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Unit 8
Imagine that!
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（沪教2026版）八年级
Reading
Learning objectives
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Pre-reading
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While-reading
Post-reading
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Deepthinking
Summary
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Assessment
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Homework
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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understand the plot and surprise ending of the passage.
master key words about space and the story.
practise reading skills: predicting, finding details and inferring.
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Learning objectives
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discuss ideas about aliens and use imagination.
Lead in
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What did you see in this video？
Let’s talk and think.
Lead in
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Watch and think
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Look and answer.
Q: What time did you see it
Q: What did it look like
Q:Did it make any noise
Lead in
What time did you see it
At midnight!
What did it look like
It was round, glowing, and moving fast!
Did it make any noise
It dived down and made
a loud ‘whoosh’ sound!
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1 Look at the scene from a science fiction story.
Use the words below to label the picture.
alien astronaut rocket spaceship UFO
(1)_________________
(2)_________________
(3)_______________
(4)_________________
(5)_________________
spaceship
astronaut
rocket
UFO
alien
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2 Below are a few things that people believe about aliens.
Do you think these things are true Why or why not
Discuss in pairs.
Pre-reading
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(1)Aliens have tried to communicate with people on Earth.
(2)Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships.
(3)Aliens live on some of the planets in space.
I don’t think so either. But I do believe that there is life on other planets.
I’ve heard lots of things about aliens. I’ve heard
that some scientists have received messages
from aliens, but I don’t think that’s true.
Pre-reading
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“What do you think happened to Tina and Tom ”
“Why do you think the spaceship crashed ”
“Do you think the aliens are friendly or scary ”
Read the excerpt from a science fiction story and find
out what happened to Tina and Tom.
While-reading
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Skimming
1.Who are the main characters
2.What strange thing did they experience
3.How did their dad react to their story
The main characters are Tina, Tom, their parents, and the aliens.
They saw a UFO crash in the forest, then met aliens and ran away in fear.
He thought they were crazy, refused to believe them, and told them to go to school.
Aliens arrive!
Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly dived towards the ground. She heard a noise and saw a red light.
Para.1
wake up 醒来
The next morning,Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. “I’m sure something landed in the forest near the hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.
“Let’s go and explore after school tonight.”
Para.2
看向窗外
mention sth. to sb. 向某人提及某事
am sure 确定
Para.1-2：The Night of the Sighting
填空：
Tina saw a ________ light in the sky at midnight.
The light suddenly ________ towards the ground.
They decided to explore the __________ after school.
yellow
dived
forest
Para.3
At 6:00 p.m.,Tina and Tom reached the forest.They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet.Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship.The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
hear sb. doing sth. 听到某人做某事
hide behind 藏在……后面
crash 碰撞声
Para.4
Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them.The
children were frightened. But then Tom got a feeling at the back of his
throat. He couldn’t stop himself and coughed loudly.The aliens saw them
both and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear.
害怕的
can’t stop oneself无法控制自己
in fear 恐惧地
While-reading
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Para.3-4：The Encounter in the Forest
They saw the alien near the broken spaceship. ( )
Tom made a loud noise when he coughed. ( )
The children fought with the aliens bravely. ( )
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While-reading
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Para.5
The next day,Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures.
“They were very ugly.They had some hair, but they didn’t have any
feathers,” said Tina.
While-reading
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Para.6
“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like
this. I wonder what it means.” He drew some lines on a piece of paper.
Dad looked at them as if they were crazy. “Since no one else saw these
aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”
refuse to do sth.拒绝做某事
While-reading
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Para.7
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks
strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.
spread one’s wings 张开翅膀
While-reading
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Para.5-7：The Aftermath & Twist
What did Tina say the aliens looked like
What did Tom draw on the paper
What was the surprising word Dad saw on the paper
They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers.
He drew some strange lines (the marks written on the spaceship).
The word “EARTH”.
Police: Why did you go to the forest
Tina: We went there because I heard (1) _________________ last night.
Police: What happened
Tina: I woke up at midnight and saw (2) ________________________. It (3) _________________________________. Then I heard a noise and saw a red light.
Police: I see. So when did you reach the forest and what did you see
while-reading
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Reading comprehension
a loud noise
a yellow light in the sky
1 Tina and Tom are telling a police officer what they plete the
conversation with the information from the story on page 117.
suddenly dived towards the ground
Tom: We got to the forest (4) ____________________. We saw an alien.
It was tall, with (5)_____________________________.
Police: What else did you see
Tina: We saw (6) _____________________. There was a big hole in its side,
and it couldn’t fly because of (7)___________________________.
