Unit 4 Section B 1a～1f+Reading Plus 课件 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“蜜蜂的重要性、保护必要性及人与动植物联系”展开，通过猜谜游戏（描述蜜蜂特征）和图片识别（水果与蜜蜂的关系）导入，以Pre-reading预测文本、While-reading问题与思维导图梳理信息、Post-reading讨论与续写搭建学习支架，衔接知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力（词汇句型练习如“connect...with...”“protect...from...”）、思维品质（讨论“另一个标题”“其他昆虫与人类联系”培养分析能力）和文化意识（强调生态保护），借助视频和思维导图深化理解，诗歌总结强化记忆。任务型活动提升学生语言运用与批判性思维，结构化资源方便教师高效教学。

Section B How are plants and animals connected with us? (1a~1f+Reading Plus) Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals be connected with/to 八年级上 目 录 Warming Up 2 Reading 3 Exercises 4 Learning Objectives 1 Reading Plus 5 Summary 6 At the end of the class, we are able to: 1. learn the importance of bees and the necessity of protecting bees; 2. realize people, plants, and animals are all connected; 3. take simple steps to protect bees in everyday life. Learning Objectives Warming Up Do you know who she is? Yellow and black, is what I wear. Flying to flowers, here and there. My house has walls, one, two, three, four, five, six. I do a dance when I find a food fix! What am I? (I make a buzzing sound!) Let’s play a guessing game. Look at the pictures. Can you find the ones that need bees? Great! We found that fruits like apples and cherries need bees. But why are bees so important that some people say “We Can’t Live Without Bees?”? Let’s find out the answer from the text. I’m a very hardworking little bee. 1a Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. Pre-reading The introduction of bees. Bees Honeycombs n. / ta t( )l/ While-reading 【What】What is the theme of this passage? The importance of bees and the necessity of protecting bees. Let’s skim! 【What】What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? The writer wants to tell us how important bees are in our ecosystem, and asks people to help protect bees. 1b Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. Let’s scan! hard-working, greatest, the most important, the most interesting, the most amazing A. Bees are essential for plant growth through pollination. B. Bees are amazing because of their teamwork and communication. C. Bees are disappearing, and humans should take action to protect them. D. Bees are a key part of the connection between humans and nature. 【What】What does each paragraph talk about? 1c Read again and complete the mind map with the information from the text. Bees their greatest work: visit help importance problem interesting facts their number is pollination 50 to 100 flowers plants grow They work hard together to make their homes. They create honeycombs to store honey. A bee uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. dropping n. / m p t( )ns/ 1d Discuss the questions. 1. Can you give another title for the text? 2. What other interesting facts do you know about bees? 3. What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies? n. / hju m n/ n. / nt/ 1. Can you give another title for the text? 2. What other interesting facts do you know about bees? Let’s discuss! Why Bees Matter: The Tiny Heroes of Nature / … Bees can fly very fast—their wings beat over 200 times per minute. One bee makes only about 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its whole life. Bees can remember human faces (scientists found they recognize simple patterns). 3. What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies? Ants: They help break down dead plants and animals, which makes soil better for growing things. Butterflies: Like bees, they help flowers by carrying pollen when they fly from plant to plant. If these insects disappear, it would cause big problems for nature and farming. 点击播放视频 Watch this video to learn more about bees. They help plants grow. They are good at teamwork. They build amazing homes. They are important to nature. … What do you think of bees? Let’s think! Through this lesson, we learned that the number of bees is dropping. What can we do to protect bees? Simple Actions Education & Awareness Plant flowers in our gardens or balconies because they need flowers for food. Do not use too much pesticide(杀虫剂) because it can hurt bees. Tell our friends and family why bees are important. Make posters about protecting bees. Ask for help from our teachers to plant bee- friendly flowers in the school garden. Leave a small water dish outside for bees to drink (with stones so they don’t drown). Stop killing bees when we see them! They won’t sting us if we don’t attack them. Just stay calm and let them fly away. Create Bee-friendly Spaces