人教版八年级下册 Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains. SectionA 1a-2c 教案

Unit 6 An old man tried to moved the mountains.
Section A (1a-2c)
Ⅰ. Teaching aims：
1. Knowledge：
(1) learn some new words and expressions：
shoot, once upon a time, stone, weak, god, remind, the rest of, as soon as, continue to do, so…that, keep on digging, be moved by, unless
(2) sentence structures：
--How does the story begin
--Once upon a time, there was a very old man.
--What happened next
--As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
--Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains
--Because they were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
--Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
--They would put it into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
2. Skills:
learn how to ask the beginning of the story in English, then how to develop it and give some opinions
3. Emotional attitudes and values
Have the Ss learn the spirit of being a consistent great man like Yu Gong and help them get to understand that we can never know what’s possible unless we try to make it happen.
Ⅱ.Key and difficult points
1. key points：
(1) new words and expressions：
shoot, once upon a time, stone, weak, god, remind, the rest of, as soon as, continue to do, so…that, keep on digging, be moved by, unless
(2) sentence structures：
--How does the story begin
--Once upon a time, there was a very old man.
--What happened next
--As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
--Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains
--Because they were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
--Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
--They would put it into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
2. difficult points：
(1) how to ask the beginning of the story in English
(2) learn to express some views and opinions about the story
Ⅲ.Teaching methods
Listening, speaking, reading, practicing
Ⅳ.Teaching tools
Projector, computer, listening materials, PPT, blackboard, chalk
Ⅴ.Procedures
Step 1 Leading in
1. Greeting
2.Ask the Ss the question: Do you know some traditional Chinese stories
Then show the pictures of some stories to excite the Ss’ interest.
Step 2 Task: matching
1. Have students match the story titles with the pictures(a-d) in activity 1a.
2. Check the answers
Journey to the West b Yu Gong Moves a Mountain d
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns a Nu Wa Repairs the Sky c
Step 3 Presentation
Learn the new words and expressions that appear in the listening material in 1b.
shoot(shot, shot), once upon a time = long, long ago, stone, weak, god, remind
Step 4 Listening
1. Play the listening material in 1b for the Ss and have them check the facts they hear and tell which story Anna and Wang Ming are talking about If it’s necessary, play the listening material again.
2. Check the answers.
√ 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.
Step 5 Speaking
Have the Ss retell the story that they hear with the help of the questions. If it’s necessary, write down some expressions on the blackboard to help students retell it.
(1) How does the story begin
(2) What happened next
(3) Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
Step 6 Presentation
Teach the new words and expressions in the next listening material; have the Ss learn the expressions by heart for several minutes.
the rest of, work on, old and weak, as soon as, continue to do…, so…that, keep on digging, be moved by, remind sb. that…, unless
Step7 Listening
(1) Play the listening material in 2a and have the Ss number the pictures(1-4) in order to tell the story. Then check the answers. (Keys: 3 2 1 4)
(2) Play the listening material again and have the students circle the words they hear in 2b.
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.
(keys: 1. children 2. weak 3. talking 4. two 5. know)
(3) Have the Ss fill in the blanks according to what they hear. If it’s necessary, play the listening material another time.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the _____ and ____ to the sea. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on _______ the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was ___________. _________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 _____moved by Yu Gong _____ he sent two gods to take the mountains ______. This story ______ us that you can never know what’s possible _______ you try to make it happen.
(keys: earth, stone, moving, old and weak, as soon as, continue, died, mountains, digging, so, that, away, reminds, unless)
Step 8 Speaking
Have the students retell the rest of the story.
Step 9 Language points
(1) remind v.
remind sb. of sth.
remind sb. to do sth.
(2) so…that, as soon as, unless
Step 10 Exercises
1. Don’t _________(射击) the animal. It’s our friend.
2. The policeman often _________(提醒) the drivers that they should drive slowly.
3. At last, two _________(神) helped Yu Gong take the mountains away.
4. Alice is well now but she still feels _________(虚弱的).
1.这个故事让我想起了我的童年。
This story ______________ my childhood.
2. 今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？
Could you please ___________ Tom up tonight
3.这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。
The picture _________ him _______his beautiful hometown.
5. Please remind him _______ (take) medicine on time.
6. 天气如此冷以至街上几乎没有人。
It is ___________ cold ___________ there are few people in the street.
根据句意，用unless或as soon as填空。
1. Please remember to call me _________ you get home, Lisa.
2. You won’t pass this math test _________ you study harder.
3. I will tell you _________ I arrive.
4. Mr. Green enjoys fresh air and he always sleeps with the window open ______ it is really cold.
Ⅵ. Blackboard writing
Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
SectionA (1a-2c)
1. shoot (shot, shot) 9. as soon as
2. once upon a time 10. continue to do
3. stone 11. be moved by
4. weak 12. unless
5. god
6. remind
7. so…that
8. work on
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