Unit 3 Same or Different Section B(1a-1e) & Vocabulary in Use课件 2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Section B How do we understand differences? (1a-1e) & Vocabulary in Use Unit 3 Same or Different? Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. identify Matt’s and Diana’s opinions on whether friends should be similar or different. 2. analyze how Matt and Diana benefit from their friendship. 3. discuss what really matters in a friendship. Lead-in Think and sing What is this song about? Look and Discuss Look at the three good friends. Who are they? They are Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Are they similar or different? They are very different. Liu Bei: kind and wise Guan Yu: loyal and brave Zhang Fei: impatient and angry Are you similar to or different from your friends? be similar to 与...相似 be different from 与...不同 I am similar to my friends. For example, we both like watching TV. I am different from my friend. For example, I’m outgoing, but he is quiet. Lead-in 1a Are you similar to or different from your friends? In what ways? We can talk about it from aspects such as personality, interests/hobbies, appearance, and study habits. interests/hobbies （兴趣/爱好 ） 🎵 ⚽️📚 personality （性格 ） 😊 😐 appearance （外貌 ） 👒 👟 study habits （学习习惯 ） 📖 ☕️ Pre-reading A. the newspaper B. the magazine C. the school forum 校园论坛 The passage is most likely taken from ______. Post time Image and name comments 留言 likes 点赞 share 分享 It’s an online post on the school website. /ˈfɔːrəm/ n. 论坛 While-reading: scanning 3. Who wrote the post? Read the texts quickly and answer the questions. Skimming Tom. 4. What’s the theme of the post? Matt Diana 5. Who replied (回复) the post? Should friends be similar or different? Theme主题 comment留言 comment留言 Friends who are different make her better. I think a good friend is like a mirror. Scanning(寻读） Pre-reading 1. What are Matt's and Diana 's opinions? 2.How do Matt and Diana support their opinions about friendship? A. By telling stories. B. By listing numbers. C. By giving examples. D. By asking questions. Friends should be similar. Friends should be different. 支撑 Task 2 The first sentence is usually the topic sentence. 辩证方法：Opinion + Example 论点 + 论据（实例） Careful Reading Read the posts. Circle Matt’s and Diana’s friends. Stephen Yuan Lei and Zhang Yong A. reads a lot of novels B. reads more history books C. gives direct opinions D. is kind of shy E. helps a friend become more outgoing 1. Matt 2. Stephen 3. Diana 4. Yuan Lei 5. Zhang Yong direct /dəˈrekt; dɑɪˈrekt/ adj. 率直的；直接的 opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ n. 看法；意见 Match the people with the descriptions. 1c While-reading: Careful reading 1d Read Matt’s post and answer the questions. 1. Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? 2. Why is Matt getting better at badminton? 3. In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? 4. How is Yuan Lei different from Diana? 5. Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? 3. How should we treat each other’s differences? 1.Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? 2.Why is Matt getting better at badminton? 3.In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? Read Matt’s reply carefully again and answer the questions. Because you can understand people by knowing their friends. They have similar hobbies. They both love sports. They are both serious. They enjoy reading together. Because Stephen plays better than him, so Matt tries harder when he practises. 4. How is Yuan Lei different from Diana? 5. Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? Scaning Diana is kind of shy but Yuan Lei is outgoing and she has a sense of humour. Read Diana ’s reply carefully again and answer the questions. Because Zhang Yong is not afraid to give his opinion when she is making a mistake. 