Unit 3 Make it happen! Developing ideas (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“好奇心的力量”展开，通过张衡、万户、富兰克林的发明案例，引导学生识别文章“引言-例子-结论”结构及明喻修辞，学习用实例支持观点的写作方法。课堂导入以“好奇带来什么”和趣味问题引发思考，自然衔接阅读中的发明家故事，搭建从兴趣到知识的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过思维导图梳理发明家的好奇心、行动与成就，提升信息分析和归纳能力，写作环节分“观点-例子-组织-检查”四步提供清晰支架。同时涵盖中外发明家案例，渗透文化意识，助力学生增强跨文化理解。学生能提升语言运用与逻辑思维，教师可借助结构化资源高效开展读写教学。

Developing ideas Reading for writing 1 2 3 Learning Objectives 4 By the end of the lesson, I will be able to Recognize the text structure (introduction-examples-conclusion) and identify the rhetorical device simile in the reading passage. Retell the main ideas of Zhang Heng’s, Wan Hu’s and Benjamin Franklin’s examples. Learn to support opinions with real examples; write a short paragraph to show the power of curiosity. Appreciate the exploring spirit of inventors and keep a curious attitude towards the world. Students are expected to sort out key facts of three inventors’ stories, and understand how examples serve the theme. 1 2 Key Points & Difficult Points Students may struggle with transferring the reading-writing skills to finish their own short compositions. Warming up What do curious minds bring us? Inspiration for Others Empathy and Connection Knowledge and Understanding Personal growth Progress and Improvement Innovation and Discovery Have you ever asked similar questions? Why does everything have a name? Why do we have two eyes, but we can see even with just one? Why does water make things wet? Why do stars twinkle? Reading How would you describe the inventors? Use the words and expressions to help you. Benjamin Franklin was very curious and did lots of research. Wan Hu was a brave and curious pioneer. Zhang Heng was a curious scientist who made new discoveries. 8 What is the structure of the passage? Three real stories A. 1 2 3 4 5 B. 1 2 4 5 3 C. 1 2 3 4 5 D. 3 4 5 1 2 Introduction Conclusion 9 Read Para.1 and complete the mind map. Curiosity Albert Einstein’s words Influence I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Many great inventions in history 10 Read Para.2 and complete the mind map. Zhang Heng Curiosity Actions wondered, ? spent years studying Achievements drew China’s invented the first curious about the world How does everything in the world move the sky and the earth first star map earthquake detector 11 Read Paras.2-4 and complete the mind map. Benjamin Franklin Curiosity Actions did Achievements during a storm knew more about deep curiosity about invented the protects buildings from lightning electricity's nature lots of research flew a kite electricity lightning rod 12 Read Paras.2-4 and complete the mind map. Wan Hu Curiosity Action lost his life when he Achievements invented a “” curious about his idea gave later generations courage to space tested his invention flying chair keep exploring space 13 Read Para.5 and answer the questions. Curiosity works like a key opens new doors for us to What writing technique does the writer use in the sentence "Curiosity works like a key"? The writer uses a simile. It compares curiosity to a key to show that curiosity can open new doors for people to learn and discover. learn and discover 14 Answer the questions. Why does the writer use Einstein's words at the beginning? To introduce the theme of curiosity and make the viewpoint persuasive, leading to the idea that curiosity brings many great inventions in history. Why does the writer use the three examples? To support the idea that many great inventions in history are the result of people’s curiosity. What does the writer compare curiosity to in the last paragraph? Why? The writer compares curiosity to a key. Because a key can open new doors. Similarly, curiosity opens new doors for us to learn and discover. 15 Learning to think for question 1 You can consider these questions: What famous inventors do you know? What role does curiosity play in creating their inventions? Think and share Do you think inventors could work without curiosity? Why or why not? No. The text argues curiosity is the essential driver (“the key”) providing the motivation to explore, ask questions, and persist-necessary for significant invention. What are you most curious about? I’m most curious about the nature of intelligence and consciousness. 