情”教学写作手法提升语言表达，任务驱动如思维导图自我介绍、故事复述增强学习能力。学生能提升语言理解与自我认知，教师可借助结构化流程高效教学。

A red, red rose 🌹 UNIT 1 This is me Starting out & Understanding ideas “I am what I am.” Everyone has something special and different — that is what's interesting. 外研版（2024）英语 · 八年级上册 · Unit 1 (课时1) 学习目标 Learning objectives 通过本课时的学习，学生能够： 学习理解 读懂记叙文 A red, red rose，获取 Sally 从自卑到自信的情节与心理变化，理解“胎记→玫瑰”的重新看待。 应用实践 借助 Beginning-Middle-End 与“心情天气线”梳理情节，用关键词复述故事，体会以天气写心情的写作手法。 迁移创新 联系自身，坦然看待自己的“不一样”，表达自我接纳与自信；树立“I am what I am”的价值观。 Unit 1 · This is me 2 01 Starting out 导入 · Who am I? How do others see me? Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary Starting out 1 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 🎬 A short film Seeing yourself through other people's eyes 1 What do you think of yourself? 2 What do other people think of you? Sample: I'm friendly and hard-working. My friends say I'm kind and helpful. ✓ Unit 1 · This is me 3 Starting out 2 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 2 Make a thinking map about yourself and introduce yourself to others. Me Looks tall, black hair Abilities sing, draw, run Personality kind, active, shy Likes & dislikes basketball, music ... your own idea Unit 1 · This is me 4 Understanding ideas 02 A red, red rose 🌹 —— the day a birthmark became a rose A story about accepting myself Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-reading · Predict Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 1 Look at the title and picture. Predict what the passage is about. Use the words to help you. beautiful face hair mirror shape birthmark I think it's about a girl who has a birthmark like a rose on her face… 2 Answer the questions. Then read to check. What does the word “rose” mean here? A red birthmark shaped like a rose — not the flower. What is the girl doing? She is looking at herself in the mirror. How does she feel about the “rose”? Uneasy at first, but later she accepts and likes it. Unit 1 · This is me 7 I think it's about a girl who has a birthmark like a rose on her face… What does the word “rose” mean here? What is the girl doing? While-reading · The story 3 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 1 I suppose everyone has something they don't like about themselves. For me, it was the birthmark on my face. It was bright red, the colour of a strawberry. 2 Sometimes, I felt people secretly looking at my face. But when I turned my head, they looked away. On crowded buses and trains, it felt just like a disaster. Therefore, I always kept my hair long to cover it until that day. Read & think Q1 What did Sally dislike about herself? ↳ The red birthmark on her face. Q2 Why did she keep her hair long? ↳ To cover / hide the birthmark. Unit 1 · This is me 9 While-reading · The story 3 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 3 It was a cloudy morning. A new student named Maddie arrived in our class. She sat right beside me. Instead of looking away, Maddie studied my face. This made me so nervous. Clouds came through the window and filled my heart. 4 Suddenly, she said something I would never forget. “Sally, right?” she said. “You have a red rose on your face. How beautiful!” Read & think Q3 What did Maddie do instead of looking away? ↳ She studied Sally's face. Q4 What did Maddie call the birthmark? ↳ A beautiful red rose. Unit 1 · This is me 10 While-reading · The story 3 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 5 I looked up and met her smiling eyes. Although I only replied “thank you”, it turned sunny in my heart. When I got home, I looked in the mirror. For the first time, I could look at my birthmark without turning away. The next day, Maddie painted a red rose on her own face! 6 I haven't told Maddie the whole story yet. Anyway, she has changed me. I have learnt that I am what I am. Everyone has something special and different – that's what's interesting. Read & think Q5 How did Sally feel after Maddie's words? ↳ It “turned sunny” — warm and happy. Q6 What has Sally finally learnt? ↳ “I am what I am” — everyone is special. Unit 1 · This is me 11 Story map · Beginning-Middle-End 4 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 4 Complete the notes with words from the passage. Beginning Sally hated the ______ on her face, and always tried ______ it with her hair. Sally hated the birthmark on her face, and always tried to cover it with her hair. Middle To Maddie, it looked like a ______. Sally was surprised, and it ______ in her heart. To Maddie, it looked like a red rose. Sally was surprised, and it turned sunny in her heart. End Now Sally thinks everyone is special and ______ in their own way. ______. Now Sally thinks everyone is special and different in their own way. I am what I am. Unit 1 · This is me 12 The weather of Sally's heart 5 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary ★ The writer uses weather to show feelings. Follow the line from cloud to sun. ☁ cloudy morning uneasy ☁☁ clouds filled my heart nervous 🌹 “a red rose — how beautiful!” surprised ☀ it turned sunny in my heart happy 🌟 I am what I am confident Writing tip Describe the weather / nature to show a character's changing mood. Unit 1 · This is me 13 The message 6 Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 3 Choose the message of the passage. a Accept your differences. They make you special. b Share your differences only with your closest friends. c When you change your differences, you change your life. a Accept your differences. They make you special. ✓ Unit 1 · This is me 14 Think and share Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary 1 What does Sally think of her birthmark now? ↳ She accepts and even likes it — it's a beautiful rose. She's proud of being different. 2 Should people worry about their looks? Why / why not? ↳ (Open) No — who we are inside matters more; confidence and kindness make us beautiful. Learning to think Use examples of successful people or scientific studies to support your idea. Unit 1 · This is me 15 Summary · Retell Lead-in Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Summary Retell the story with the Story map and the key words. 1 Sally hated her red birthmark → kept her hair long to cover it 2 A cloudy morning → new student Maddie studied her face → so nervous 3 Maddie: “a red rose on your face — how beautiful!” 4 It turned sunny in her heart → she looked in the mirror without turning away 5 “I am what I am.” Everyone is special and different. Theme: I am what I am — accept yourself; every difference is special. Unit 1 · This is me 16 Reflection After this lesson, I can… ☐ understand the story A red, red rose and Sally's change ☐ retell the story with Beginning-Middle-End and key words ☐ see how weather is used to show feelings, and accept who I am Homework 📚 1 Retell A red, red rose to your family using the Story map. 2 Write 3–4 sentences: describe a time you accepted something about yourself. 3 Make your own “Me” thinking map and be ready to introduce yourself. $