人教版八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.教案

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
教学目标与要求
话题：传说和故事 (Legends and stories)
功能：讲故事 (Tell a story)
语法：1学会在故事叙述中运用as soon as, unless, so…that等连词
(Conjunctions unless, as soon as and so ... that)
As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family would continue to move the mountains after he died.
He can’t turn himself into a person unless he can hide his tail.
They were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
2能借助how, what, who, why等引导的疑问句完成故事的叙述
How does the story begin
What happened next
Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains
Who is the Monkey King
Why can't the Monkey King turn himself into a person
词汇和常用表达：
1 能正确使用下列词汇 (Curriculum words)
shoot, remind, hide, excite, fit, smile, marry, cheat, shine, lead, stone, god, bit, object, tail, stick, couple, gold, silk, wife, husband, ground, voice, weak, silly, magic, Western, stupid, whole, bright, brave
2 能正确使用下列常用表达 (Useful expressions)
instead of, turn .. into, once upon a time, fall in love, get married
3 能认读下列词汇 (Non-curriculum words)
stepmother, stepsister, prince, emperor, underwear, scene, moonlight
学习策略：1 根据人物对白总结故事情节要点
2 根据故事情节发展合理续写故事结句
文化知识：中国民间神话传说；西方童话故事
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
1. 能掌握以下单词：shoot, stone, weak, god, remind, bit, silly, instead of
能掌握以下句型：
① How does the story begin
② What happened next
③ What do you think about the story of Yu Gong
④ What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains
2. 能够用英语询问故事的开始、发展及后续等。能够对故事中的人物或情节发表一些简单的看法或观点。
3. 学生学习愚公，要学习他“主动挖山”的精神。在我们生活学习中存在着很多的“山”。在这些山的面前我们应该采取怎样的态度对待它？是通过“搬家”来避开它或找老师家长请求帮助；还是像愚公一样明知困难却迎难而上，凭借自己的力量勇敢的克服困难。愚公不畏艰险，不怕困难，勇敢面对的精神，正是值得我们所学习的。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 学生掌握本课时中出现的生词和短语：shoot, stone, weak, god, remind, bit, silly, instead of
2) 学生学会讲述故事, 在讲述过程中恰当使用连词。
as soon as, so...that, unless…
3) 学生学会表达故事中的人物或情节，并发表一些简单的看法或观点。
What do you think about the story of Yu Gong
I think it’s a little bit silly.
I still don’t agree with you.
2. 教学难点：
将学生熟悉的中国神话故事内容转换为符合英语表达习惯和思维的语言表达。
三、教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
导入话题，让学生回顾自己读过的中国民间故事，引出愚公移山的故事。
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
Nü Wa Repairs the Sky
Journey to the West
Step 2 Work on 1a
1. Show the pictures in 1a, let Ss match the story titles with the pictures.
Journey to the West Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns Nü Wa Repairs the Sky
2. Ask Ss to discuss the questions:
Do all of you know about these stories Which one do you like best
Who are the main characters in each story
Could you use your own words to tell the stories in English
Step 3 Listening
1. Tell Ss they will hear a great Chinese traditional story.
T: Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about
2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen. Let Ss check the facts they hear.
3. 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.
4. Ask Ss to listen again and discuss the questions with the partners.
1) How does the story begin
2) Why does the old man want to move the mountain
3) So what happened next
4) Where could they put all the earth and stone from the mountain
5. Present the tapescripts and learn the expressions: once upon a time, so … that …
Step 4 Listening
1. Pre-listening
Ask Ss to look at the four pictures and try to describe them.
2. Work on 2a
1) Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures.
2) Play the recording again and check the answers.
4. Work on 2b
1) Let Ss read the sentences and explain key words for the Ss.
2) Play the recording for the Ss and circle the correct words in the brackets.
①A man saw Yu Gong and his (children / family) when they were working on moving the mountains.
②He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor / weak).
③As soon as the man finished (talking /speaking), Yu Gong said that his family would continue to move the mountains after he died.
④Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent another (two / three) gods to help take the mountains away.
⑤This 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) Play the recording again to check the answers.
Step 5 Work on 2c
Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
Step 6 Reading
1. Ask Ss to talk about the questions.
T: Yu Gong and his family kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so moved 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
Does it seem possible to move a mountain
What could Yu Gong do instead of moving a mountain
2. Explain some important words and expressions.
3. Ask Ss to read the conversation and complete the table.
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s conclusion
Keys:
3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.
Step 7 Language points
1. He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and weak.
他告诉愚公, 他永远也完不成, 因为他年老体弱。
weak adj. 虚弱的; 无力的；不擅长的; 能力弱的
e.g. She is still weak after her illness.
He is weak in math, but good at English.
I am always weak in the science subjects.
【拓展】
the weak 弱者，相当于the weak people
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 他在拼写方面有点差。
He is a little _______ _______ spelling.
2) 他不能跑，因为他心脏不好。
He cannot run because he has _______ _______ _______.
3) Jenny虚弱得说不出话来。
Jenny was _______ _______ _______ say a word.
4) 我们愿意帮助弱者。
We are willing to help _______ _______.
Keys: weak in a weak heart too weak to the weak
2. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
这个故事提醒我们，这个故事告诉我们, 如果你不尽力去做, 你就永远不知道什么是可能的。
remind v. 提醒；使想起
remind sb. of / about sth. 使某人想起某事
e.g. The building reminded me of my old school.
