初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit6 SectionA1a-2d.ppt

1、Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A 1a-2d,Leading-in,Teacher asks students how many legends they know. The whole class discuss and invite a student to tell a story.,Whats the name of the story?,Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?,Match,_

2、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。,常用于讲述故事开头的词语,Listen

3、and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,1b,They are talking 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

4、?,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Discussing,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.,2. What happened next?,The old man told his family that they should all helped him t

5、o move the mountains.,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Yu Gong said they 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

6、) 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).,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

7、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.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of t

8、he _ and stone to the _. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on _ the mountains. 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,mov

9、ing,never,continue,died,His family would live and grow, but the _ could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his 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 possibl

10、e _ you try to make it _.,mountains,digging,moved,away,unless,happen,Pair work,Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.,2c,T asks some Ss to tell the story in their own words.,Role play,Role-play the conversation.,2d,1.Listen to the tape and pay attention to some words pronun

11、ciation.,2. Invite some Ss to role-play the conversation.,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.

12、Please remind me to come back early. 请提醒我早点回来。,remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事,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。,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

13、.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。,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

14、to Shanghai by train instead of by car. 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

15、当短语完成句子。,1. Yu Gong found a good way _ (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 question.,going,to take,Instead,Summary,In this class, we h