人教版八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains Section A 1a—2d 课件（共31张PPT，内嵌音、视频）

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Unit6
An old man tried to move the mountains.
SA 1a-2d
年 级：八年级
学 科：初中英语（人教版）
After this class, you will be able to:
Master words and phrases about the Chinese folk story of Yu Gong Moves the Mountains.
Learn about the meaning of some conjunctions, such as “as soon as”, “so…that…”, “unless” and so on.
Retell the story of Yu Gong Moves the Mountains with proper conjunctions by using six elements of telling a story.
Evaluate and comment on Yu Gong Moves the Mountains and generate your own ideas about the story.
Learning Objectives
Chinese folk stories.
Chinese folk stories
Lead-in
Chinese folk stories
Once upon a time, there was a great woman. She tried her best to repair the sky…
Nü Wa Repairs the Sky
once upon a time
=long long ago
很久以前
Once upon a time, there was a great man. He shot down the nine suns.
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
shoot(shot)
v.射击
Chinese folk stories
Chinese folk stories
Once upon a time, Monkey King and his partners took risks to the west .
Journey to the West
Once upon a time, there was an old and weak man. He tried to move the mountains.
Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
weak
adj.虚弱的
Chinese folk stories
1a
Match the story with the pictures [a-d].
a
b
c
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
Watch and guess which story it is talking about.
Journey to the West
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
Nü Wa Repairs the Sky
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear.
The two mountains are very high and big.
A very old man tried to move the mountains.
A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.
1b
Listen and match the pictures, and then fill the details to tell the story.
How does it begin
What happened next
Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
Once upon a time, there was a very _____ man. There were ______ mountains ________ his house. They were ____ high and _____ that it _____ a long time _____ walk to the other side.
old
two
near
so
big
took
to
The old man told his _______ that they should all help ____ _____ the mountains.
family
to
Yu Gong said they could put it ____ the ____ because it's ____ _____ to hold everything. So they all started _______ the next day.
digging
into
sea
big enough
move
1c
1. How does the story begin
2. What happened next
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
Discuss the story with your partner.
1. How does the story begin
2. What happened next
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
How to tell the rest of the story
Pre-listening
kept digging the mountains
talked to Yu Gong
moved the stones
took the mountains away
Discuss the rest of the story according to the pictures below.
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.
2a
3
2
1
4
A man saw Yu Gong and his (children / family) when they were working on moving the mountains.
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.
He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor / weak).
3
1
2
4
5. This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
2b
Listen and circle the words you hear.
听力小技巧：
1. 分清楚各个人物名称；
2. 清晰捕捉句子关键词；
3. 关注连接词如when, because, as soon as, unless ,把握事件发展的顺序。
1.Did Yu Gong give up moving the mountains
2.What can you learn from the story
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，你从不会知道什么是可能的，除非你尽力使其发生。
1. How does the story begin
2. What happened next
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains
4. What happened then
5. What happened at last
6. What can you learn from the story
When
Where
Who
Why
How
What
When
Where
Who
Why
How
What
Six Elements of Telling a Story
When did the story happen
Where did the story happen
Who is the main character
Why did that happen
What is the end of the story
How did
it develop
Listen to their opinions
Do they have the same opinions
Read the conversation and fill in the blanks
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s opinion
1. really interesting
2. a good way to solve the problem
3. anything is possible if you work hard
1. silly
2. doesn't seem possible
3. try to find other ways
1. neither of them are wrong
2. many sides to a story and many ways to understand
Teacher: So ... the story of Yu Gong
Wang Ming: I think it’s... Yu Gong ...
Claudia: Really I think it’s .... It ...
Wang Ming: But t...! Yu Gong ....
Claudia: Well, I still don’t... I think ...
Wang Ming: But...
Claudia: Well, .... That’s...!
Teacher: You .... There ....
Role Play the conversation
What do you think of Yu Gong’s story
What do you think of the character Yu Gong
Pros Cons
interesting
silly
educational
meaningless
…
…
Discussion
I think (that)…
In my opinion= As far as I am concerned= Personally
= From my point of view, …
I think Yu Gong’s story is really moving. In my opinion, we can learn a lot from Yu Gong. He is hard-working and he tries his best to achieve his dream. Anything is possible if we work hard. When I meet difficulties in life, I will think of Yu Gong. Then I can keep fighting and never give up.
Report
Anything is possible if you work hard.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The key to success is to hold on to
your dreams and never give up.
Whatever difficulties you come across, keep trying and never give up.
Homework
1.
1. Retell the Chinese folk story Yu Gong Moves the Mountains to your friends in your own words.
2. Search the Internet to find another traditional Chinese story and share it with us in English.
Journey to the West
Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Nü Wa Repairs the Sky
Once upon a time
* One day…
* …when…
* As soon as…
* …so…that…
* Finally,…
Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains. SA 1a-2d
Key words
What do you think of the story
There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand.
stone
dig-dug
shoot-shot
weak
work on doing sth.
remind sb. that…
continue to do sth.
a good way to solve the problem
Thank You