Police: What happened next
Tom: (8) _____________________________________________________.
Police: Thanks for telling us! We’ll search the forest to try and find out
more about these aliens.
while-reading
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Reading comprehension
at 6:00 p.m.
a round head and a silver body
a loud spaceship
Another alien discovered us, so we ran away in fear
the damage
while-reading
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2 Read the story again and answer the questions below. Find evidence from the story to support your answers.
Reading comprehension
(1) What are Tina and her family
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
They are bird people on another planet.
Evidence:”they were every ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,”said Tina. The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
while-reading
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2 Read the story again and answer the questions below. Find evidence from the story to support your answers.
Reading comprehension
(2) Who are the aliens and where do they come from
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
They are astronauts from the Earth.
Evidence: It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. There was the word “EARTH” on the spaceship
while-reading
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3 Discuss the questions below.
Reading comprehension
What do you think would happen next
Share your ideas in groups.
Your ideas
The police find the crashed spaceship and realize it is from Earth.
The astronauts (aliens) are rescued, and they thank Tina and Tom for their help.
Tina and Tom become heroes in their town for discovering the spaceship.
Post-reading
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Vocabulary practice
1. Read the sentences from the story on page 117. Look at the words
and phrases in italics and choose the correct meaning.
(1) Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom.
a showed b told c took
(2) The children were frightened.
a scared b surprised c relaxed
(3) The children ran away in fear.
a because they were tired c because they were excited
b because they were afraid
Post-reading
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Vocabulary practice
(4) They were very ugly.
a beautiful to look at
b funny to look at
c unpleasant to look at
(5) I refuse to believe you.
a might
b do not want to
c want to
Post-reading
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2 Complete the passage with the words and
phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
At around 7:00 p.m. last night, seven-year-old Ted Johnson heard a loud noise and saw a bright light in the sky. Something then fell into the bushes. Ted was (1)______________because he thought it was an alien. He hid under his bed (2) ____________ . After a while, Ted ran downstairs to tell his parents. They told him to stay in the house and (3) _______________.
frightened
keep quiet
because of frightened in fear keep quiet mention refuse
“UFO” seen by a seven-year-old boy
in fear
Post-reading
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Mr Johnson went into the garden and saw a strange-looking creature running away. He immediately called the police. The police found some feathers in the bushes. They also (4) _________________that they found some fresh blood there.
“UFO” seen by a seven-year-old boy
mentioned
Post-reading
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(5) _____________ this, the police believed that a bird must have hit something and died. Next to the feathers, there was a broken power line. The Johnson family, however, (6) _____________ to believe that the strange creature was a bird. “It was a UFO, I tell you!” said Mr Johnson.
“UFO” seen by a seven-year-old boy
Because of
refused
Post-reading
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3 Summarize the story on page 117 with the words and phrases below.
appear discover dive explore refuse spread
in fear keep quiet mention ... to ... wake up
可套用的通用句型
开头背景：One night, ... woke up and saw ...
情节推进：She mentioned ... to ..., so they decided to ...
高潮冲突：When they got to ..., they discovered ...
They were scared and kept quiet.
转折发展：Suddenly, ... appeared. Because of ..., they ran away in fear.
结尾收束：Later, they told ..., but ... refused to believe them. At last, ...
Post-reading
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3 Summarize the story on page 117 with the words and phrases below.
appear discover dive explore refuse spread
in fear keep quiet mention ... to ... wake up
Tina woke up at midnight and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly dived towards the ground. She mentioned it to her brother Tom, and they decided to explore the forest after school. When they got there, they saw an alien and a damaged spaceship. They were frightened, so they kept quiet. Suddenly another alien appeared. Tom coughed loudly, and the children ran away in fear. Later, they told their parents about the aliens, but their dad refused to believe them. The next day, the children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Post-reading
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3 Summarize the story on page 117 with the words and phrases below.
appear discover dive explore refuse spread
in fear keep quiet mention ... to ... wake up
“SCEH” 评价标准 自/互评
Structure(结 构) clear结构清晰
Contents(内 容) 1. use the words about food we learn today 2. talk about at least 2 advice
Expressions(表 达) 1. use good phrases we have learned today 2. few grammar mistakes语法错误少
Handwriting(书写) clean and clear干净整洁
Post-reading
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提供故事线索图，让学生用关键词串联复述：
Tina saw a light → told Tom → explored the forest → met aliens → ran away → told parents → Tom showed the drawing → Dad saw “EARTH”
Retelling（复述故事）
一、万能故事框架句型（按情节顺序，可直接填空）
背景引入（故事开头）
One night, ______ (人物) woke up at midnight because ______ (原因).
