Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Period 1
学习任务单
【学习目标】
By the end of the class, you will be able to
1. get the meaning of the story “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English;
2. tell the story of “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English;
3. look at issues from different angles;
4. face and handle difficulties properly.
【课前预习任务】
Read the words and expressions in Unit 6 on Page 119-120.
【课上学习任务】
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 working on the 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 .
His family would live and grow, but the could not get bigger. 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 what’s possible you try to make it happen.
Language points.
1. try
try to do sth. try doing sth.
try on try one’s best
have a try
A.小男孩设法去够树上的苹果。
B.咱们试试敲后门吧。
2. move
moving
moved
After the earthquake, we heard of lots of stories, and all of us were deeply .
A. moving; moved B. moving; moving
C. moved; moving D. moved; moved
Listen to 2d and fill in the blanks.
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s conclusion
It’s really . Yu Gong found a good way. It’s a little bit . There are many to a story and many to understand it.
Anything is possible if you We should try to to solve a problem.
Yu Gong and never . He could build a road moving the mountains.
【课后作业】
Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A
一、单词
结婚 虚弱，无力的
提醒 物体，物品
隐藏 有魔力的
使激动、兴奋 西方的
适合，合身 夫妻;两人；两件事物
射击，发射 继姐（妹）
棍，条 王子
尾巴 愚蠢，不明事理
二、短语
1. 代替，反而 2. 爱上，喜欢上
3. 结婚 4. 从前
5. 有点儿，稍微 6. 变成
7. 继续做某事 8. 被……感动
9. 提醒某人某事 10. 日复一日
11. 西游记 12. 出版，发行
13. 主角 14. 解决问题
三、句子
1. 当愚公和他的孩子们在忙于搬山的时候，一个人看到了他们。
A man saw Yu Gong and his children when they _______ __________ _________ _________ the mountains.
2. 最后，天帝被愚公感动了就派两个神把山移走了
Finally, a god was _______ ________ _________ he ________ two gods _____ _______ the mountains away.
3. 这个人一说完，愚公就说他的家人可以在他死后继续搬山。
As soon as the man ___________ _________, Yu Gong said that his family ______ _________ _____ _____ the mountains away.
4. 这个故事提醒我们，除非你尽力去实现它，否则你永远不知道什么是可能的。
This story ________ _____ _____ you can never know _______ __________ _______ you ______ _____ _______ it _________.
5. 只要你努力，任何事都有可能。 坚持努力不要放弃。
Anything is _________ _____ ______ _______ ________. Keep ________ _____ ______ _______ ______.
6. 不把山移开，愚公还能做什么？
What could Yu Gong do ____________ _____ _________ _______ _____________
7．一个故事有多个层面，并且去理解它也有多个角度。
There are _________ _________ ______ a story and _______ _______ ________ ____________ it.
8. 他的身体形状和大小能进行72种变化，把自己变换成不同的动物和物体。
He can _________ _______ ________ _____ _______ ______ ______ _______, _________ ________ _____ different animals and objects.
9. 这个电视节目在30多年前一播出，西方的孩子马上就对阅读这个故事产生了兴趣。
As soon as the TV program _______ _______ ______ _______ 30 years ______, Western children _________ ___________ _______ __________ this story.
10. 猴王坚持为帮助弱者而战，从不放弃。
Monkey King __________ ________ _____ _______ ________ _______ and ________ ______ ______.
【课后作业参考答案】
Unit 6 Section A
一、单词
marry weak
remind object
hide magic
excited western
fit couple
shoot stepsister
stick prince
tail silly
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二、短语
instead of fall in love with
get married once upon a time
a little bit turn ..into
continue to move be moved
remind sb sth. day after day
Journey to the West publish
main character solve the problem
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三、句子
1. were, working, on, moving
2. so, moved, sent, to ,take
3. finished, speaking, could, continue, to, move
4. reminds, us, that ,what’s, possible, unless, try, to, make, it, happen
5. possible, if, you, work, hard, Keep, trying, and, don’t, give, up
6. instead, of, moving, the, mountains
7. many, sides, to, a, story, many, ways, to, understand, it
8. make ,72, changes, to, his, shape, and, size, turning, himself, into
9. came, out, more, than, 30, years, ago, Western, children, became, interested, in, reading
10. keeps, fighting, to, help, the, weak, and, never, give, upUnit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Period 1教 案
教学基本信息
课题 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Period 1
学科 英语 学段： 初中学段 年级 初二
教材 书名： 出版社：人教社 出版日期：2013年 10 月
教学目标及教学重点、难点
Teaching Objectives By the end of the class, students will be able to 1. get the meaning of the story “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English; 2. tell the story of “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English; 3. look at issues from different angles; 4. face and handle difficulties properly. Teaching focuses By the end of the class, students will be able to 1. get the meaning of the story “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English; 2. tell the story of “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English; 3. look at issues from different angles; 4. face and handle difficulties properly. Teaching difficulties 1. tell the story of “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English;
教学过程（表格描述）
教学环节 主要教学活动 设置意图
情境导入 Answer if you like stories and what kind of stories you like. Look at 4 pictures of Chinese stories and describe them in English. 借助于图片，呈现西游记、愚公移山等四个中国传统故事，进行描述，过渡到本节授课内容——《愚公移山》这一故事的学习。
实战演练 1a. Read and match. Check the name of the stories. 1b. Listen and check. 1c. Think over the questions. 1c. Check the answers. Listen and read. 2a. Listen and number the pictures. 2b. Listen again and circle the words you hear. 2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks. Listen and read. Language points. 2c. Tell the story. Think over how to tell a story. 2c. Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words. 2d. Answer the questions. 2d. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. 2d. Find out the 3 speakers’ opinions on the story. 通过头脑风暴等方式帮学生进入本节课话题额学习，通过各种形式的听力活动进行语言输入，搭建脚手架，为下文的语言输出活动——捕捉用英语讲述的《愚公移山》，并用英语讲述这个故事，学会多角度看问题。
主题升华 If you have “mountains” in your life, what should you do 发挥英语学科“人文性”的功能，通过讨论，意识到应该如何面对困难。
总结重点 Summarize the key points learned in this class. 巩固所学
回归情境， 布置作业 1.跟读课后单词并记忆； 2.跟录音朗读课文听力原稿； 3.用英语给父母讲《愚公移山》的故事。 课下认真巩固落实所学，进一步感受主题语言，在语言和思想上进一步提升。(共64张PPT)
Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Period 1
初二年级 英语
Your goals
By the end of the class, you will be able to
get the meaning of the story “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English;
2. tell the story of “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain” in English;
3. look at issues from different angles;
4. face and handle difficulties properly.
1. Do you like stories
2. What kind of stories do you like
Think over the questions.
Do you know about these stories
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.
What is his name
His name is Hou Yi.
What is he doing
What’s the name of the story
He is shooting the suns.
Do you know this Chinese story
shoot v. 射击；发射
过去式及过去分词形式：shot, shot
e.g. He shot the bird with his gun.
他用枪打鸟。
Do you know this Chinese story
What is his name
His name is Monkey King.
What’s the name of the story
Do you know this Chinese story
Journey to the West.
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
What is her name
Her name is Nu Wa.
What is she doing
What’s the name of the story
She is repairing the sky.
Do you know this Chinese story
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
What is the old man’s name
His name is Yu Gong.
What are they doing
What’s the name of the story
They are digging.
Do you know this Chinese story
Journey to the West
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
1a. Read and match.
b
d
a
c
《西游记》
《愚公移山》
《后羿射日》
《女娲补天》
Journey to the West
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
Let’s check.
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 very old man tried to move the mountains.
A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.
The speakers talked about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
1c. Think over the questions.
1. How does the story begin
2. What happened next
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from
the mountains
1c. Think over the questions.
1. How does the story begin
2. What happened next
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from
the mountains
1. How does the story begin
Once upon a time, there was
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.
1c. Let’s check the answers.
once upon a time = long, long ago 从前
e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a
small temple.
从前，在一个小庙里住着三个和尚。
常用作故事开头
Words and expressions
1c. Let’s check the answers.
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 mountains
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
1c. Let’s check the answers.
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 upon 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.
Listen and read.
Anna: So what happened next
Wang Ming: Well, the old man told his family that they
should all help him to move the mountains.
Anna: Mm, but an old man probably couldn’t even
move a small tree.
Wang Ming: Yes, that’s what his wife said, too.
Anna: And where would they put all the earth and
stone from the mountains
Listen and read.
Wang Ming: Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea
because it’s big enough to hold everything.
So they all started digging the next day.
Listen and read.
2a. Listen and number the pictures [1-4]
in order to tell the story.
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 do it because he was old and (poor / weak).
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 to
take the mountains away.
5. This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) what’s possible
unless you try to make it happen.
2b. Listen again and circle the words you hear.
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 do it because he
was old and (poor / weak).
2b. Listen again and circle the words you hear.
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 to take the mountains away.
5. This story reminds us that you can never (know /
see) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
2b. Listen again and circle the words you hear.
2b. 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 working on the
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 .
His family would live and grow, but the could not get bigger. 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 what’s possible you try to make it
.
2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
2b. 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 working on the
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 .
His family would live and grow, but the could not get bigger. 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 what’s possible you try to make it
.
