Unit 1 This is me Understanding ideas (Reading)（教学课件）（共36张PPT，内嵌视频）外研版（2024）八年级上册

(共35张PPT)
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
· use words and expressions in the unit to talk about yourself.
· use the present perfect tense to talk about experiences of accepting yourself.
· describe yourself and your values.
This is me
Unit 1
Understanding ideas
Reading
思维品质
学习能力
文化意识
语言能力
教学目标
通过教学活动的开展，培养学生对语篇内容的分析、推断的思维能力，能够理解文章中的逻辑关系，通过多角度思考其中的意义。
学生能够在阅读过程中主动积累词汇和表达；能够进行读前预测，准确快速地获取文章的关键信息，提高英语阅读效率和自主阅读能力。
通过本节课的学习，学生能够认识到外貌多样性是人类的正常现象，理解不应以貌取人。
学生能够正确认读和拼写本节课的重点词汇和搭配；能够就本课时的主题进行流畅的交流和探讨。
学生能够梳理、概括本篇文章的主要内容，充分理解文章细节内容，掌握重点词汇短语。
学生能够深入理解文章的逻辑关系，能够用目标语言对本课时话题进行探讨。
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教学重难点
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Warming up
Understanding ideas
FREE TALK
If you could change one thing about your appearance, what would it be Why
Understanding ideas
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Reading
Look at the picture and the title，and answer the questions. Use the words to help you.
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beautiful
face
hair
mirror
shape
birthmark
1 What does the word "rose" mean
2 What's the girl doing
3 What do you think the girl feels about the “rose”
different
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beautiful
face
hair
mirror
shape
birthmark
different
Read the passage and check your answers.
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Choose the best summary of the passage.
a Accept your differences. They make you special.
b Share your differences only with your closest
friends.
c When you change your differences, you change
your life.
· Sally hated the 1 _____________ on her face.
· She felt people 2 _____________ looking at her face.
· She always tried 3 _____________ it with her hair.
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Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
Beginning
birthmark
secretly
to cover
· To Maddie, it looked like a 4 _____________.
· Sally was surprised, and it 5 _______________ in
her heart.
· The next day, Maddie 6 ___________________ on
her own face.
4
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
Middle
rose
turned sunny
painted a red rose
· Sally has changed her opinion. Now she thinks everyone is special and 7 ________________ in their own way.
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Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
End
different
Think and share
1 What does Sally think of her birthmark now
Suggested answer：Sally now thinks her birthmark is beautiful and unique, like a red rose. She has learned to accept and appreciate it as part of who she is.
Think and share
2 Do you think people should worry about their looks Why or why not
Suggested answer：I don't think people should worry about their looks. Because everyone has something special and different.
Think and share
Learning to think for question 2
You can use examples of successful people and their sayings to support your idea. The results of scientific studies can also help you make wise decisions.
Understanding ideas
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Vocabulary
搭配：suppose (that)... 认为……
搭配：be supposed to do sth. 应该做某事
I don't suppose for a minute that he'll agree.
我认为他决不会同意。
You’re supposed to finish your homework.
你应该完成作业。
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suppose
搭配：have a birthmark on one's face 脸上有胎记
She has a bright red birthmark on her cheek.
她的脸颊上有一块鲜红的胎记。
That looks like a birthmark, but I'll take a look.
那看起来像是胎记，我会再检查一遍。
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birthmark
搭配：bright color 鲜艳的颜色
搭配：bright light 明亮的光
She chose abright yellow dress for he party.
她为派对选了一条鲜艳的黄裙子。
The bright sun makes the room warm.
明亮的阳光让房间很温暖。
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bright
搭配：turn into 变成 (=become)
搭配：turn on / of 打开/关闭 (电器、灯等)
Leaves turn yellow in autumn.
树叶在秋天变黄。
Please tum on the light. lt's too dark.
请开灯，太暗了。
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turn
搭配：look secretly 偷偷看
搭配：do sth. secretly 秘密做某事
She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous.
她暗暗生出成名的愿望。
He secretly took a photo of her.
他偷偷拍了她一张照片。
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secretly
搭配：a crowded place 拥挤的地方
搭配：be crowded with... 挤满了……
The train was crowded with people.
火车上挤满了人。
Try and push your way through the crowd.
试着从人群中挤过去。
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crowded
搭配：feel like a disaster 感觉像一场灾难
搭配：natural disaster 自然灾害
The party was a complete disaster.
这个派对糟透了。
That was a disaster if ever there was one!
那确实是场灾难！
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disaster
搭配：cover sth. with... 用……覆盖某物
搭配：cover one’s face 遮住脸
She covered her birthmark with her hair.
她用头发遮住了胎记。
Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust.
所有的东西都覆盖着厚厚的一层灰尘。
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cover
搭配：make a difference 产生影响
搭配：difference between... ……之间的区别
There's no difference in the results.
结果没有差别。
Anything that we can do will make a difference.
我们所能做的一切都会有所不同。
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difference
搭配：a successful person 成功人士
搭配：successful in 在……成功的
The company has had another successful year.
公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。
He was very successful in his middle forties.
他在四十五六岁时很成功。
successful
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Understanding ideas
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Exercises
1. 她的脸上有一块草莓色的胎记。
She has a strawberry-colored ____________ on her face.
2. 他偷偷地看了我一眼，然后转过头去。
He looked at me __________ and then turned his head away.
3. 早高峰的地铁总是非常拥挤。
The subway is always __________ during the morning rush hour.
4. 这场洪水对这个小镇来说是一场灾难。
The flood was a ___________ for this small town.
birthmark 　　
secretly
crowded　　　
disaster
Exercise
5. You're not _____________ to walk on the grass.
不准践踏草地。
6. 他用围巾遮住了脖子上的胎记。
He used a scarf to ___________ the birthmark on his neck.
7. 这两种语言有很大的差别。
There is a big _____________ between these two languages.
8. 经过多年努力，她成为了一位成功的作家。
After years of hard work, she became a ____________ writer.
supposed
cover　　
difference
successful　　　
Exercise
Understanding ideas
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Summary
Vocabulary
suppose, birthmark, bright, turn, secretly, crowded, disaster, cover, difference, successful
Reading
A red, red rose
Understanding ideas
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Homework
Homework
Review the key words, expressions and sentence patterns in today’s lesson.
Write a short passage about your opinion on birthmark.
SEE YOU NEXT CLASS!