Other 点击播放视频 Watch this video to learn more about how to save bees. 1e Imagine you are the writer. Write one more paragraph about bees and add it to the text. Bees are amazing because they work together like a big family. In every beehive(蜂巢), each bee has its own job. Some bees collect food, some take care of baby bees, and others protect their home. They don’t fight — they help each other. This is very special! We can learn from bees. If we work together like they do, we can protect bees and our earth better. Remember, if bees disappear, we will have big problems too. Let’s start helping bees now! Post-reading 1f How do you understand the connection between plants, animals, and people? Think of some examples and then share them with a partner. A: We all know people and nature are connected. But can you give me an example of how they are connected? B: Sure. I visited a small town in Guangdong once. There are many large trees in the town. They are home to many birds. A lot of tourists come to see the trees and the birds be home to sb/sth Trees take in CO₂ (a bad gas we breathe out) and give us fresh oxygen(氧气). When we plant trees, we get cleaner air. Do you know the connection between trees and the air we breathe(呼吸)? I can understand it this way:We need trees to live Trees need us to protect them Everyone stays healthy! My grandma grows tomatoes. Bees pollinate them, and then we eat them! No bees = no tomatoes. Even small gardens matter. How do you understand the connection between plants, animals, and people? Busy helpers, small but strong, Every day they work all day long. Each flower they touch starts to grow, Saving our world – we need them so! We Can't Live Without Bees Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? Language Points 拓展: be disappointed at/by sth 对某事感到失望 Point 1 prep. /w a t/ v. / m d n/ n. / h ni/ adj. / d s p nt d/ 宾语从句 Point 2 At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection. Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. adj. /k nekt d/ n. /k nek n/ connect的用法 Point 3 n. / p l ne n/ Point 4 to live (为了生存)是不定式,说明 “需要彼此” 的目的。 Point 5 in fact 确切地说;实际上 拓展:as a matter of fact As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 percent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. n. / p l n/ n. / k ( )n/ (=percent) n. /p sent/ n. / pl n t/ Point 6 for this reason 出于这个原因 Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. Point 7 in order to 为了;以便 v. /st (r)/ n. / h nik m/ v. /k mju n ke t/ communicate的用法 Point 9 Point 8 store sth 储存某物 When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. Bees need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. Point 10 play a part (in sth) 参与某事 protect的用法 Point 11 n. / i k s st m/ v. /pr tekt/ 2. At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. 这是一个包含宾语从句的复合句,you为句子主语,realize是谓语,其后接了一个省略that的宾语从句。 从句中,people, plants, and animals作主语,are是系动词,all connected作表语。 3. At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. connect 动词,意为“(使)连接;与……有联系”。 常见用法如下: 拓展:connection名词,意为“关系,连接”。 connect v. connect with 意为“把 和 连接或联系起来” connectto 意为“把 连接到 上” 用恰当的介词填空 You can connect what you need to learn ① with what you are interested in. It will help you study more actively. For example, I usually connect the speaker ② to the CD player. In this way, I can follow the speaker to improve my English pronunciation. with to 返回 9. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. communicate 动词,意为“交流;沟通” 常见用法如下: ① communicate with sb (与某人)交流(信息或消息、 意见等);沟通 ② communicate sth to sb 向某人传达某事 注意: ① communicate by + 方式 强调常规/标准化的通讯工具或渠道(工具感强,固定方式) 方式简单直接,无需复杂过程 ② communicate through + 方式 强调间接/非标准的沟通媒介(需要“穿透”某种媒介的感觉) 方式较复杂或需要中间过程 返回 1. Jim communicated his ideas the class clearly. 2. We communicate our teachers every day. 3. Amy and her friends communicate phone. 用恰当的介词填空 to with by 11. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. protect 动词,意为“保护;防护”。其后可接名词或代词作宾语。 常用固定搭配: protect from/against, 意为“保护……免受……(的危害)” 拓展:protect的名词形式为 protection,为不可数名词,意为“保护;保卫”。 返回 Yesterday, I watched a video about environmental 1. (protect), which made me know that everyone should protect our earth 2. being polluted. 在空白处填入适当的单词 protection from / against 一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。 Exercises 1. (2025广西改编)(没有) a second thought, Mum and I decided to help the poor bird. 2. Today AI technology is developing much faster than we can (想象). Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. 