英语人教版八年级下册Unit6SectionA(1a-2d)

1、Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Do you like to listen to stories? Have you ever heard of these stories?,Jing Wei Determines to Fill up the Sea,Have 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 ever heard of

2、these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Journey to the West,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Have you ever heard of these stories? Can you tell them to your partners?,Chang E Flies to the Moon,Have you ever heard of these stor

3、ies? 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:,Match the story titles with the pictures a-d. (1a),_ Journey to the West _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ N

4、u Wa Repairs the Sky,b,d,a,c,_, there was 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 becaus

5、e its_ enough to _ everything. So they all the _ next day.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,Once upon a time,mountains,so,that,took,told,move the mountains,put,into,hold,started digging,big,Discuss the questions with your partner. (1c),How does the story begin? What happened next? Where would th

6、ey put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Pair work,A: 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 time A: What happened next? B: ,Example :,Pair work,Role-play the conversation. (2d),Teacher: So what d

7、o 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: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible

8、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: Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could buil

9、d 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.,Language points,1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try

10、 to make it happen.,remind意为“提醒；使想起”。 remind sb of/about sb/sth意为“使(某人)想起(相似的人或物)”。 remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事 remind sb. + that/what 从句,Practise,我想让你想一想学校的纪律。 I want to remind you of the school rules. 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？ Would you please remind him that our

11、meeting has been put off? 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,Practise,往这边挪一挪。 Move over this way a little bit. 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,Practise,你太傻了，这么大的太阳，不戴帽子就出去了。 It was s

12、illy of you to go out in the sun without a hat. 在这个问题上他们相当愚蠢。 Theyre quite silly on this subject.,3. and neither of you are wrong.,neither 两者都不,Practise,他们俩都不喜欢足球。 Neither of them likes football. 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?

13、,instead of 介词短语“ 代替；反而”，后面可接名词，代词，动名词等。,Practise,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。 We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson.,课时重点回顾,Review,remind sb. of sb. / sth. remind sb. to do sth. a little bit 有点儿；稍微 silly 愚蠢的；不明事理的 neither of 两者都不 in

14、stead of 代替；反而,一、根据提示完成句子。,1. She was _ (有点儿) frightened. 2. Life was harder then because n_ of us had a job. 3. Im sorry, Ive forgotten your name. Can you _ me? 4. She was too w_ to stand. 5. Dont make a move or Ill _ (开枪). 6. How can you explain such a _ (愚蠢的) remark?,a little bit,either,remind,eak,shoot,silly,二、翻译下列句子。,1. 你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹？ 2. 我