英语人教版八年级下册unit6 sention A. .docx

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Period 1 Section A (1a-2d)一、Teaching Aims and Demands： 1. Knowledge Object：1) Key Vocabulary ：remind bit silly instead of god shoot be moved by shoot Target Language： How does the story begin? What happened next? What do you think of the story of Yu Gong? What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?2) Learn to tell a story2. Ability Objects： 1) Learn t o talk about some fairy tales and the people in the story.2) Learn the usages of conjunctions such as unless, as soon as and sothat.3. Moral Object:Educate students not to be afraid of difficulties and develop the spirit that one never gives up.二、Teaching Key Points Key Vocabulary ：remind bit silly instead of god shoot be moved by shoot Target Language： How does the story begin? What happened next? What do you think of the story of Yu Gong? What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?2) Learn to tell a story三、Teaching Difficult PointStudents learn some target language about telling a story and be able to tell a story in their own words.四、Teaching AidsThe pictures of some famous fairy tale；tape recording五、Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Lead in Students listen to the the song Yu Gong Moves a Mountain and talk about it with students:T: Whats the name of the story?S1：Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. S2: Its a traditional Chinese story. T: Do you know other traditional Chinese stories? S1: Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon KingS2: Magic Brush Ma LianS3: Change Flies to the Moon Step 2 Presentation 1. Teach the new words 2. Try to remember the new words. Step 3 Writing1. Look at the pictures in 1a, then read the names of the story in the box.2. Ss discuss with their partners and match the names of the stories with the pictures. Journey to the West b Yu Gong Moves a Mountain d Hou Yi Shoots the Suns a Nu Wa Repairs the Sky cStep 4 Listening 1. T: Tell Ss they will hear a great Chinese traditional story. Listen and see who know the name of the story. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen. 3. Ss who know the name of the story may hand up. 4. Play the recording again. Let Ss check the facts they hear. 5. Check the answers._ 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. Step 5 Pair work 1. Read the questions in the box in 1c. 2. Ss discuss the questions with their partners. 3. Let some pairs ask and answer the questions. e.g. A: How does the story happen? B: There were two very tall mountains in front of their house. A: What happened next?B: A very old man tried to move the mountains. A: Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? B: They would put them into the sea. Step 6 Listening Work on 2a: T: Lets continue to listen to the story. 1. Look at the pictures in 2a. Discuss the things they are going to do. When you listen to the story, please number the pictures. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Work on 2b: 1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to circle the correct words in the brackets. 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 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. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Answers: 1. children 2. weak 3. talking 4. two 5. know Step 7 2c Pair work 1. Tell Ss to make a story chain. Ss tell the story one by one with the pictures in 2a. 2. Let some Ss tell the story to the class. 3. See which groups story is better. Step 8 2d Role-play 1. Read the conversations and Let Ss read after the teacher. 2. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups. Some main points: remind v. 提醒；使想起 remind sb. of/about sth. 提醒某人想起某事 e.g. The picture reminds him ofhis beautiful hometown.remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事e.g. Please remind me to come back early. bit n. 有点；稍微 a little bit (= a little) + 形容词或副词或比较级时，表示“一点儿” e.g. Im a little bit tired. Lets take a short rest. She is a little bit shy. 辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词 “一点” e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 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 with a coat in a cold day. 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”。e.g. If you cant go, hell go instead of you. 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 some water instead? Step 9 Summary This class, we have learnt some new words and target langua