2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
2b.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 working on the
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 bigger. 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 what’s possible you try to make it
.
mountains
digging
moved
away
unless
happen
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 do 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.
2b.Listen and read.
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 Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
2b.Listen and read.
A very old man tried to move the mountains.
一位老人试图把山移走。
try to do sth.
try doing sth.
try on
try one’s best
have a try
Try
尽力、设法去做某事
尝试着做某事，不一定付出很大努力
试穿（衣、鞋、帽）
竭尽全能
试一试
1.小男孩设法去够树上的苹果。
2. 咱们试试敲后门吧。
Translation
The little boy tried to reach the apple on the tree.
Let’s try knocking at the back door.
Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.
move vt.
We are all moved by the moving story.
moving adj. 令人感动的；动人的
He received a very moving letter.
Move
打动；使感动
1. After the earthquake, we heard of lots of stories,
and all of us were deeply .
A. moving; moved B. moving; moving
C. moved; moving D. moved; moved
Multiple choice
《西游记》
《愚公移山》
《后羿射日》
《女娲补天》
有点儿傻
对……持有不同观点
一直努力
Journey to the West
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
a little bit silly
have different opinions about …
keep trying
Words & Expressions
射击；发射
石头；宝石
虚弱的；无力的
神；上帝
shoot (shot, shot)
stone
weak
god
Words & Expressions
Words & Expressions
once upon a time
earth and stone
hold
dig
instead of
从前
泥土和石头
容纳；盛着
挖
代替；反而
the rest of ...
move ... to ...
work on ...
old and weak
continue to do ...
其余的；剩余的
把...搬到、移到
致力于；从事
又老又弱
继续做某事
Words & Expressions
grow
keep on digging
day after day
be moved by ...
remind sb. that ...
增长
继续挖
一天又一天
被……感动
提醒某人……
Words & Expressions
2c. Tell the story.
Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There were two mountains near his house. They were so big and high that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
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 do 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 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 Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.
Is Yong Gong Moves a Mountain
a good story ？
When
Who
Where
How
What
Why
A story
How to tell a story ？
The story reminds us that …
Once upon a time,
an old man
two mountains near his house
Because they were so … that it … a long time … to the other side.
They would put the earth and stone into …
1.Yu Gong told his family they should … to move…
2. A man told him he could … do it because he was …
3. As soon as the man … ,Yu Gong said … continue to … after he died.
4. Finally, … so moved that he sent … to take … away.
How to tell a story ？
2c. Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the
story in your own words.
Once upon a time, there was a man people
called Yu Gong. He wanted to move two high and big
mountains …
What do you think of the story
Do you think moving the mountains is a good way to
solve their problems
Does it seem possible to move the mountains
What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains
2d. Answer the questions.
1. Where are the speakers？
2. What is the conversation mainly about？
2d. Answer the questions.
1. Where are the speakers？
2. What is the conversation mainly about？
Maybe they are in the classroom.
Their opinions on the story “Yong Gong Moves a Mountain” .
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s conclusion
It’s really . Yu Gong found a good way. It’s a little bit . There are many
to a story and many
to understand it.
Anything is possible if you . We should try to to solve a problem. Yu Gong and never . He could build a road moving the mountains. Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s conclusion
It’s really . Yu Gong found a good way. It’s a little bit . There are many
to a story and many
to understand it.
Anything is possible if you . We should try to to solve a problem. Yu Gong and never . He could build a road moving the mountains. Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s conclusion
It’s really . Yu Gong found a good way. It’s a little bit . There are many
to a story and many
to understand it.
Anything is possible if you . We should try to to solve a problem. Yu Gong and never . He could build a road moving the mountains. interesting
silly
sides
ways
work hard
kept trying
gave up
find other ways
instead of
First, it’s important to find a good
way to solve a problem.
Second, keep trying and
never give up, and then you
will be successful.
If you have “mountains” in your life, what should you do
2d. Listen and read.
Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu
Gong
Wang Ming: I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a
good way to solve his problem.
Claudia: Really I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t
seem very possible to move a mountain.
2d. Listen and read.
Wang Ming: But the story is trying to show us that
anything is possible if you work hard! Yu
Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.
Claudia: Well, I still don’t agree with you. I think we
should try to find other ways to solve a
problem.
Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong do instead of
moving the mountains
2d. Listen and read.
Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. For
example, he could build a road. That’s 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.
How to tell a story
when
who
how
why
where
what
When we have “mountains” in life
find a good way
Keep trying and never give up
Summary
This story reminds us that we can never know what’s possible unless we try to make it happen.
1.跟读课后单词并记忆；
2.跟录音朗读课文听力原稿；
3.用英语给父母讲《愚公移山》的故事。
Homework
Thanks for watching.
