Unit 3 Make it happen：Developing ideas (阅读)-课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级上册（共19张PPT）

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《英语》(新标准)初中修订版
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Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
What are the inventions
Who invented them
Wan Hu invented a“flying chair”.Zhang Heng invented the first earthquake
detector.Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod.
Wan Hu
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
What are the inventions Who invented them
a “flying chair” an earthquake detector a lightning rod
Wan Hu was a brave and curious pioneer.Zhang Heng was a curious
scientist who made new discoveries.Benjamin Franklin was very curious
and did lots of research.
How would you describe the inventors
Use the words and expressions to help you.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
curious new discoveries
brave pioneer scientist
do research
discover
1 Albert Einstein once said,"I have no special talents.I am only
passionately curious.”The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity.
2 Curiosity can bring new discoveries.Benjamin Franklin is a great example.He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity
about its nature.He did lots of research to try to understand it.
For example,he flew a kite during a storm.His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod.This invention protects buildings from
lightning.
3 Curiosity can also make people brave.Just look at Wan Hu,
the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space
exploration.He was so curious about
space that he invented a “flying chair”!
He lost his life while testing this invention.
Despite the failure,his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.People learnt from his example,and created safer ways to explore space.
4 But curiosity is more than just taking risks.It also drives people
towards certain goals.Zhang Heng,a Chinese scientist and
inventor,was curious about the world:how did everything in
the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth.
Finally,he drew China's first star map,and invented the first
earthquake detector.His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
5 As Jacques Cousteau said,"What is a scientist after all It is
a curious man looking through a keyhole,the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on."Curiosity is the key.It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
What quality of the inventors does the writer mainly talk about
a strong wish to
learn or know about
something
A/B/C层
1 Albert Einstein once said,"I have no special talents.I am only
passionately curious.”The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity.
Curiosity can bring new discoveries.Benjamin Franklin is a great example.He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity
about its nature.He did lots of research to try to understand it.
For example,he flew a kite during a storm.His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod.This invention protects buildings from
lightning.
3 Curiosity can also make people brave.Just look at Wan Hu,
the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space
exploration.He was so curious about
space that he invented a “flying chair”!
He lost his life while testing this invention.
Despite the failure,his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.People learnt from his example,and created safer ways to explore space.
4 But curiosity is more than just taking risks.It also drives people towards certain goals.Zhang Heng,a Chinese scientist and
inventor,was curious about the world:how did everything in
the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth.
Finally,he drew China's first star map,and invented the first
earthquake detector.His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
5 As Jacques Cousteau said,"What is a scientist after all It is
a curious man looking through a keyhole,the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on.”Curiosity is the key.It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
What is the power of curiosity
A/B/C层
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.How does the writer support his or her opinion
By giving examples.
2.What are the examples
1Albert Einstein once said,"I have no special talents.I am only
passionately curious.”The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity.
2 Curiosity can bring new discoveries.Benjamin Franklin is a great example.He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity
about its nature.He did lots of research to try to understand it. For example,he flew a kite during a storm.His curiosity led him
to invent the lightning rod.This invention protects buildings from lightning.
3 Curiosity can also make people brave.Just look at Wan Hu,
the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space
exploration.He was so curious about
space that he invented a“"flying chair"!
He lost his life while testing this invention.
Despite the failure,his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.People learnt from his example,and created safer ways to explore space.
4 But curiosity is more than just taking risks.It also drives people
towards certain goals.Zhang Heng,a Chinese scientist and
inventor,was curious about the world:how did everything in
the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth.
Finally,he drew China's first star map,and invented the first
earthquake detector.His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
5 As Jacques Cousteau said,"What is a scientist after all It is
a curious man looking through a keyhole,the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on."Curiosity is the key.It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Despite the failure,his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.People learnt from his example,and created safer ways to explore space.
4 But curiosity is more than just taking risks.It also drives people
towards certain goals.Zhang Heng,a Chinese scientist and
inventor,was curious about the world:how did everything in
the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth.
Finally,he drew China's first star map,and invented the first
earthquake detector.His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
5 As Jacques Cousteau said,"What is a scientist after all It is
a curious man looking through a keyhole,the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on."Curiosity is the key.It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.
example.He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity
about its nature.He did lots of research to try to understand it.
For example,he flew a kite during a storm.His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod.This invention protects buildings from lightning.
Curiosity can also make people brave.Just look at Wan Hu,
the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space
exploration.He was so curious about
space that he invented a “"flying chair"!
He lost his life while testing this invention.
3.What type of writing is the passage
Argumentative writing.
1Albert Einstein once said,"I have no special talents.I am only
passionately curious.”The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity.
2 Curiosity can bring new discoveries.Benjamin Franklin is a great
3
Zhang Heng scientist and inventor
As a(n) _ ,he was
curious about the world.
He spent years studying
.He drewthe sky and the earth
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the
He was a curious
a pioneer of space
exploration.He invented a“flying chair”,and he tested the invention by himself.But unluckily he
5lost his life
He was curious about the nature of electricity. He did a lot of research He once flew a kite during a(n) storm . He
invented the lightning rod.
What were they curious about
China's first 8star map and invented the first earthquake detector.
Benjamin Franklin
passage.
Wan Hu
2 Curiosity can bring new discoveries.Benjamin Franklin is a great example.He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity
about its nature.He did lots of research to try to understand it. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod.This invention protects buildings from lightning.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the
He was curious about the nature of electricity. He did a lot of zresearch
He once flew a kite during a(n) storm . He
invented the lightning rod.
What were they curious about
Benjamin Franklin
passage.
C层
What were they curious about
Wan Hu
He was a curious
apioneer of space
Curiosity can also make people brave.Just look at Wan Hu,
the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space
exploration. He was so curious about
space that he invented a “flying chair”!
He lost his life while testing this invention.
Despite the failure,his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.People learnt from his example,and created safer ways to explore space.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the
exploration.He invented a"flying chair",and he tested the invention by himself.But unluckily he
5lost his life
passage.
C层
4 But curiosity is more than just taking risks.It also drives people
towards certain goals.Zhang Heng,a Chinese scientist and
inventor, was curious about the world:how did everything in
the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth.
Finally, he drew China's first star map, and invented the first
earthquake detector.His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
curious about the world. He spent years studying
the sky and the earth .He drew
China's first star map and invented the first
earthquake detector.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the
What were they curious about
Zhang Heng scientist and inventor As a(n) ,he was
passage.
C层
1.What words of famous people does the writer use in the passage What are their effects
The writer uses Albert Einstein's and Jacques Cousteau's words.
2.What door can the key of curiosity open
It can open the door to a new world.
3.What other examples can you use to describe curiosity
I would use Linus Pauling's words,“Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.”
1.Do you think inventors could work without curiosity Why or why not
· What famous inventors do you know
· What role does curiosity play in creating their inventions
No,I don't think inventors could work without curiosity.Without curiosity, they wouldn't want to understand how nature works.
2.What are you most curious about
I'm most curious about space and planets.I want to understand more about them.
A/B/C层
Prepare a brief speech to share an example of how curiosity has
changed the world.
Retell the passage.
Thank you