Unit 3 Lesson 1 What makes you unique? 课件（共30张PPT，含内嵌音频）2025-2026学年英语冀教版（2024）八年级上册

(共30张PPT)
Better you, better me!
Lesson 1: What makes you unique
Unit 3
Learning aims
能够听懂对话，了解如何介绍自己；
掌握本课时的重点单词、短语及句型：如describe、bit、talent、person、be supposed 、come up with等；
能够通过小组采访活动，了解他人和介绍自己的优点和特殊才能。
describe /d skra b/ v. 描述；形容
bit /b t/ n. 有点；小量
challenging / t l nd / adj. 挑战性的
unique /ju ni k/ adj. 独特的；唯一的
personal / p s nl/ adj. 个人的；私人的 strength /stre θ/ n. 长处；力量；强度
New Word
talent / t l nt/ n. 才能；天资
proud /pra d/ adj. 自豪的；骄傲的
person / p sn/ n. 人
musical / mju z kl/ adj. 音乐的
championship / t mpi n p/ adj. 冠军
A What are you good at
B Everyone is unique. What makes you unique
Think about yourself and answer the questions below.
Lead-in
I am good at swimming.I often go swimming in summer. What about you
I am good at singing. I can sing many songs.
What are you good at
I can draw nice picture.
I can also play the piano. I think we are all unique.
Everyone is unique.
What makes you unique
Activity 1
While-listening
Jenny: Hi, Li Ming. What are you doing now
Li Ming: Hi, Jenny. I’m working on my English project.
Jenny: What is it about
Li Ming: We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report.
What should I write about myself I’m finding it a bit challenging.
Jenny: Maybe I can help you come up with some ideas.
Li Ming: Thanks. I really need your advice.
Jenny: First, think about yourself. What do you like about yourself
Listen to the conversation and find out what the conversation is about.
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Li Ming: Hmm... Let me think. I’m a good student. I also have many friends.
Jenny: That’s right! And what makes you unique You can write about your personal strengths and special talents.
Li Ming: What do you mean
Jenny: Suppose you are telling a friend about yourself: What kind of person are you What are you good at What are you proud of about yourself
Li Ming: Oh, I see. I’m a kind person and I like to help others. I’m good at playing the erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. I’m proud of winning the ping-pong championship in our last school sports event.
Jenny: Well done! Your report will be great.
Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.
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A What is Li Ming’s English project about
B How does Jenny help Li Ming
C What makes Li Ming unique
Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.
It′s about describing themselves in a report.
She helps Li Ming come up with some ideas.
His personal strengths and special talents.
2
A What is Li Ming’s English project about
B How does Jenny help Li Ming
C What makes Li Ming unique
Read the conversation and list Li Ming’s personal strengths and special talents.
3
He is a good student.
He has many friends.
He is a kind person and likes to help others.
He is good at playing the erhu.
He is proud of winning the ping-pong championship in our last school sports event.
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
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Activity 2
Fill the blanks
Ms Liu: Some students say that it is hard to write about themselves. Do you need any help
Song Hua: Yes, please. I don’t know what to say in my report.
Ms Liu: First, think of your personal strengths.
Song Hua: I can __________________. Is that a personal strength
Ms Liu: No, a personal strength is something inside you. It helps make you a good person.
Song Hua: I _________ at home and at school. I like to ______________.
Ms Liu: Great! Those are personal strengths! In your report, write about your special talents too. A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
Song Hua: I __________________. I am one of the best players in the school. And I can __________________. Are those talents
Ms Liu: Yes. Together, all these things make you unique.
carry heavy things
work hard
help my friends
play basketball well
draw nice pictures
Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions.
1 What is a personal strength
2 What are Song Hua’s personal strengths
3 What is a talent
4 What are Song Hua’s talents
A personal strength is something inside you.
It helps make you a good person.
He plays basketball well. /He is good at playing baskerball.
He can draw nice pictures. /He is good at drawing nice pictures.
He works hard at home and at school.
He likes to help friends
A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
Read the dialogue and find out the structures Song Hua uses to express strengths and talents.
strengths:
talents:
I ... at home and at school.
I like to ...
I ... well.
I can ...
Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their personal strengths and special talents.
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Activity 3
Post-listening
Pair work
A: What are your personal strengths
B: I’m kind to others.
A: What are your special talents
B: I’m a good dancer.
Name Personal strengths Special talents
Li Lin kind to others a good dancer
What are your personal strengths
I like to help others.
What are your special
talents
I’m a good singer.
Language point 1
work on ①努力改善（或完成）
e.g. You need to work on your spoken English. Listening more can
help you a lot. 你需要努力改善口语。多听能帮助你很多。
② 努力说服（使某人答应或做某事）
e.g. You shouldn’t drop out of school. I will work on your parents.
你不应该辍学。我会尽力说服你父母的。
1. I’m working on my English project. 我正在做我的英语课题。
Language point 2
2. We’re supposed to describe ourselves in a report.
我们需要在一份报告中描述自己。
(1) be supposed to 应该，表示按规定、习惯、安排等应该做某事，相当于should，后边需要加动词原形。
其否定形式为 be not supposed to do sth
e.g. We’re supposed to keep our classroom clean and tidy.
