Unit 1 This is me-Understanding ideas(reading)课件2026-2027学年外研版八年级英语上册

Unit 1 This is me Understanding ideas (Reading) Master new words and the present perfect tense(现在完成时), and know the story about Sally and her birthmark. 1 2 3 Learning Objectives 4 By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... Master reading skills to sort out how Sally’s feelings change and retell the story. Realize that everyone is special and different, and learn to accept ourselves. Analyze how Maddie’s words change Sally and understand the meaning of the title “A red, red rose”. Warming up Everyone is different. And that is what makes us special. For me, it’s my smile. It makes my friends feel warm. My eyes. They help me see the beauty in everyday life. What do you like best about yourself? What can you see in the picture? A girl. She is holding a big red heart. What do these stand for? The heart could stand for the way you see yourself. The girl is learning to accept herself. What does the picture mean to you? I think we should love and accept ourselves. Look and talk. Look at the picture and answer the questions. What do you think of yourself? I am hard-working and helpful. But I am not good at sports. What do other people think of you? My friends think I am kind and easy to get along with. What does the picture show? my own eyes other people’s eyes 7 Look at the thinking map and answer the questions. What aspects can we describe a person from? How do you describe yourself? I often describe myself from my looks, my abilities, my personality and my likes and dislikes. looks abilities personality likes and dislikes 8 2. What’s the girl doing? 1. What does the word “rose” mean? She is looking at herself in the mirror. It means her birthmark. It is bright red, the colour of a strawberry. Look and say a birthmark(胎记) a mirror(镜子) 3. What do you think the girl feels about the “rose”? Let’s read the passage and find the answer. Read and match 1. Where may we read this passage? A. In a story. B. In a diary. C. In a science magazine. 2. How many parts can the article be divided into? Three. a. How did Maddie change Sally? b. What did Sally dislike about herself? c. What does Sally think of her birthmark now? Read and answer 1. What was on Sally’s face? A bright red birthmark. 2. How did she feel on crowded buses and trains? It felt just like a disaster. Why? 3. What did she always do to cover it? She kept her hair long. 4. What do you think of Sally? Shy, quiet and a little sad. What happened next? Read and answer Was Sally nervous when Maddie sat beside her? Why or why not? On one hand (一方面), Sally was nervous because But on the other hand(另一方面), she felt warm because How do you understand “Clouds came through the window”? Sally was nervous and worried, so she felt as if clouds filled her heart. Maddie studied her face. Maddie said she had a red rose on her face. She sat right beside Sally and studied her face. She was so nervous that clouds filled her heart. Maddie said she had a red rose on her face. Read and answer 1. Did Sally look at her birthmark in the mirror? 3. What did Maddie do the next day? 2. What did she do when she got home? She painted a red rose on her own face. Yes, she did. She rushed to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Maybe she wanted to show Sally that her birthmark is beautiful. 4. Why did Maddie paint a red rose on her face? How do you understand the title “A red, red rose”? the birthmark on Sally’s face Maddie’s kind words and friendship Think and share It’s a metaphor(比喻). Read and complete 3 Choose the message: a 4 Complete the notes: Beginning: 1 birthmark, 2 secretly, 3 to cover Middle: 4 red rose, 5 turned sunny, 6 painted a red rose End: 7 different What does Sally think of her birthmark now? Now she thinks everyone is special and different — that is what’s interesting. No, they shouldn’t. Our differences make us special — just like Sally’s birthmark. We should accept ourselves and others. Think and share Do you think people should worry about their looks? Why or why not? Think and share What do you think of Maddie? Kind, warm-hearted, thoughtful(体贴的), brave, creative(有创意的) and friendly. Language points 1. I suppose — 我想，我认为 2. something they don't like about themselves — 他们不喜欢自己的某些地方 3. the birthmark on my face — 我脸上的胎记 4. bright red — 鲜红色 6. secretly looking at my face — 偷偷地看我的脸 8. looked away — 把目光移开 5. the colour of a strawberry — 草莓的颜色 7. turned my head — 转过头 9. crowded buses and trains — 拥挤的公交车和火车 10. felt just like a disaster — 感觉就像一场灾难 11. With so many people around me — 周围有这么多人 12. burnt red hot — 烫得发红 13. Therefore — 因此 14. kept my hair long — 留长发 Language points 1. a new student named Maddie — 一个叫 Maddie 的新学生 2. sat right beside me — 正好坐在我旁边 3. Instead of looking away — 而不是把目光移开 4. made me so nervous — 让我很紧张 5. Clouds came through the window — 云从窗户飘进来 6. filled my heart — 充满我的心 7. a red rose on your face — 你脸上有一朵红玫瑰 Language points 1. looked up — 抬起头 2. met her smiling eyes — 迎上她含笑的眼睛 3. it turned sunny in my heart — 心里变得晴朗起来 4. rushed to the bathroom — 冲进浴室 5. looked in the mirror — 照镜子 6. For the first time — 第一次 7. without quickly turning away — 没有很快移开目光 8. to my surprise — 令我惊讶的是 9. painted a red rose on her own face — 在她自己脸上画了一朵红玫瑰 10. the whole story — 整件事的来龙去脉 11. I am what I am — 我就是我 1.我想，我认为 13.留长发 2.他们不喜欢自己的某些地方 14.直到那一天 3.我脸上的胎记 15.一个叫 Maddie 的新学生 4.鲜红色 16.正好坐在我旁边 5.草莓的颜色 17.而不是把目光移开 6.偷偷地看我的脸 18.让我很紧张 7.转过头 19.云从窗户飘进来 8.把目光移开 20.充满我的心 9.拥挤的公交车和火车 21.你脸上有一朵红玫瑰 10.感觉就像一场灾难 22.抬起头 11.周围有这么多人 23.迎上她含笑的眼睛 12.烫得发红 I suppose something they don’t like about themselves the birthmark on my face bright red the colour of a strawberry secretly look at my face turn one’s head look away crowded buses and trains feel just like a disaster keep one’s hair long until that day a new student named Maddie sit right beside sb. instead of looking away make sb. so nervous clouds come through the window fill one’s heart a red rose on one’s face with so many people around burn red hot look up meet one’s smiling eyes Thank you $