Unit 3 Starting out& understanding ideas 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“发明改变生活”主题，以Easton LaChappelle发明假肢的故事为核心，涵盖词汇、阅读、写作及不定式和动名词语法点。课堂导入通过图片观察（灯泡、梯子等）引发思考，结合古今生活对比，搭建从现象到案例的学习支架。 其亮点在于以真实案例为载体，融合语言能力（词汇短语学习、语法应用）、思维品质（分析发明流程IDEA→ACTION→SUCCESS、人物品质）和学习能力（预测、排序、广告写作）。采用任务型活动，如故事分段理解、事件排序，学生能提升综合语言运用与思维能力，教师可依托结构化流程高效教学。

starting out& understanding ideas Make it happen! Unit3 Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Learn the key words and expressions of this lesson; Get to know how inventions change our lives; Understand how Easton came up with his idea to make inventions and use his inventions to help people; Write an advertisement: an idea for an invention; Correctly use infinitives and gerunds as objects. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What can you see in the picture? a light bulb a ladder a man with a computer He sits on the light bulb. What do these stand for ? Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What do these stand for? a ladder a light bulb a man with a computer the invention idea A person makes an idea come true. the step to make the idea come true. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What do this picture mean to you ? a light bulb an invention idea a ladder the step to make the idea come true a man with a computer a person makes an idea come true People can make great inventions because of an idea. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Do you think inventions are important ? Why? make our lives easier solve 解决 problems save many lives生命 change our lives生活 Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Look and say Who are they ? an ancient man a modern man What do you know about the differences between the lives of the common people and ours? What caused these differences? Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Watch and learn Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate The ancient family The modern people The way of living Life is . People live in the . They only have clothes. They are . They live in and have to tell the time. They have lots of to choose from. The way for food They have to work very for food. They food from the market and with gas or electricity. The way of travelling They have to go . They can a bicycle, take the , drive a or even ! The time to go to bed The father has to guard. There is a small to keep warm. They need to the heater, the lights and lock the . What are the differences between the lives of common people and modern people ? difficult wild simple luckier houses clocks clothes hard buy cook on foot ride bus car fly stand fire turn on turn off door What causes these differences? Great inventions! Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Look and say What great inventions do you know? the mobile phone the computer the compass the wheel Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Look and say How have they changed our lives? The compass has helped people find the (正确的) direction方向when they travel. The computer has helped people find (信息) quickly. The mobile phone has helped people (谈论) and (分享) anytime anywhere. The wheel has helped people (移动)faster. talk share information right move Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Look and predict The boy, Easton LaChappelle, has made many inventions… Easton LaChappelle Where was Easton? What was he doing? Maybe he was at the exhibition. He was shaking hands with an artificial arm. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Look and predict The boy, Easton LaChappelle, has made many inventions… What can you see in the picture? A girl with a robotic arm, Easton and two girls standing behind Easton. What was the girl doing? She was touching her robotic arm. How did they feel? They all felt very happy. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Look and predict Look at the word cloud, the title and the pictures, and use the words to predict what the passage is about. Easton (创造) an . He (设计)it to people’s lives by lending . invented artificial arm designed improve a helping hand Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Read the passage and check your answer. What’s the passage about? A. Easton invented an artificial arm and shared his design online for free. B. Easton was the first person to invent the artificial arm for children with special needs. C. Children with special needs helped Easton improve his inventions. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Read for the structure Divide the passage into three parts and choose the main idea of each part. What are Easton’s inventions? What did Easton do with his inventions? How did Easton come up with the idea? Part 1 (Para-Para) Part 2 (Para-Para) Part 3 (Para-Para) 1 4 C 5 6 A 7 8 B How did Easton come up with the idea? What are Easton’s inventions? What did Easton do with his inventions? Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate How did Easton come up with the idea? (Read Para 1 – Para 4) (2) What was Easton’s work at the science fair ? It was a robotic arm. (3)What was it made of ? It was made of plastic blocks and fishing line. 塑料积木 钓鱼线 ① Easton LaChappelle, a 14-year-old student, stood beside his work at a science fair. It was a robotic arm. He built it out of plastic blocks and fishing line. (1) Where was Easton? He was at a science fair. 展览会 机械手臂 be made of = out of 由……制成 Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate How did Easton come up with the idea? (Read Para 1 – Para 4) science fair without an arm grow quickly 展览会 very expensive! ②“Hello,” said a girl with an artificial arm, as she shook hands with Easton’s work. ③ This was the first time Easton met Jenny, a girl with a special condition. She was born without an arm. Her artificial arm was just a simple hook, but it cost $80,000. What’s worse, children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. 装有假肢 当……时 与……握手 有特殊长期疾病 Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate ④“It blew me away! I built my arm for only $300,” thought Easton. “I must lend a hand to people like her.” How did Easton come up with the idea? (Read Para 1 – Para 4) (3) How did Eason feel when he knew about Jenny’s artificial arm? Very surprised. (4) What did he decide to do? He decided to help people like her. lend a hand to sb. = help sb. 帮助某人 blow sb. away 使某人大为惊讶 Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What are Easton’s inventions? (Read Para 5 – Para 6) ⑤After the fair, Easton’s room became a lab. He stayed there all day. He always tried to improve his work. For his 16th birthday, Easton got a 3-D printer, And with it, he invented an artificial arm. It was able to move with brain signals of the user. But it wasn’t good enough yet: the arm weighed 3.6 kilograms. It was too heavy for a child. ⑥Easton kept working on it. He enjoyed fixing problems one after another. And finally he hit on success at age 23. His design only weighed 0.5 kilograms and cost around $500! (1) What did Easton do after the fair? ① Easton got a 3-D printer. ② Easton stayed in the lab all day. ③ Easton kept working on the artificial arm. ④ Easton succeed and improved the artificial arm. It only weighed 0.5 kilograms and cost around $500. ⑤ Easton invented an artificial arm. The arm weighed 3.6 kilograms. A. ①②③⑤④ B. ②①⑤③④ C. ②①④③⑤ D. ①②③⑤④ Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What are Easton’s invention? fishing line move ①Easton LaChappelle, a 14-year-old student, stood beside his work at a science fair. It was a robotic arm. He built it out of plastic blocks and fishing line. ⑤After the fair, Easton’s room became a lab. He stayed there all day. He always tried to improve his work. For his 16th birthday, Easton got a 3-D printer, And with it, he invented an artificial arm. It was able to move with brain signals of the user. But it wasn’t good enough yet: the arm weighed 3.6 kilograms. It was too heavy for a child. How did Easton feel about his first artificial arm? Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What are Easton’s inventions? (Read Para 5 – Para 6) fishing line move (3) What was the shortage缺点 of the first artificial arm? The arm weighed 3.6 kilograms. It was too heavy for a child. (2) How did Easton feel about his first artificial arm ? Easton feels not satisfied. It was not good enough. (4) 【Predict】What did Easton do after that ? A. Give up. B. Improve his work. He always tried to improve his work. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What are Easton’s inventions? (Read Para 5 – Para 6) ⑥Easton kept working on it. He enjoyed fixing problems one after another. And finally he hit on success at age 23. His design only weighed 0.5 kilograms and cost around $500! fishing line move weighed cost Easton kept improving his works! hit on success 获得成功 Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What did Easton do with his invention? (Read Para 7 – Para 8) ⑦Easton’s invention has helped many children. He didn’t want to make money from it. He decided to post his design online for free! People can download the design and make an artificial arm with their own 3-D printers! ⑧What a helping hand! design What do you think of Easton ? helpful kind-hearted caring selfless hardworking patient persistent 坚持不懈的 creative smart What is the function of the last sentence? Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What did Easton do with his invention? (Read Para 7 – Para 8) What is the meaning of the title? A helpful robotic arm itself. Easton’s kind and selfless action of helping others. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Review the passage. Order the following events in the passage. Easton made a robotic arm with plastic blocks and fishing line. Easton allowed people to use his design for free. Easton and Jenny met at a science fair. Easton made an artificial arm with a 3-D printer. 1 4 2 3 before the science fair after the science fair during the science fair after the science fair Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate What did Easton do with his invention? (Read Para 7 – Para 8) ⑦Easton’s invention has helped many children. He didn’t want to make money from it. He decided to post his design online for free! People can download the design and make an artificial arm with their own 3-D printers! ⑧What a helping hand! What is the function of the last sentence? (Tick the correct answers) Match the title and make the story feel complete. Show strong feeling to praise Easton for his great work and kind heart. Help readers feel amazed by Easton’s story. Describe the amazing arm and Easton’s helpful spirit at the same time. Summarize the whole story. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Think and share How would Jenny’s life change with Easton’s invention ? ① Jenny’s life would be much easier. ② Jenny can do more activities with the artificial arm. ③ The artificial arm looks better than a hook. ④ Easton’s artificial arm is also cheaper, so her family can save more money. Starting out Learn and understand Apply and practice Transfer and innovate Think and share What can you learn from Easton? Be caring and helpful. Keep trying and never give up. Be creative. Be kind and be selfless. When Easton saw Jenny’s artificial arm, he said: “I must lend a hand to people like her.” Easton always tried to improve his work. He kept working on it. He enjoyed fixing problems one after another. Easton invented a robotic arm at the age of 14. Later, he invented an artificial arm and kept improving it. Easton’s invention has helped many children, and he didn’t want to make money from it. Language points A helping hand ① Easton LaChappelle, a 14-year-old student, stood beside his work at a science fair. It was a robotic arm. He built it out of plastic blocks and fishing line. ②“Hello,” said a girl with an artificial arm, as she shook hands with Easton’s work. ③ What’s worse, children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. Starting out What do you know about the differences between the lives of ancient people and ours? How have they changed our lives? Key Phrases 在……和……之间 改变某人的生活 援手 假肢 在一次科学展览会上 由……制成 钓鱼线 和某人握手 更糟糕的是 一直,向来 between… and… change one’s life change one’s life an artificial arm at a science fair out of fishing line shake hands with sb. What’s worse all the time ④“It blew me away! I built my arm for only $300,” thought Easton. “I must lend a hand to people like her.” ⑤After the fair, Easton’s room became a lab. He stayed there all day. ⑥Easton kept working on it. He enjoyed fixing problems one after another. And finally he hit on success at age 23. His design only weighed 0.5 kilograms and cost around $500! ⑦Easton’s invention has helped many children. He didn’t want to make money from it. He decided to post his design onlinefor free! Key Phrases 11. 