Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains.SectionA(la-2d)LearningObjectives1.TolistenandlearntotellthestoryYuGongMovesaMountain

byusingthewords:onceuponatime,assoonas,so...that,finally.2.Tolearntoexpressopinionsonastory.3.Tolearnsomenewwords:shoot,stone,weak,god,remind,bit,silly.FreetalkDoyouliketraditionalChinesestories?Whichonedoyoulikebest?Doyouknowthenamesofthestories?JourneytotheWestHouYiShootstheSunsNuWaRepairs

theSkyYuGongMoves

aMountainlaMatchthestorytitleswiththepictures[a-dl.YuGongMovesaMountainJourneytotheWestNuWaRepairstheSkyHouYiShootstheSunListeningI(1b&1c)(1b)Listenandcheck(√)thefactsyouhear.WhichstoryareAnnaandWangMingtalkingabout?____Thetwomountainswereveryhighandbig.____Averyoldmantriedtomovethemountains.____AmantoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoit.TheyaretalkingaboutYuGongMovesaMountain.Listenagainandfillintheblanks.

YuGongMovesaMountainHowdoesthestorybegin?Onceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman.Thereweretwomountainsneartheoldman'shouse.Theyweresohighandbigthatittookalongtimeto_______totheotherside.Whathappenednext?Theoldmantoldhis________thattheyshouldhelphimto______themountains.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstone?Theycouldputitintothe_____becauseit's________enoughtoholdeverything.

walkmovebigfamilyseaPairworkDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.LHowdoesthestorybegin?2.Whathappenednext?3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?ListeningII(2a-2c)Lookthroughthefourpicturesandtrytonumberthem.3Listenandnumberthepictures[1-4]inordertotellthestory.1242b

Listenagainandcirclethewordsyouhear.1.AmansawYuGongandhis(children/family)whentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.2.HetoldYuGonghecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldand(poor/weak).3.Assoonasthemanfinished(talking/speaking),YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.4.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesent(two/three)godstotakethemountainsaway.5.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucannever(know/see)what'spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.Lookatthepicturesin2aandtellthestoryinyourownwords.YuGongand...beganto…Oneday,amansaw....Hetold...because.…YuGongand…kepton…Finally,agod…2dReadtheconversationandfillintheblanks.Whatdoes…thinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?WangMing1.It’sreally

.2.YuGongfoundagoodwayto

.3.Anythingispossibleifyou

.Claudia1.It’salittlebit

2.Itdoesn'tseem

tomoveamountain.3.Weshouldtrytofind

tosolveaproblem.TerestingsolvehisproblemworkhardsillypossibleotherwaysRole-playSowhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?Ithinkit’sreallyinteresting.YuGongfoundagoodwaytosolvehisproblem.

Really?Ithinkit'salittlebitsilly.Itdoesn'tseemvery

possibletomoveamountain.Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidn'tgiveup.Well,Istilldon'tagreewithyou.Ithinkweshouldtrytofindotherwaystosolveaproblem.ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadofmovingthemountains?

Well,therearemanyotherways.Forexample,hecouldbuild

aroad.Thatfsbetterandfasterthanmovingamountain!Youhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestory,andneitherof

youarewrong.Therearemanysidestoastor