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
e.g. Remind me to take my medicine tomorrow.
remind (sb.) + that… 提醒某人……; 使某人想起……
e.g. That reminds me that I must write to him.
【语境应用】 完成句子，每空一词。
1) 在我出去前提醒我给Alan打电话。
_________ _________ ________ ___________ Alan before I go out.
2) 我需要提醒你今天是你值日吗？
Need I _______ _______ _______ you're on duty today
3) 这首歌让我想起了我们的第一次约会。
This song ________ ________ ________ our first date.
Keys: Remind me to call/phone, remind you that, reminds of
3. I think it’s a little bit silly. 我觉得这有点傻。
a little bit 有点儿；稍微
可用来修饰形容词、副词或动词, 相当于a little和a bit。
注意：
当修饰不可数名词时，a little bit和a bit需要加上介词of，即“a little bit of / a bit of+不可数名词”，而 a little则可以直接修饰，即“a little+不可数名词”。
【语境应用】选词语填空
1) He is __________(a little bit / a bit of) taller than me.
2) Add _________(a little bit / a little) sugar to the cup of coffee.
3) Jenny, could you open the window __________(a little bit / a bit of)
4) I'm going to give you ___________(a little bit, a bit of) advice.
Keys: a little bit, a little, a little bit, a bit of
4. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains
但是愚公除了移山还能做什么呢？
instead of 代替, 反而
其后可接名词、代词或动词-ing形式等。
e.g. I like eating rice instead of hamburgers.
You can go instead of me, if you want.
Tom is doing his homework instead of watching TV.
My father goes to work by car instead of by bus.
【链接】
instead adv. 代替；反而
在句中作状语。它可位于句尾，也可位于句首。
e.g. Jack was ill, so I gave the talk instead.
We didn’t go for a picnic yesterday. Instead, we went rowing.
【注意】
含有instead的句子有时可以与含有instead of的句子相互转换。
e.g. I didn’t go to the park. Instead, I went to the zoo.
= I went to the zoo instead of (going to) the park.
【语境应用】根据语境选用instead或instead of填空。
1) My father bought me a computer ____________ a bike for my birthday.
2) It will take days by car, so let’s take the plane ___________.
3) Now I can walk to work ____________ going by car.
4) There’s no coffee — would you like a cup of tea ____________
5) Tony didn’t answer my question. ___________, he asked me a question.
Keys: instead of, instead, instead of, instead, Instead
Step 8 Summary
一……就……
代替；反而
同意
解决问题
努力工作
放弃
有点儿; 稍微
Step 9 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出所缺单词。
1. He __________(射击) that bird with his gun (枪).
2. I made a(n) __________(愚蠢的) mistake in the exam.
3. Sticks and __________(石头) may break my bones (骨头), but words will never hurt me.
4. Thank you for __________(提醒) me. I won't forget.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 这双鞋有点儿太紧了。
This pair of shoes is _______ _______ _______ too tight.
2. 我喜欢吃鸡肉而不是鱼肉。
I like having chicken _______ _______ fish.
3. 那位作家正在致力于写新的短篇小说。
That writer _______ _______ _______ a new short novel.
4. 在这么短的时间内到达那里似乎不太可能。
It doesn't _______ _______ _______ _______ get there in such a short time.
Homework
1. Retell the story Yu Gong Moves the Mountains.
2. Preview the passage in 3a.
Section A 2 (3a-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 学习掌握下列词汇：object, magic, stick, hide, tail, turn…into, excite, Western
2. 阅读短文，能按要求找到相应的信息。
3. 通过阅读提高学生们的阅读能力。
4. 了解《西游记》中美猴王这一人物的大体情况。
5. 让学生多阅读中国传统文学名著，明白中国传统文化的博大、精深，并吸取中国传统文化中的精华。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。
2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。
2. 教学难点：
1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。
2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。
三、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
Let some Ss retell the story of Yu Gong moves the mountains.
Step 2 Warming up
1. T: Watch a video about the Monkey King and talk about the questions.
Who is he
Do you know him Which book do you think the reading passage is about
What is he like What adjectives will you use to describe him
What do you know about Journey to the West
2. Learn some new words.
Step 3 Reading
1. Let Ss read the passage and learn the new words.
2. Ask Ss to answer the questions.
1) Which book is talked about
2) Who is the main character
3) What is he like
3. Ask Ss to tell the main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1 Which book is talked about
Para. 2 What is the main character like
Para. 3 Why has it excited so many children
4. Ask Ss to finish the tasks.
Para. 1 What happened in November 1979
Keys: Pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. For most of them, it was the first time to hear this story.
Para. 2 Complete the chart about the Monkey King.
What he can do: What he can’t do:
Para. 3 Why are children interested in reading about the Monkey King
Keys: Because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
…
Complete the sentences below with phrases from the passage.
1) Journey to the West is a __________ Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China.
2) When the English TV program Monkey ________ in 1979, Western children _________________ this wonderful story.
3) The Monkey King can ______________ to his body. He is able to _____________ different animals and objects.
4) The Monkey King ________ make his magic stick small or large.
Keys: 1. traditional, 2. came out, became interested in,
3. make changes, turn (himself) into, 4. can/is able to
5. Let Ss learn the words and phrases.
Step 4 Role-play
Suppose (假设) your foreign friend Jack is interested in Chinese culture. He asks you about the character --- Sun Wukong. Make a dialogue according to the information of Sun Wukong in the passage.
