Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains.SectionA1a—2C1.What’sthenameofthestory?2.Whoistheoldman?3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?1.Rember:

shootstoneweaktryto2.Understand:HouYiShootstheSuns;JourneytotheWest;NuWaRepairstheSky;YuGongMovesaMountain3.Cananswer:(1)Howdoesthestorybegin?(2)Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?4.Canretellthestory.LearningAims:DoyouknowtheseChinesestories?JourneytotheWestWhatwashisname?HisnamewasMonkeyKing.What’sthenameofthestory?Lead-inDoyouknowtheseChinesestories?HouYiShootstheSunsWhat’shisname?HisnamewasHouYi.What’shedoing?What’sthenameofthestory?Hewasshootingthesuns.DoyouknowtheseChinesestories?NuWaRepairstheSkyWhatwashername?Whatwasshedoing?What’sthenameofthestory?HernamewasNuWa.Shewasrepairingthesky.DoyouknowtheseChinesestories?YuGongMovesaMountainWhatwashisname?Whatwashedoing?What’sthenameofthestory?HisnamewasYuGong.Hewasdiggingtomove

amountain.Whatdidhewanttodo?Hewantedtomovethemountain.____JourneytotheWest____YuGongMovesaMountain____HouYiShootstheSuns____NuWaRepairstheSkybdacReadandmatch1aMatchthestorytitleswiththepictures(a-d).TapescriptsSectionA1bWangMing:Hi,Anna.InmyChineseclasstoday,wereadafamousstorycalledYuGongMovesaMountain.Anna:Oh,howdoesthestorybegin?WangMing:Well,onceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman.Thereweretwomountainsnearhishouse.Theyweresohighandbigthatittookalongtimetowalktotheotherside.Anna:Sowhathappenednext?WangMing:Well,theoldmantoldhisfamilythatthey shouldallhelphimtomovethemountains.TapescriptsSectionA1bAnna:Mm,butanoldmanprobablycouldn’tevenmoveasmalltree.WangMing:Yes,that’swhathiswifesaid,too.Anna: Andwherewouldtheyputalltheearth andstonefromthemountains?WangMing:YuGongsaidtheycouldputitintotheseabecauseit’sbigenoughtohold everything.Sotheyallstarteddiggingthe nextday.1cDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Howdoesthestorybegin?2.Whathappenednext?3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?Onceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman.Theoldmantoldhisfamilythattheyshouldallhelphimtomovethemountains.YuGongsaidtheycouldputitintotheseabecauseit’sbigenoughtoholdeverything.RetellthestoryOnceuponatime,…Theoldmantoldhisfamily…YuGongsaid…because…Sotheyallstarteddiggingthenextday.2bListenagainandcirclethewordsyouhear.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.TapescriptsSectionA2a,2bWangMing:

LetmetellyoutherestofthestoryaboutYuGong.YuGongandhisfamilybegantomovesomeoftheearthandstonetothesea.Oneday,amansawYuGongandhischildrenwhentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.HetoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldandweak.Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking,YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.HisfamilywouldliveandTapescriptsSectionA2a,2bgrow,butthemountainscouldnotgetbigger.SoYuGongandhisfamilykeptondiggingdayafterdayandyearafteryear.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesenttwogodstotakethemountainsaway.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucanneverknowwhat’spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.RetellLookatthepicturesandretellthestory.…begantomove…tothesea.Oneday,…saw…workingonmo