Unit 1 Spring is coming!! Lesson 1 Planting trees 课件2025-2026学年冀教版英语八年级下册

作 者 教学通用演示模板 Unit 1 Spring is coming! Lesson 1 Planting trees! 1 By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... Get the key information about the weather, the school project and tree planting from the conversation. Master the key words and phrases: on duty, reach, dig, cover ... with ..., press down, water. Describe the steps of planting a tree in the correct order using the target expressions. Talk about the benefits of planting trees and realise the importance of protecting the environment. Learning Objectives 2 Key Points & Difficult Points Catch key information about weather, the school tree-planting project, tree-planting steps and tree-planting benefits; grasp the sequence expressions (first, then, finally…) and use them to describe the complete process of planting a tree logically. Use target vocabulary and sequence connectors to retell tree-planting steps correctly and fluently in oral English; understand the practical benefits of planting trees and express personal opinions on environmental protection. 3 Warming up What poems about spring do you know? Two yellow orioles sing in the green willows; A flock of white egrets surge up the blue sky. A Heptasyllabic Quatrain by Du Fu 两个黄鹂鸣翠柳，一行白鹭上青天。 ——杜甫《绝句》 Spring slumber goes on and on. Everywhere you hear birds' song. Spring Morn by Meng Haoran 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。 ——孟浩然《春晓》 5 Disputing for sunny trees, early orioles trill; Pecking vernal mud in, young swallows come and go. On Qiantang Lake in Spring by Bai Juyi 几处早莺争暖树，谁家新燕啄春泥。 ——白居易《钱塘湖春行》 A good rain knows its appointed time, right in spring it brings things to life. Propitious Rain Falling at Midnight by Du Fu 好雨知时节，当春乃发生。 ——杜甫《春夜喜雨》 6 Listening Listen to the song. Put the pictures in order. 1 4 2 3 8 Listen to the conversation and tick the items mentioned. steps to plant trees a way to learn about nature different kinds of trees weather school project reasons for planting trees 9 Find the reasons for your answer in the text. Ms Liu: Good morning, ever yone! Who is on weather duty today? Wang Mei: It’s me! Today is Monday, March 1. The temperature will reach 15°C by noon and drop to 2°C at night. Overall, it will be a warm, cloudy day. Ms Liu: Well done, Wang Mei. The days are getting longer, and spring is coming. We have a school project on March 12. Can you guess what it is? Li Ming: Is it tree planting? Ms Liu: Good guess. Do you know how to plant trees? weather school project 10 Li Ming: Yes. I learned to plant trees when I visited my uncle last spring. It was so much fun. Ms Liu: Could you tell us the steps for planting trees? Li Ming: Sure. First, dig a large hole. Then, place the seedling inside the hole, and cover its roots with soil. Finally, press down on the soil. Oh, don’t forget to water the seedling. Ms Liu: Excellent, Li Ming. Why do people plant trees? Do you have any ideas? Song Hua: Trees help protect the soil from rainfall. Li Lin: Trees prevent dust from spreading. Ms Liu: Good points. I believe you will have a great time with this project. steps to plant trees reasons for planting trees 11 Listen to the conversation again and choose the best answer. What's the weather like on March 1? A. Rainy and cold. B. Warm and cloudy. C. Windy and cool. D. Hot and sunny. When is their school tree‑planting project? A. It is on Monday, March 1. B. It is on March 12. C. It is on the first day of spring. D. It is on a sunny day in April. 12 Listen to the conversation again and choose the best answer. Which is NOT one of the steps to plant trees? A. Dig a large hole. B. Cover roots with soil. C. Cut off all the leaves. D. Press down the soil and water the seedling. Why do people plant trees according to the dialogue? A. Trees can make the temperature higher at night. B. Trees help protect soil and stop dust from spreading. C. Trees can make days get longer in spring. D. Trees can give us much hot water. 13 Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. A What’s the weather like today? The temperature will reach 15°C by noon and drop to 2°C at night. Overall, it will be a warm, cloudy day. B Why does Li Ming think the project is about planting trees? Because Ms. Liu says “We have a school project on March 12.” March 12 is Tree Planting Day. C Why do people plant trees? Trees help protect the soil from rainfall. Trees prevent dust from spreading. 