Unit6第一课时(1a2d)

1、r 八年级下册unit 6an old man tried to move the mountains.section a 第一课时第一课时 1a-2d do you know other traditional chinese stories? ne zha conquers the dragon kingmagic brush ma liang do you know other traditional chinese stories? change flies to the moon do you know other traditional chinese stories? langu

2、age goal:tell a story 1a. match the story with the pictures a-d.abcd1a_ journey to the west_ hou yi shoots the suns_ yu gong moves a mountain_ nu wa repairs the sky. badc1b. listen and check () the facts you hear. which story are anna and wang ming talking about? _ the two mountains were very high a

3、nd big._ a very old man tried to move the mountains._ a man told yu gong that he could never do it. 1c. discuss the questions with your partner. 1. how does the story begin? once upon a time, there was a very old man. there were two mountains near his house. they were so high and big that it took a

4、long way to walk to the other side. 1c2. 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 they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.2a

5、. listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story. 41322b. listen again and circle the words you hear. 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).3. as soon

6、 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 story reminds us that you can never (know / see) whats possible unle

7、ss you try to make it happen. 2c. 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.one day, a man saw yu gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.2che told yu gong that he could ne

8、ver 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.2chis 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

9、year.finally, a god was so moved by yu gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. 2cthis story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. 2d. role-play the conversation. teacher: so what do you think about the story of yu gong?wang ming: i think i

10、ts really interesting. yu gong found a good way to solve his problem.claudia: really? i think its a little bit silly. it doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.wang ming: but the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! yu gong kept trying and didnt give up. 2dcla

11、udia: well, i still dont agree with you. i think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.wang ming: but what could yu gong do instead of moving the mountains?claudia: well, there are many other ways. for example, he could build a road. thats better and faster than moving a mountain!teach

12、er: 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.1. what happened next? (1) happened 是是happen 的过去式的过去式，意思是，意思是“发生；发生；碰碰 巧巧”，属，属不及物动词不及物动词。如：如：it is impossible to anticipate when it will happen. 不可能预料这事何时发生。不

13、可能预料这事何时发生。sth. + happened + 地点地点/时间时间，表示，表示某地某地/某时发生某时发生了某事了某事，此时主语是物。，此时主语是物。如：如：the story happened in 1912. 这个故事发生在这个故事发生在1912年。年。language pointslanguage points sth. + happen + to sb. 表示表示“某人出了某事某人出了某事”，常指不好的事常指不好的事。如：如：what happened to you？ 你发生什么事啦？你发生什么事啦？ sb. + happen + to do 表示表示某人碰巧做了某事某人碰巧做

14、了某事。如：如：i happened to meet an old friend in the market last week。 我上周碰巧在市场上碰到了一位老朋友。我上周碰巧在市场上碰到了一位老朋友。2. 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the picture reminds him of his beaut

15、iful 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。remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事提醒某人去做某事please remind me to come back early.请提醒我早点回来。请提醒我早点回来。language points3. i think its a little bit silly. bit n. 有点；稍微有点；稍微 a little bit (= a little) + 形容词形容词或或副词副词或或比较级比较级时，表示时，表示“一点儿一点儿”。 如如： im a little bit tired. lets t

16、ake 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。language pointslanguage points4. but what could yu gong do instead of moving the mountains?但愚公又能怎么做而不是移山？但愚公又能怎么做而不是移山？instead of是是介词短语介词短语，意为，意为“代替；反而代替；反而”，一般，一般在句中，后可跟在句中，后可跟名词、代词或动名词名词、代词或动名词。如：如：he bought a socc

17、er ball instead of a basketball. 他买了一个足球而不是篮球。他买了一个足球而不是篮球。 lets go swimming instead of going fishing this time,shall we? 这次我们去游泳而不去钓鱼，好吗？这次我们去游泳而不去钓鱼，好吗？when the story happened1. i dont know _ _ _ _ (故事什么时候发生的故事什么时候发生的).2. im sorry you cant use my computer now. im _ _ (忙忙) it.3. he often _ (提醒提醒) me _ _ (练习练习) speaking english.4. you will achieve nothing _ (unless / as soon as ) you work hard.working onminds to practiceunless5