Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A(1a--2d)教学设计
一．教材分析
八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A 部分的主题是中国民间神话故事。主题图呈现了女娲补天，后羿射日，大闹天宫，愚公移山四个家喻户晓的神话故事。本部分以中国神话故事为主线，要求学生能够听懂用英语叙述的故事，并能根据故事的相关信息发表自己的观点，模仿和运用语言。
第一课时Section A 1a—2d，这是本单元的开篇课，因此以听说为主，为后面的课时做铺垫。本部分的教学重点是让学生学会讲述故事，在讲述过程中恰当使用连词，并能根据故事的相关信息发表自己的观点，模仿和运用语言。本部分的教学难点是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。
教学目标
1、语言交流目标：通过本节的学习能够学会讲述故事，在讲述过程中恰当使用连词。并能根据故事的相关信息发表自己的观点，模仿和运用语言。培养学生多种渠道学习的能力，如独自学习、在合作中学习、在课堂中学习等等。
3、思维认知目标：通过本节课的学习，培养学生分析问题、构建新的语言概念的能力，培养学生的批判性思维和创造性思维。
4、社会文化目标：通过本节课的学习培养学生形成正确的价值取向，教育学生不惧困难，养成坚韧不拔，永不放弃的精神。
三、教学过程
Step I:Lead-in
教师抛出两个问题：Do you like reading stories Do you know any Chinese fairy tales
2、学生头脑风暴，畅所欲言所想到的中国神话故事，回答教师的提问。
【设计意图】从学生感兴趣的话题出发，引出本节课的主题---中国神话故事，同时由于一些神话故事的英语名称学生不会说，激发学生的求知欲望。
Step II: Warming up
1、教师出示1a 四个故事的图片，教师呈现四个神话故事的英文名称，同时猜测shoot的意思。
2、让学生将图画和英语名称匹配，完成1a任务。
【设计意图】通过本环节，使学生熟悉四个神话故事的英语名称，同时提示学生书名，故事名,寓言名的大小写规则，培养学生规范书写的习惯。
Step Ⅲ: Listening
学生阅读1b活动要求，浏览所列的三个句子。教师对听力任务提出明确的要求，首先听录音，在听到的事实前打。然后回答问题：Anna 和 Wang Ming 正在谈论哪个故事。
播放听力，让学生独立完成1b并核对答案。
再次播放听力，完成自创的听力填表。（听力填表在下一页）
4.通过图片的形式核对听力填表的答案。适时对学生进行语言知识和文化知识的渗透，如讲故事时往往会以once upon a time 开头，与学生实际生活相联系，我们在解决问题前要设立目标等等。
How does the story begin when and who _______________, there was a very old man.
What’s YuGong’s problem There were two _____near his house.They were so ____ and _____that it took a long time to the other side.
What happened next How to solve the problem The old man told his family that they should help him ______the mountains.
Where would they put all the earth and stone They could put it into the ___,because it ’s big enough to hold everything.
【设计意图】此环节以听力的形式让学生对《愚公移山》这一传说故事的英文表述有大致的了解。同时由于课本1c的难度太大，因此进行了整合，把其改编为听力填表，降低了难度，使学生对故事的起因，经过有更深入的了解，同时囊括了1c的三个问题，为后面讲故事做铺垫。适时对学生进行语言知识和文化知识的渗透，同时构建结构化知识，使学生对故事的结构有大致了解。
Step Ⅳ：Critical Thinking
1、教师引导：愚公打算通过移山解决他的问题，然后提问：你有其他的好方式来解决愚公的问题吗？。
2、学生畅所欲言，找出其他可行的办法
【设计意图】英语学科的核心素养要求发展学生的批判性思维和创造性思维。通过比较各种移山的方式，对学生进行情感教育：在遇到问题时，要尝试分析问题并找出最好的解决办法。
Step Ⅴ：Listening
出示2a中四幅图片,询问学生 What were they doing in each picture 并引领学生描述四幅图片的内容。播放听力之前，引导学生熟悉人物的动作。
播放听力，让学生给图片编号。
再次播放听力，圈出所听到的单词。
通过图片的形式核对听力填表的答案。在核对答案的过程中抛出一些创造性的问题，比如1.In Yu Gong’s opinion,who can help him move the mountain 2.Who moved the mountains finally 3.Without God’s help ,do you think Yu Gong will succeed 4. What’s Yu Gong Spirit
【设计意图】2a、2b的听力文本巩固和补充了1a-1c的语言输入，增加了as soon as,but,so,finally等连词用于故事的叙述，使交际语言更丰富，更完整。同时英语学科核心素养要求发展学生的思维品质和文化品格，强调情感教育的过程渗透。
StepⅥ ：Method instruction(方法指导)
在完成了整个故事的叙述后，通过思维导图总结指导讲述故事的方法，同时强调连词的使用。
【设计意图】对学生进行学习策略指导，构建知识化结构。
StepⅦ：Tell the story.