Step 5 Language points
1. …turning himself into different animals and objects.
turn…into… 变成
e.g. Can you change one letter in each word to turn it into a new word
【拓展】
含turn的短语
turn in 上交
turn out 结果是
turn on 打开
turn off 关闭
turn down 关小; 调低(音量)
turn up 开大; 调高(音量)
turn over 翻转
2. The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years.
美猴王已经让中国的孩子激动了好多年。
excite v. 使激动; 使兴奋
e.g. The story about a hero excited the students in the class very much.
【链接】
exciting adj. 令人激动的; 使人兴奋的
excited adj. 激动的; 兴奋的
辨析excited & exciting
e.g. Dad will return home tomorrow. We’re all excited.
The excited students sang and danced.
The basketball game yesterday was very exciting.
My sister told me some exciting news just now.
【语境应用】用所给词的正确形式填空。
1) My father told me an __________ (excite) story last night.
2) Jenny won the tennis game and she was very _________ (excite).
3) When you see an ________ TV play, you may get ________. (excite).
4) The news of a journey to India greatly __________ (excite) her. She jumped with excitement.
Step 6 Exercises
I. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出所缺单词。
1. Look! There are two strange __________(物体) in the sky!
2. You __________(隐藏), and I will come and look for you.
3. The good news __________(使激动) everybody in the room.
4. __________(西方国家的) culture is quite different from Chinese culture.
II. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 女巫给王子施了魔法，把他变成了一条狗。
The witch put a magic spell on the prince and _______ _______ _______ a dog.
2. 他是个善良的人，总是尽力帮助弱者。
He is a kind man and always tries _______ _______ _______ _______.
3. 你的下一本书什么时候出版？
When will your next book _______ _______
4. 作为初学者，一切对他来说都是不熟悉的。
As a beginner, everything is very _______ _______ him.
5. 这个年轻人在公交车上把座位让给了那位老人。
The young man ________ ________ his seat on the bus to the old man．
6. 我一到北京就给你写信。
I'll write to you ________ ________ _______ I get to Beijing．
Homework
1. Retell the passage in 3a using the following words and phrases:
be able to, make changes, turn … into, so … that, unless, as soon as, came out, become interested in, keep doing sth., give up
2. Preview Grammar Focus.
Section A 3 (Grammar focus-4c)
一、教学目标：
1. 让学生掌握下列词汇：
couple, smile, marry , get married, fit, fall in love
2. 让学生掌握unless, as soon as, so…that的用法，并通过不同方式的练习，来熟练运用这些词汇的用法。
3. 帮助学生进一步复习巩固学习Section A 部分所学的生词和词组。
4. 对询问故事的开始、发展、及故事人物、情节等语句进行归纳总结并能够复述自己喜欢的故事。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 复习巩固Section A 部分所学的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。
2) unless, as soon as, so…that的用法。
2. 教学难点：
1) 掌握unless, as soon as, so…that的用法。
2) 运用所学句型复述自己喜欢的故事。
三、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
1. Review the words and phrases.
1) can (同义词) ___________
2) if… not (同义词) _______________
3) named (同义词) ______________
4) 会72变 (汉译英) ______________
5) 将……变成 (汉译英) ______________
6) 如此……以至于(汉译英) _________
7) 一……就 (汉译英) ________________
2. Ask Ss to retell the passage in 3a using the following words:
be able to, make changes, turn … into, so … that, unless, as soon as, came out, become interested in, keep doing sth.
Step 2 Grammar focus
Ask Ss to fill in the blanks.
1. 故事是如何开始的？
_______ does the story _______
2. 从前，有一位老人……
______ ______ _____ ______, there was a very old man…
3. 接下来发生了什么事？
________ __________ next
4. 这个人一说完, 愚公就说他的家族在他死后会继续移山。
______ ______ ______ the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his familywould ________ _______ _______ the mountains after he died.
5. 为什么愚公努力去移山呢？
_______ ______ Yu Gong ________ _______ _______ the mountains
6. 因为山太大了，到达山对面要花费他们很长的时间。
Because they were ______ ______ ______ it took a long time _______ _______ to the other side.
7. 美猴王是谁？
__________________________
8. 他是西游记里的主要人物。
He is the ________ _________ in Journey to the West.
9. 美猴王不能做什么？
_____________________________
10. 除非他能藏起自己的尾巴，否则他不能将自己变成人。
He cannot ______ himself ______ a man _______ he can _______ his ______.
Step 3 Grammar
1. 探究
Present more sentences:
Don’t disturb me unless I call you.
除非我打电话找你，否则不要打扰我。
Don’t touch the instructions unless the teacher gives you permission.
没有老师的允许，不要乱动仪器。
I will tell him the news as soon as he comes back.
他一回来我就告诉他那个消息。
I will visit you as soon as I arrive.
我一到就拜访你。
He took out his English books as soon as he sat down.
他一坐下就拿出了英语书。
As soon as I went in, Jason greeted me warmly.
我一进门，Jason就热情地朝我打招呼。
The boy ran so fast that I couldn’t catch him.
那个孩子跑得太快，我追不上他。
He was so angry that he couldn’t say a word.
他气得一句话也说不出来。
2. 归纳
1) But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.
但是除非他能把自己的尾巴藏起来，否则他无法把自己变成人。
unless conj. 如果不; 除非
引导条件状语从句, 相当于if … not …。
= But if he cannot hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.
e.g. Unless you go with me, I won’t go there.
= If you don’t go with me, I won’t go there.
2) As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family would continue to move the mountains after he died.
