Unit 6 Section A 2a- 2d 课件 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.

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Task I. Listen and circle the words you hear.
Once upon a time, there was a very (old/ young) man. There were two mountains near his house. They were so （high/ low）and (small/ big) that it took a long way to walk to the other side.
The old man told his (children/ family) that they should all help him to move the mountains. But the old man probably couldn’t even move a small tree. And they could put all the (water/ earth) and stone from the mountains into the (sea/ river), because it’s big enough to hold everything. So they all started digging the next day.
Task Ⅱ Listen and fill in the blanks.
One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his when they were working on moving the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was and .
As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his could continue to move the mountains after he .
His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get . 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 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.
children
old
weak
family
died
bigger
sent
1. What did the man tell Yu Gong
He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.
2. What did Yu Gong say
Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
Task III. Go and find a partner,
Then ask, answer and write down the answers.
3. Which would live and grow, his family or the mountains
His family would live and grow.
4. Finally, what happened
Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.
Task Ⅳ. Tell the story
How can we tell a story
Yu Gong moved the mountains
The simple past tense
一般过去时
The simple present tense一般现在时
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.
Yu Gong told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.
They put the earth and stone into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
Beginning
One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children. He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.
Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
development
ending
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.
the moral
Tell the story:
Yu Gong moved the mountains
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.
the moral(寓言)
Nothing is difficult
if you put your heart into it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成.
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