16 Retell the story. Introduction Body Zhang Heng drew China’s first star map and invented the first . Benjamin Franklin’s curiosity about electricity helped him invent the . Wan Hu’s curiosity about space drove him to try though he failed. Curiosity helps us , discover, explore more and in the world. Great inventions come from people’s , according to Albert Einstein. curiosity Conclusion The power of curiosity earthquake detector lightning rod space exploration learn find amazing things 17 Writing Write an example about the power of curiosity. Step 1 What do you think about the power of curiosity? Write one sentence to express your opinion. eg Many great inventions in history are the result of people’s curiosity. Curiosity drives us to explore the unknown and make continuous progress. Curiosity is the key that opens the door to knowledge and new discoveries. Without curiosity, we would never discover new truths in the world. 19 Write an example about the power of curiosity. Step 2 Find an example to support your opinion. Organise your ideas with the help of the following questions. Who is the inventor? What was he / she curious about? What did he / she do out of curiosity? What did he / she achieve? How did he / she influence the world? Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Write an example about the power of curiosity. Step 3 Write your passage. Step 4 Check. Did you: include introduction, main body and conclusion? use the words and expressions from the reading passage? give your opinion about the power of curiosity? Step 5 Share your passage with the class. 21 Curiosity is the key to new discoveries. It pushes us to learn and explore. For example, Alexander Fleming noticed something in his lab dish. He kept questioning why bacteria weren’t growing there. His curiosity led to the discovery of penicillin. This changed medicine forever. Another example is James Watt. He was curious about steam engines and decided to improve them. His work helped start the Industrial Revolution. In short, curiosity makes us ask questions. When we find answers, we create amazing things. That is the power of curiosity. Sample 22 Language points talent / t l nt/n. 天资,天赋,才能 [可数名词]&[不可数名词] have/show a talent/gift for在……方面有天赋 He has a talent for painting. 他有绘画的才能。 have talent for (doing) sth 有做某事的天赋(talent 此处不可数) He has talent for playing basketball. 他有打篮球的天赋。 I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. 我没有什么特殊才能。我只有强烈的好奇心。 24 drive /dra v/ v. 驱使 过去式:drove,过去分词:driven drive sb to do sth 促使 / 迫使某人做某事 Hunger drove him to steal. 饥饿迫使他去偷窃。 Fear drove her to run away. 恐惧促使她逃跑。 drive sb into + 名词 迫使某人陷入(某种状态) The problem drove him into trouble. 这个问题使他陷入困境。 The bad news drove her into sadness. 这个坏消息让她陷入悲伤。 This strong curiosity drove him to spend years studying the sky and the earth. 这种强烈的好奇心促使他花费数年时间研究天地。 25 Exercise 一、单词拼写 His (curious) about ancient civilizations led him to become an archaeologist. The young man is trying to be a p in the field of high technology. Benjamin Franklin did lots of (research) to understand electricity. The boy (drive) by a deep curiosity about the universe. Albert Einstein once said he had no special (talent) but only curiosity. She looked through the (锁眼) and saw a figure moving inside the room. curiosity was/is driven talent research ioneer keyhole 二、选词填空 achievement | drive | explorer | earthquake | future Hard work leads to great . We hope to have a robot in the and it will be able to help me with housework. The told the boys about his adventures in the Arctic. Bob doesn’t like the rain. The weather often him mad. Tim was trapped in a place when the stopped. achievements earthquake explorer future drives 三、书面表达 写一段话(至少5句)说明好奇心如何帮助你或你认识的某个人学到了新东西、解决了问题或发现了有趣的事情。你可以写自己的经历,也可以写一位发明家的故事。请使用以下表达中的至少三个:be curious about, do research, new discoveries, take risks, drive towards, protect from I am very curious about how airplanes can fly in the sky. Last month, I decided to do some research. I read books and watched videos about the Wright Brothers. They were curious about flight and took risks to test their ideas. Their curiosity drove them towards their goal. Finally, they made new discoveries and invented the first aeroplane. From this, I learned that curiosity can help us achieve great things. I will never stop asking questions. 【Required】Prepare a brief speech to share an example of how curiosity has changed the world. 【Optional】Find more ideas on the power of curiosity and support your ideas with the latest example. See you! $