这个人一说完, 愚公就说他的家族在他死后会继续移山。
And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story …
自从30多年前这个电视节目一出来，西方的孩子就对这个故事很感兴趣。
as soon as 一……就…… 用来引导时间状语从句
e.g. As soon as Mr. Green came to the room, we stood up.
【链接】
① 通常情况下，在含有unless和as soon as的复合句中，如果主句用一般将来时或主句的谓语部分含有情态动词，那么unless和as soon as引导的从句常用一般现在时。
② unless和as soon as引导的从句既可放在主句之前，也可放在主句之后，从句位于主句之前时，常用逗号将其与主句隔开。
e.g. I will go to your home as soon as the school finishes.
I won’t go to the party unless you invite me.
3) Because they were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
因为山太大了，到达山对面要花费他们很长的时间。
Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear.
有时他能让棒子变得很小, 小得可以把它放进自己的耳朵里。
so ... that ... 如此……以至于…… 引导结果状语从句
so修饰形容词或副词，常见的结构有“so+形容词 / 副词+that从句”和“so+形容词+a / an +可数名词的单数形式+that从句”。
e.g. Helen was so excited that she couldn’t say a word.
It’s so beautiful a dress that I want to buy it.
【链接】
so ... that ... 结构可与too ... to ...结构， ... enough to ... 结构进行转换，但是如果that引导的从句中的主语和主句中的主语不同，转化为too ... to ... 结构或 ... enough to ... 结构时要用for引出不定式的逻辑主语。如：
1) She walked so quickly that we couldn’t catch up with her.
→ She walked too quickly for us to catch up with.
2) The man is so strong that he can carry the bag.
→ The man is strong enough to carry the bag.
【中考链接】
1. —This math exercise is ______ difficult ______ I can’t work it out.
—Come on! Use your head and you will find a way.
A．such; that B．so; which C．so; that (2022四川自贡)
2. —The big stone is ______ heavy ______ I can’t carry it alone.
—Don’t worry. I will help you.
A. such; that B. so; that C. too; to (2022 黑龙江绥化)
3. I will return it to the library_____ I finish reading Little Women.
A. no longer B. as soon as C. so that (2022湖南岳阳)
4. Learning to write is learning to think. ________ , you won’t know things clearly.
A. if you write them down
B. unless you write them down
C. if you won’t write them down (2022黑龙江齐齐哈尔)
5. I won’t go to the movies this afternoon ________ I’m free.
A. or B. unless C. because D. than (2022广西贺州)
6. —It is impossible to finish the difficult task in such a short time on my own _________ both of us work together.
—No problem. Let's start!
A. if B. but C. because D. unless (2022江苏泰州)
Step 4 Work on 4a
1. Read the sentences and learn the new words.
2. Fill in the blanks with unless, as soon as or so … that.
1) ___________ her father died, the stepsisters made her do all the chores.
2) She was ____ busy _____ she had no time to make a dress for the party.
3) The mice knew that _______ they helped her make a dress, she would not be able to go to the party.
4) ___________ the prince saw her, he fell in love with her.
5) The prince knew ______ the girl’s foot could fit the shoe, it was not the right girl.
6) The new couple were _____ happy ______ they couldn’t stop smiling when they got married.
3. Talking
Do you know the story Can you add more details to complete the story
4. Language points
1) The prince knew that unless the girl’s foot could fit the shoe, it was not the right girl.
王子知道除非一个女孩能穿上这只鞋，否则她就不是那个他要找的女孩。
fit v. 适合; 合身
e.g. The dress is very beautiful and fits her well.
I think Susan is fit for the job.
adj. 健康的，与healthy同义
keep fit 保持健康
adj. 适合的; 恰当的; 合格的
be fit for sb. / sth. 适合某人 / 某物
be fit to do sth. 适合做某事
e.g. We should do exercise every day to keep fit.
The young man isn't fit to look after children.
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 你不适合做老师。
You _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ a teacher.
2) 他找不到适合他的衬衫。
He can't find shirts to _______ _______.
3) 你认为Sam适合这份工作吗？
Do you think Sam _______ _______ _______ the job
4) 我每周游泳两次以保持健康。
I swim twice a week to _______ ___________.
5) 我试穿了那件连衣裙，但是不合身。
I tried on that dress but it _______ _______.
Keys: 1) are not fit to be 2) fit him 3) is fit for
4) keep fit/healthy 5) didn’t fit
2) The new couple were so happy that they couldn’t stop smiling when they got married.
这对新婚夫妇很高兴，以至于当他们结婚的时候，他们止不住地笑。
1) couple n. 两人, 一对
a couple of 两三个; (少数)几个
in couples 成对地
e.g. There are a couple of magazines on the desk.
They are working in couples.
n. 夫妇, 夫妻
作主语时，当couple指“（夫妇）两个人”，谓语动词用复数形式；当couple指若干对中的一对时，其谓语动词用单数形式。
e.g. All couples in that country can have a second child now.
The couple were saved by two fishermen just now.
Each couple was asked to fill in a form (表格).
