Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains.SectionA（1a1c）

TeachingObjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

Matchstorytitleswithcorrespondingpictures,identifyingtraditionalChineseandotherculturalstories(1a).

Extractkeyfactsaboutastoryfromlisteningmaterials,determiningwhichstoryisbeingdiscussed(1b).

e.g.ussstoryelements(beginning,development,details)usingtargetlanguage,e.g.,“Howdoesthestorybegin?”,“Whathappenednext?”(1c).

TeachingKeyPoints&Difficulties

KeyPoints

Recognizingstorytitlesandtheirvisualrepresentations.

Understandingandusingsimplepastandpastcontinuoustensestotalkaboutstoryevents.

Difficulties

Accuratelycatchingstoryrelatedfactsinlistening.

Narratingstorysequencescoherentlyindiscussions.

TeachingMethods

PictureTitleMatching

Listeningprehension(FactExtraction)

StoryDiscussion&Narration

TeachingAids

Textbook,blackboard,multimedia,audioplayer

TeachingProcedure

I.Warmup&StorySharing(7mins)

DailyQuestion

Askstudents:“WhattraditionalChinesestoriesdoyouknow?Like‘HouYiShootstheSuns’or‘NuWaRepairstheSky’?Shareonebriefly!”

e.g.34studentsshare,e.g.,“Iknow‘JourneytotheWest’–it’sabouttheMonkeyKing.”

Leadinto1a

Say:“Todaywe’lllookatpicturesoffamousstories.Let’smatchthemtotheirtitlesandtalkaboutthestories!”

II.1aActivity–StoryTitle&PictureMatching(8mins)

Instruction

Show1apictures(ad)andtitles:JourneytotheWest,YuGongMovestheMountains,HouYiShootstheSuns,NuWaRepairstheSky.Tellstudents:“Matcheachpicturetothecorrecttitle.Theseareclassicstories–someChinese,somefromothercultures.”

StudentActivity

e.g.entsmatchindividually.Then,paircheck.Walkaroundtohelp,e.g.,“Pictureahassuns–that’sHouYiShootstheSuns.”

Checkanswers:

a.HouYiShootstheSuns

b.JourneytotheWest

c.NuWaRepairstheSky

d.YuGongMovestheMountains

III.1bActivity–ListeningforStoryFacts(12mins)

Prelistening

Introduce1b:“AnnaandWangMingaretalkingaboutoneofthesestories.Let’slistentothefactstheymentionandfigureoutwhichstoryitis.”

List1bfactsontheboard:

Thetwomountainswereveryhighandbig.

Averyoldmantriedtomovethemountains.

AmantoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoit.

Whilelistening

Play1baudio.Tellstudents:“Listenandcheck(?)thefactsyouhear.Then,determinewhichstorythey’rediscussing.”

Playtheaudiotwice.Pauseaftereachplaytoletstudentsmarkfacts.

Postlistening

Checkanswers:

Allthreefactsarechecked(?).

Thestoryis“YuGongMovestheMountains”(matchesthefactsaboutmovingmountains,anoldman,andsomeonedoubtinghim).

IV.1cActivity–StoryDiscussion(13mins)

Instruction

Show1cdiscussionquestions:

Howdoesthestorybegin?

Whathappenednext?

Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?

Explain:“Discussthesequestionswithyourpartner.Usethelisteningfactsandyourknowledgeofthestory.Trytoretellthestorysequence.”

StudentActivity

e.g.them...irup.Walkaroundtoguide,encouraginguseofpasttenses,e.g.,“ThestorybeginswithtwobigmountainsblockingYuGong’sway.Then,hedecidedtomovethem...”

Invitepairstosharetheirdiscussions.Forexample:

“Howitbegins:ThereweretwohugemountainsnearYuGong’shome.Next:YuGongandhisfamilystarteddigging.Theywantedtoputtheearthandstoneintothesea,sinceit’sbigenough.”

V.Summary&Homework(5mins)

Summary

Recapkeypoints:

Matchedstorytitlestopictures,identifyingclassicstories.

Listenedtoextractstoryfactsanddeterminethediscussedstory.

Discussedstoryelements(beginning,development,details).

Writeontheboard:

KeyStories:

YuGongMovestheMountains,JourneytotheWest,etc.

DiscussionPhrases:

Howdoesthestorybegin?

Whathappenednext?

Homework

(1)Writeashortsummary(56sentences)of“YuGongMovestheMountains”,usingsimplepasttense.

e.g.Thinkofanotherclassicstory(e.g.,“TheThreeLittlePigs”)andbereadytoshareitsbeginningandkeyeventsinthenextclass.

BlackboardDesign

Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains.

SectionA(1a1c)

1aAnswers:

a.HouYiShootstheSuns

b.Journeyto