14 Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. How to plant trees? _______ a large hole. ______ the seedling inside the hole. _______ its roots with soil. _____ down the soil. Don’t forget to _______ the tree. Dig Place Cover Press water 15 Listen to the introduction to the Great Green Wall and fill in the blanks. The Great Green Wall was built across northern China. What is the Great Green Wall? It is made up of strips of _______ planted by humans. Each year, dust storms blow away a large amount of soil. The situation is becoming increasingly serious. The Gobi Desert is swallowing about ______ square kilometres of grassland every year. The Great Green Wall project started in ______. By planting more trees, people are preventing the _______ from expanding and the forest coverage in northern China is increasing. By the year _______, the Great Green Wall will be over 4 million square kilometres. forests 3600 1978 desert 2050 16 Work in pairs. What are the basic steps for planting a tree? What are the benefits of planting trees? Talk with your partner. _______ a large hole. ______ the seedling inside the hole. _______ its roots with soil. _____ down the soil. Don’t forget to _______ the tree. Dig Place Cover Press water The basic steps for planting a tree 17 Work in pairs. What are the basic steps for planting a tree? What are the benefits of planting trees? Talk with your partner. take in carbon dioxide reduce pollution produce oxygen prevent floods hold the soil stop soil erosion lower the temperature provide homes for wildlife make the environment beautiful 18 Language points on duty 值班，值日 Who is on weather duty today? 今天谁负责天气播报？ on duty 值班，值日 句型：sb. + be + on duty 含义：某人在值班 / 值日。可用于校园值日、岗位值班等场景。 Lily is on weather duty today. 莉莉今天负责天气播报。 We are on duty to clean our classroom. 我们今天值日打扫教室。 补充：duty 还可表示 “责任，义务” It's our duty to protect animals. 保护动物是我们的责任。 reach v. 到达；抵达，伸手去够 / 拿 The temperature will reach 15°C by noon and drop to 2°C at night. reach 作动词时的一词多义： (1) 达到(某阶段、数量或速度等) (2) 到达 (3) 实现；达成 (4) (伸手/ 脚等) 够到；伸出(手、脚等) 常见用法： (1) reach an agreement 达成协议 (2) reach one’s goal 实现某人的目标 (3) reach for 伸手去拿 (4) reach out 伸手 reach 还可作名词，意为“影响范围”。 beyond one’s reach 超出某人的能力范围 The temperature will reach 30 degrees tomorrow. 明天气温将达到 30 度。 We will reach the station in ten minutes. 我们十分钟后到达车站。 She reached her dream after years of hard work. 经过多年努力，她实现了梦想。 Can you reach the book on the top shelf? 你能够到架子顶层的那本书吗？ The two teams reached an agreement at last. 两队最终达成了协议。 Keep trying, and you will reach your goal. 坚持努力，你就会实现目标。 He reached for the cup on the table. 他伸手去拿桌上的杯子。 She reached out and took my hand. 她伸出手握住了我的手。 The box is beyond my reach. 这个箱子我够不着。 reach v. 到达；抵达，伸手去够 / 拿 The temperature will reach 15°C by noon and drop to 2°C at night. Exercise 一、单词拼写 1. In class, he always gives an ________ (/'eksələnt/) answer when the teacher asks a difficult question. His classmates admire him. 2. We should wear masks in spring to prevent the ________ (传播) of viruses. 3. Finally, p________ down on the soil. Don’t forget to w_______ the seedling. 4. Trees help p________ the soil from rainfall. 5. The temperature will r_______ 15°C by noon and d_______ to 2°C at night. 6. Place the s________ inside the hole, and cover its r________ with soil. excellent spread ress ater rotect each rop eedling oots 二、完成句子 1. 气温中午将达到15摄氏度，夜间降至2摄氏度。   The temperature will ________ 15°C by noon and ________ to 2°C at night. 2. 我们有一个3月12日的学校项目。你能猜出是什么吗？   We have a school ________ on March 12. Can you ________ what it is? 3. 你知道怎么种树吗？ Do you know _______ ______ _______ _______? 4. 我相信你会在这个项目中度过愉快的时光。 I believe you will ________ _______ ________ ________ with this project. reach      drop/fall project      guess how      to      plant      trees have      a      great      time Planting trees! Catch the key information: the weather, the school project, the steps of planting trees, and the reasons for planting trees. Retell the steps in order with First, Then, Finally: dig a large hole → place the seedling inside the hole → cover its roots with soil → press down on the soil → water the seedling. Benefits of planting trees: trees protect the soil from rainfall, prevent dust from spreading... Homework Summary Homework 【Required】Read the conversation after class and retell the steps of planting a tree to your family. 【Optional】Search online for more benefits of planting trees and share them with your classmates next lesson. 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