【语境应用】根据所讲内容将所给汉语句子翻译成英语。
1) 请两人一组讨论这个问题。
2) 这对新婚夫妇非常喜欢这个房子。
2) marry v. 结婚
marry sb. 与某人结婚；嫁给某人或娶某人
marry sb. to sb. 父母亲把女儿嫁给某人或为儿子娶亲
marry for love 为爱情结婚
marry young 结婚早
marry late 晚婚
marry into a rich family 嫁到一个富有的家庭
【链接】
be married 表示“结婚”的状态，get married 意为“结婚”，表示“结婚”这个行为，get married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”。
【运用】汉译英
1) Tony娶了一位教师。
2) Jane和Jack上个月结婚了。
3) 他们把女儿嫁给了一个有钱人。
4) 她的父母早早地就结婚了。
Step 5 Work on 4b
1. 让学生们阅读短文，了解短文的大意，为进行填词做好准备。
2. 认真阅读每个句子，分析句子的时态，根据上下文确定括号中单词应该填的时态。
3. 逐句进行分析推敲，确定括号中单词的恰当时态。
4. 最后，通读一遍短文，进行综合理解，看短文内容是否通顺，合理。
5. Check the answers with the Ss.
The Monkey King is the main character from the famous Chinese story Journey to the West. He is wonderful because he ________ (help) weak people. The Monkey King ______ (have) a magic stick. He ________ (use) it to fight bad people. He can ________ (make) the stick big or small. He can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear. As soon as he ________ (see) bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. He can _______ (turn) himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot make himself a human. Children all over the world _______ (love) the Monkey King!
Step 6 Group work
1. 让学生想一想自己最喜欢的故事。
2. 试着用英语先编写一下故事大概。
3. 提示学生们运用正确的时态。
4. 让学生们分小组用英语讲述自己最喜欢的故事。
Step 7 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据汉语意思及括号内英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 他们一找到工作就结婚了。 (as soon as)
2. 除非你努力学习，否则你不会通过考试。 (unless)
3. 当我第一次见到你的时候就爱上你了。 (when)
4. 天气太冷了，她不想出去。 (so ... that)
II.根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的连词填空，使短文完整、通顺。
but, as soon as, when, unless, until, so ... that
Sima Guang was a famous person in Chinese history. (1)_______ he was young, he appeared to be very clever. One day, he and his friends were playing in the garden when one of the boys fell into a big vat (缸). There was so much water in the vat that the boy couldn't climb out. The boy cried for help, (2)_______ other boys were very scared and ran away except (除……之外) Sima Guang.
At that time, there weren't any adults (大人) around. Sima Guang couldn't wait for so long (3)_______ the adults came to save the boy. What could Sima Guang do to help The vat was too large and he was too small. Sima Guang thought the boy couldn't get out (4)_______ he could get the water out of the vat. He looked around and found a big stone under a tree. (5)_______ he picked it up, he threw it at the big vat. Sima Guang tried (6)_______ hard _______ he broke the vat and saved the boy in time. How clever he was!
Homework
1. Write down your favorite story in 100 words.
2. Preview Section B 1a-1d.
Section B 1 (1a-1d)
一、教学目标：
1. 能掌握以下单词和短语：gold, emperor, underwear, silk, stupid, cheat, nobody
2. 应多阅读中外传统文学名著，了解外国的文化，开阔自己眼界。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 学会能掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。
2) 对学生进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。
2. 教学难点：听力训练
三、教学过程
Step 1 Review
Let some Ss talk something about the Monkey King.
Step 2 Warm up
1. T: Look at the pictures. Show pictures of the story The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Do you know this story What’s the name of this story
Who is the main character in the story What is he wearing
2. Can you tell the story briefly (简要地)
Step 3 Presentation
1. Present the new words on the big screen and learn the new words together.
2. Ss read and try to remember the new words.
silk emperor underwear gold stupid cheat nobody
Step 4 Work on 1a.
1. Ask one student read words in 1a. Tell Ss to match the words with the letters in the pictures in 1b.
Match the words with the letters in the pictures in 1c.
_____ gold ____ emperor _____ silk ____ underwear
2. Let some Ss tell their answers. Then check together.
3. Try to remember the new words.
Step 5 Listening
Work on 1b.
1. Tell Ss to look at the pictures in 1c. Tell them these are the pictures from the story: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Listen to the tapes and number the pictures.
2. Play the recording for the Ss. Ss just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and number the pictures.
3. Check the answers.
Work on 1c.
1. Let Ss read the sentences in 1c first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the right words.
This story is about an emperor who loved _______.
Two _________ came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.
The emperor had to ______ them silk and gold, but they _____
everything for themselves. They were trying to cheat the emperor.
When the emperor ________ at himself, he only ______ his underwear.
Nobody wanted to sound stupid. But suddenly, a young boy _______, “Look! The emperor isn’t _______ any clothes. ”
2. Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write the words.
3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write the right words.
4. Check the answers with the class.
5. Answer the questions according to the listening material.
1) What’s the name of the story
2) Is it a traditional Chinese story
3) What’s the emperor’s hobby
4) Why were the new clothes special
5) Why did everyone say that the new clothes were really nice
6) Who said that the emperor wasn’t wearing any clothes
Step 6 Group work
1. Work in groups. Tell the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. Use the pictures and words in 1c.
2. Let some groups tell the story to the class.
Step 7 Language points
1. They were trying to cheat the emperor!
cheat v. 欺骗；蒙骗，作弊 n. 骗子
cheat on a test 测试中作弊
e.g. Don’t go to that shop — they often cheat their customers.
He cheated his way into the job.
