Topic: Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Period: 1(Section A 1a-2d) Name: School:
Teaching aims:
Knowledge aims:1.Get the students to learn the words and phrases: Shoot, remind, once upon a time, as soon as, so…that, weak, unless, god, stone, digKeep doing sth., continue to do sth., remind sb, of sth., try to do sth.,2.The students will be able to use the expressions:The story reminds us that…Once upon a time, there was/were…
Ability aims:1. The students can get the general ideas of the story by listening.2.To improve the students’ listening and speaking abilities. 3. To train the students’ ability of retelling the story.
Emotional aims:You can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
Teaching important points:How to retell a story and how to use the conjunctions.
Teaching difficult points:How to tell the Chinese story in English .
Teaching tools:ppt
Teaching procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Purposes
Step 1 warming upShow the picture of the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.Show the four pictures in 1a. Students watch and answer.Students say the names of the four pictures in 1a. Get Ss know something about this unit.
Step 2 Presentation & talk1.Get students to do 1b.2.Then get students to work in pairs talking about the beginning of the story.. Students listen to 1b and get to know sth about the background of the story.The reason why Yu Gong wanted to move the mountains was that there were two big mountains near his house and they were so big and high that it took a long time to walk to the other side. Know sth. about the background of the story.To make the listening easier in the next step.
Step 3 ListeningShow students 4 pictures and get them to catch the information from the story and guess the rest of the story.Listen to 2b and circle the words.Listen and repeat.Retell the rest of the story. 1.Guess the rest of the story and learn some new words.2. Listen again and circle the words To train Ss’ listening skills by catching the key words.
Step 4 Pair workGet students to retell the story of Yu Gong according to some key words, pictures or the mind map. Students retell the story according to the information.Students should use the conjunctions like : This story tells us that.... To improve the students’ ability of using the language.
Step 5 2d and Group work1.Read 2d and fill in the blanks2.Ask the Ss to work in groups of four and tell the story of Hou Yi Shoots the Suns, then make a report. Ss share the opinions about the story,then make a report. Help the students to use the language points fluently. Enlarge the knowledge.
Step 6 Homework Retell the story of “Yu Gong Moves a Mountain”。
Blackboard design Unit 6 An old tried to move the mountains. beginning—development---ending---the moral
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Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains
Section A (1a-2d)（教案）(共16张PPT)
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What stories have you watched onTV
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
Journey to the West
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Do you know the names of these stories？
Warm-up
1a
Match the stories with the pictures.
___ Journey to the West
___ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
___ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
___ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
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1b
Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear.
They are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
____ 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.
______________, there was an old man.
There were two mountains near his house.
They were so high and big that it ____ a long time to walk to the other side.
The old man told his family that they should ______ him to _____the mountains.
Yu Gong said they could put it into _____.
Once upon a time
sea
Listen and answer the questions.
1c
How does the story begin
What happened next
Where would they put all the earth and stone
took
Tip 1: Just write down the first letter of each word.
Beginning
help
move
when
who
where
why
What happened next
Predict and number the pictures [1-4] to make a story.
2a
A
B
D
C
2
1
4
Listen and check the orders of the story.
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Tip 2: Predicting will make it easier to listen .
1. A man saw Yu Gong and his (children/family) working on moving the mountains.
2b
Listen again and circle the words you hear.
2. He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and(poor/ weak).
3. As soon as the man finished (talking/speaking), Yu Gong said his family could continue to move the mountain 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.
the creator and the ruler of the world
cannot move quickly or carry heavy things
2b
Listen again and fill in the mind-map.
Development
1. Yu Gong and his family ____ to move the earth and stone to the sea.
2. One day, a man ____ Yu Gong and his children working on moving the mountains. He ____ Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.
3. As soon as the man _______ talking, Yu Gong said his family could _______ to move the mountain after he died.
4. So Yu Gong and his family ____________ day after day and year after year.
began
saw
told
finished
continue
kept on digging
began to
saw
told
finished
continue to
kept on digging
Tip 3: Key words are useful for you to know the development of a story.
2b
Listen and choose the correct answer.
What happened at last
A. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.
B. Finally, Yu Gong moved the mountains away by himself.
C. Finally, Yu Gong’s children moved the mountains away.
2. What does the story tell us
The story reminds us that we should give up difficult things.
The story reminds us that the god is helpful.
C. The story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
The moral (寓意)
Ending
god
moved
sent
unless
reminds
Pair work
Tell the story in a chain.
beginning
development
ending
the moral
when:once upon a time
who:there was…
where:there were…near
his house
why:so high and big ;took
told ;help…move…
began to…move…to the sea;
saw…were working on moving…; told…could never;
finished; said…continue to…after he died;
kept on digging…
was moved by...
sent
take…away
remind
Tip 4: Mind-map, key words and pictures will help you to tell the story.
Wang Ming’s opinions Claudia’s opinions
1.really ____________ 2.it’s a_____________to solve a problem 3.anything is possible if you ___________ 1.a little bit ________
2.it’sdoesn‘t seem very________to move a mountain
3.try to find ___________ to solve a problem, e.g. build a road
2d
interesting
work hard
good way
silly
other ways
possible
Teacher’s conclusions There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
not clever;stupid
Read 2d and fill in the blanks.
2d
T:So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong
W:I think it’s really interesting.Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.
C:Really I think it’s a little bit silly.It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
W: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.
C:Well,I still don’t agree with you.I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.
W:But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains
C:Well,there are many other ways.For example,he could build a road.
That’s better and faster than moving a mountain!
T: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.
Read.
2d Group work
Role-play.
replace;take place of…
1.Words and phrases
shoot, weak, god, silly…
2. How to tell a story
once upon a time...
there was/were...
Summary
Group work
Report
Tell a story.
Report:
__________________,there was_______.And there were_______......
Key words:
shoot
when: once upon a time
who:
why: sun hot
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
You may use:
stone weak remind
once upon a time
（long long ago）
the earth and stone
……
Homework
Write down the story.