使某人大为惊讶 12. 帮助(某人)做事 13. 整天 14. 从事于…… 15. 相继地 16. 获得成功 17. 在……岁时 18. 赚钱 19. 免费 blow sb. away lend a hand all day work on one after another hit on success at age= at the age of make money for free 1.“Hello,” said a girl with an artificial arm, as she shook hands with Easton’s work. I. artificial 【形容词】人造的,人工的 artificial light 人工照明;artificial heart 人工心脏; artificial intelligence 人工智能 II. with + 名词短语 with “带有” Our teacher came into the classroom with a smile on his face. 我们的英语老师面带微笑地走进了教室。 . as 【连词】当……时,引导时间状语从句,主句和从句的动作同时发生或进行。 The girl sings as she goes to school. 这个女孩唱着歌去上学。 那个留着长发的女孩是我的姐姐。 The girl is my sister. with long hair 2. He always tried to improve his work. improve 【动词】改善; improvement 【名词】改进;提高; self-improvement 【名词】自我提高 I can see a big in your handwriting. 我能看到你的书写有了很大的进步。 Eating more vegetables can your health. 多吃蔬菜可以改善你的健康。 improvement improve 3. This was the first time Easton met Jenny, a girl with a special condition. She was born without an arm. I. condition ①长期疾病 a medical condition 疾病 ②健康状况 in excellent condition 健康状况很好 II. be born 出生;产生;形成 born 是bear的过去式 3. This was the first time Easton met Jenny, a girl with a special condition. She was born without an arm. 拓展:be born with 天生具有 Everyone is born with the ability to learn. 每个人天生都具有学习的能力。 4. What’s worse, children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. I. what’s worse 更糟糕的是 II. all the time 一直;向来 He studies well all the time. 他学习一直很好。 拓展:at the same time 同时 at times 时常,有时 from time to time 不时地;有时 4. What’s worse, children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. in time 及时 on time 准时 【完成句子】 1. My parents support me . 我的父母一直支持我。 2. The train arrived . 火车准时到达了。 3. I can't listen to music and do my homework . 我不能同时听音乐和做作业。 4. I don't see her often, but we chat online . 我不常看到她,但我们不时地会在网上聊天。 all the time on time at the same time from time to time 5. I must lend a hand to people like her. lend 【及物动词】借给;借出 反义词:borrow lend (sb) a hand 帮助(某人)做事 lend sb sth. = lend sth. to sb. 借给某人某物 Could you lend me some books? = Could you lend some books to me? 辨析:lend, borrow与keep 【完成句子】Could you me your pen? I forgot mine. 你能把你的笔借给我吗?我的忘了带。 lend 借给;借出 非延续性动词 强调主语把自己的东西借出去 borrow 借进;借入 非延续性动词 强调主语从别人那里把东西借来 keep 保存 延续性动词 可与一段时间连用 lend 6. It was able to move with brain signals of the user. be able to do sth. 能够做某事 可用于多种时态 【完成句子】 1. My brother very fast. 我哥哥能游得非常快。 2. She the piano well. 她能够弹一手好钢琴。 3. I my homework tomorrow. 我明天将能够完成我的作业。 4. He studied hard, so he the test. 他学习很努力,所以他通过了考试。 is able to swim is able to play will be able to finish was able to finish 7. But it wasn’t good enough yet: the arm weighed 3.6 kilograms. II. enough 作形容词,修饰名词 enough + 名词 We have enough time to finish the work. 我们有足够的时间来完成工作。 II. enough 作副词,修饰形容词或副词 形容词/副词 + enough + (to do sth) He is old enough to go to school. 他年龄足够大去上学了。 II. enough 作代词,足够,充分 可做主语或宾语 I have had enough. Thank you. 我已经吃够了。谢谢。 【完成句子】 The room is for us three. 这个房间对我们三个人来说足够大。 big enough 7. But it wasn’t good enough yet: the arm weighed 3.6 kilograms. II. weigh 【动词】重量是…… weight【名词】重量 put on weight 增加体重 lose weight 减肥 【选词填空:weigh/ weight】 How much do you ? 你体重是多少? 2. The elephant over 1000 kilograms. 这头大象重超过1000公斤。 3. He can lift a of 50 kilograms. 他能举起50公斤重的重物。 4. He since he stopped playing basketball. 自从他不打篮球后,他就长胖了一些。 weigh weighs weight has put on some weight 8. He enjoyed fixing problems one after another. enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事 【完成句子】He because it's fun. 他喜欢学英语,因为它很有趣。 enjoys learning English 9. Easton allowed people to use his design for free. allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 【完成句子】 My parents for one hour on weekends. 我父母允许我在周末玩一个小时的电子游戏。 allow me to play video games 【课堂练习】 1. Learning English in many ways. 学习英语将从很多方面改变你的人生。 2. I was late for school this morning. , I forgot to bring my homework. 今天早上我上学迟到了。更糟的是,我忘了带作业。 3. It’s polite to your teacher when you meet them. 见到老师时,与他们握手是有礼貌的。 4. This house is built wood. 这所房子是用木头建造的。 5. Her beautiful singing voice just . 她优美的歌声让所有人都惊叹不已。 6. If you work hard, you one day. 如果你努力学习,总有一天你会获得成功。 will change your life What’s worse shake hands with them out of blew everyone away will hit on success Thank You! $