Don’t look at my cards — that’s cheating. (翻译)
别去那家商店，他们常常欺骗顾客。
他骗取了这份工作。
别看我的牌，那是作弊。
2. What a funny story!
感叹句是表示说话时惊异、喜悦、赞赏、愤怒等感情的句子。多用what或how开头，句末用感叹号。感叹句可省略主语和谓语。
e.g. What an interesting story it is! 多有趣的故事啊！
What interesting books they are! 多有趣的书啊！
感叹句的句式结构
1) what引导的感叹句结构
What +(a/an) +形容词 +名词 (+主语+谓语) +其他！
e.g. What a lovely day it is!
What bad weather it is!
2) how引导的感叹句结构
How +形容词/副词 (+主语 +谓语) +其他！
e.g. How big the dining room is！
How well she dances!
Step 8 Exercises
根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。每词限用一次。
gold stupid nobody cheat
1. If you had any brains (头脑) at all, you wouldn't ask such a _______ question.
2. Jane is wearing a _______ ring on her middle finger.
3. Don't look at my cards — that's ________.
4. The phone rang several times but _______ answered it.
Step 9 Homework
Watch the video and summarize the story in your own words.
Section B 2 (2a-2e)
一、教学目标：
1. 能掌握以下单词和短语：stepmother, wife, husband, whole, scene, shine, bright, moonlight, ground, lead, voice, brave
能掌握以下句型：
One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow.
The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die.
We thought you were never coming back.
It’s leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and candy.
As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.
2. 多阅读中外传统文学名著，让学生们明白中国传统文化的博大、精深，并吸取 中国传统文化中的精华。了解外国的文化，开阔自己眼界。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。
2) 阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。
3) 让学生了解戏剧的要素、语言特点、表现手法。
2. 教学难点
剧本的演绎和词汇的恰当使用。
三、教学过程
Step 1 Presentation
1. Present the new words on the big screen and learn the new words.
2. Ss read and try to remember the new words.
stepmother n. 继母
step- (前缀) 继的 e.g. stepfather, stepchildren, stepson
e.g. Her stepmother was kind to her.
她的继母对她很好。
wife n. 妻子; 太太
e.g. He phoned his wife to say he’d be late.
他打电话告诉他太太说要晚到。
husband n. 丈夫
e.g. They lived together as husband and wife for years.
他们结为夫妇共同生活了很多年.
whole adj. 全部的; 整体的
辨析: whole强调整体上 the whole + n.
all强调全部(数量上)all the + n.
e.g. All the students succeeded in the exam.
所有的学生考试合格。
scene n. 场；场景
e.g. The last scene has been cut off from the film.
最后一个场景已经从电影中剪掉了。
shine v. 发光; 照耀
e.g. Thu sun was shining and the sky was blue. 阳光灿烂, 天空一片蓝。
bright adv. 明亮地; 光亮地
e.g. The moon shines so bright tonight. 今晚的月亮如此明亮。
拓展：bright adj. 明亮的; 光线充足的
e.g. The sky is usually bright and blue. 天空通常明亮湛蓝。
ground n. 地；地面
e.g. Heavy snow has covered the ground. 大雪覆盖了地面。
lead v. 带路；领路
e.g. Would you please to lead us around your factory
你能带我们参观一下你的工厂吗？
brave adj. 勇敢的
e.g. I think Liu Yang is a brave soldier.
我认为刘阳是一位勇敢的士兵。
voice n. 声音
e.g. A man’s voice is usually lower than woman’s.
男子的声音通常比女子的低。
My cousin has a beautiful voice. 我表妹有优美的嗓音。
辨析：voice 指嗓音
sound指自然界里的任何声音
e.g. I woke at the sound of the bell. 我一听到铃声就醒了。
Step 2 Warm up
1. Show some fairy tales. Tell Ss a fairy tale is an old, traditional story.
Do you know what these fairy tales are about
Sleeping Beauty 睡美人
Cinderella 灰姑娘
Little Red Riding Hood 小红帽
2. Now discuss them with your partner.
3. Ask some Ss say what they know about these fairy stories.
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty is about a princess who falls asleep for a long time under a spell by a wicked fairy. She is awakened by a prince's kiss years later.
Cinderella:
Cinderella is about a young woman who is bullied (欺负) by her stepmother and
stepsisters. Using magic, her fairy godmother gives her a beautiful dress and a carriage to attend a ball at the palace, but she must return home by midnight before the magic ends. Cinderella meets a handsome prince but has to leave the ball in a hurry and she loses a glass slipper. The prince finds it and tells everyone he will marry the person to whom the slipper belongs. The stepsisters each try on the slipper but it does not fit them. Cinderella tries on the slipper and it fits. She marries the prince and they live happily ever after.
Little Red Riding Hood
It is about a young girl who faces danger when she meets a big, bad wolf. While she is on her way to visit her grandmother, the wolf dresses up and pretends to be her grandmother waiting in her bed. The wolf hopes to catch and eat Little Red Riding Hood. She is saved by a woodcutter who kills the wolf.
4. What other fairy tales do you know
Do you know Hansel and Gretel What do you know about it
Hansel and Gretel are poor children. Their mother died because of an accident when they were 3 years old. Nowadays, they lived with their father and stepmother.
One day, a bad news happened to Gretel and Hansel. It’s a midnight, their stepmother advised their father to leave the children to die in forest. Otherwise the whole family could die.
Let’s listen to the fairy tale to know what happened next
Step 3 Reading
Ask Ss to read through the passage and decide what kind of text it is. Is it a letter, a play a short story or something else
Ss may find out that it’s a play.
