2014春人教新目标八下unit6anoldmantriedtomovethemountains全单元

1、Unit 6,Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A 1 1a2d,Warming up,Whats the name of the story?,Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?,Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King,Magic Brush Ma Liang,Change Flies to the Moon,Pan Gu Separates the Sky From the

2、Earth,Match,_ Journey to the West _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.,Match the story with the pictures a-d.,1a,b,d,a,c,New words,1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前,e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple. 从前，在一个小庙里住着三个和尚。,常用于讲述故

3、事开头的词语,2. shoot v. 射击；发射,过去式及过去分词形式：shot, shot,e.g. He shot the bird with his gun. 他用枪打鸟。,3. stone n. 石头,e.g. The soil is full of stones. 这土里有很多碎石。 He threw a stone at the dog. 他向狗掷了一块石头。,Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,1b,They are talking ab

4、out 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.,Discussing,Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There w

5、ere two 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 helped him to move the mountains.,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Yu Gong said th

6、ey could 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.,2a,1,3,2,4,1. 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

7、old and (poor / 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

8、away. 5. This story 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 moun

9、tains. He told Yu 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 _.,earth,sea,moving,never,continue,died,His family would live and grow, but the _ could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and hi

10、s family kept on _ day 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,digging,moved,away,unless,happen,Pair work,Look at the pictures in 2a

11、 and tell the story in your own words.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.,2c,One 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

12、 finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family 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

13、 two gods to take the mountains away.,This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Role play,So 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.,2

14、d,Really? I think its a little bit silly. It doesnt 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 prob

15、lem.,But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the 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 way

16、s to understand it.,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,Language points,e.g. The picture reminds him ofhis beautiful hometown. 这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。,e.g. Please remind me to come back early. 请

17、提醒我早点回来。,remind sb. to do sth. 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。 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？ Could you please _ _ _ _ Tom up tonight?,reminds me of,remind me,to call,e.g. Im a little bit tired. Lets take a short rest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。 She is a little bit shy. 她有点害羞

18、。,2. I think its a little bit silly. 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”。,辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词 一点 ,e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。,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.

19、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. Jack 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”。,The doctors went to Shanghai by train instead of by car.

20、 I gave her some advice instead of money.,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? Donna never studies. Instead, she plays table tennis all day.,Exercises,用括号内单词的适当形式填空或根据句意选用所学适当短语完成句子。,1. Yu Gong found a good way _

21、(solve) the problem. 2. You should kept _ (try) and never give up. 3. Give me the green one _ the red one.,to solve,trying,instead of,4. Shed like to stay at home instead of _ (go) to movies. 5. Please remind him _ (take) medicine on time. 6. Ted didnt answer my question. _, he asked me another ques

22、tion.,going,to take,Instead,Homework,Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.,Once upon a time, there was a very old man ,2 turn into变成 When it is cold , we cab turn water into ice. 3 object n.物体 Stone is a hard object. 4 hide v. hid 隐藏 The child hid himself under the desk

23、 when his mother came back. 5 tail n.尾巴 Rabbits have a short tail.,6 magic adj. 有魔力的 magician n. The old woman said some magic words to the prince and turned him into a bird. stick n.棍 His father hit him with a stick.,He can make 72 changes into different animals and objects.,Unless he can hide his

24、tail , he cant turn himself into a person.,traditional,came out,became interested in,make 72 changes,turn himself into,can/,As soon as,so,that,unless,As soon as,unless,so,that,helps,has,uses,make,sees,turn,love,Section B 1 1a2e,The Monkey King is the main character in Journey to the West.,His names

25、Sun Wukong. He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!,Tell something about the Monkey King.,Review,Yeah. This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.,But unless he can hide his tail,

26、he cant turn himself into a person.,To fight bad people, he uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.,Look at the picture. Do you know this story? Whats the name of this story?,Warming up,The Emper

27、ors New Clothes.,Can you tell the story briefly?,Once upon a time, an emperor loved new clothes very much. Two brothers came to the city and made a special clothes for the emperor. They asked for much gold and silk, but they kept them for themselves. They pretended to work for a long time every day.

28、 Then at last, the special clothes was OK. But nobody could see it. But no one said it until one young boy shouted that the emperor wore nothing.,New words,silk n. 丝绸,emperor n. 国王,underwear n. 内衣,e.g. He won two gold metals in the game. 他在比赛中获得两枚金牌。,e.g. They were stupid not to follow your advice.