学生四人一组，每组负责一张图片，对故事进行复述，要求学生根据思维导图和图片以故事接龙的形式讲述故事，并给予适当的评价和鼓励。
【设计意图】此环节是对目标语言的再一次的输出，是本节课教学重点——让学生学会讲述故事，在讲述过程中恰当使用连词的训练。图片和思维导图的使用大大降低了讲故事的难度，同时故事接龙的形式增加了课堂的趣味性和灵活性。
StepⅧ：Role-play
1.教师以简单的语言导入2d对话的语境：Finally,a God was moved by Yu Gong and sent two Gods to move the mountains away. 然后追问：What do you think about the story of YuGong 要求学生用简单的形容词初步发表自己的观点。然后引出我们的朋友Claudia and Wang Ming有不同的观点。
2.让学生默读细读对话2d，要求他们根据所读内容整理个人的观点并完成下面的表格。
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion teacher’s conclusion
It's really____________. It's a little bit ________. There are many_______ to a story and many __________to understand it.
Yu Gong found ________ _____to solve the problem It doesn’t seem ___________to move a mountain.
Anything is possible if you_________________. We should try to____________ ________to solve a problem.He could ____________instead of moving the mountains.
2、播放2d视频，学生跟读。
【设计意图】通过表格使学生对于两人的观点有明确的认识。学生在真实的对话范例下体会不同的观点，渗透了批判性思维的培养。
StepⅨ: Group work
四人一组，用对话的方式，运用所提示的目标语言及问题谈谈自己对愚公移山这个故事的看法。
学生对话的过程中可参考的问题：
What do you think about the story of YuGong
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、向全班展示，进行适当鼓励与评价。
【设计意图】运用所提示的目标语言及问题谈自己对愚公移山这个故事的看法是本节课的另一个教学重点，学生将本节课所学知识及形成的观点以语言输出，是对本节课思维品格培养的升华。
StepⅪ：Summary
1.How to tell a story
2.How to express our opinions about a story
3.How to achieve our goal
StepⅪI：Homework
You must:
Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your partners
If you can:
Choose one from the other three stories (Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Journey to the West,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky)and tell it in English to your partners.Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A(1a--2d)
I. Listening
再听一遍，完成表格。
II. Tell the story
四人一组，根据思维导图和图片复述故事。
III 仔细阅读2d,完成下面的表格。
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion teacher’s conclusion
It's really____________. It's a little bit ________. There are many_______ to a story and many __________to understand it.
Yu Gong found ________ _____to solve the problem It doesn’t seem ___________to move a mountain.
Anything is possible if you_________________. We should try to____________ ________to solve a problem.He could ____________instead of moving the mountains.
IV 小组活动
四人一组，模仿原文，创作自己的对话。谈谈你们对愚公移山这个故事的看法。
使用以下的问题来帮助你。
What do you think about the story of YuGong
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
IV Homework
You must:
Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your partners.
If you can:
Choose one from the other three stories (Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Journey to the West,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky)and tell it in English to your partners.
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Unit6
An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A(1a-2d)
Do you know any Chinese fairy tales(中国神话故事)
Brainstorm(头脑风暴)
Do you know this story
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
射击
Do you know this story
Journey to the West
Do you know this story
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
女娲补天
Do you know this story
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Match the story with the pictures [a-d].
1a
___ Journey to the West
___ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
___ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
___ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
①书名，故事名,寓言名等，单词首字母要大写；
②名称中有介词，连词，冠词无需大写；
a
b
d
c
1b
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about
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.
Listen again and fill in the chart
How does the story begin when and who
________________, there was a very old
man.
What’s YuGong’s problem There were two _____near his house.They were so ____ and _____that it took a long time to the other side.
What happened next How to solve the problem The old man told his family that they should help him ______the mountains.
Where would they put all the earth and stone They could put it into the ___,because it ’s big enough to hold everything.
How does the story begin
_________________, there was a very old
man.
Many old stories begin with the phrase “once upon a time”
（从前）.
