Unit 1 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Unit 1 "This is me"，以Sally的胎记故事为核心，通过视频歌曲、词汇联想、图片观察导入，引导学生学习描述外貌与情感的词汇及定语从句、instead of等语法，构建从兴趣激发到文本分析再到语言应用的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与文化意识，通过天气象征（cloudy-sad、sunny-happy）和明喻手法提升文本理解，设计“外貌是否重要”辩论活动培养表达与思辨能力。总结“接受差异”价值观，助力学生增强自信与跨文化理解，为教师提供完整的情境化教学流程。

Understanding ideas Let’s sing. Watch the video and sing together. Let’s say. What does the word “rose” mean? romantic outgoing successful excellent Love. respectful optimistic sincere enthusiastic responsible outstanding special easy-going rich open-minded smart eye-catching 浪漫的 外向的 成功的 优秀的 尊重的 乐观向上的 真诚的 热情的 负责任的 杰出的 特别的 平易近人的 富有的 思想开明的 醒目的 吸引人的 What’s the girl doing? Let’s say. Smiling. Looking in the mirror. Studying her own face. What do you think the girl feels about the “rose”? Let’s say. Happy. (birthmark) Let’s talk. If there’s a birthmark on your face, how will you feel if there is one? Lucky. Sad. Worried. Shy. Confident. Angry. Hopeless. Happy. Let’s say. Watch the video. How did Sally feel about her birthmark at first? Let’s read. Read the passage on P5 and check the answer. = dislike = hate 讨厌 1. What did Sally mean by saying “my birthmark burnt red hot”? A. It was very hot on crowded buses and trains. B. Her birthmark was on fire. C. Her birthmark changed colour. D. She felt uncomfortable and nervous. Let’s read. Read the passage again and answer the following questions. 2. Why did Sally always keep her hair long before? A. Because she didn’t want other people to know about her birthmark. B. Because many people liked her with long hair. C. Because she thought she looked prettier with long hair. D. Because she wanted to cover her mouth with it. Let’s read. Let’s read. 3. What does “This” in Paragragh 3 mean? A. The cloudy weather. B. Maddie’s arrival. C. Maddie sitting beside Sally. D. Maddie studying Sally’s face. ( study 研究v. ) Let’s read. 4. What might Sally not do now? A. Have her long hair cut. B. Turn away when she looks at her birthmark in the mirror. C. Feel happy and confident. D. Remember Maddie’s words. Let’s read. 5. What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. Let’s think. introduce the topic the story of the writer’s change of feeling about her birthmark the writer’s opinion Let’s learn. Take notes. = I think 我估计/猜想 定语从句(...的) 聪明的, 明亮的 悄悄地看 把眼神移开 crowd 人群 crowded 拥挤的 灾难 = so 因此, 所以 覆盖 (cover...with... 用...覆盖) 直到(=before) Let’s learn. 9 pm They read books until 9 pm. They didn’t read books until 9 pm. 直到... 直到...才... 截止时间：9pm 开始时间：9 pm Let’s learn. Take notes. = called 名字叫...的 刚好,恰好 不是...而是... 定语从句(...的) 对吗？ 感叹句 How + adj. / adv. What + (a/an) + adj. + n. Let’s learn. Instead of looking away, Maddie studied my face. 梅迪没有移开目光，而是研究起我的脸来。 Maddie studied my face instead of looking away. 梅迪研究起我的脸来，代替了移开目光。 Maddie studied my face instead. 梅迪却研究起我的脸来。 Compare: Let’s learn. Take notes. = though 虽然 变 第一次 转过脸 = its shape 它的形状 接下来的第二天 to one’s surprise 令某人惊讶的是 她自己的脸 on her own = by herself yet 放在否定句(还没) 不管怎么样 我已经学到了：我就是我(不一样的烟火)。每个人都有自己的独特与不同---那才有趣呢！ Let’s say. Translate the Chinese into English: 1. 我估计/猜想 _________________________________ 2. 把眼神移开 __________________________________ 4. 一个叫Sally的女孩 ____________________________ 5. 直到...才读书 ________________________________ 6. 刚好在我旁边 _______________________________ 7. 不是...而是.../代替 ___________________________ 8. 真漂亮的玫瑰花啊！__________________________ 9. 第一次 _____________________________________ 10. 转过(脸) ___________________________________ 11. 第二天 ____________________________________ 12. 令我惊讶的是 ______________________________ I suppose... look away a girl named Sally didn’t read until... right beside me instead of... What a beautiful rose! How beautiful the rose is! for the first time turn away the next day to my surprise Let’s read. Let’s read. birthmark secretly to cover red rose turned sunny painted a red rose different Let’s think. Writing skills: The writer uses the __________ as a symbol of her feeling. cloudy --- sad sunny --- happy weather Let’s think. Writing skills: The writer also uses similes to make her writing more vivid. Simile means __________. On crowded buses and trains, it felt ________ a disaster. The shape of it was truly _______ a flower. 比喻(明喻) like like Let’s share. 1. Is there anything you hate about your look? Share with your partner about yourself. 2. Do you think it’s important to look good? Why or why not? Let’s talk. Appearance is important. Appearance is not important. Let’s hold a debate. In my opinion, ... 我的观点是... The reason is that... 原因是... Therefore, ... 因此... Let’s think. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don’t judge a person by his appearance. We’ve seen so many excellent but not good-looking people. Let’s think. What do you think is more important? _______________________________ Ability. Talent. Personality. ... $