1、Unit 4 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A Period One（1a-2d),Do you like to listen to stories? Have you ever heard of these stories?,Jing Wei Determines to Fill up the Sea,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Kua Fu Chases the Sun,Hou Yi Shoots the
2、Suns,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Journey to the West,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Chang E Flying to the Moon,Have
3、 you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Review,Words and expressions,shoot stone weak god remind bit a little bit silly instead of,v. 射击；发射 n. 石头 adj.虚弱的；无力的 n.神；上帝 v.提醒；使
4、想起 n.一点；小块 有点儿；稍微 adj.愚蠢的；不明事理的 代替；反而,Words & expressions,Objectives,To learn the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain To learn new words: shoot, stone, weak, god, remind, bit, silly,Match the story titles with the pictures a-d. (1a),_ Journey to the West _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Hou Yi Shoots the Sun
5、s _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,b,d,a,c,Click it.,1b,Listen and check the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? (1b),_ 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.,_, there was a very old
6、 man. There were two _ near his house. They were _ high and big _ it _ a long time to walk to the other side. Then the old man _ his family that they should all help him to _. He want to _ all the earth and stone from the mountains _ the sea because its_ enough to _ everything. So they all the _ nex
7、t day.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,Once upon a time,mountains,so,that,took,told,move the mountains,put,into,hold,started digging,big,Discuss the questions with your partner. (1c),How does the story begin? What happened next? Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,P
8、air work,A: Do you know the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain？ B: Certainly, I read it this week. A: How does the story begin? B: Well, once upon a time A: What happened next? B: ,Example :,Click it.,2a,Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story. (2a),2,3,1,4,1. A man saw Yu Gong and
9、 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 to move the mountains after he died.,Listen again an
10、d circle the words you hear. (2b),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.,Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own
11、words. (2c),2,3,1,4,Pair work,Role-play the conversation. (2d),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 possible to move a m
12、ountain.,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. 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 instead of moving th
13、e 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.,Interview Sup
14、pose youre a reporter. You can ask your partner some questions about the story. Then have a report. The questions you can use:,Whos the main character in the story? How old is him/her? What did he/she do? What do you think of his/her activity? You can have a report like this： This is a story about *
15、 . He . But I dont agree with him. I think we should,Language points,1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,remind意为“提醒；使想起”。 remind sb of/about sb/sth意为“使(某人)想起(相似的人或物)”。 remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事 remind sb. + that/what 从句,Practise,我想让你想一想学校
16、的纪律。 I want to remind you of the school rules. 请提醒我寄信。 Please remind me to post the letter. 你能提醒一下他咱们的会议取消了吗？ Would you please remind him that our meeting has been put off? 提醒她明天上午早点来。 Remind her to come earlier tomorrow morning.,2. I think its a little bit silly.,a little bit 有点儿；稍微,Practise,往这边挪一挪
17、。 Move over this way a little bit. 对我来说，这本书有点难。 This book is a little bit difficult for me.,silly 愚蠢的；不明事理的,Practise,你太傻了，这么大的太阳，不戴帽子就出去了。 It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat. 在这个问题上他们相当愚蠢。 Theyre quite silly on this subject.,3. and neither of you are wrong.,neither 两者都不,Practise,
18、他们俩都不喜欢足球。 Neither of them likes football. 他们俩目前都没有工作。 Neither of them has a job now.,4. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?,instead of 介词短语“ 代替；反而”，后面可接名词，代词，动名词等。,Practise,你替我赴宴好吗? Will you go to the party instead of me? 我们去上生物课而不去上英语课。 We went to the Biology class instead o
19、f attending the English lesson.,课时重点回顾,Review,remind sb. of sb. / sth. remind sb. to do sth. a little bit 有点儿；稍微 silly 愚蠢的；不明事理的 neither of 两者都不 instead of 代替；反而,一、根据提示完成句子。,1. She was _ (有点儿) frightened. 2. Life was harder then because n_ of us had a job. 3. Im sorry, Ive forgotten your name. Can y
20、ou _ me? 4. She was too w_ to stand. 5. Dont make a move or Ill _ (开枪). 6. How can you explain such a _ (愚蠢的) remark?,a little bit,either,remind,eak,shoot,silly,二、翻译下列句子。,1. 你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹？ 2. 我的两个哥哥都不能来晚会了。 3. 提醒他打电话给我。,Why dont you play football instead of just looking on?,Neither of my brothers could come to the party.,Remind him to call me.,Homework,Try to retell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Preview,To preview the new words and expressions To preview the passage in 3a,Thank you.,
