Unit 6 Section A 1a-2d 课件 人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 6
An Old Man Tried to Move the Mountains.
Sec. A (1a-2d)
What traditional Chinese stories do you know?
The story is about
two men, a pig and
a monkey.
Journey to the West
The story is about a man who created the world.
Pangu created the world
The story is about a great woman who tries her best to repair the sky.
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
The story is about a man who shoots down nine suns to protect people.
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
The story is about
a woman who flies to the moon.
Chang E Flies to the Moon
The story is about
an old man who moves the mountains
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Match the story with the pictures [a-d].
____Journey to the West
____Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
____Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
____Nü Wa Repairs the Sky
d
a
c
b
a
b
c
d
Tips:
1.英语中没有书名号,书名用斜体表示；
2.书名中的连接词介词冠词等虚词不大写，其他首字母大写。
1a
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?
____ 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.
They are talking about “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain”.
1b
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
________________, there was a very old man. There were two _________ near his house. They were ___ high and big ____ it _____ a long time to walk to
the other side. Then the old
man told his family that
they should all ________ him to
_________________. He wants to put all the______ and ______ from the mountains into the ______
because it’s___ enough to ____ everything. So they all started__________ the next day.
Once upon a time
mountains
so
that
took
move the mountains
big
hold
When did the story take place?
Why did the old man want to move the mountains?
What did he ask his family do?
help
Where could they put all thw earth and stone from the mountains?
earth
stone
digging
sea
Listen and repeat.
Wang Ming: Hi, Anna. In my Chinese class today, we read a
famous story called Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
Anna: Oh, how does the story begin?
Wang Ming: Well, once upon a time, there was a very old
man. There were two mountains near his house.
They were so high and big that it took a long
time to walk to the other side.
Anna: So what happened next?
被称作=named
故事是怎样开始的？
it takes sb. + 时间 + to do
接下来发生了什么？
另一边
Wang Ming: Well, the old man told his family that they should all
help him to move the mountains.
Anna: Mm, but an old man probably couldn’t even move a
small tree.
Wang Ming: Yes, that’s what his wife said, too.
Anna: And where would they put all the earth and stone from
the mountains?
Wang Ming: Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea because it’s
big enough to hold everything. So they all started
digging the next day.
可能，大概
v. 举办,容纳,
抓住,保持
v. 挖，凿
Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. How does the story begin?
1c
2. What happened next?
3. Where would they put all the earth and
stone from the mountains?
1. What happened next?
sth. + happen + to sb. 表示“某人出了某事”，

happen→ happened 发生；碰巧
他昨天出了车祸。
An accident ________________ yesterday.
happened to him
sb. + happen + to do 表示某人碰巧做了某事。
我们打电话时她刚巧不在。
____________________ when we called.
She happened to be out
Language Point
sth. + happened + 地点/时间，表示某地/某时发生了某事，此时主语是物。
Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. How does the story begin?
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.
1c
2. What happened next?
The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.
3. Where would they put all the earth and
stone from the mountains?
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough
to hold everything.
b
c
a
d
Look at the pictures and describe the pictures.
A. move the earth and stone
B. kept on digging
C. taking the mountains away
D. old and weak
Yu Gong and his family .
Yu Gong and his family began
to .
Two men were talking.
Two gods were .
B
A
D
C
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.
3
2
1
4
2a
Listen again and circle the words you hear.
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 another (two / three) gods to help 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.
2b
work on 从事，忙于
remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事
continue to do sth. 继续做某事
be moved by... 被......感动
send sb. to do sth. 派某人去做某事
take...away 带走......
as soon as 一...就
2. He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and weak.
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 。
Geography is my weak subject.
2. weak的名词形式为weakness，意为“懦弱；衰弱；弱点，缺点”。
He thought crying was a sign of weakness.
moved “受感动的”，修饰人。
moving “令人感动的；感人的”，修饰物。
我如此感动，以至于忍不住哭了起来。
I was so _________ that I couldn’t help crying.
这部电影相当感人，所以我又看了一次。
The movie is quite _________, so I watched it once again.
moved
moving
2. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.
was moved 是被动语态结构，意为“被感动”。
3.This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
The movie reminds me ____ my childhood.
