Unit 4 Changing and Growing Thinking Skills.课件-2025-2026学年仁爱版英语八年级上册

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Exploring the Topic
Thinking Skills
UNIT 4
Changing and Growing
Thinking Skills
Understanding character develpment
Unit
4
Exploring the Topic
通过本节课的学习, 同学们将能：
1.理解“角色发展”概念。
2.通过通过图片理解角色如何以及为何变化。
学习目标
Characters grow and change in the story. You can understand character development by analyzing how and why a character changes.
Thinking Skills
故事中，角色会成长和变化。你可以通过分析角色如何变化以及变化的原因，来理解角色的发展。
Activity 1
Look at the pictures and read the text, and then think about how and why the character changes.
_________
Kangkang lost the 100-meter race and was very upset.
________
His friend, Li Ming, came up to him and cheered him up.
________
Kangkang laughed again and walked with Li Ming happily.
Beginning
Middle
End
Activity 1
Look at the picture and read the text, and then think about how and why the character changes.
Beginning
Kangkang lost the 100-meter race and was very upset.
Middle
His friend, Li Ming, came up to him and cheered him up.
End
Kangkang laughed again and walked with Li Ming happily.
come up to sb 走向某人
cheer sb up 使某人振奋起来
happily adv.副词，修饰动词
happy adj.开心的 unhappy adj. 不开心的
happiness n.开心
Activity 2
Read the text and analyze how and why the character changes, and then complete the character-development chart.
Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago. In the beginning, she was always lonely because she didn’t have any friends. Miss Wang, our English teacher, then introduced her to Lingling. Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot. They soon became very close friends. Now, Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us. She enjoys her school life very much.
Beginning
Li Hong didn’t have any friends and___________________________.
Middle
Miss Wang ______
________________
and they soon became very close friends.
End
Li Hong has many friends at school and enjoys ___________
________________.
she was
always lonely
introduced
her to Lingling
her school
life very much
Activity 3
Pair work. Talk about how and why the character changes based on Activity 2.
A: Let’s talk about Li Hong’s character development. At first, she was lonely
without friends.
B: Right. Then Miss Wang introduces Lingling to her. Lingling helped her a
lot in English.
A: So they became close friends. Now Li Hong has many friends and loves
school life.
B: Exactly. The change is because of Miss Wang’s help and Lingling’s
friendship.
起初
Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago. In the beginning, she was always lonely because she didn’t have any friends. Miss Wang, our English teacher, then introduced her to Lingling. Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot. They soon became very close friends. Now, Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us. She enjoys her school life very much.
introduce sb to sb 把某人介绍给某人
be good at sth/doing sth 擅长某事/ 做某事
get along with sb 和某人相处
Language points
1. Kangkang lost the 100-meter race and was very upset.康康输掉了100米比赛，非常沮丧。
lose 动词 “输” 后跟比赛，win “赢” 后面跟人
2.His friend, Li Ming, came up to him and cheered him up.他的朋友李明走到他面前，使他振作起来。
come up to sb 向某人走来
eg: He came up to Tom and helped him.他向汤姆走来并帮助了他。
cheer sb up 使某人振奋起来
eg:She failed the exam, and we want to cheer her up.她考试不及格，我们想让她振作起来。
拓展： cheer sb on 为某人加油
eg: They cheered him on in the gym.他们在体育馆里为他加油。
3. Kangkang laughed again and walked with Li Ming happily.
康康又笑了，高兴地和李明一起走着。
laugh 动词 “大笑” laugh at sb 嘲笑某人
4. Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago.
李红一个月前成为我们的新同学。
a month ago 一个月以前
时间段+ago ……以前，常和一般过去式连用
5. In the beginning, she was always lonely because she didn’t have any friends.
一开始，她总是很孤独，因为她没有任何朋友。
in the beginning 起初
6. Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot.玲玲英语很好，帮了李红很多忙。
be good at sth/doing sth擅长某事/做某事
例如：I am good at swimming.我擅长游泳。
7．Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us.
李红在学校有很多朋友，和我们相处得很好。
(1)many＋可数名词复数
例如：I have many books.我有很多书。
(2)get along with sb和某人相处
get along well with sb和某人相处得很好
当堂检测
Beginning
Kangkang ________
happily in the park.
Middle
Suddenly, he fell down.
End
Tom went and
_______ him. Then they played together
_________.
skated
helped
happily
THANKS
本课结束