深圳中学Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains SectionA 2a课件 -2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

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Unit6
An old man tried to move the mountains
Section A(2a-2d)
To learn the story Yu Gong Moves a
Mountain.
To learn new words: weak, god, remind,
bit, silly，seem
To learn how to tell stories.
Objectives
Review：
1.我会尽力把英语学好。（try one’s best to do sth）
I’ll try my best to learn English well.
2.从前，一位老人家附近有两座大山。
Once upon a time, there were two big mountains near an old man’s house.
3.他有两个弟弟。一个是科学家，另一个是农民。
He has two brothers. One is a scientist and the other is a farmer.
1. What do you think about the story of Yu Gong
2. Do you think it’s a good way to solve his problem
3. Does it seem possible to move a mountain
4. What could Yu Gong do instead of moving a mountain
After learning the story of Yu Gong, let’s answer the questions.
Let's discuss!
Lead-in
而不是...
1. What do you think about the story, the people and Yu Gong
This story reminds us that you can never know what's possible unless you try to make it happen.
2. Instead of moving the mountain, can you come up with other ways to solve the problems
Discussion
Do you want to know more about the story of Yu Gong？Let’s enjoy the rest of the story together.
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in
order to tell the story.
1
2
3
4
2a
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.
Did Yu Gong and his family succeed finally Predict what happened and guess the order.
1
2
3
4
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.
shoot v.射击；发射；射门；投篮（shoot-shot-shot）
shoot sb./sth (in/on+身体部位). 射中某人、某物（的...）
shoot at sb./sth. 朝着某人、某物射击
一名警察射中了犯人的腿，使他倒地。
A policeman shot him in the leg and downed him.
不要朝动物射击。
Don't shoot at animals.
他本该射门，不该传球。
He should have shot instead of passing.
shoot cn. 幼苗、嫩芽 new green shoots
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 would continue to
move the mountains after he died.
2b
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.
我想让你想一想学校的纪律。
I want to remind you _____the school rules.
请提醒我寄信。
Please remind me _____ post the letter.
of
to
即/时/演/练
remind 的其他常见用法：
remind
remind sb. of sb./sth.
使某人回想起或意识到某人/某事
remind sb. to do sth.
提醒某人去做某事
你能提醒一下他咱们的会议取消了吗？
Would you please remind him ______our meeting has been put off
提醒她明天上午早点来。
Remind her ____come earlier tomorrow morning.
that
to
1. As soon as the man finished (talking / speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
2. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three) gods to take the mountains away.
3. This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
where
Who
what
when
five important elements五要素 of a story
Once upon a time
Yu Gong and his family
near the mountains
The mountains were so ... that it took ... to walk to the other side.
One day, ... saw, told ...because ...
As soon as ... .. said …continue ...
So ... kept on digging
Finally, ... so moved that ... helped ... take ... away.
The story reminds us that ... unless ...
Yu Gong told ... that…move…
They put ... into ...
meaning
God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。
Development
Result
myth
Why
Pair work
Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.
2c
One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.
How to tell a myth
2d
It seems impossible to …
Neither you nor he is wrong.
Both of you are right.
一个故事有很多面，也有很多种理解故事的方式。
a little silly
a bit of + 不可数名词
一点 = a little
2d
2d
Who are talking with the teacher
Do they have the same ideas
What opinions about Yu Gong do they have
Whose opinions do you agree with Why
1
2
1
2
3
How can we tell a story
Began with:
Who
What happened
the Simple Past Tense
Once upon a time…
There was a … called …
Make sentences using the words given.
The father loved her.
often played …
…decided to …on a boat.
fell into the sea…died
…a bird called…
hated so much and decide to fill up the sea
watched each other across the sea
it flew to and fro between the mountain and the sea, carrying stones from the mountain and dropping them into the sea.
lived in a mountain
can’t return …
Write the story
Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor Yan and he loved …
Use words like “and, so, but, because, first, next, then, finally”.
Wang Ming thinks the story of Yu Gong is really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to ________
________. But Claudia thinks it’s _____________. It doesn’t seem very possible to _______________. Wang Ming thinks the story ____________ us that __________________ if you work hard! Yu Gong ___________ and didn’t _______.
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
solve his
a little bit silly
move a mountain
tries to show
anything is possible
kept trying
give up
problem
However, Claudia thinks Yu Gong could try to other ways _________ moving the mountains. For example, he could ___________. That’s ___________________ moving a mountain! So there are __________ to a story and many ways to understand it.
instead of
build a road
better and faster
than
many sides