1、人教版八年级下,Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A（1a-2d）,Lets enjoy the cartoon.Then answer the questions.,Lead in,1. Whats the name of the story?,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,2. Who are the main characters in the story? Yu Gong and his family. &n
2、bsp; 3. Do you know anything else about it? Its a traditional Chinese story. 4. Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?,Questions：,Magic Brush Ma Liang,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Kuafu Chases the Sun,Change Flies to the Moon,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Journey
3、to the West,_ Journey to the West_ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns_ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain_ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,b,d,a,c,1a,Match the story with the pictures a-d.,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,The nine suns were too hot. So Houyi shot them.,过去式,射击，发射,Journey to the West,The monkey king had a long journey to the
4、west.,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Nu Wa used stones to repair the sky.,石头,神,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain,Two gods moved the mountains away.,Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,1b,They are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Listen and answer the question.,Task1,1b,Listen and check() the fact
5、s you hear.,Task2,_ 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.,1c,Discuss the questions with your partner.,1. How does the story begin?,Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There were two mountains near
6、 his house. They were so big and high that it took a long way to walk to the other side.,2. What 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
7、put all the earth and stone into the sea because it was big enough to hold everything.,Look at the pictures. Can you try to describe each picture in your own words?,Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,2a,1,3,2,4,Listen again and circle the words you hear.,1. A man saw Yu G
8、ong 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).,2b,3. As soon as the man finished (talking / speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.4. Fina
9、lly, 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.,Retell the story according to the pictures.,2c,Maybe you can use the following sentences:1.Once upo
10、n a time, there was an old man.2.He told his family.3. He and his family began to move4.A man told him.5.But Yu Gong said.6.A god was so.that he.,Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.,2d,Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong? Wang Ming: I think it's really interesting.
11、 Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. Claudia: Really? I think its a little bit silly. It doesn't seem very possible 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 didn't give up. Claudia: Well,
12、I still don't 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 the mountains? Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. That's better and faster than moving a mountain! Teac
13、her: 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.,interesting,silly,kept trying,gave up,work hard,instead of,find other ways,sides,ways,kind of,not clever,代替,Fill in the blanks.,Role play the conversation.,
14、分角色扮演2d部分的对话。分组改编对话。,1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. remind v. 提醒；使想起,remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事,remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事,2. I think its a little bit silly. bit n. 有点；稍微,a little b
15、it (= a little) + 形容词，副词或比较级，表示“一点儿”。,【辨析】 a bit of + 不可数名词 表示“一点 ”。,silly adj. 愚蠢的通常指由于缺乏常识、判断力或稳健而作出令人可笑的行为和举止, 在句中可用作定语或表语。,e.g. I was silly to get out without a coat in a cold day. 在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出门，我真傻。,e.g. If you cant go, hell go instead of you. Ja
16、ck went swimming yesterday instead of playing basketball.,3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的-ing形式或介词短语等，意为“代替，作为的替换”。,instead与instead of 只有一词之差，但在用法上区别很大。instead是副词，意为“代替”，在句中只能用作状语。,e.g. We have no coffee. Would you like &
17、nbsp; some water instead? Donna never studies. Instead, she plays table tennis all day.,1. What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? (P42)【原句翻译】_【仿写造句】instead of _,不移山愚公能做些什么？,2. I think its a little bit silly. (P42)【原句翻译】_【仿写造句】a little
18、bit _,我认为它有点儿愚蠢。,3. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. (P42)【原句翻译】_【仿写造句】remind _ unless
19、; _,这个故事告诉我们你永远不会知道什么是可能的，,除非你去尝试让它发生。,Summary,Work in groups and talk about how to tell a story:1. Who is the main character in the story?2. How does the story begin?3. What happened next?4. Why was that?5. Whats the structure of the passage?,1.Recite the conversation in 2d after class.2. Retell the story Yu Gong movies a mountain in English to your parents or classmates.,Homework,
