英语人教版八年级下册Unit6 Section A 1a—2d.pptx

1、The First Period Section A (1a-2d),Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Do you know this story?,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,The nine suns were too hot, so Hou Yi decided to s_ them.,hoot,Do you know this story?,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,How did Nu Wa r_ the sky?,epair,Do you know this story?,Journe

2、y to the West,The Monkey King had a long j_ to the West.,journey,Do you know this story?,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain,Many people thought it was difficult to move the m_, but Yu Gong didnt think so.,ountains,_ Journey to the West _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky _ Hou Yi Shoots the Sun

3、s,b,c,d,a,Match the story titles with the pictures a-d.,1a,Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,_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.,1b,Once upon a

4、 time, there was a very old man 很久以前，有位老翁 once upon a time的意思是“从前;很久以前”, 是英文故事、童话开头常见的一种叙述方式。 类似说法还有 long long ago 或a long time ago. e.g.:Once upon a time, there was a mountain. And in the mountain, there was 从前有座山，山里有座,Language points,1. How does the story begin?,Discuss the questions with your par

5、tner.,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.,1c,2. What happened next?,The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.,3. Where would

6、 they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,3,1,2,4,Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,2a,1. A man saw Yu Gong and his (children / family) when they were working on moving the

7、 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 he died. 4. Finally, a god was so move

8、d 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.,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

9、 sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事,Language points,e.g.: The picture reminds him of his 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,Pair work,Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.,Yu Gong and his family

10、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.,2c,He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.,As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue

11、 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 year.,Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.,This story reminds us th

12、at you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,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

13、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. 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 m

14、oving the mountains? Claudia: Well, 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.,2d,Role-play the conversation.,Exercises,用括号内单词的适当形式填空。,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 the movies. 5. Please remind him