Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A 1a-2d课件28张

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Unit 6 An old man tried to move
the mountains.
R·八年级下册
Section A 1a-2d
Do you like traditional stories
What other traditional stories do you know
Journey to the West
Jin Wei fills the sea
Chang’e Flies to the Moon
What’s the name of the story
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
What’s his name
His name is Hou Yi.
What’s he doing
What’s the name of the story
He is shooting the suns.
Do you know these Chinese stories
Do you know these Chinese stories
What is his name
What’s the name of the story
His name is Yu Gong.
What did he want to do
He wanted to move the mountain.
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
1a
Match the story titles with the pictures [a-d].
a
b
c
d
_____ Journey to the West
_____ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
_____ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
_____ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
b
d
a
c
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.
√
√
They are talking about “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain”.
________________, there was a very old man. There were two _________ near his house. They were ___ high and big ____ it _____ a long time to walk to the other side. Then the old man ____ his family that they should all help him to _________________. He wanted to ___ all the earth and stone from the mountains ____ the sea because it’s ___ enough to ____ everything. So they all _____________ the next day.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Once upon a time
mountains
so
that
took
told
move the mountains
put
into
hold
started digging
big
1c
Discuss the questions with your partner.
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 high and big 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 helped 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.
Make your own conversations.
Why does Yu Gong move a mountain
Two high and big mountains near the house get in the way.
What happened next
Yu Gong ______
___ ________ with his family.
moved
the
mountain
Where did they put the earth and the stone
They put them _________.
in the sea
2a
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.
4
1
3
2
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.
忙于；从事
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.
移走；搬走
2c
Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
…began to move … to the sea.
One day, … saw…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.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Read and think
Do you think it is a good way to solve the problem
Does it seem possible to move a mountain only by Yu Gong and his family
If you were Yu Gong, what would you do to solve the problem
Read again and fill in the table below.
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion
Really ___________. A good way to solve the problem. Anything is possible if you ___________. 1. A little bit________.
2. It doesn’t seem very possible
to ________________.
3. We should try to _________
_____ to solve a problem.
interesting
work hard
silly
move a mountain
ways
find other
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.
有点儿；稍微
愚蠢的；不明事理的
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
代替；而不是
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.
两者都不
Whose opinion do you agree with Why
They have different opinions about the story, and neither of them are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
Wang Ming thinks the story of Yu Gong is really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to ________
________. But Claudia thinks it’s _____________. It doesn’t seem very possible to _______________. Wang Ming thinks the story ____________ us that __________________ if you work hard! Yu Gong ___________ and didn’t _______.
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
solve his
a little bit silly
move a mountain
tries to show
anything is possible
kept trying
give up
problem
However, Claudia thinks Yu Gong could try to other ways _________ moving the mountains. For example, he could ___________. That’s ___________________ moving a mountain! So there are __________ to a story and many ways to understand it.
instead of
build a road
better and faster
than
many sides