6. How should we treat each other’s differences? We should respect each other’s differences and learn from them. Further thinking 1e Discuss the questions. Similarities can make friends feel comfortable and happy. They can enjoy the same things together. It is easier to understand each other when they have similar interests. Differences can help friends learn new things from each other. They can see different ways of thinking and doing things. This can make the friendship more interesting and help each other grow. Matt improves his skills of playing badminton. Diana becomes more outgoing and learns from her mistakes. Are these positive(adj.积极的) or negative (adj.消极的) influences? Does it really matter whether a friend is similar to or different from you? Positive! No! Step 4 Post-reading Activity8-Discuss the Questions Think of Diana’s comment? Think of Matt’s comment? A friend in need is a friend indeed.  患难见真情。 A friend is easier lost than found.   得朋友难，失朋友易。 True friendship lasts forever. 真正的友谊地久天长。 Old friends and old wines are best.  陈酒味醇，老友情深。 A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。 ❤ English sayings about friends 人物;角色 看起来相像 都有善良的品格 交换 偶然地;意外地 respect sb 尊重某人 除...还... characters looked alike had kind personalities exchanged by accident respect others Besides Language points. Language points 1. Some people think that friends should be alike, but some other people think that friends should be different.有些人认为朋友应该是相似的， 但有些人认为朋友应该是不同的。 （教材P26 1b） alike adj. 相像的 / adv.相似地 （1）【形容词】相像的 同义词：similar，不用于名词前作定语。 e.g. My mother and I are alike in many ways. 我和母亲在许多方面很相似。 （2）【副词】相似地 e.g. The girls were all dressed alike. 这些女孩穿着都很类似。 练习：Lucy looks __________ Lily. They are __________. A. like；like B. like；alike C. alike；like D. alike；alike B Language points 2. We often hang out together because we have similar hobbies and interests. 我们经常一起闲逛，因为我们有相似的爱好和兴趣。(教材P26 1b) interest n. 业余爱好；兴趣 / v.使感兴趣 （1）【可数名词】业余爱好 e.g. Every person has his own talents and interests. 每个人都有自己的才能和爱好。（2024长春中考） （2）【动词】使感兴趣，使关注 be interested in sth. lose interest in sth. 对······失去兴趣 练习：如今，越来越多的外国朋友对中国的春节感兴趣。 Nowadays, more and more foreign friends ______ ___________ ______ Chinese Spring Festival. are interested in 3. He plays badminton better than I do, so he always wins our matches. 他羽毛球打得比我好，所以我们比赛时他总是赢。 I read more history books than he does, and he reads a lot of novels. 我读的历史书比他多，而他读了很多小说。 当than前后所使用的动词相同时，通常用助动词代替后面的动词。该助动词也可以省略。 例如： I’m more outgoing than my sister. 我比我姐姐 / 妹妹更外向。 You know more about yourself than I (do). 你比我更了解你自己。 Language points 4. For me, friends who are different make me better. 对我来说，与我不同的朋友会让我变得更好。 who are different是定语从句，修饰先行词 friends。who 是关系代词，指代 friends 例如：The man who helped me is my teacher. Language points Language points 5. I think we should respect each other's differences and learn from each other. 我认为我们应该尊重彼此的差异，相互学习。(教材P27 1b) difference n. 差异， 可数名词 拓展： different adj.不同的 be different from 与······不同 e.g. Actually, the loongs in Chinese culture are far different from the dragons in Western culture. 事实上，中国文化中的龙与西方文化中的龙大相径庭。（2024泸州中考改编） 练习：Please look at the two _________ pictures and circle the ___________ between them. 请看这两幅不同的图片，并圈出它们之间的不同之处。 different differences Language points 6. She has a great sense of humour too. 她也很有幽默感。(教材P27 1b) sense n. 理解力；感觉 / v.意识到；感觉到 （1）【名词】理解力；感觉 a sense of... “······感”，of 后的名词通常 为抽象名词。 e.g. You need a good sense of balance to ride a bicycle. 你骑自行车需要有良好的平衡感。（2024苏州中考） Members of a community have a sense of trust, safety and caring for each other.社区成员有一种信任感、安全感和相互关心的意识。（2024连云港中考） （2）【及物动词】感觉到；意识到 e.g. She could sense how nervous he was. 她能感觉到他有多紧张。 练习：Whenever I see the progress of our country, I have a sense of ______. A. sadness B. safety C. pride D. failure C Language points 7. Thanks to her, I am becoming more outgoing. 多亏了她，我变得更加外向。(教材P27 1b) thanks to 归功于；由于；因为 辨析：thanks to 与thanks for thanks to “归功于；由于”，后接名词或代词，thanks 不可改为 thank you。