Unit 3 Make it happen starting out 课件 2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册

Make it happen ! starting out unit 3 Look and answer 1. What can you see in the picture? 3. What does the picture mean to you? 2. What do these stand for? A light bulb. A ladder. A man with a computer. The light bulb could stand for the invention idea. The ladder could stand for the steps to make the idea come true. The man with the computer could stand for the person who makes it happen. I think great inventions can change our lives. Do you think inventions are important? Why or why not? ,inventions make our daily life easier and more comfortable,convenient. , inventions make our life colorful. inventions improve medical care and keep us healthy. inventions keep our society moving forward. They create new ways to work and study. First of all Besides In addition, Finally, What are we going to learn in this unit? invention ideas from problems qualities of an inventor importance of curiosity 制作展示板 Look at the picture and predict. Who are they? an ancient man a modern man What do you know about the differences between the lives of ancient people and ours? In what ways does the video compare ancient times with modern times? Living condition Food Travel Sleep Listen and fill in the blank. Life then and now Comparison Ancient Modern Living condition Life is difficult. People live in the wild. They only have clothes. Modern people are. They live in houses. They also have lots of clothes to from. Food The mother and children pick from trees and the father hunts for meat. They buy food from the market.And cook with gas or . Travel The ancient family has to go on foot They can ride a bicycle, take the bus, drive a car or even . Sleep The father has to stand guard, there's a small to keep them warm, the modern family just need to turn on the heater,turn off the lights andthe door. simple luckier choose fruit electricity fly fire lock Discuss: What caused these differences? Technology and inventions caused the differences because they made life easier. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1.What are these inventions? 2.How have they changed our lives? the compass the wheel the computer the mobile phone The compass has helped people find the right direction when they travel. The wheel has helped people move faster. The computer has helped people find information quickly. The mobile phone has helped people talk and share anytime,anywhere. Which invention changes your life most? Why? I think changes my life most, because . I think the smartphone changes my life most. First, it helps me get all kinds of information quickly when I study. Second, I can talk with my family and friends anytime anywhere. The smartphone makes my life much more convenient. That’s why I choose it. How much do you think this hand costs? $80,000 ≈ the price of a good car ≈ years of savings for a family What is it ? a robotic arm an artificial arm adj.机器人的, 自动的 /r b t k/ adj.人造的 Who invented an artificial arm? How much does the invention cost? The main idea The passage is about an to help people It shows that someone is a robotic arm to offer a to those who need it. The invention likely makes daily tasks easier for people with disabilities(残疾) and can truly their living standards(标准). inventing artificial arm designing helping hand improve Fast reading Read the passage and find out: Who: What (object) : What(made of) : Why (made it ): Easton LaChapelle / i st n l pel/ Jenny a robotic hand/an artificial hand plastic blocks fishing line Easton wanted to lend a hand to people like Jenny. Fast reading Circle the numbers in the passage and find more details. a 14-year-old student $80,000 For his 16th birthday $300 3.6 kilograms at age 23 0.5kilograms $500 3-D printer He showed his robotic arm at the science fair a simple hook age price weight The structure of the passage A helping hand science fair keep trying free to share Read and think 1.What was Jenny’s artificial arm like? 2.Why was Jenny’s family in a difficult condition? It was just a simple hook. Because Jenny’s artificial arm cost $80,000. What’s worse, children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. 3.How did Easton feel when he knew about Jenny’s artificial arm? What did he decide to do? Easton felt surprised. He decided to lend a hand to people like her. 4.Was Easton pleased with his first artificial arm? Why or why not? On one hand, Easton was pleased with it because the arm was able to move with brain signals of the user. But on the other hand, he thought it wasn’t good enough because it was too heavy for a child. 6.What did Easton do with his successful artificial arm? Why did he do so? He posted his design online for free. He just wanted to help people in need. 5.What can we know about Easton from the sentence “He enjoyed fixing problems one after another”? Easton was hard-working, patient and never gave up when facing difficulties. Think and share 4.The title is “A helping hand”. What does “a helping hand” mean in this passage? 3.What can you learn from Easton? We can learn from Easton that we should be creative and never give up in solving problems. We should also be kind and willing to help others. It not only means the artificial robotic arm Easton invented, but also means Easton’s kind help for those disabled children. Think and share 1.How would Jenny's life change with Easton's invention? With Easton's invention, Jenny could have a lighter and much cheaper artificial arm. lt would be much easier for her to use and replace her artificial arm as she grows up. 2.Easton posted his design online for free. What do you think of this decision? It’s a great decision. He didn’t make money. More poor families can get cheap artificial arms and help more kids. Grammar This was the first time Easton met Jenny. 结构:固定句型 This was the first time (that) + 从句,that 可省略,意为 “这是某人第一次做某事”,从句常用一般过去时。 主句:This was the first time 定语从句:(that) Easton met Jenny(修饰 the first time) 翻译: . 这是伊斯顿第一次见到珍妮。 Grammar What’s worse, children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. 1. What’s worse(更糟糕的是,插入语) 2. 并列主句:children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time. 翻译: . 更糟的是,像她这样的孩子长得很快,一直需要更换新假肢。 Grammar It was able to move with brain signals of the user. 结构:简单句 • 主语 It,谓语 was able to move; with brain signals 方式状语(依靠……); of the user 后置定语,修饰 signals 翻译: 。 。 它能够依靠使用者的大脑信号(来)活动 1 4 2 3 science fair without an arm grow quickly fishing line move weighed cost design 动词不定式、动名词作宾语 Find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage. (a) He always tried to improve his work. (b) He enjoyed fixing problems one after another. (c) Easton kept working on it. (d) He didn’t want to make money from it. (e) He decided to post his design online for free! Grammar v. + to do try to do want to do decide to do plan to do promise to do manage to do refuse to do v. + doing enjoy doing keep doing suggest doing finish doing imagine doing avoid doing practise doing stick to doing look forward to doing What’s the problem with Lily’s grandfather? How did Lily help him? knocking to design using What did Shantanu invent? Who was his invention for? What can his invention do? What did he hope to do in the future? to have to do to make to apply Interesting and useful inventions have improved our lives and made our lives colorful and convenient. Homework Lavf57.83.100 null 117397.93 Lavf57.71.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $