八年级下 Unit 6

1、Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,先源乡第二中学校 付悦怡,Grade 8 book2,Section A 1a2d,1. How does the story begin?,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Discussing,2. What happened next?,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Warming up,Whats the name of the story?

2、,Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,1. How does the story begin?,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

3、 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 put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,six points:,when,where ,who begin ,next ,result.,Do you know othe

4、r 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 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,

5、a,c,Listen 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.,Listen and numbe

6、r the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,2a,3,1,2,4,1. 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 old and (poor / weak).,Listen again and circle the words you hear.,2b,3. As soon as the ma

7、n 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 t

8、ry to make it happen.,Pair work,Look at the pictures in 2a 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 n

9、ever do it because he was old and weak.,As soon as the man 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

10、 year.,Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent 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.,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Once upon a time ,there were ten suns in the sky. Rivers and lakes dried up. Plants an

11、d crops cant live. Forests were on fire.,A terrible disaster was coming. One god named Hou Yi who is a great stooter, he couldnt bear ten suns any more. Hou Yi went to a very high mountain with his bow and arrows, he shot nine suns down.,As a result, the weather on earth returned to normal,and the e

12、arth was at peace and people enjoyed their work and lives.,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.,2d,Really? I think its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to

13、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 the mountains?,Well, ther

14、e 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.,合作探究,3,2,1,1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前,e.g

15、. 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,Group 1,2. shoot v. 射击；发射,过去式形式：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。,1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unles

16、s you try to make it happen. remind v. 提醒；使想起,Group 2,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. 请提醒我早点回来。,remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事,remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事,【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 _ _ _

17、 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,1. 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”。 e.g. Im a little bit tired. Lets take a short rest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。,Group 3,辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词 一

18、点 ,e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。,2. 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”。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。,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 _ (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 inst