有时可与 because of 进行同义转换。 thanks for “因······而感谢”，介词for后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式，表示感谢的原因。thanks相当于thank you。 e.g. ____________ some fitness apps, we can keep exercising every day. 多亏了一些健身应用软件，我们可以每天坚持锻炼。（滨州中考） _____________ lending me your camera.谢谢你把照相机借给我。 Thanks to Thanks for Language points 8. He is not afraid to give his opinion, especially when he thinks I am making a mistake.他不怕提意见，尤其是在他认为我犯错误的时候。(教材P27 1b) 1) opinion n. 看法；意见 in one’s opinion 在某人看来 常用短语有：give one’s opinion (on/about sth.)（就······）提出看法/意见 e.g. He gave his opinion only when asked. 只有问他时他才会发表意见。 2) make a mistake 犯错误 make mistakes/a mistake in... 在······方面出错 e.g. To avoid making mistakes, we should read ead question carefully. 为了避免犯错，我们应该仔细阅读每一个问题。（2024白银中考） 拓展：by mistake 错误地；无意中 e.g. He took my umbrella by mistake yesterday. 他昨天错拿了我的雨伞。 练习：(宜昌中考) 在他看来，学习做饭是一件有意义的事。 _______________, learning to cook is a meaningful thing. In his opinion Language points 9. I am less straightforward than he is, but I am glad to have an honest friend. 虽然我没有他那么直率，但我很高兴有一个诚实的朋友。（教材P27 1b） 1) less adj. 较少的；更少的 / adv. 较少地；更少地 / pron. 较少；更少 （1）【副词】“less＋形容词/副词原级（＋than）” 表示降级比较， 相当于“not as／so...as...”。less and less “越来越少；越来越小”。 e.g. Jane's brother is less smart than she is. 简的弟弟不如她聪明。 = Jane's brother is not as smart as she is. （2）【形容词】较少的；更少的 less是little的比较级，用来修饰 不可数名词。less and less “越来越少的”。 e.g. I will produce less waste by using more cloth bags and china cups. 我将使用更多的布袋和瓷杯来减少浪费。（2024广安中考） Language points 7. I am less straightforward than he is, but I am glad to have an honest friend. 虽然我没有他那么直率，但我很高兴有一个诚实的朋友。（教材P27 1b） 2）honest adj. 坦诚的；诚实的 其发音以元音音素开头，其前有 不定冠词时，应用an。在句中可作定语或表语。 to be honest 说实在的，老实说 e.g. To be honest, he is an honest and hard-working boy. 老实说，他是一个诚实且勤奋的男孩。（作定语） Be honest and never cheat others.要诚实，永远不要欺骗他人。(作表语) honest → honestly adv. 诚实地 → dishonest adj. 不诚实的→ honesty n. 诚实 练习：You’ve told me the truth. Thank you for being so h________ with me. onest Find the words hidden in the word snake. 2a shy outgoing lazy direct serious hard-working 直接的 严肃的 害羞的 勤奋的 外向的 懒惰的 being afraid to speak in front of people being friendly and liking to meet people not wanting to do anything speaking in a straightforward way not laughing a lot putting a lot of time into a job and doing it well ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ shy outgoing lazy direct serious hard-working Find the words hidden in the word snake. 2a shy outgoing lazy direct serious hard-working 1. The ____________ of Shanghai is much larger than that of Lanzhou. 2. The weather was __________, with white clouds and warm sunshine. 3. We got great ____________ from the prize we won. 4. We should respect the ____________ in others. 5. I love all fruits, ____________ strawberries. 6. The ____________ height of the students in the class is around 1.6 metres. 7. I enjoy reading books in my _________ time. 8. It is about three ____________ from my house to school. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 2b average spare differences especially pleasure kilometres population pleasant the population of... …的人口 population pleasant pleasure differences average spare kilometres especially the average height of ...的平均高度 in one’s spare/free time 在某人的空闲时间 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. 2c The prince, Edward, and the poor boy, Tom, are the two characters in Mark Twain’s famous ______, The Prince and the Pauper. They looked ______ and both had kind ____________. They exchanged their lives by accident. During his time as a pauper, Edward learnt to respect others. __________this, he also realized that people’s lives were much harder than he expected. After becoming king, he made a ____________by trying to help the people of his country. novel alike personalities Besides difference personality alike novel difference besides Thank you Lavf60.16.100 $