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Unit 5
Looking into nature
Developing ideas Reading for writing
2026新外研版八下
掌握 explore、passion、achievement、honour、research 等核心词汇；2. 梳理王文采院士的生平事迹与精神品质；
能回答关于语篇的细节问题，复述人物主要经历；能运用文本词汇与句型描述探险家的事迹、困难与品质；
能仿照语篇结构，完成一篇关于自然探险家的短文写作；能评价同伴作品，结合探索精神谈自我启示。
Lead in
Which nature explorer do you like most Why
I like Jane Goodall most.
Look, read and say.
1. What’s the person’s name
Wang Wencai.
Wang Wencai collecting plants in Sichuan in August 1963
2. What’s he doing in the picture
Look, read and say.
1. What’s the person’s name
Wang Wencai.
Wang Wencai collecting plants in Sichuan in August 1963
Look, read and say.
He was studying plants in Beijing in 2011.
1. What do you think the person’s job might be
Answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you.
2. How would you describe the person
A plant scientist.
I would describe him as careful and hard-working. He had a deep love of nature. He spent his life studying plants and carried on with his research despite many challenges.
Enjoy the text video
Read and check.
What's the passage about
This passage is about Wang Wencai, a distinguished botanist.
I would describe him as _____________________. He had a deep __________________. He spent his life ____________ plants and ______________ his research despite many challenges.
1. What might his job be
2. How would you describe him
He might be a scientist.
plant
careful and hard-working
love of nature
carried on with
studying
careful and hard-working
Think and complete. Use the words and expressions to help you. Then read and check.
What was Wang Wencai interested in
Read Paragraph 1 and answer.
He was interested in nature and plants.
1. What’s the topic sentence of Paragraph 2
For over 70 years, Professor Wang explored China’s plants with great passion and hard work.
2. What did Professor Wang achieve
He discovered and named about 1,370 new plant species.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer.
3. What difficulties did he meet
He met many difficulties. For example, he became seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan and nearly died. He also lost sight in his right eye at the age of 83.
4. How did he deal with these difficulties
Though nearly died, he never stopped his work. After losing sight in his right eye, he didn’t let anybody know and used a magnifier to carry on with his research for another 10 years.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer.
1. What’s the topic sentence of Paragraph 3
Despite his huge success, Wang seldom thought about personal honour or wealth.
2. What award did he receive
He received the First Class Award of the National Natural Science Award twice.
3. How did he treat his award and achievements
He hardly mentioned his award. For him, the award belonged to the team, and he was just doing his job. He was always quiet about his achievements.
What does Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony tell about Wang Wencai
It softly told people about his lifelong exploration and love of nature.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer.
Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage.
the fields
plants
3. discovered and named
4. twice
Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage.
C层
5. great passion and hard work
6. fell seriously ill
7. carried on with
8. personal honour or wealth
9. the team
10. had no idea
Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage.
Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage.
1. the fields
2. plants
3. discovered and named
4. twice
5. great passion and hard work
6. fell seriously ill
7. carried on with
8. personal honour or wealth
9. the team
10. had no idea
1. the fields
2. plants
3. discovered and named
4. twice
5. great passion and hard work
6. fell seriously ill
7. carried on with
8. personal honour or wealth
9. the team
10. had no idea
Retell the passage.
Plants for life
Achievements
Spirit
Answer the questions.
1. The writer means that plants were the most important part of Wang Wencai’s life. He spent his whole life studying plants.
2. It means “not saying anything about”. These expressions have a similar meaning: “didn’t let anybody know” and “hardly mentioned it”.
3. The writer mentions “the seasons” to show that Wang Wencai was closely connected with the natural world.
Think and share.
The title means that plants are important in Wang Wencai’s life. It also suggests that Wang spent his whole life studying plants.
hard-working
Think and share.
humble (谦虚的)
Think and share.
Think and share.
1. The title means that plants are important in Wang Wencai’s life. It also suggests that Wang spent his whole life studying plants.
2. I will use the words “hard-working”, “humble” and “respectable” to describe Wang Wencai. He was hard-working because he spent over 70 years studying plants and kept working even when he was seriously sick or lost sight in one eye. He was humble (谦虚的) because he did not care about personal honour or wealth and hardly talked about his achievements. He was respectable because he made great contributions to science and loved nature all his life.
What can you learn from Wang Wencai
Discuss and say.
Writing task
Write a story about a nature explorer.
include the main points of the story in the table in Step 1
use the words and expressions from the reading passage
give your opinion about the spirit of exploration
Step 1: Think of a story about a nature explorer and complete the table.
Writing task
... planned to explore... / ... wanted to find out...
... met many difficulties, such as... / The biggest problem was...
As a result, ... / Finally, ... succeeded in...
In my opinion, ... was a great nature explorer. / I think... is... because... / ... teaches us that...
Writing task
Step 1: Think of a story about a nature explorer and complete the table.
Leizu
She lived at the time of the Yellow Emperor.
It is said that one day, in a field, she noticed a silkworm.
Step 1: Think of a story about a nature explorer and complete the table.
Writing task
... planned to explore... / ... wanted to find out...
... met many difficulties, such as... / The biggest problem was... / ... tried one’s best through trial and error.
As a result, ... / Finally, ... succeeded in...
Leizu planned to study and use these threads.
With no one to learn from, she had no choice but to try her best through trial and error.
As a result, she developed silk farming and invented silk weaving.
Writing task
Step 1: Think of a story about a nature explorer and complete the table.
In my opinion, ... was / is a great nature explorer. / I think... is... because... / ... teaches us that...
In my opinion, Leizu was a great nature explorer. She was the first to deeply study silkworms. Her curiosity about nature led to a world-changing discovery. Her story teaches us that exploration starts by looking carefully around us.
Writing task
Step 2: Write the story with the help of the table.
Who & When & Where
What happened
Opinion
Step 3: Check.
Writing task
Did you:
include the main points of the story in the table in Step 1
use the words and expressions from the reading passage
give your opinion about the spirit of exploration
Writing task
Step 4: Share your story with the class and evaluate others’ stories.
Basic (基础)
从课文中摘抄 5 个你最喜欢的描述王文采精神品质的句子，并用自己的话翻译成中文。
用本节课学到的核心词汇造 3 个句子，描述你自己在学习或生活中遇到的困难与坚持。
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
用 3-5 句话，给王文采院士写一张英文明信片，表达你对他的敬佩与感谢。

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