戏剧一般根据场景的不同分为不同的幕；戏剧文本多以人物对白为主，偶尔会有
旁白或舞台指示语；有的戏剧文本会对故事背景有简单的介绍。
Work on 2c
1. Read the play and try to match each description below with the correct scene.
A. The children get lost.
B. The children wake up.
C. The children cannot find the pieces of bread.
D. Gretel learns about Hansel’s plan.
E. The children surprise the parents.
F. Hansel has to change his plan.
G. The children learn that something bad is going to happen.
SCENE ONE _____ SCENE TWO ____
SCENE THREE ____ SCENE FOUR ____
SCENE FIVE _____ SCENE SIX _____
SCENE SEVEN _____
2. Ss read the play carefully and try to match each description.
3. Check the answers with the class.
Now let’s work on 2d. First read the questions below. Then try to read the play again and find the answers to the questions.
1) Why does the wife tell her husband to leave the children in the forest
2) What does Hansel go out to get
3) Why does he do it in the moonlight
4) How do Hansel and Gretel find their way home
5) Why do Hansel and Gretel get lost the second time
2. Ss read the play again and try to find the answers to the questions.
3. Let some Ss read their answers and correct their mistakes.
4. Ss check their answers with their partners.
5. Complete the chart.
Ask Ss to act out the play Hansel and Gretel in groups of four.
Step 4 Language points
One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow.
有一年，天气太干旱了，以至于粮食颗粒不长。
so… that… 如此……以至于……
so + adj./adv. +that
so + adj. + a/an +可数名词单数形式+that从句
e.g. That bird’s song is so beautiful that we should follow it.
I’m so interested in the job that I will try to get it.
He is so kind a boy that we all like him.
【链接】
such ... that ... 如此……以至于……
such + a / an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 + that ...
such + 形容词 + 可数名词复数 / 不可数名词 + that …
such ... that...结构和so ... that ...结构通常可以互相转换。
e.g. They are such difficult problems that nobody can work them out.
= The problems are so difficult that nobody can work them out.
2. The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die.
妻子告诉丈夫，如果他不把孩子们扔到森林里让他们自生自灭，整个家庭就会灭亡。
whole adj. 全部的；整体的 通常修饰可数名词单数，一般放在冠词(a, the)、物主代词、指示代词等限定词之后 the whole book, my whole life, that whole day
all adj. 所有的；全部的 通常修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词，一般放在冠词 (the)、物主代词、指示代词等限定词之前 all the bread, all my books, all that afternoon
We thought you were never coming back.
我们以为你们再也回不来了。
We thought…表示人们过去的某种想法，判断。我们原想……; 我们本以为……
e.g. I thought he would come, but he didn’t.
我们原想他会来的，但他却没有。
As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.
你们一醒来就必须和爸爸去森林里。
as soon as 一……就…… 引导时间状语从句
as soon as引导的时间状语从句可以位于主句之前，也可以位于主句之后。当时间状语从句位于主句之前时，常用逗号与主句隔开。
e.g. She knew there was something wrong as soon as she got into the room.
= As soon as she got into the room, she knew there was something wrong.
5. It’s leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and candy.
它在把我们引向那座由面包、蛋糕和糖果做成的美妙小屋。
made of bread, cake and candy作定语，修饰名词house, 形容词wonderful也是house的定语。在英语中，大部分形容词作定语修饰名词时应前置，短语或句子作定语修饰名词时则后置。如：the young people in the room 屋子里的年轻人
6. The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die.
妻子告诉丈夫，如果他不把孩子们扔到森林里让他们自生自灭，整个家庭就会灭亡。
unless的意思是“如果不，若非，除非”，它引导的是一个条件状语从句，相当于if…not。因此，上面的句子改写为: …if he didn’t leave the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die.
7. Who is brave enough to eat my house
谁这么大胆，敢来吃我的房子？
enough adj. 足够的；充分的，修饰不可数名词，也修饰可数名词的复数形式。enough可位于名词前或后。
enough adv.足够地；充分地。修饰形容词或副词。enough位于所修饰词后。
e.g. We have enough money / money enough to buy a car.
Do you have enough books / books enough for the kids
The house is big enough for us.
They can’t walk fast enough.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 他年龄够大了，可以上学了。
He’s ________ ________ to go to school.
2) 我们离开得不够早。
We didn’t leave ________ ________.
3) 会议室里有足够的座位。
There are ________ ________ in the meeting room.
Step 5 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。每词限用一次。
shine voice brave wife bright
1. You could tell from her _______ that she wasn't happy.
2. Love makes some people _______ and some people crazy.
3. Although the sun was _______ it wasn't very warm.
4. It's a _______ sunny day. Why don't we go out to play
5. It's very sad when husbands and _______ quarrel (吵架) with each other.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 这个婴儿正在地上玩耍。
This baby is playing _______ _______ _______.
2. 一个服务员把我们领到我们的桌子前。
A waiter _______ _______ _______ our table.
3. 全家人都被这个消息震惊了。
_______ _______ _______ was shocked by the news.
4. 我们计划今年夏天去法国旅游。
We _______ _______ _______ to visit France this summer.
5. 我们本以为他是认真的，但是实际上他在开玩笑。
_______ _______ he was serious but in fact he was joking.
Step 6 Homework
Read the play a third time and underline the key words in each scene.
