八年级英语上册 第6单元 An old man tried to move the mountains

Unit6Unit6SectionA11a~2dWarmingupWhat’sthenameofthestory?It’sYuGongMovesaMountain.DoyouknowothertraditionalChinesestories?JourneytotheWestNuWaRepairstheSkyHouYiShootstheSunsMatch___JourneytotheWest___HouYiShootstheSuns___YuGongMovesaMountain___NuWaRepairstheSky.Matchthestorywiththepictures[a-d].1abdacNewwords1.onceuponatime=long,longago从前e.g.Onceuponatime, therelivedthreemonks inasmalltemple. 从前，在一个小庙里住 着三个和尚。常用于讲述故事开头的词语2.shootv.

射击；发射过去式及过去分词形式：shot,shote.g.Heshotthebirdwithhisgun.

他用枪打鸟。3.stonen.

石头e.g.Thesoilisfullofstones.

这土里有很多碎石。 Hethrewastoneatthedog.

他向狗掷了一块石头。Listenandcheck(√)thefactsyouhear.WhichstoryareAnnaandWangMingtalkingabout?1bTheyaretalkingaboutYuGongMovesaMountain.____Thetwomountainswereveryhigh andbig.____Averyoldmantriedtomovethe mountains.____AmantoldYuGongthathecould neverdoit.1.Howdoesthestorybegin?Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.DiscussingOnceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman.Thereweretwomountainsnearhishouse.Theyweresobigandhighthatittookalongwaytowalktotheotherside.2.Whathappenednext?Theoldmantoldhisfamilythattheyshouldallhelpedhimtomovethemountains.3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?YuGongsaidtheycouldputthemintotheseabecauseit’sbigenoughtoholdeverything.Listenandnumberthepictures[1-4]inordertotellthestory.2a13241.AmansawYuGongandhis(children/family)whentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.2.HetoldYuGonghecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldand(poor/weak).Listenagainandcirclethewordsyouhear.2b3.Assoonasthemanfinished(talking/speaking),YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.4.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesent(two/three)godstotakethemountainsaway.5.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucannever(know/see)what’spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.Listenagainandfillintheblanks.

YuGongandhisfamilybegantomovesomeofthe_____andstonetothe___.Oneday,amansawYuGongandhischildrenwhentheywereworkingon_______themountains.HetoldYuGongthathecould_____doitbecausehewasoldandweak.Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking,YuGongsaidthathisfamilycould________tomovethemountainsafterhe_____.Hisfamilywould

liveandgrow,butthe__________couldnotgetbigger.SoYuGongandhisfamilykepton________dayafterdayandyearafteryear.Finally,agodwasso______byYuGongthathesenttwogodstotakethemountains______.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucanneverknowwhat’spossible_______youtrytomakeit_______.earthseamovingnevercontinuediedmountains

diggingmovedawayunlesshappenPairworkLookatthepicturesin2aandtellthestoryinyourownwords.YuGongandhisfamilybegantomovesomeoftheearthandstonetothesea.2cOneday,amansawYuGongandhischildrenwhentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.HetoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldandweak.Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking,YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.Hisfamilywouldliveandgrow,butthemountainscouldnotgetbigger.SoYuGongandhisfamilykeptondiggingdayafterdayandyearafteryear.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesenttwogodstotakethemountainsaway.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucanneverknowwhat’spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.Role-playtheconversation.2dTeacher:SowhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?WangMing:Ithinkit’sreallyinteresting.YuGongfoundagoodway

tosolvehisproblem.

Claudia:Really?I

thinkit’salittlebitsilly.Itdoesn’tseemverypossibletomoveamountain.WangMing:Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidn’tgiveup.Claudia:Well,Istilldon’tagreewithyou.Ithinkweshouldtrytofindotherwaystosolveaproblem.WangMing:ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadofmovingthe

mountains?Claudia:Well,therearemanyotherways.Forexample,hecouldbuildaroad.That’sbetterandfasterthanmovingamountain!Teacher:Youhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestory,andneitherof

youarewrong.Therearemanysidestoastoryandmany

waystounderstandit.1.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucan neverknowwhat’spossibleunlessyou trytomakeithappen. remind

v.

提醒；使想起remindsb.of/aboutsth.提醒某人想起某事Languagepointse.g.Thepictureremindshimof

his beautifulhometown. 这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。e.g.Pleaseremindmetocomebackearly. 请提醒我早点回来。remindsb.todosth.提醒某人去做某事【运用】根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每空一词。①这个故事让我想起了我的童年。Thisstory___________________mychildhood.②

今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？Couldyouplease_________________________Tomuptonight?remindsmeof

remindmetocalle.g.I’malittlebittired.Let’stakea shortrest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。Sheisalittlebitshy.她有点害羞。2.

Ithinkit’salittlebit

silly.bitn.

有点；稍微

alittlebit(=alittle)+形容词或副词或比较级时，表示“一点儿”。

辨析：

abitof+不可数名词一点……e.g.Shepouredabitofsaltwaterinher mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。sillyadj.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.Iwassillytogetoutwithacoatina coldday. 在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出 门，我真傻。e.g.Ifyoucan’tgo,he’llgoinsteadofyou.Jackwentswimmingyesterdayinsteadofplayingbasketball.3.ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadof movingthemountains? insteadof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”。

ThedoctorswenttoShanghaibytraininsteadofbycar.

Igavehersomeadviceinsteadofmoney.instead与insteadof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.