3. We were all (失望的) at what the boy said. disappointed imagine Without 4. The man took quick (行动) to save the cat from the tree. 5. Earth is the only (行星) known to have life in our solar system. 6. Teachers always tell us about the (重要性) of studying hard. 7. Every (人) needs clean water and fresh air to live. 8. We (存储) our winter clothes in boxes under the bed during summer. action planet importance human store 二、根据汉语意思完成句子。 1. (2025广安改编) 为了赢得比赛,我们必须每周训练两次。 the match, we have to train twice a week. 2. 教室里的所有电脑都连接了互联网。 The internet all our computers in the classroom. In order to win is connected to 3. 每个人都能通过回收参与环境保护。 Everyone can protecting the environment by recycling. 4. 防晒霜保护皮肤免受阳光伤害。 Sunscreen our skin the sun’s harmful rays. play a part in protects from 5. 我没有考试不及格。事实上,我考得很好! I didn’t fail the exam. , I did pretty well! 6. 海豚用声音相互交流。 Dolphins use sound to . In fact communicate with each other Reading Plus 教材P85 1 Read the story and answer the questions. 1. What was the captain’s problem? 2. When did the captain’s problem start? 3. How did the captain send a message to Billy? 4. Why did the captain say “That’s a good sign”? 5. Why was Arny so thirsty? Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 Check your answers! 1. What was the captain’s problem? The engine stopped working. They needed help. 2. When did the captain’s problem start? 3. How did the captain send a message to Billy? When the ship’s engine stopped working in the thick fog. He tied a note to Arny, the homing pigeon, and let him fly to land. Arny then delivered the message to Billy. Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 4. Why did the captain say "That's a good sign"? 5. Why was Arny so thirsty? Arny flew away from the ship and didn't come back right away, unlike Big Blue, so the pigeon probably flew to land for help. Because he flew for more than four hours to deliver the letter, he was already exhausted(筋疲力尽的). Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 2 Do you know any stories about animals that helped people? Share a story with a partner. Another story is about Dolphins. Sometimes, dolphins protect swimmers from sharks by circling around them or leading them to safety. They are very smart and kind! Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 The Brave Homing Pigeon (Adapted from Ernest Seton's Animal Heroes) Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862 The captain sighed. This was the thickest fog he had ever seen. They were over 330 kilometres from the closest land, so he didn't know where to go. The ship was on its way to Europe. Just ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine stopped working. Clearly, they needed help! 原因状语从句 时间状语从句 stop doing sth need sth on one’s way to… Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 Suddenly, the captain remembered the homing pigeons. He ran to them quickly, wrote a message for help, and tied it to Big Blue's leg. Big Blue flew up and then returned almost right away. The captain became more worried. "You are our last hope, little guy," said the captain as he tied a note to Arny, the smaller and younger of the two pigeons. The captain threw him into the air. remember sb/sth 时间状语从句 Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 Arny flew around and around, higher and higher. Soon, the bird was away from the ship, and the captain couldn't see Arny anymore. "That's a good sign," said the captain with more hope. Almost 340 kilometres away, Billy heard fast-moving wings come into his building and go straight to the water bowl. "Hi there, little guy. Well, aren't you the thirstiest bird!" Billy smiled. Then he saw the note. be away from… 介词短语作伴随状语 hear sb/sth do sth Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 Billy knew what to do. He took the note, running as fast as he could to the company office. There, he learnt Arny had flown in fog and over the sea, for more than four hours. Thanks to Arny, people sent help to the ship. The captain later explained, "Arny really is the most amazing bird!" 比较状语从句 send sth to sb / send sb sth Thanks to sb 宾语从句,从句中Arny作主语,had flown作谓语 Reading plus是本话题的拓展阅读,老师可选择将此部分与阅读一起讲解,也可选择作为课后习题处理。 Summary 1. Passage ① Topic: A popular science article on bees ② Key phrases and Expression: connect, connected, be connected with/to, without, imagine, honey, disappointed, connection, pollination, pollen, action, in fact, per cent(=percent), for this reason, planet, in order to, store, honeycomb, communicate, play a part (in sth), ecosystem, protect, importance, title, human, ant, be home to sb/sth 2. Reading Plus: The Brave Homing Pigeon $