Unit 4 Digital life-Reading for writing课件 2026-2027学年外研版八年级英语上册

Unit 4 Digital life Reading for writing (Developing ideas) 外研版（2024）八年级上册 · 教学课件 Learning Objectives 1 Read a science-fiction story and find out school life in 2157. 读：析故事 2 Learn how details and feelings show what Margie really thinks. 读：品细节 3 Write a passage about school life in 50 years' time. 写：未来学校 4 Understand that technology changes schools, but fun stays. 悟：科技与温情 Lead-in A1 · 教材 p60 book screen teacher classroom people machine Hundreds of years ago In 2157 Look at the two pictures and compare the two schools. Use the words to help you. 1 How are the two schools different? In the old school, a person teacher taught all the kids in one classroom. In 2157, a machine teaches through a big screen. 2 Which school do you like? Why? e.g. I like the old school — kids laugh and shout together in the playground. Essential expressions 核心词块 a real book 一本真正的书 "Tommy found a real book!" turn the pages 翻页 They turned the old, yellow pages. stand still 静止不动 The words stood still on the pages. move across a screen 在屏幕上移动 instead of moving across a screen light up 点亮；亮起 The screen was lit up. hundreds of years ago 数百年前 from hundreds of years ago Essential Vocabulary 核心词汇 1. diary n. 日记 In her diary, Margie wrote... 2. waste n. 浪费 "What a waste!" said Tommy. 3. million num. 百万 a million books on the screen 4. machine n. 机器 Her teacher was a machine. 5. opening n. 投入口 put the homework in the opening 6. neighbourhood n. 街区 All the kids from the neighbourhood came. 7. playground n. 操场 laughed and shouted in the playground 8. lit up 亮起（light up） The screen was lit up. 9. sadly adv. 悲伤地 Margie did so sadly. 10. special adj. 特别的 There was a special building. Pre-reading Title & predict The fun they had Q: What may the passage be about? School life in the year 2157 — through Margie's diary. A real book, a machine teacher and some old schools. Q (A2): Who teaches Margie? Read to find out. While-reading Read ¶1-4 · 教材 p60 1 In her diary, on 17 May 2157, Margie wrote: “Today, Tommy found a real book!” 2 It was a very old book. They turned the old, yellow pages. It was strange to read the words. They stood still on the pages, instead of moving across a screen. 3 “What a waste!” said Tommy. “When you finish the book, you just throw it away, I guess. Our television screen must have a million books on it! I wouldn’t throw it away.” 4 Margie asked, “What’s the book about?” a real book turn the pages stand still instead of What a waste! While-reading Read ¶5-8 · 教材 p60-61 5 “School.” 6 “Why would anyone write about school?” 7 “Because it’s an old kind of school, from hundreds of years ago. They had a teacher, but it was a person. There was a special building, and all the kids and teachers went there.” 8 Margie wanted to read about those funny schools. But her mother called, “Margie! School!” hundreds of years ago a person a special building funny schools While-reading Read ¶9-12 · 教材 p61 9 Margie’s classroom was right next to her bedroom. Her teacher was a machine. It was on and waiting for her. The screen was lit up. The machine said: “Today’s lesson is on maths. Please put yesterday’s homework in the opening.” 10 Margie did so sadly. She was thinking about the old schools. All the kids from the neighbourhood came, laughed and shouted in the playground. They sat together in the classroom, and went home together after school. 11 And the teachers were people... 12 Margie was thinking about how the students must have loved school in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had. right next to be lit up do so sadly laugh and shout the fun they had Post-reading A2 · 教材 p60 A2 Read the passage. Who teaches Margie? A machine. Her classroom was right next to her bedroom, and the screen was lit up, waiting for her. Story map · 故事脉络 Opening ¶1 Margie's diary: Tommy found a real book! Development ¶2-4 The real book: old, yellow pages — the words stood still. Dialogue ¶5-8 Old schools from hundreds of years ago: the teacher was a person. Reality ¶9 The machine school right next to her bedroom. Ending ¶10-12 Margie's thoughts: the fun they had. Post-reading A3 · About the real book About the real book 1 Who found the real book? Tommy. Margie wrote: “Today, Tommy found a real book!” 2 What was the book like? It was very old, with yellow pages. The words stood still on the pages. 3 What did Margie and Tommy think of the book? Tommy said it was a waste, and the still words felt strange to Margie. 