新版人教版八年级英语下册第六单元Section A

1、Unit 6An old man tried to move the mountains.Section APeriod OneDo you like to listen to stories?Have you ever heard of these stories?Jing Wei Determines to Fill up the SeaHave you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?Kua Fu Chases the Sun Hou Yi Shoots the Suns Have you e

2、ver heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?Journey to the WestHave you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?Nu Wa Repairs the SkyHave you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?Chang E Flying to the Moon Have you ever heard of t

3、hese stories? Can you tell them to your partners?Yu Gong Moves a Mountain Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?Now lets enjoy the story below:ReviewWords and expressionsshootstoneweakgodremindbita little bitsillyinstead ofv. 射击；发射射击；发射n. 石头石头adj.虚弱的；无力的虚弱的；无力的n.神；

4、上帝神；上帝v.提醒；使想起提醒；使想起n.一点；小块一点；小块有点儿；稍微有点儿；稍微adj.愚蠢的；不明事理的愚蠢的；不明事理的代替；反而代替；反而 Words & expressionsTo learn the story Yu Gong Moves a MountainTo learn new words: shoot, stone, weak, god, remind, bit, sillyMatch the story titles with the pictures a-d. (1a)_ Journey to the West_ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain_

5、 Hou Yi Shoots the Suns_ Nu Wa Repairs the SkybdacClick it.1bListen and check the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? (1b)_ 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. _, there was

6、 a very old man. There were two _ near his house. They were _ high and big _ it _ a long time to walk to the other side. Then the old man _ his family that they should all help him to _. He want to _ all the earth and stone from the mountains _ the sea because its_ enough to _ everything. So they al

7、l the _ next day.Listen again and fill in the blanks.Once upon a timemountainssothattook told move the mountains put into holdstarted diggingbigDiscuss the questions with your partner. (1c)1. How does the story begin?2. What happened next?3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the moun

8、tains?Pair workA: Do you know the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain？B: Certainly, I read it this week.A: How does the story begin?B: Well, once upon a timeA: What happened next?B: Example :Click it.2aListen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story. (2a)23141. A man saw Yu Gong and his (ch

9、ildren / 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 as the man finished (talking / speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.Listen again and circle th

10、e words you hear. (2b)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.Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words. (2c)23

11、14Pair workRole-play the conversation. (2d)Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?Wang Ming: I think its 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: Bu

12、t the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up.Claudia: 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: Wel

13、l, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. Thats better and faster than moving a mountain!Teacher: 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.InterviewSuppose youre a reporter. You c

14、an ask your partner some questions about the story. Then have a report.The questions you can use:Whos the main character in the story? How old is him/her? What did he/she do? What do you think of his/her activity?You can have a report like this：This is a story about * . He . But I dont agree with hi

15、m. I think we should1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.remind意为意为“提醒；使想起提醒；使想起”。remind sb of/about sb/sth意为意为“使使(某人某人)想起想起(相似的人或物相似的人或物)”。remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事提醒某人做某事remind sb. + that/what 从句从句Practise我想让你想一想学校的纪律。我想让你想一想学校的纪律。I want t

16、o remind you of the school rules.请提醒我寄信。请提醒我寄信。Please remind me to post the letter.你能提醒一下他咱们的会议取消了吗？你能提醒一下他咱们的会议取消了吗？Would you please remind him that our meeting has been put off? 提醒她明天上午早点来。提醒她明天上午早点来。Remind her to come earlier tomorrow morning.2. I think its a little bit silly. a little bit 有点儿；稍微

17、有点儿；稍微Practise往这边挪一挪。往这边挪一挪。Move over this way a little bit.对我来说，这本书有点难。对我来说，这本书有点难。This book is a little bit difficult for me.silly 愚蠢的；不明事理的愚蠢的；不明事理的Practise你太傻了，这么大的太阳，不戴帽子就你太傻了，这么大的太阳，不戴帽子就出去了。出去了。It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat. 在这个问题上他们相当愚蠢。在这个问题上他们相当愚蠢。Theyre quite sill

18、y on this subject.3. and neither of you are wrong. neither 两者都不两者都不Practise他们俩都不喜欢足球。他们俩都不喜欢足球。 Neither of them likes football. 他们俩目前都没有工作。他们俩目前都没有工作。Neither of them has a job now.4. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?instead of 介词短语介词短语“ 代替；反而代替；反而”，后面可接名词，代词，动名词等。后面可接名词，代词，动

19、名词等。Practise你替我赴宴好吗你替我赴宴好吗?Will you go to the party instead of me? 我们去上生物课而不去上英语课。我们去上生物课而不去上英语课。 We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson. 课时重点回顾课时重点回顾remind sb. of sb. / sth.remind sb. to do sth.a little bit 有点儿；稍微有点儿；稍微silly 愚蠢的；不明事理的愚蠢的；不明事理的neither of 两者都不两者都不instead of 代替；反而代替；反而注注: 另附另附word文档。文档。 点击此处链接点击此处链接一、根据提示完成句子。一、根据提