(共30张PPT)
Section A (2a-2d)
Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Learning goals
By the end of the class,you will be able to
1.retell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
2.understand a story in different ways.
Lead-in
Yesterday, we learnt about the beginning of the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.Today let’s continue to learn the rest of the story.
Pre-listening
Look at the pictures and describe them .
Yu Gong and his family are digging .
A man is talking to Yu Gong .
Yu Gong and his family are moving the earth and stone.
Two gods are moving the mountains away.
god n. 神；上帝（God）
While-listening
2a
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.
3
2
1
4
2b
Listen again and circle the words you hear.
A man saw Yu Gong and his (children / family) when they were working on moving the mountains.
He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor/ weak).
As soon as the man finished (talking / speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three) gods to take the mountains away.
This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
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 do it because he was old and weak .As soon as he 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
余下的故事
开始做某事
从事于，致力于
一---就---
继续做---
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 it happen.
继续挖
日复一日，年复一年
was /were +done by 一般过去时态的被动语态，被---
除非，相当于if ---not
Post-listening
2c
Retell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in your own words.
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.
Post-listening
The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
Post-listening
Yu Gong and his his family began to move the earth and stone to the sea.
An old man told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and weak.But Yu Gong said his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger.
Post-listening
2c
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.
What do you think about the story of Yu Gong
Do you think it’s a good way to solve the problem by moving the mountains
After learning the story of Yu Gong, let’s answer the questions.
Let's discuss!
Read the conversation in 2d and fill in the chart.
1. What’s Wang Ming’s opinion about the story of Yu Gong
2. Does Claudia agree with Wang
3.What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains
4.What is the teacher’s conclusion(结论）
It’s really interesting.Yu Gong found a good way to solve the problem.It shows that Anything is possible if you work hard
No,she doesn’t. She thinks it’s a little bit silly.
He could build a road .That’s better and faster.
There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
Role-play the conversation.
2d
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.
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.
adj. 傻的
放弃
v. 好像；似乎；看来
考虑；认为
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
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.
代替
side n.方面；角度
Language points
1. He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and weak.
weak在此处意为“虚弱的；无力的”，反义词为strong（强壮的）。
e.g. Although Yu Gong’s body ,he had a strong will.
weak adj. 虚弱的；无力的
【拓展延伸】
1. weak还可表示“不擅长的；（能力）弱的；懦弱的”。
be weak in 意为“在……方面差”，相当于 be bad at 。
e.g. Math is my weak subject.
2. weak的名词形式为weakness，意为“懦弱；衰弱；弱点，缺点”。
e.g. Everyone has his own weakness.
2.This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
remind v. 提醒；使想起
remind
remind sb. of … 使某人想起……
remind sb. (not) to do sth. 提醒某人（不要）做某事
remind sb. + 从句 提醒某人……
The photo reminds me of my childhood.
My teachers often remind us to study hard.
3. I think it’s a little bit silly.
1) a little bit 常用来修饰形容词或副词及其比较级，相当于 a little, a bit 或 kind of 。
Today is a little bit ( = a little / a bit / kind of ) cold .
a little bit 有点儿，稍微
【拓展延伸】
1) a little 可直接修饰不可数名词，但是a bit 及a little bit 不可直接修饰名词，需要加of。
He has a little money.=He has a little bit of money.
2) not a little与 not a bit 区别
not a little意为 “很；非常”相当于very,not a bit 意为 “一点也不”，相当于not at all。
He is not a bit hungry.=He is not hungry at all. 他一点也不饿。
He is not a little hungry. =He is very hungry.他非常饿。
silly adj. 愚蠢的；不明事理的
silly作形容词，既可作定语，也可作表语。silly的比较级和最高级分别是sillier和silliest。近义词是stupid或foolish。反义词，smart或clever。
Don’t be silly.
instead of 代替；反而
4. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains
instead 与 instead of 两者都有“代替”的含义，其区别如下：
instead 副词 位于句首或句末，位于句首时常用逗号与后面的内容隔开。
instead of 介词短语 位于句首或句中，后接名词、代词或 v.-ing 形式。
She didn’t shout back. Instead, she walked away in silence.
Now in China, more and more people are willing to shop online instead of shopping in the markets.
5. You have different opinions about the story ,and neither of you are wrong.
opinion n. 观点 后常用on/about表示对---的看法
in one’s opinion 在某人看来
neither 代词 两个都不，neither of ---两个都不---，作主语时，谓语动词用单复数都可以。neither A nor B 结构作主语时，则遵循就近原则。
Neither of them is /are from America。
Neither Tom nor I like meat。
Exercises
1.Most of the houses are built of (石头).
2.— How can we go to the theater, Bruce
— It’s a long way to go. We’d better take the underground i of
walking there.
3.Don’t move or I’ll (开枪).
4.These pieces of music always r me of my old days.
5.His mother is much (虚弱的) than before. She can’t even move.
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子。
stone
nstead
shoot
emind
weaker
1.They went to the park instead of ________(stay) at home yesterday afternoon.
2.The police took the man away because he ________(shoot) endangered animals.
3.Please remind him ________(take) medicine on time.
4.It seems easier ________(play) games than to do homework.
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
staying
shot
to take
to play
Homework
1. Read and recite key phrases and sentences
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
3. Tell another Chinese story you like best.
Thank you!