我们应该保持教室干净整洁。
You’re not supposed to feed the animals.
你们不应该给动物喂食。
(2) describe 动词，意为：描述；形容
describe …to/for sb 向某人描述……
e.g. Now look at the picture carefully. Then describe what you saw to us.
现在请仔细观察这幅图。然后给我们描述你看到了什么。
Language point 3
3. I’m finding it a bit challenging. 我觉得这有点儿挑战性。
(1) a bit “有点儿；稍微”，表程度，可修饰动词、形容词等，相当于a little
e.g. She is a bit afraid of the dogs.
她有点儿怕狗。
拓展： a bit of 一点儿，修饰不可数名词，相当于a little
e.g. There is a bit of water on the ground. Please be careful.
地板上有点儿水。请小心一点儿。
Language point 3
辨析：a bit 与a little
相同点 二者都具有副词的性质，修饰动词，表示程度小，意为“有点”。
不同点 当修饰名词时，a little 可以在后面直接加不可数名词，而a bit 需要先接介词of，然后再加不可数名词。
一语辨异
I have only a little money, so I can buy a bit of bread for you.
我只有一点钱了，因此只能给你买少量面包。
Language point 4
4. Maybe I can help you come up with some ideas.
也许我能帮你想些主意。
come up with 想出，后边常接主意、计划或答案等，相当于think of
e.g. I thought hard, and finally I came up with a good idea.
我苦思冥想，最后终于想出了一个好主意。
Language point 5
5. You can write about your personal strengths and special talents.
你可以写写你的个人优势和特殊才能。
(1) personal 形容词，意为： 个人的；私人的
由名词person+al (形容词后缀) 构成，常用于名词前作定语。
personal information 个人信息 personal space 个人空间
e.g. Don’t tell strangers about your personal information.
不要告诉陌生人你的个人信息。
拓展：personally 副词，意为：就本人而言；亲自
personality 名词，意为：性格；个性；人格
Language point 5
(2) strength 名词，意为： 长处；力量；强度
e.g. Everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses.
每个人都有他的长处和短处。
Rock climbing needs strength, speed, courage and persistence.
攀岩需要力量、速度、勇气和毅力。
He checked the strength of the rope.
他检查了一下绳子的强度。
(3) talent 名词意为“才能；天资”，相当于gift
have a talent for…=show a talent for… 在……方面有天赋
e.g. All the students are looking forward to the talent show on Friday.
所有的学生都期待着周五的才艺表演。
He was a talent ! 他是个天才！
相关词形：talented adj. 有才能的；天才的。常见搭配：be talented in 在某方面有天赋
e.g. Mozart was talented in music. 莫扎特在音乐方面有天赋。
Language point 6
6. What are you proud of about yourself
be proud of “为······感到骄傲、自豪”，of是介词，后边跟名词代词和动名词
e.g. —Dad, I won first place in the exam.
——爸爸，我考试考了第一名。
—Good job. I am proud of you, my son.
——干得不错。我为你感到骄傲，儿子。
be proud to do sth.（因）做某事很自豪/ 骄傲
e.g. They are proud to help others.
他们因帮助别人而感到自豪。
Language point 6
be proud + that 从句 自豪/ 骄傲……
e.g. They are proud that she is doing well at school.
他们为她在学校功课好而自豪。
pride n. 自豪；骄傲；值得自豪的人/ 物（单数用法）。
take pride in 以……而自豪/ 骄傲，可与be proud of 互换。
e.g. He is the pride of his parents. 他是父母的骄傲。
She takes pride in her work. = She is proud of her work.
她对自己的工作感到自豪。
Language point 7/8
7. I’m good at playing the erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument.
“a traditional Chinese musical instrument”作同位语，对“the erhu ”进行解释说明。
8. Well done!
Well done! 意为“做得好！”，表达了对某人或某事的正面评价，表明说话者对被评价对象的工作、表现或成果感到满意和认可。
Summary
work on... , be supposed to, a bit, come up with,
be proud of, Well done!, describe, challenging, unique
personal, strength, talent, proud, person, musical, championship
◆重点词汇
◆重点句式
What kind of person are you
What are you good at
What are you proud of about yourself
Exercise
1. This term, I am going to learn a new __________ (music) instrument—guqin.
2. ——Guess what! I won the first place in the long jump.
——Really ____________! (干得好)
3. My English is ___________(一点儿) poor. Can you give me some advice
4. You ________________(应该) do your homework by yourself.
5. Don’t worry. We surely can _________________(想出) a good idea.
6. It’s not easy to be a top player. You need ________(strong), courage and persistence.
musical
Well done
a bit
are supposed to
come up with
strength
Fill in the blanks with the proper words.
Homework
1. Read the dialogue fluently.
2. Write the new words and expressions five times each.
3. Write a report describing yourself.