1、Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 1. To tell a story. 2. To use the sentence patterns: How does the story begin? Once upon a time,there was a 1. Do you like stories? 2. What kind of stories do you like? Lead in Do you know these Chinese stories? Journey to the West What was his name? Hi
2、s name was Monkey King. Whats the name of the story? Do you know these Chinese stories? Hou Yi Shoots the Suns Whats his name? His name was Hou Yi. Whats he doing? Whats the name of the story? He was shooting the suns. Do you know these Chinese stories? Nu Wa Repairs the Sky What was her name? What
3、was she doing? Whats the name of the story? Her name was Nu Wa. She was repairing the sky. Do you know these Chinese stories? Yu Gong Moves a Mountain What was his name? What was he doing? Whats the name of the story? His name was Yu Gong. He was digging to move a mountain. _ Journey to the West _ Y
4、u Gong Moves a Mountain _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky b d a c 1a Match the story titles with the pictures a-d. _The two mountains were very high and big. _ A very old man tried to move the mountains. _ A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it. 1b Listen and check () the facts
5、you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? 1. How does the story begin? Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There were two mountains near his house. They were so big and high that it took a long way to walk to the other side. 1c Discuss the questions with your partner. 2. Wh
6、at happened next? The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains. 3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything. 1 3 2 4 2a Listen and number the pictures1
7、-4 in order to tell the story. 1. A man saw Yu Gong and his (children/family) when they were working on moving the mountains. 2. He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor / weak). 3. As soon as the man finished (talking /speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue
8、to move the mountains after he died. 4. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three) gods to take the mountains away. 5. This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) whats possible unless you try to make it happen. 2b Listen again and circle the words you hear. Yu Gong
9、and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. 2c Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words. As
10、 soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on digging day after day and year after year.Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gon
11、g that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. Role-play the conversation. Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong? Wang Ming: I think its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. Claudia: Really? I think its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very pos
12、sible to move a mountain. Wang Ming: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up. 2d Claudia: Well, I still dont agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem. Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong do
13、instead of moving the mountains? Claudia:Well,there are many other ways.For example,he could build a road.Thats better and faster than moving a mountain! Teacher:You have different opinions about the story,and neither of you are wrong.There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it. R
14、ead the conversation agian and answer the questions. 1. What does Wang Ming think about the story? 2. What does Claudia think about it? He thinks its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. She thinks its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.
15、 1.a little bit 一点点 Maybe we are a little bit lazy.也许我的确是有点懒了。 拓展： a little a bit a little bit 辨析a little 和 a bit (1) 都可以用作副词，用来修饰形容词、副词以 及动词，充当状语，这时两者可以互换使用； This book is a little /a bit difficult for me. 对我来说，这本书有点难。 (2) 也可以用作形容词，修饰不可数名词，但a little可修饰名词，而 a bit 必须加of后才能再接名词。 Why dont men do a bit o
16、f/ a little housework? 为什么男人不做一点儿家务呢？ (3)与not连用时，它们的意义完全不同： not a little 意为“非常”，“很”，相当于 very;not a bit 意为 “一点也不”，相当于not at all。 The weather is not a bit cold today.今天天气一点也不冷。 2. a little bit 有点;有几分 I am a little bit busy right now.Can we talk later？ 我现在有点忙。能等一下再说吗？ 1.They tried their best _ the ston
17、es away. A.moved B.moving C.move D.to move 2.Yu Gong kept _ and didnt give up. A.try B.to try C.trying D.tried 3.Lets stay at home _ going shopping. A.instead of B.instead C.rather than D.than 4.They could put it into the sea because its _ to hold everything. A.enough big B.big enough C.small enough D.enough small Exercises 1.Review the phrases and sentences. 2.Read 2d aloud.