Once upon a time
What’s YuGong’s problem
There were two _________ near his house. The mountains were so _____ and _____ that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
high
big
mountains
What happened next
The old man told his family that they should help him ______the mountains.
move
the goal(目标) of YuGong
They could put it into the ____,because it’s big enough to hold everything.
sea
Where would they put all the earth and stone
Do you have any other ways to solve his problem
tunnel
ropeway
road
dynamite
Did the old man succeed (成功)in moving the mountains
Look and say
Use one sentence to describe what people were doing in each picture.
Two gods (神仙) were moving the mountains away.
Yu Gong and his family were digging the mountains.
A man was talking something
to Yu Gong .
Yu Gong and his family were moving some earth (泥土) and stones (石头).
2a
Listen and number the pictures.
2a
3
2
1
4
Listen again and circle the words you hear.
2b
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 (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.
A man saw YuGong and his (children / family) when they were working on moving the mountains.
He told YuGong he could never do it because he was old and (poor / weak)..
As soon as he finished (talking / speaking), YuGong said his family could continue to move the mountain after he died.
the man's opinion
YuGong's opinion
InYuGong’s opinion,who can help him move the mountain
Many hands make light work.(众人拾柴火焰高)
What’s the end of the story
Finally,a God was so moved by YuGong
that he sent (two / three) gods to move the
mountains away.
Who moved the mountains finally
Without God’s help ,do you think YuGong will succeed
It reminds us you never (know / see) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
What does the story tell us
Yu Gong spirit(精神)
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竞成。
Nothing is impossible if you work hard.
如果你努力,一切皆有可能。
How
to
tell
a story
How does the story begin
when and who
What happened next
What does the story tell us
What's the end of the story
What was YuGong's problem
How to solve the problem
Where would they put all the earth and stone
What happened between YuGong and the man
the man's
opinion
YuGong's opinion
Tips: Remember to use some linking words such as:
so….that, so, as soon as ,finally, until….
Work in groups of four.Tell the story according to the mind map(思维导图) and pictures.
Story Relay(故事接龙)
so,started,move
could never…as soon as…could continue…
so,kept on…dig
finally, take…away
put….into…. stones
What does the story tell us
move
once upon a time,old man, problem,so..that
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Group 1,2 ----- picture 1
Group 3,4------picture 2
Group 5,6------picture 3
Group 7 ------picture 4
Group 8,9------picture 5
Group 10------ picture 6
Group 11------ picture 7
Group 12------ 8
Story time
so,started,move
could never…as soon as…could continue…
so,kept on…dig
finally, take…away
put….into…. stones
What does the story tell us
move
once upon a time,old man, problem
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Use some linking words to make you story more logical.(逻辑的)
once upon a time, so ....that, but, so, as soon as, finally, until...
Crazy
What do you think about
the story of Yu Gong
Clever
Interesting
Silly 愚蠢的
Claudia
Wang Ming
Read the conversation carefully and fill in the chart.
2d
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion teacher’s conclusion
It's really____________. It's a little bit ________. There are many_______ to a story and many __________
to understand it.
Yu Gong found ________ _____to solve the problem It doesn’t seem ___________to move a mountain. Anything is possible if you_________________. We should try to __________________ to solve a problem. He could ____________ instead of moving the mountains. interesting
silly
work hard
find other ways
sides
ways
a good
way
possible
build a road
Every coin has two sides.
You must think critically.(辨证的)
Read after the record
What do you think about the story of YuGong Work in groups of four and make your own conversations.
Group work
1.What do you think about the story of YuGong
2.Do you think it’s a good way to solve the problem
3.Does it seem possible to move a mountain
4.What could Yu Gong do instead of
moving a mountain
S1:What do you think about ...
S2:I think it’s really...
S4: But the story is trying to show us ...
S3: Really I think it’s not…
S3: But there are many ways to ...
S1: There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it .
for(支持)
against(反对)
Assessment(评价)
Level3
Level 2
Level 1
You can role--play the converstation
according to the textbook.
You can role--play the converstation
without looking at the textbook.
You can make your own conversations by adding your own qustions and opinions:
Show time
Summary
What happened next
What does the story tell us
What’s the end of the story
How does the story begin
How
to
tell
a
story
What do you think about ...
I think it’s really...
But the story is trying to show us ...
Really I think it’s not…
But there are many ways to ...
There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it .
for(支持)
against(反对)
How to express our opinions about a story
How to achieve our goal
a
realistic goal
good ways
teamwork
YuGong spirit
others’ help
Homework
You must:
Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your partners.
If you can:
Choose one from the other three stories (Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,Journey to the West,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky)and tell it in English to your partners.
Thank you!
