1、Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A (1),1a2d,Language goals: Tell a story Important sentences: How does the story begin? What happened next? Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains? Who is the Monkey King? What cant the Monkey King do?,Lead-in,1. Do you like stories?,2. Wha

2、t kind of stories do you like?,Free Talk,Do you know these Chinese stories?,Journey to the West,What was his name?,His name was Monkey King.,Whats the name of the story?,Do you know these Chinese stories?,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Whats his name?,His name was Hou Yi.,Whats he doing?,Whats the name of t

3、he story?,He was shooting the suns.,Do you know these Chinese stories?,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,What was her name?,What was she doing?,Whats the name of the story?,Her name was Nu Wa.,She was repairing the sky.,Do you know these Chinese stories?,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain,What was his name?,What was he d

4、oing?,Whats the name of the story?,His name was Yu Gong.,He was digging to move a mountain.,What did he want to do?,He wanted to move the mountain.,Do you know these Chinese stories?,Journey to the West,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Yu Gong Moves a Mountains,_ Journey to the West _ Yu

5、 Gong Moves a Mountain _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,b,d,a,c,Read and match,1a Match the story titles with the pictures (a-d).,Listening 1,1b. 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 ve

6、ry old man tried to move the mountains. _ A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain,Tapescripts SectionA 1b,Wang Ming: Hi, Anna. In my Chinese class today, we read a famous story called Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. Anna: Oh, how does the story begin? Wang Ming: Well, once u

7、pon a time, there was a very old man. There were two mountains near his house. They were so high and big that it took a long time to walk to the other side. Anna: So what happened next ? Wang Ming: Well, the old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.,Tapescripts Sec

8、tionA 1b,Anna: Mm, but an old man probably couldnt even move a small tree. Wang Ming: Yes, thats what his wife said ,too. Anna: And where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? Wang Ming: Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea because its big enough to hold everything. So th

9、ey all started digging the next day.,1c Discuss the questions with your partner.,1. How does the story begin ?,2. What happened next?,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Once upon a time, there was a very old man.,The old man told his family that they should all help

10、him to move the mountains.,Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,Retell the story,Once upon a time, The old man told his family Yu Gong said because So they all started digging the next day.,Listening 2,2a Listen and number the pictures (1- 4) in orde

11、r to tell the story.,1,2,3,4,2b Listen again and circle the words you hear.,Listening 2,A man saw Yu Gong and his (children / family) when they were working on moving the mountains. 2. He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor / weak). 3. As soon as the man finished (talking

12、/ speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died. 4. Finally, a god was so moved 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 happe

13、n.,Tapescripts SectionA 2a,2b,Wang Ming: Let me tell you the rest of the story about Yu Gong. Yu Gong and his family 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. He told Yu Gong that he could never d

14、o it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died. His family would live and,Tapescripts SectionA 2a,2b,grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on digging day aft

15、er 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 that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Retell,Look at the pictures and retell the story.,began to move to the sea.,One day, saw

16、 working on moving He told Yu Gong because .,As soon as Yu Gong said continue to move His family would but, So kept on,Finally, so by that take away.,So what do you think about Yu Gongs story?,Free talk,Read 2d,Read the conversation and answer the questions.,1. What does Wang Ming think about the st

17、ory?,2. What does Claudia think about it?,3. Whose opinion do you agree with? Why?,He thinks its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.,She thinks its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.,(An open question),You have different opinions about

18、 the story, and none of you are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.,Role-play the conversation!,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 th

19、ink 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 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

20、a problem. Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong instead of moving 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 ma

21、ny sides to a story and many ways to understand it.,Role-play the conversation!,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 pos

22、sible to 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 instea

23、d of moving 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.,Language p