4 What was the book about? School — an old kind of school, from hundreds of years ago. Post-reading A3 · About the school About the school 1 Why did the writer of the book write about school? Because it was an old kind of school, from hundreds of years ago. 2 What was Margie's school like? Her classroom was right next to her bedroom. Her teacher was a machine, and she put her homework in the opening. 3 What were Margie's thoughts about the old schools? The kids laughed and shouted together, and the teachers were people — they must have loved school. Post-reading A4 · 教材 p62 Answer the questions. 1 How might Margie feel when she saw a “real book”? Surprised and curious — she had never seen words that stood still on paper. 2 Were the children familiar with “real books”? How can you tell? No. Tommy said “What a waste!”, and Margie was surprised that the words did not move — they only knew screens. Think and share Think and share. 1 Do you want to go to a school like Margie's? Why or why not? e.g. No. I like going to school with my friends and learning from real teachers. 2 What do you think schools will be like in 50 years? e.g. There will be smart screens and AI helpers, but we will still learn and play together. Learning to think · for question 2 To make smart predictions, consider the development of technology and social changes. Writing skills 读后学写法 1 How does the story begin? With a diary entry on 17 May 2157 — it takes us straight into the future. 2 How does the writer show Margie’s feelings? By what she does and thinks — she “did so sadly” and kept thinking about the old schools. 3 Why does the story end with “the fun they had”? It echoes the title and makes us think — machines can teach, but fun comes from being together. 写作启示：日记开头引入话题 + 动作/心情细节表达感受 + 结尾点题留余味。 Writing time A5 · 教材 p63 5 Write a short passage to describe school life in 50 years' time. Opening （开头：总体看法） Body （主体：教室·阅读·老师） Ending （结尾：你的感受） Step 1 Organise your ideas · 教材 p63 Organise your ideas with the chart below: Opening In general, will school life be more digital in 50 years' time? Body Will students still go to school? What will the classroom look like? How will students read? Will there still be real books? How will students learn? Will there still be human teachers? Ending What do you think of school life in the future? Step 2 Useful bank · 词库 Opening （观点） in general; in 50 years' time; more digital; change a lot Classroom （教室） a smart screen; an AI helper; a robot helper; instead of a blackboard Reading （阅读） e-books; real books; move across a screen; turn real pages Ending （感受） exciting and full of fun; learn and play together; laugh and shout in the playground Sentence patterns 句型支架 观点 In general, school life will be more digital in 50 years' time. 教室 There will be a large smart screen instead of a blackboard. 阅读 Most books will move across a screen, and paper books will become rare. 老师 A human teacher will still be there, and a machine will help check our homework. 结尾 I think school life in the future will be exciting — we will still laugh and shout together. Check & Share Step 3 & 4 Step 3 Check. Did you: □ describe some parts of school life in the future? □ use the words and expressions from the reading passage? □ give your opinion about school life in the future? Step 4 Share your passage with the class. Read your passage aloud with feeling. Listen to others: whose future school is the most interesting? Vote for the school of your dreams! Reference passage 参考范文 Opening In general, school life will be more digital in 50 years' time. Students will still go to school, but the classroom will look quite different. There will be a large smart screen instead of a blackboard, and an AI helper on every desk. Most books will move across a screen, so paper books will become rare. A human teacher will still be there, and a machine will help check our homework. Ending I think school life in the future will be exciting and full of fun. But like Margie, I hope we will still laugh and shout in the playground with our friends. Analyse the passage 范文拆解 The reference passage answers the questions in the Step 1 chart: Opening 总起：In general, school life will be more digital in 50 years' time Body 分述：classroom → reading → teachers，一问一答，有细节有想象 Ending 收尾：点明感受 + 呼应课文 laugh and shout in the playground 写作提示：把 Step 1 图表里的问题一一回答，串起来就是一篇完整的短文。 Homework Polish your passage about school life in 50 years' time. Homework · 作业 1. Polish your passage and copy it neatly in your exercise book.（誊写润色） 2. Retell the story The fun they had to your family in your own words.（复述故事） 3. Draw your future classroom and label three things in English.（画未来教室） Thank You! $