1、Language pointThe Stone In The RoadTHE STONE IN THE ROAD1. Once upon a time there was a king, who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea.从前;很久以前抱怨期待思考;(原形think)2. Early one morning, the king dis
2、guised himself and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.3. The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk ever
3、ywhere. “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.伪装;假扮hide-hid-hid/hidden 隐藏在街边;沿着街道推车撞上(使)洒出 spill-spilt(spilled)-spilt(spilled)爬起来;振作起来pick up 拿起,拾起;用车接某人;获得;学会;接收到(信号);好转;加速4. After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water
4、on her head. One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and limped away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.5. The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found
5、nobody making an attempt to move it. The king was in despair. “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm?”被.绊倒一瘸一拐地走流着泪(两者)都不尝试去做某事绝望地6. Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been worki
6、ng all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself , “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark. Ill move it out of the way.”7. The girl pushed the stone with all her might. After a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in moving it to th
7、e side of the street. Imagine her surprise when she saw gold coins where the stone had been! with all ones might 用尽全力巨大的;大量的(修饰不可数名词)成功地做了某事might n. 强大力量,威力8. Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said,“does this gold belong to you? If not, we surely must find the
8、owner, for he will certainly miss it.”9. The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”走出属于主人无疑;必然Words and Expressions Think-thought-thought 认
9、为;觉得认为;觉得 hide-hid-hid(hidden) 躲藏;隐藏躲藏;隐藏 spill-spilt(spilled) -spilt(spilled) (使使)洒出;溢出洒出;溢出 tear-tore-torn 撕碎;撕裂;撕破;拉伤 once upon a time 从前;很久以前从前;很久以前 down the street 在街边;沿着街道在街边;沿着街道 neither . nor (两者)都不(两者)都不 in despair 绝望地绝望地 with all ones might 用尽全力用尽全力 a great deal of 许多的;大量的许多的;大量的Words and
10、Expressions in tears 流着泪流着泪 crash into 撞上撞上 picked oneself up 爬起来;振作起来爬起来;振作起来 trip over 被被.绊倒绊倒 limp away 一瘸一拐地走一瘸一拐地走 make an attempt to do sth. 尝试做某事尝试做某事 succeed in doing 成功地做了某事成功地做了某事 step out 走出走出 belong to 属于属于plain vi./vt. 抱怨;发牢骚抱怨;发牢骚 _ n.抱怨;诉苦;疾病;委屈Her brother asked why she should learn s
11、o much, _(complain) of the high tuition fees.We received a number of _(complain) from students about the high-intensity(高强度的) studying .complaintcomplainingcomplaintsKey Words & Phrases2.despair n.绝望绝望vi.感到绝望感到绝望_adj.令人绝望的_adj.感到绝望的_绝望地=_ 处于绝望之中 despair of _ 他绝望地放弃了斗争。 He gave up the struggle _. 如果你
12、对某事绝望,你觉得它发生或改善是没有希望的。 If you _ something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. despairingdespairinglyin despairdespaired对感到绝望in despair / despairinglydespair ofKey Words & Phrases3. tear n.眼泪;泪水眼泪;泪水v.【_过去式过去式,_过去分词】过去分词】撕碎;撕裂;撕破;拉伤撕碎;撕裂;撕破;拉伤_adj.撕破的撕破的He was in floods of
13、 _(tear) on the phone. 他在电话里大哭。The senior students _(tear) the textbook and threw it into the air. 高年级学生把课本撕碎,把它扔向空中。The stool had a _(tear), red plastic seat. 这条无靠背凳子有一个破了的、红色的塑料坐部。His painting _(tear) by his father. 他的画被父亲撕烂了。toretorntorntearstoretornwas tornKey Words & PhrasesKey Words & Phrases4
14、. 我既不能给你意见,也不能给你任何建议。(neither.nor)I can give you_5. 她不说话,含着泪看着他(in tears)。She said nothing and _.6. 既然你选择了它,就要全力以赴去做(with all ones might)。_you have chosen it,_7.大量的信息充斥(fill)着我们的生活(a great deal of )。_neither an opinion nor any advice. looked at him in tearsNow that you should do it with all your mig
15、ht.A great deal of information fills our lives.Key Words & Phrases8. 男孩被路障(roadblock)绊倒(trip over)了,但他很快就爬起来了。(pick oneself up) _9.我尝试摆脱消极的想法。(make an attempt to.)_10. 在环境保护方面,中国已经取得了成功。(succeed in doing)_11. 不要追逐(pursue)不属于你的东西(belong to)。_The boy tripped over the roadblock but he picked himself up
16、 soon.I make an attempt to break away from the passive thoughts.China has succeeded in protecting the environment.Dont pursue the things that dont belong to you.Important sentences1.Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.如果一个国家的人民只会抱怨,而
17、且总是期待别人来解决他们的问题,那么这个国家就不会有什么好事。分解从句1.Nothing good can come to a nation.2.A nations people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.whose 引导的定语从句从句仿写:刘老师要跟那些没交作业的学生谈话。1.刘老师要跟那些学生谈话。2.那些学生的作业没有交。升级从句Mr.Liu wants to talk to the students.The students homework hasnt been handed in.Mr.Liu w
18、ants to talk to the students whose homework hasnt been handed in. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere. After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. but he found nobody making an attempt to move it. Just then, the king saw a young girl com
19、ing along.Important sentences以上句子有什么共同点?现在分词作伴随状语。现在分词作宾补。现在分词作伴随状语现在分词作伴随状语/宾补宾补练习练习My brother ran away, _(shout) loudly.我哥哥大喊着跑开了。_(Depend) on our own efforts, we overcame all the difficulties.依靠自己的努力,我们克服了所有的困难。I was watching TV at home when I heard many people _ (quarrel)When he woke up, he foun
20、d himself _ (lie) in the hospital.shoutingDepending quarrellinglying课文语法填空课文语法填空Once upon a time there was 1._ king who wanted to teach his people a lesson. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street with gold coins 2._ (hide) under the stone. The first person down the street was a mil
21、kman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere. He picked himself up and 3._ _(angry) went away.After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman 4._ _(trip) over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She
22、picked herself up and limped away in tears. The king watched all day but he found nobody making an attempt to move it which made him feel 5._ _(despair). ahid/ hiddenangrilytrippeddespaired“Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm?” Just then, t
23、he king saw a young girl coming along.The girl thought the stone is a danger, so she pushed the stone with all her might. 6._ a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in 7._(move) it to the side of the street. 8._ her surprise, she saw gold coins 9._ the stone had been!Just then, the king stepp
24、ed out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said,“dose this gold belong to you? If not, we surely must find the 10._ (own), for he will certainly miss it.”The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”AftermovingTowhereownerThank you