Section B 3 (3a-Self check)
一、教学目标：
1. 复习unless, as soon as, so…that…的用法。
学生能够用英语概述自己喜欢的童话故事。
学生能用就本单元所学习的寓言故事等语言材料，完成练习。
2. 多阅读中外传统文学名著，让学生们明白中国传统文化的博大、精深，并吸取中国传统文化中的精华。了解外国的文化，开阔自己眼界。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
对上节所学短文的内容，完成写段落关键词及短文填空的任务。
掌握本单元所学连词的用法，并能运用这些连词概述自己喜欢的童话故事。
能用本单元所学习的寓言故事等语言材料，进行完形填空。
2. 教学难点：
完成自己喜欢的童话故事梗概。
三、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
Let Ss act out the play in groups.
Step 2 Pre-writing
Work on 3a.
1. The key words in a scene help you know the main meaning of the play. Read the story again and write some key words from each scene.
Scene 1: plan, kill, save,
Scene 2: _____________________________
Scene 3: _____________________________
Scene 4: ______________________________
Scene 5: _____________________________
Scene 6: _____________________________
Scene 7: ______________________________
3. Ss try to write down their answers in the blanks.
4. Walk around the class give any help Ss may need.
5. Let some Ss read their answers and discuss with their partners.
Work on 3b.
Gretel heard that their ________ planned to ____ her and her brother. But Hansel had a plan to _____ himself and his sister. He went to get some white ______ before he went to bed that night. The next day, the wife sent the children to the ________. Hansel ________ the stones as they walked.
Later that night, they could see the stones because of the shining _______. The stones showed them the way home. Hansel wanted to get more stones, but his stepmother did not let him go out. The next morning, the wife sent the children to the forest again. Hansel had no stones, so he dropped _____ of _______. But the ______ ate them, so Hansel and Gretel were _____ in the forest.
They walked until they saw a _______ made of food. Hansel wanted to ______ the house, but then they heard the voice of an old _______ coming from the house.
Step 3 Writing guidance
写作指导：Write a summary of a fairy tale.
1. 体裁：记叙文
2. 时态：一般过去时
3. 人称: 第三人称
4. 讲述故事时，可按照时间顺序展开。如可用表示时间的词语once upon a time, one day引入故事；用when, then, as soon as叙述故事的发展； 用in the end引出故事的结尾。这些词语的使用使故事情节紧凑、脉络清晰。
Sample:
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood.
One day her grandma was sick. Her mom was very busy. She went to see Grandma alone.
When she was walking in the forest, she met a wolf. She didn’t know he was bad. She told him about Grandma. The wolf was so hungry that he wanted to eat the girl and her grandma. Then the wolf came up with an idea.
He asked the girl to pick flowers for Grandma while he went to Grandma’s house to eat her. After that, he put on Grandma’s clothes and lay in her bed. As soon as Little Red Riding Hood arrived, the wolf suddenly caught her and ate her.
In the end, a hunter passed by and saw this. He shot the wolf and saved Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma.
Step 4 Self check
Work on Self check 1.
1. Review the use of unless, as soon as, so…that.
2. Let Ss read the sentences in Self check 1. Then Ss try to make their own sentences.
1. We’ll be late unless…
2. You won’t be successful unless …
3. As soon as I got to the bus stop…
4. Bill opened his book as soon as …
5. The movie was so touching that…
6. The boy was so excited that…
3. Let some Ss read their sentences. Correct the mistakes.
Work on Self check 2.
1) Tell Ss to read the short passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the
verbs in the brackets.
Once upon a time, there ______ (be) an emperor. He _______ (love) buying and looking at clothes. One day, two brothers ______ (come) to the city. They ______ (tell) the emperor that they could make beautiful clothes for him, but he must ______ (give) them silk and gold. The brothers _____ (be) bad people. They ______ (keep) all the silk and gold for themselves. They told the emperor the clothes they made _____ (be) special because only clever people could _____ (see) them. When the emperor ______ (put) on the clothes, all he could see was his underwear. But he didn’t want people to _______ (think) he was stupid, so he _____ (say) the clothes were beautiful. Then he _______ (walk) around the city in his new clothes until one boy _______ (shout), “The emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!”
2) Tell Ss should try to read through the passage first. Then try to fill in the blanks. Make sure to use the right tense.
3) Ss work by themselves and try to fill in the blanks.
4) Check the answers with the class.
Step 5 Exercises
根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。每词限用一次。
wife, couple, gold, magic, whole, marry, fit, bright, excite, agree
Have you ever heard of Pang Wei and Du Li They are China's first (1)_______ to become Olympic champion (奥运冠军). The husband Pang Wei got a(n) (2)_______ medal (奖牌) at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, while the (3)_______ Du Li won one at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and another at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. They (4)_______ on November 29, 2009 and their son was born (出生) on August 8, 2010.
Pang Wei was born on July 19, 1986 in the city of Baoding, Hebei Province. When he was young, he liked toy (玩具) guns so much that they were like (5)_______ objects to him. One of his neighbors thought that shooting (6)_______ him, so she advised him to train for shooting one day in 2000. This (7)_______ Pang Wei. He asked his parents to send him to a sports school to train for shooting and they finally (8)_______. Pang Wei trained hard and two years later he began to take part in different competitions.
Du Li was born on March 5, 1982 in a small town in the city of Zibo, Shandong Province. When she was twelve, a policeman named Du Zhaoxiang became her stepfather. In order to help her have a(n) (9)_______ future, her stepfather sent her to train for shooting in a sports school. Soon she became interested in shooting and often spent the (10)_______ day training. In 1998, she took part in an important competition and won second place. This made her stepfather very happy. He believed that his stepdaughter could do even better in the future.
Step 6 Homework
Try to write a summary of your favorite fairy tale.
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