冀教版九年级上册Unit 4 Stories and poemsLesson21课件(共21张PPT)

(共21张PPT)
Unit 4
Stories and Poems
lesson21
The Fable of the Woodcutter
Objectives
1. To learn some useful words and
expressions
2. To understand and play the fable of the woodcutter
3. To summarize the moral(寓意) of the story
Can you guess what the fable is
Do you know what a fable is
A fable is a fictional story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson.
What’s a moral
A moral teaches about right and wrong, and good and bad.
Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living.
axe
Pre-reading
1.What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake
2.Who appeared as the woodcutter cried
skimming
A spirit appeared.
He lost his axe in the water.
While-reading
Scanning
Task one:
fill in the blanks
The woodcutter sat down and began to cry. As he cried ,a spirit appeared.
What’s wrong with you
I feel sorry for you.( Suddenly she____ ____ ____ a great idea )I will dive into the lake and ____ _____ your axe.
Is this the silver axe you lost
I lost my ____ in the water when I was cutting wood besides a lake.
axe
Thank you. You are so helpful.
I ____ ____ you that it isn’t my axe.
admit to
comes up with
bring back
Task two:
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1.How did the woodcutter get back his old axe
2.Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents
The spirit dove into the lake and brought back his axe.
Because the spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty.
Match each person with the words that describe them.
Task three
helpful
clever
honest
foolish
warm-hearted
dishonest
kind
poor
What is the moral of the fable
Honesty truly is the best policy.
Post-reading: discussion
To be honest, what should we do
Honesty is a good virtue. It is one of the
most valuable personalities of human.
As a middle student,…………….
…………………..
To be honest, what should we do
Note 1:make/earn one’s living 谋生
In order to survive, he has to make his
living by selling vegetables.
为了生存，他必须以卖蔬菜为生。
He had to make his own living when he
was ten years old.
当他十岁的时候，他不得不靠自己谋生。
Note 2:
dive into 投入；潜入
bring back 带回；还回；使记起
All library books must be brought back before June 30.
I saw a rabbit dive into the hole.
Note 3 :
admit to “向某人承认”
The student admitted his mistakes to his teacher.
He admitted to me that he was wrong.
那个学生向老师承认了错误。
他向我承认他错了。
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms .
1. He_________ to his parents that he broke the
window. They were happy with his honesty.
(admit)
2. That old lady is very poor. She _______________ by selling newspapers .(make one’s living)
3. I’m afraid to________ the swimming pool. (dive into)
4. He ____________ a fun way to learn math yesterday. ( come up with)
5. She wore a ______ chain around her neck.(silver)
admitted
makes her living
dive into
came up with
silver
Homework
1.Act this fable out.
2. Write a piece of composition." To be honest ,what should we do ”
Director:
Script:
Characters: Woodcutter--- ;The spirit---
Narrator:
Homework
The Fable of the Woodcutter