外研版（新教材）八年级英语下册 Unit 2 Growing pains and gains Reading for writing课件

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Reading for writing
From pain to gain
Unit2
In this lesson, you will









identify growing pains and gains in life
understand how failure can lead to growth
learn to write about a time of failure in your life
develop positive attitude towards failure
Read the whole passage and fill in the blanks with your group members
Team work for 4 students a group
Student A：You need to find the four answer of“Four years ago”；
Student B：You need to find the four answer of“Now”；
Student C：You need to check the grammar；
Student D： You need to show your group work and speak clearly.
Four years ago（Pain） Now（Gain）
What happened？/What happens？
How did I feel？/How do I feel？
What did I do？What do I do？
What did I learn？/What do I learn？
I tried out for the basketball team but the coach said I wasn’t tall enough. So I failed in joining it.
I take up swimming, win several competitions and make a lot of friends.
I felt very disappointed and hurt.
I feel great and I understand that failure is part of my life.
I wrote down heartbreaking words on my diary.
I follow my best friend’s suggestion and try swimming. I soon fall in love with it.
I learn that when one door closes, another door opens. We should face the challenges the right way.
I realised that failure could make me feel bad at first.
The past pain
(What happened + feelings)
The memory
The lesson
(Opinion about failure)
The action
(What you did to change)
The gain
(Changes + growth)
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Write a passage about a time of failure in your life.
Write your passage with the help of the questions.
Think about a failure in your life. Answer the questions below.
What happened
How did it make you feel
What did you do
I tried out for... but failed.
I felt... (disappointed/hurt...)
My friend suggested... I tried...
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What do you learn from it
I fell in love with... I won... Failure is part of life...
Beginning
Middle
End
The failure＆The pain
How did it make you feel？
The Action＆The effort
What did you do？
The Growth/The change
What do you learn from it？
Before you write your story, let's conduct a three-part writing practice based on the questions in the textbook.
What happened？
1. What happened
She failed to join the basketball team because she wasn’t tall enough.
I got a bad grade.
I failed to pass the exam.
I didn’t win a competition.
...
Organise your ideas by answering the following questions.
I felt very bad.
I was so disappointed.
It made me want to cry.
My heart felt heavy.
I was scared to try again.
...
2. How did it make her feel
Organise your ideas by answering the following questions.
3. What did she do
a turning point
(转折点)
action
the result
a friend’s / a teacher’s / parents’ advice;
a book / movie;
...
4. What does she learn from it
I understand that...
Failure is a part of life.
Organise your ideas by answering the following questions.
I... to take my mind off things. / I kept practising. / I tried... instead.
In the end, I... / As a result, I... / It ended in...
Complete the chart by yourself.
Before you write your story, let's conduct a three-part writing practice based on the questions in the textbook.
Level A：I can never forget the afternoon when I ______. I had ______ every day for a month, but ______ still ______. The pain hit me hard because ______ . I was deeply hurt and even ______.
Level B：I still remember when I ______ . The _____ coach told me ______. That was my first big pain because ______ . I felt so ______ and didn’t want to talk to anyone for days.
Useful expressions from the passage
I had a really bad day when...
This had been my dream since I was little.
I felt very disappointed/hurt because...
Level A：Instead of giving up, I took ______ advice and ______. At first, I only ______, but soon I ______. My confidence was built through ______. After two weeks, I was ready to ______.
Level B：______ noticed I was sad and said, “Why not ______ ” At first, I just wanted to ______. But after a few days, I ______ and started ______.
Useful expressions from the passage
My teacher noticed I was sad and said, “Why not... ”
At first, I just wanted to...
But after a few days, I...
Level A：Looking back on this experience, I understand that ______ . I used to fear being embarrassed, but now I see that ______. When one thing goes wrong, there’s always a way to fix it—and that’s what growing up is all about.
Level B：Looking back, I learned that ______. I used to think failure meant I was bad, but now I know ______. Every mistake is a step to success.
Useful expressions from the passage
Looking back, I learned that...
I used to think..., but now I know...
When one thing goes wrong, there’s always a way to fix it.
Write your passage
answer all the questions in Step 1？
use the words and expressions from the reading passage？
give your opinion about failure？
Check. Did you：
Dear diary,
I once failed the school speech competition. I'd practiced it for two weeks, but I forgot my lines on stage. It was a big pain because I really wanted to do well to make my English teacher proud. I felt disappointed and so nervous that I wanted to cry.
My friend suggested I practice my speech in front of my family first and record myself to check my mistakes. So I followed her advice: I practiced for 10 minutes every evening, and my mom helped me fix my pronunciation.
Later, I became more confident when speaking in public. Last month, I did a great job in our class book report. I learned that failure is not scary—it helps us find our problems and grow stronger.
Must do:
1. Make a mind-map to retell the writer’s “growing pian—action＆gain —lesson”.
2. Polish your writing of part 5 on page 31.
Choose to do:
Prepare a 1-minute speech for next class: My Favorite Sentence from the Text (explain your reason in 2-3 sentences).