初中英语人教版八年级下册Section A 2 (3a-3c).doc

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.Section A 2 (3a-3c)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) Master these new words：object, magic, stick, hide, tail, turninto, excite, western 2) To find some information according to the passage.3) To develop students reading ability.4) To learn about the Monkey King .2. 情感态度价值观目标：多阅读中国传统文学名著，让学生们明白中国传统文化的博大、精深，并吸取中国传统文化中的精华。 二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：1) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。2. 教学难点：1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。三、教学过程Step 1 Revision Let some Ss tell the story of Yu Gong moves a mountain.S1: 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. S2: The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains. S3: Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.S4: Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the soil and stone into the sea.S5: One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.S6: He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.S7: As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.S8: 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.S9: Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. S10: This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. Step 2 New words. Look at the pictures and learn about the new words. object n. 物体 tail n. 尾巴 stick n. 棍；条 excite v. 使激动；使兴奋 western adj. 西方的Step 3 Warming-up1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1) Who are they? 2) In which book are they the main characters?3) Which character do you like best? Keys: 1) Theyre Zhu Bajie, Su Wukong, Sha Heshang and Tang Seng. 2) Journey to the West. 3) I like Monkey King best. 2. Watch a video about the Monkey King.Step 4 Reading Work on 3a.1. Tell Ss to read the article in 3a quickly and try to find the answers to the questions: Which book is talked about? Who is the main character? What is he like?Ss read the article quickly and try to answer the questions: Keys: 1. Journey to the West. 2. The Monkey King. 3. He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! Work on 3b. 3. Read the passage and complete the chart.What he can do: What he cant do:Keys: What he can do: make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objectsmake his magic stick so small that he can keep it in his ear, or make his magic stick big and long.What he cant do: turn himself into a man (unless he can hide his tail)Step 5 Careful Reading 1. Read the passage again and judge the sentences below True or False.1) Most pupils in England watch the TV program called Monkey in 1979 for the first time. 2) Journey to the West is a new Chinese book. Its new to Chinese children3) Monkey King is just a normal monkey. 4) Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size.5) If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a man.6) The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people.7) The Monkey Kings magic stick is so long that he cant hide it in his ear. 8) Western children like to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up. Keys: 1: T 2: F 3: F 4: T 5: T 6: T 7: F 8: TWork on 3c. 1) Journey to the West is a _ Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China.2) When the English TV program Monkey _ in 1979, Western children _ this wonderful story. 3) The Monkey King can _ to his body. He is able to _ _ different animals and objects.4) The Monkey King _ make his magic stick small or large.5. Check the answers。 Keys: 1) traditional 2) came out, became interested in 3) make 72 changes, turn himself into 4) is able toStep 6 Language points1. turning himself into different animals and objects.turninto 变成e.g. I have a dream that Ive turned into an elephant. 我梦见自己变成了大象。2. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.unless conj. 如果不；除非。引导条件状语从句，=ifnot。e.g. Unless I do, well be lost. 如果我不这样做, 我们会迷路的。hide v. 隐藏；隐蔽。(hide-hid-hidden)e.g. Where did you hide the money? 你把钱藏哪里了？ Ihidthe broken plate behind the table. 我把打碎的盘子藏在餐桌后面了。 Step7 Retell the story of The Monkey King Step8 Exercises Fill in the blanks.1. A neighbor _ (call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday.2. The Monkey King can make 72_ (change) to his shape and size. 3. His uncle isnt interested in _ (play) chess at all.4. The two boys kept _ (skate)