新人教版八下英语Unit6-Section A 1

1、.1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前从前e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple. 从前，在一个小庙里住从前，在一个小庙里住着三个和尚。着三个和尚。常用于讲述故事开头的词语常用于讲述故事开头的词语.2. shoot v. 射击；发射射击；发射过去式及过去分词形式：过去式及过去分词形式：shot, shote.g. He shot the bird with his gun. 他用枪打鸟。他用枪打鸟。 .3. stone n. 石头石头e.g. The soil i

2、s full of stones. 这土里有很多碎石。这土里有很多碎石。 He threw a stone at the dog. 他向狗掷了一块石头。他向狗掷了一块石头。 .Whats the name of the story?Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.Do you know other traditional Chinese stories? .Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon KingMagic Brush Ma Liang.Journey to the West Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.Change Flies

3、to the MoonPan Gu Separates the Sky From the Earth._ Journey to the West_ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns_ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain_ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky Match the story titles with the pictures a-d.1abdac.Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?1bThey are ta

4、lking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain._ 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. .1. How does the story begin? Discuss the questions with your partner.Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There were tw

5、o mountains near 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 help him to move the mountains. 3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?Yu Gong said they could

6、put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story. 2a1324.1. 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 /

7、 weak).Listen again and circle the words you hear. 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. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three) gods to take the mountains away.5. This stor

8、y reminds us that you can never (know / see) whats possible unless you try to make it happen. .Listen again and fill in the blanks. Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the _ and stone to the _. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on _ the mountains. He told Yu

9、 Gong that he could _ do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could _ to move the mountains after he _.earthseamovingnevercontinuedied.His family would live and grow, but the _ could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on _ day

10、after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so _ by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains _. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible _ you try to make it _. mountains diggingmovedawayunlesshappen.Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words

11、.Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.2cOne day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his f

12、amily could continue to move the mountains after he died.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.Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. .This

13、story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. Read the conversation and complete the table.2dWang Mings opinion Claudias opinion1. really interesting2. a good way to solve the problem3. anything is possible if you work hard1. a little bit silly2. does not

14、seem very possible to move a mountain3. try to find other ways to solve a problem, e.g. build a roadSo what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?I think its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.Role-play the conversation.Really? I think its a little bit silly. It does

15、nt seem very possible to move a mountain.But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up. .Well, I still dont agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving t

16、he mountains?.Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. Thats better and faster than moving a mountain! 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.If you think you can, you can.G

17、ods help those who help themselves.Never give up.1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. remind v. 提醒；使想起提醒；使想起remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事提醒某人想起某事.e.g. The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown.这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。e.g.

18、 Please remind me to come back early. 请提醒我早点回来。请提醒我早点回来。remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事提醒某人去做某事.根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子。根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子。 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。这个故事让我想起了我的童年。 This story _ my childhood. 今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？ Could you please _ Tom up tonight?reminds me of remind me to call.e.g. Im a little b

19、it tired. Lets take a short rest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。我有点累了，让我们休息一会。 She is a little bit shy. 她有点害羞。她有点害羞。2. I think its a little bit silly. bit n. 有点；稍微有点；稍微 a little bit (= a little) + 形容词或形容词或副词或比较级时，表示副词或比较级时，表示“一点一点儿儿”。 .辨析：辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词不可数名词 一点一点 e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mou

20、th. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。.silly adj. 愚蠢的愚蠢的通常指由于缺乏常识、判断力或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稳健而作出令人可笑的行为和举止止, 在句中可用作定语或表语。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. 在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出门，我真傻。门，我真傻。.e.g. If you cant go, hell go instead of you. Jack went swimming yesterday

21、 instead of playing basketball. 3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是复合介词，后接是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的名词、代词、动词的-ing形式或形式或介词短语等，意为介词短语等，意为“代替，作代替，作为为的替换的替换”。.The doctors went to Shanghai by train instead of by car. I gave her some advice instead of money. .e.g. We have no coffee. Would you like some water instead? Donna never studies. Instead, she plays table t