1、Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A 1 1a2d,New words,1. once upon a time = long, long ago 從前,e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple. 從前，在一個小廟里住著三個和尚。,常用于講述故事開頭的詞語,2. shoot v. 射擊；發(fā)射,過去式及過去分詞形式：shot, shot,e.g. He shot the bird with his gun. 他用槍打鳥。,3. ston

2、e n. 石頭,e.g. The soil is full of stones. 這土里有很多碎石。 He threw a stone at the dog. 他向狗擲了一塊石頭。,Whats the name of the story?,Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?,Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King,Magic Brush Ma Liang,Journey to the West,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Change F

3、lies to the Moon,Pan Gu Separates the Sky From the Earth,_ Journey to the West _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Match the story titles with the pictures a-d.,1a,b,d,a,c,Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about

4、?,1b,They are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Listening,_ 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.,1. How does the story begin?,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Once upon a time, there was

5、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.,2. What happened next?,The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mount

6、ains?,Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,2a,1,3,2,4,1. 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

7、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 moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three) gods t

8、o take the mountains away. 5. This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the _ and stone to the _. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were

9、working on _ the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could _ do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could _ to move the mountains after he _.,earth,sea,moving,never,continue,died,His family would live and grow, but the _ could not get bigg

10、er. So Yu Gong and his family kept on _ day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so _ by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains _. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible _ you try to make it _.,mountains,digging,moved,away,unless,happen,Pair work,Look

11、at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.,2c,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 do it because he was old and wea

12、k.,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 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

13、 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.,Read the conversation and complete the table.,2d,1. really interesting 2. a good way to solve the problem 3. anything is possible if you work hard

14、,1. a little bit silly 2. does not seem very possible to move a mountain 3. try to find other ways to solve a problem, e.g. build a road,Role play,So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?,I think its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.,Role-play the conversatio

15、n.,Really? I think its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.,But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up.,Well, I still dont agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a pro

16、blem.,But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?,Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. Thats better and faster than moving a mountain!,You have different opinions about the story, and neither of you are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many wa

17、ys to understand it.,If you think you can, you can. Gods help those who help themselves. Never give up.,What can you learn from the story?,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 sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事,e.g. The p

18、icture reminds him ofhis beautiful hometown. 這幅畫讓他想起了美麗的故鄉(xiāng)。,e.g. Please remind me to come back early. 請?zhí)嵝盐以琰c回來。,remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事,根據(jù)漢語意思補全下列英語句子。 這個故事讓我想起了我的童年。 This story _ my childhood. 今天晚上你能提醒我給湯姆打電話嗎？ Could you please _ Tom up tonight?,reminds me of,remind me to call,e.g. Im a litt

19、le bit tired. Lets take a short rest. 我有點累了，讓我們休息一會。 She is a little bit shy. 她有點害羞。,2. I think its a little bit silly. bit n. 有點；稍微,a little bit (= a little) + 形容詞或副詞或比較級時，表示“一點兒”。,辨析： a bit of + 不可數(shù)名詞 一點 ,e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些鹽水。,silly adj. 愚蠢的 通常指由于缺乏常識、判斷力或穩(wěn)健

20、而作出令人可笑的行為和舉止, 在句中可用作定語或表語。,e.g. I was silly to get out with a coat in a cold day. 在這樣冷的天氣里沒有穿外套就出門，我真傻。,e.g. If you cant go, hell go instead of you. Jack went swimming yesterday instead of playing basketball.,3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是復(fù)合介詞，后接名詞、代詞、動詞的-ing形式或介詞短語等，意為“代替，作為的替換”。,The doctors went to Shanghai by train instead of by car. I gave her some advice instead of money.,e.g. We have no