29、他们不听从你的建议真是愚蠢。,stupid adj. 愚蠢的,gold n. 黄金；adj. 金色的,e.g. Its wrong to cheat in examinations. 考试作弊是错误的。,cheat v. 欺骗；蒙骗,Matching,Match the words with the letters in the pictures in 1c.,_ gold _ emperor _ silk _ underwear,b,c,d,1a,a,Listen and number the pictures 1-5 in 1c.,1,1b,2,Listening,3,4,5,Listen

30、 again and fill in the blanks.,1c,This story is about an emperor who loved _.,clothes,Two _ came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.,brothers,The emperor had to _ them silk and gold, but they _ everything for themselves. They were trying to cheat the emperor.,give,kept,Nobody wanted

31、 to sound stupid. But suddenly, a young boy _, “Look! The emperor isnt _ any clothes. ”,When the emperor _ at himself, he only _ his underwear.,looked,saw,shouted,wearing,1. Whats the name of the story?,The Emperors New Clothes.,2. Is it a traditional Chinese story?,No, it isnt. Its from Europe.,Lis

32、ten and answer the questions.,3. What was the emperors hobby?,He liked new clothes. He loved buying and looking at his new clothes.,Because people couldnt see the new clothes unless they were clever.,Because they kept all the gold and silk for themselves.,5. How do we know that the two brothers were

33、 really trying to cheat the emperor?,4. Why were the new clothes special?,6. Why didnt everyone say that the new clothes were really nice?,Because they didnt want other people to know that they were stupid.,7. Who said that the emperor wasnt wearing any clothes?,A young boy.,Tell the story,Use the p

34、ictures in 1c to tell the story.,1d,Once upon a time, there was an emperor. He loved clothes very much. He loved buying clothes and looked at his beautiful clothes.,Two brothers came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor. They said people couldnt see the clothes unless they were clever

35、.,In fact, the two brothers were really trying to cheat the emperor. They asked for much gold and silk and kept them for themselves.,When the emperor looked at himself, he only saw his underwear. But he didnt want people to think he was stupid. So he said his new clothes were really beautiful.,When

36、the emperor walked through the street wearing his new clothes. Everybody said his new clothes were wonderful.,Suddenly, a young boy shouted, “Look! The emperor isnt wearing anything.”,e.g. Luckily to her, her stepmother was kind to her. 幸运的是，她的继母对她很好。,wife n. 妻子; 太太,e.g. He phoned his wife to say he

37、d be late. 他打电话告诉他太太说要晚到。,stepmother n. 继母,New words,husband n. 丈夫,e.g. Mrs. Brown lost her husband in the crowd. 在人群中布朗太太和丈夫走散了。,whole adj. 全部的; 整体的,e.g. All the students succeeded in the exam. 所有的学生考试合格。,辨析: whole强调整体上 the whole + n. all强调全部(数量上)all the + n.,scene n. 场；场景,e.g. The last scene has b

38、een cut off from the film. 最后一个场景已经从电影中剪掉了。,bright adv. 明亮地; 光亮地 e.g. The moon shines so bright tonight. 今晚的月亮如此明亮。 拓展：bright adj. 明亮的; 光线充足的 e.g. The sky is usually bright and blue. 天空通常明亮湛蓝。,shine v. 发光; 照耀 e.g. Thu sun was shining and the sky was blue. 阳光灿烂, 天空一片蓝。,ground n. 地；地面,e.g. Heavy snow

39、has covered the ground. 大雪覆盖了地面。,e.g. Would you please to lead us around your factory? 你能带我们参观一下你的工厂吗？,lead v. 带路；领路,e.g. I think Liu Yang is a brave soldier. 我认为刘阳是一位勇敢的士兵。,brave adj. 勇敢的,voice n. 声音,e.g. A mans voice is usually lower than womans. 男子的声音通常比女子的低。 My cousin has a beautiful voice. 我表妹有

40、优美的嗓音。,辨析：voice 指嗓音 sound指自然界里的任何声音,e.g. I woke at the sound of the bell. 随着铃声，我就醒了。,A fairy tale is an old, traditional story. Do you know what these fairy tales are about?,2a,Sleeping Beauty,Cinderella,Little Red Riding Hood,睡美人,灰姑娘,小红帽,Sleeping Beauty,A lovely princess had to sleep for 100 hundre

41、d years because of an evil magic. One hundred years later, a young prince came and saved the princes. They got married and had a happy life.,Reading,2b,Match each description below with the correct scene.,A. The children get lost. B. The children wake up. C. The children cannot find the pieces of br

42、ead. D. Gretel learns about Hansels plan.,2c,SCENE ONE _ SCENE TWO _ SCENE THREE _ SCENE FOUR _ SCENE FIVE _ SCENE SIX _ SCENE SEVEN _,E. The children surprise the parents. F. Hansel has to change his plan. G. The children learn that something bad is going to happen.,G,E,B,F,D,A,C,1. Why does the wi

43、fe tell her husband to leave the children in the moonlight?,Read the play again and answer the questions.,The weather was so dry that no food would grow. If they didnt left the children to die in the forest the whole family would die.,2d,2. What does Hansel go out to get?,He gets some stones.,3. Why does he do it in the moonlight?,Because theyll be able to see the stones in the bright moon.,4. How do Hansel and Gretel find their way home?,Because Hansel is dropping white stones along the way. When the moon is sh