My parents often remind me _____ study hard.
He reminds me _____ it is necessary to take some money with me.
of
to
that
remind: “提醒；使想起”
remind sb of/about sb/sth: “使(某人)想起(相似的人或物)”
remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. + that/what 从句
Listen and repeat.
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 the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
其余的...
begin to do 开始做
work on 从事
一...就..
finish doing sth. 完成做某事
continue to do 继续做某事
Listen and repeat.
His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So 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. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
keep (on) doing 坚持/持续做某事
sb. be moved by... 某人被...感动
remind 提醒
可能的
Do you know how to tell a story?
(1) When and where did the story happen? (时间和地点)
(2) Who is the main character? (人物)
(3) How does the story begin? (起因)
(4) What happened next? Why did that happen? (经过)
(5) What is the end of the story? (结果)
故事的六要素：时间、地点、人物、起因、经过和结果
The simple past tense
一般过去时
Try to retell the story: Yu Gong Moves the Mountains.
once upon a time
There was __________.
There were _________.
They were ________.
So
The old man told his family that they should ______him to________.
They started to do.
They began to move _____and _____ to ____________.
The next day
A man saw ___________.
He told Yu that___________. Because he was __________.
One day
As aoon as
The man_____________.
Yu said ______________.
They kept on _________.
Finally
A god was _________.
He sent two ________.
Discussion
Is it difficult to move the mountains？Why？
The mountains are big and high.
太行，王屋二山，方七百里，高万仞。本在冀州之南，河阳之北
北山愚公者，年且九十，面山而居。其妻献疑曰：以君之力，曾不能损魁（ku）父之丘，如太行、王屋何？且焉置土石？
You Gong is old and weak . He is 90 years old and he couldn’t move even a small tone.
遂率子孙荷担者三夫，叩石垦壤，箕畚运于渤海之尾。邻人京城氏之孀妻有遗男，始龀，跳往助之。
Only his family and neighbors offer help
Some peole laugh at him and told him that he couldn never do it.
Discussion
What do you think of Yu Gong？
河曲智叟笑而止之曰：“甚矣，汝之不惠！以残年余力，曾不能毁山之一毛，其如土石何？”
The story is...
interesting
meaningful
silly
educational
meaningless
Let’s watch and answer.
2d
1. What’s the relationship between them?
2.What are their opinions about the story?
A teacher and her students.
2.What are their opinions about the story?
Wang Ming
Claudia
Teacher
interesting
a good way
a little bit silly[?s?li]
impossible
many sides
and ways
2d Role-play the conversation.
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.
Claudia: Well, I still don't agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.
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.
2d Role-play the conversation.
1. 尽力做某事
2.朝…射击
3.从事/忙于做某事
4.一....就
5.从前
6.继续做某事
7.被…感动
8.派某人去做某事
9.拿走，带走
10.提醒某人某事
11. 让它发生
try to do sth.
shoot at
work on doing sth
as soon as
once upon a time
continue to do sth
be moved by
send sb. to do sth.
take away
remind sb. of sth
make it happen
Summary
（杭州中考）The medical treatment lasted many months and made him very _____ . At times, he nearly died.
sad B. scared C. poor D. weak
（自贡中考）—What do you think of the movie Fanghua?
—It is moving and it _____ my grandma _____ the life in the countries.
reminds; of B. lets; down C. wakes; up
一、单项选择
D
A
1
2
3
（宿迁中考）Santaishan Forest Park is beautiful that it has become a hot tourist attraction.
A. so B. very C. such D. quite
A
二、根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1.?咱们玩纸牌吧,?别看电视了。
Let’s play cards ________ ________ watching television.
2.?我们正致力于策划建一个新的游泳池。
We _______ _________ ________ plans to build a new swimming pool.
3.?不要把包放在沙发上，把它拿走。
Don’t put the bag on the sofa. _______ _______ _______.
4.?我一下班回家就要开始准备晚饭。
I will begin to prepare dinner _______ _______ _______ I come back from work.
instead of?
are working on
as soon as?
Take it away