(共19张PPT)
Lesson 21
The Fable of the Woodcutter
《狼和小羊》
The Wolf and the Lamb
《龟兔赛跑》
The Hare and the Tortoise
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Do you know?
Do you know?
《揠苗助长》
Plucking up a crop to help it grow
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《守株待兔》
Wait for windfalls
《刻舟求剑》
Take measures without
attention to the changes in circumstances
《自相矛盾》
Self-contradiction
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Do you know?
寓言早在我国春秋战国时代就已经盛行。当时一些思想家把寓言当成辩论的手段。为了在政治主张上战胜对方,为了阐明自已的观点,互相责难,辩论,往往取材于古代神话、传说、民间故事或谚语。通过艺术加工,用鲜明生动的抽象的代替议论进行激烈的争辨斗争。
世界各国的寓言作品也很多。世界最早的寓言集是《伊索寓言》,其它比较著名的寓言集或寓言较集中的作品有《克雷洛夫寓言》、《列那狐的故事》《百喻经》《拉封丹寓言》 等。
Do you like reading fables What fables have you read
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A fable is a fictional story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson.
Moral teaches right and wrong, good and bad.
They are all fables.
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Learning aims
1. To listen and understand the fable of the
woodcutter
2. To summarize the moral(寓意) of the story
3. To learn some useful words and
expressions
fable
woodcutter
axe
dive
admit
silver
policy
n. 寓言
n. 伐木工
n. 斧子
v. (dived或dove/dived)
跳水;俯冲
v. 承认;赞同
adj. & n. 银(的)
n. 原则;政策
Words and
Expressions
1. What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake
2. Who appeared as the woodcutter cried
3. How did the woodcutter get back his old axe
4. Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents
He lost his axe in the water.
A spirit appeared.
The spirit dove into the lake and brought back his axe.
Because the spirit was so happy with the
woodcutter’s honesty.
Listen to the lesson and answer the questions.
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原文呈现
Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter. One day, when he was cutting wood beside a lake, he lost his axe in the water. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. He sat down and began to cry. As he cried, a spirit appeared. She asked the man what was wrong. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him.But what could she do to help
本句为过去进行时态,句子结构为“was/were+doing”,表示“过去某一时刻正在发生的事情”。
get back意思是“找回;取回;恢复”,可以用get back sth.结构,也可以用get sth. back结构。
make/earn one’s/a living意为“谋生”。
He had to make his own living when he was ten years old.
while和as引导的时间状语从句的谓语是延续性动词;when引导的时间状语从句的谓语既可以是延续性动词,也可以是非延续性动词。
原文呈现
Suddenly she came up with a great idea. The spirit dove into the lake and brought back a gold axe.
“Is this the axe you lost ” asked the good spirit. The man looked at the gold axe, knowing it wasn’t his. Because he was honest, he admitted to the spirit that it wasn’t his axe.
So the spirit dove into the water again and brought back a silver axe. Once again, the man said that was not his axe.
dive into 投入;潜入
I saw a rabbit dive into the hole.我看见一只兔子钻进洞里。
bring back 带回;还回;使记起
All library books must be brought back before June 30.
admit表示“向某人承认”要搭配介词to。
The student admitted his mistakes to his teacher.
那个学生向老师承认了错误。
admit to sb. that…意为“向某人承认……”。
原文呈现
The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter’s old axe. “That is the right one! ” said the woodcutter. The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter’s old axe. “That is the right one! ” said the woodcutter. The spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty that she gave him the other two axes as presents.
Honesty truly is the best policy.
“不定冠词+序数词”表示相对前一个而言的“又一,再一”。
He has seen the film three times, but he wants to see it a fourth time.
那部电影他已看过三次,可他还想再看一次。
“定冠词+序数词”表示按顺序排列的“第……次”。
It is the fifthtime that I have met him.这是我第五次和他见面了。
honesty是honest的名词形式,意为“诚实”;
dishonest为honest的反义词,意为“不诚实的”。
Read the lesson again. Think about the spirit and the woodcutter. Match each person with the words that describe them.
helpful
clever
honest
foolish
warm-hearted
dishonest
kind
poor
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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box.
silver admit make one’s living come up with dive into
1. He_________ to his parents that he broke the
window. They were happy with his honesty.
2. That old lady is very poor. She _______________ by selling newspapers.
3. I’m afraid to________ the swimming pool.
4. He ____________ a fun way to learn math.
5. She wore a ______ chain around her neck.
admitted
makes her living
dive into
came up with
silver
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Work in groups to learn more about fables. You can do one of the following tasks:
1. Find the rest of the fable on the Internet. Act it out.
2. Find another fable and act it out. You can search on the Internet or look in books. Don’t forget to find the moral in your fable.
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Ⅰ. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese given in the brackets.
Genius without education is like_________
(银子)in the mine﹙矿井﹚.
2. What does this ______(寓言) tell us
3. The_______(政策) guarantees us against all loss.
4. She immediately came to me to _____(承认)her mistake.
5. ________(诚实) truly is the best policy.
silver
fable
policy
admit
Honesty
Exercise
Ⅱ. Fill in each blank with one word according to the Chinese in the brackets.
When did you ____ ____ ____ _______
(从加拿大回来)
2. She had to _____ _____ ____ _______ (自己谋生) when she was still a child.
3. Find a hobby or activity you enjoy doing and _____ _____ (投入)it.
4. We like to travel and _____ _____ (带回) interesting things from the various places.
get back from Canada
make her own living
dive into
bring back
Exercise
Homework:
1. Preview the words and expressions in Lesson 22.
2. Moral of the Story: Choose a fable that you have read in class or find a new one and write a paragraph about what the moral of the story is and why it is an important moral to learn.
Thank you!