______ (人物) looked out of the window and saw ______ (看到的景象).
It suddenly ______ (动作，如 dived towards the ground), which made ______ (人物) feel ______ (情绪).
事件推进（同伴互动 + 计划）
The next morning, ______ (人物) mentioned ______ (事情) to ______ (同伴).
“I’m sure ______ (猜想),” she said. “Let’s ______ (计划行动)!”
______ (同伴) agreed, so they decided to ______ (共同计划) after school.
Post-reading
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At ______ (时间), they reached ______ (地点).
They heard ______ (听到的声音), so they ______ (躲藏动作) and kept quiet.
Then they discovered ______ (发现的事物，如 an alien /a spaceship). It ______ (事物的特征).
冲突转折（暴露 + 逃跑）
Suddenly, ______ (突发情况，如 another alien appeared).
______ (人物) couldn’t help ______ (意外动作，如 coughing loudly), and ______ (结果).
The children were frightened, so they ran away in fear.
Post-reading
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结局与后续（讲述 + 不被相信）
The next day, they told ______ (对象，如 their parents) about ______ (经历).
But ______ (对象) refused to believe them, saying, “______ (回应，如 Since no one else saw it, I don’t believe you).”
Finally, the children ______ (结尾动作，如 spread their wings and flew to school).
Post-reading
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Deep thinking
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“Why do you think the spaceship had the word ‘EARTH’ on it ”
“Do you think the aliens were from Earth Why or why not ”
“If you were Tina or Tom, what would you do when you saw the aliens ”
Summary
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The words we have learned
1. The astronaut landed his ____________ in the suburbs of Shenzhen in this science fiction story.
2. When people saw the strange flying object over Shenzhen, they felt really ____________.
3. The tired astronaut began to __________ softly outside the Shenzhen Science Museum.
4. We will watch a space movie about Shenzhen and UFOs together __________.
用方框中所给单词和短语的适当形式填空（每个单词、短语限用一次）。
spaceship
frightened
cough
tonight
tonight, throat, cough,
crazy, spaceship, refuse, frightened
Summary
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The words we have learned
5.The astronaut had a sore _______ after his long space trip to Shenzhen’s space museum.
6. Don’t be ______. The stories about UFOs over Shenzhen are just for fun.
7. The space fan _______ to believe there were real aliens above Shenzhen.
用方框中所给单词和短语的适当形式填空（每个单词、短语限用一次）。
throat
crazy
refuse
tonight, throat, cough,
crazy, spaceship, refuse, frightened
Summary
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The words we have learned
1、昨晚有人在深圳上空看到了一个不明飞行物。
2、这位宇航员的宇宙飞船悄然降落在森林里。
3、孩子们遇见奇怪的外星人时感到很害怕。
翻译句子。
Some people saw a UFO flying over Shenzhen last night.
The astronaut’s spaceship landed quietly in the forest.
The children felt frightened when they met the strange alien.
Summary
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The words we have learned
4、没有人提起深圳上空出现的奇异亮光。
5、不要拒绝为太空故事展开想象。
6、长途旅行过后，这位宇航员喉咙不舒服。
翻译句子。
No one mentioned the weird light in the sky in Shenzhen.
Don’t refuse to use your imagination about space stories.
The astronaut had a sore throat after the long journey
The passage we have learned
Summary
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Aliens arrive!
Unit 8 Imagine that!
Reading
Key Words & Phrases
alien, spaceship, UFO, rocket, astronaut, frightened,
mention, refuse, dive, crash, in fear, keep quiet
Story Line
See strange lights → Explore the forest → Find the spaceship & strangers → Run away
Twist ending
Tina & Tom: bird-like aliens
The strangers: humans from Earth
Assessment
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Self-assessment
I can master key words about space and the story.
I can understand the plot and surprise ending of the passage.
I can practise reading skills: predicting, finding details and inferring.
I can discuss ideas about aliens and use imagination.
Basic (基础)
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Homework
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1.单抄写并背诵本课重点单词与短语。
2.用所给词汇完成故事梗概填空。
3.流利朗读课文两遍。
1.用 80-100 个单词简述故事内容。
2.用每个重点短语各造一个句子。
3.复盘阅读理解习题，核对并整理答案。
1. 写一段约 100 词的故事续篇。
2. 写下 2-3 条你对外星人的看法。
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