人教新目标英语八年级下册
Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A 1a-2d
Lead in
Let's enjoy the vedio
Lead in
Free talk
There are many kinds of stories,such as western stories,Chinese traditional stories and so on.
What kind of stories do you like best? Please look at some pictures.
Do you know the main characters and
what stories they are about?
Today let's learn some Chinese traditional stories
Journey to the West
The Story of the Stone
new words
Learn new words
1. shoot v. 射击；发射
(过去式 shot）
He shot the bird with his gun.
他用枪打鸟。
2. stone n. 石头
He threw a stone at the dog.
他向狗掷了一块石头。
3.weak adj. 虚弱的；
无力的
The old man is weak.
The book reminds me of my old days
That's a little bit silly instead of reading it.
I like it a bit.
[rI?ma?nd] v. 提醒；使想起
remind sb of sth 让某人想起......
?[bIt] n.一点，小块
a little bit 有点儿；稍微
instead of 代替，反而
?[?s?li]adj，愚蠢的；不明事理的
new words
shoot
stone
god
weak
bit
remind
new words
point and say
a little bit
instead of
Do you know these Chinese stories?
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
What’s his name?
His name was Hou Yi.
What’s he doing?
What’s the name of the story?
He was shooting the suns.
look and say
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Do you know these Chinese stories?
Journey to the West
What was his name?
His name was Monkey King.
What’s the name of the story?
look and say
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Do you know these Chinese stories?
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
What was her name?
What was she doing?
What’s the name of the story?
Her name was Nu Wa.
She was repairing the sky.
look and say
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Do you know these Chinese stories?
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
What was his name?
What was he doing?
What’s the name of the story?
His name was Yu Gong.
He was digging to move a mountain.
look and say
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____ Journey to the West ____ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
____ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ____ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
b
d
a
c
1a Match the story titles with the pictures (a-d).
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1b.Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?
____ 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.
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They are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
________________, there was a very old man. There were two _________ near his house. They were ___ high and big ____ it _____ a long time to walk to the other side. Then the old man ____ his family that they should all help him to _________________. He want to ___ all the earth and stone from the mountains ____ the sea because it’s___ enough to ____ everything. So they all the _____________ next day.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Once upon a time
mountains
so
that
took
told
move the mountains
put
into
hold
started digging
big
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1. How does the story begin?
1c Discuss the questions with your partner.
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.
group work
2. What happened next?
The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough
to hold everything.
2a.Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.
1
3
2
4
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2b.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 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.
pairwork
2c.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.
One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.
He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.
As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
2c.Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
pairwork
2c.Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
pairwork
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.
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Role-play the conversation. (2d)
Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?
Wang Ming: I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.
Claudia: Really? I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
Wang Ming: 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.
Claudia: Well, I still don’t agree with you. I think we should try to find
other ways to solve a problem.
Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain!
Teacher: 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.
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Role-play the conversation. (2d)
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion Teacher’s conclusion
Read again and complete the form.
really interesting
a good way to solve the problem
anything is possible if you work hard
1. a little bit silly
2. does not seem very possible to move a mountain
3. try to find other ways to solve a problem, e.g. build a road
many sides to a story and many ways to understand it
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Read the conversation and answer the questions.
1. What does Wang Ming think about the story?
2. What does Claudia think about it?
He thinks it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.
She thinks it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
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language points
1. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
remind v 提醒；使想起
remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事
remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事
e.g. The picture reminds him of?his beautiful hometown.
① 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。
This story ________ _____ ______ my childhood.
② 今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？
Could you please ________ ________ ____ _____ Tom up tonight?
reminds me of?
remind me
to call
2. I think it’s a little bit silly. bit n. 有点；稍微
a little bit (= a little) + 形容词或副词或比较级表示“一点儿”。
She is a little bit shy. 她有点害羞。
辨析a little 和 a bit
(1) 都可以用作副词，用来修饰形容词、副词以及动词，充当状语，这时两者可以互换使用；
(2) 也可以用作形容词，修饰不可数名词，但a little可修饰名词，而a bit 必须加of后才能再接名词。
I’m ___________ tired. Let’s take a short rest.
A. a bit B. a bit of C. a little of D. a little bit
D
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3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
instead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的-ing形式或介词短语等，意为“代替，作为……的替换”。
instead与instead of 只有一词之差，但在用法上区别很大。instead是副词，意为“代替”，在句中只能用作状语。
Donna never studies. Instead, she plays table tennis all day.
Give me the green one ___________ the red one.
instead of????
Ted didn’t answer my question. ________, he asked me another question.
Instead?
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4. … and neither of you are wrong.
neither 两者都不
neither,本身就表示否定的意思，意为“两者都不”，常与of连用，构成“neither of”
他们俩都不喜欢足球。
Neither of them likes football.
他们俩目前都没有工作。
Neither of them has a job now.
_______ of them can speak English,so they go to the English Club to learn English.
A.Either B.Neither C.Both D. All
B
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summary
In this class we have learned how to talk about the stories.It’s a little difficult.You should practice it after class.
Guide Ss to work in groups and talk about how to tell a story:
Who is the main character in the story?
How does the story begin?
What happened next?
Why was that?
What’s the structure of the passage?
practice
1.根据句意及汉语提示写出所缺的单词 1．The hunter ________(射击) a wolf in the forest yesterday morning. 2．There are some ________ (石头) on the road. 3．He was not ________ (虚弱的). Instead, he was strong. 4．The movie ________(提醒) me of the old days in my hometown. 5．It's ________ (愚蠢的) of you to believe him. He often tells lies.
shot
stones
weak
reminds
silly
practice
1.The physics problem is too difficult. We need to find a better way ________ it. A．solving B．to solve C．solve D．solved 2.After dinner, we should go out for a walk ________ watching TV at home. A．instead B．instead of C．in order to D．because of 3.I like these photos and they can ________ me ________ the life living in the countryside. A．think; of B．let; down C．remind; of D．wake; up 4.The book ________ Journey to the West tells a very wonderful story. A．called B．calls C．calling D．to call
B
B
C
A
homework
1. Recite the conversation in 2d after class. 2. Retell the story Yu Gong movies a mountain in English to your parents or classmates.
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Section A (1a—2d) 同步练习
一. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
shoot, stone, weak, remind, silly
1. It was _________ of you to go out in the hot sun without a hat.
2. She picked up the _________ and threw them into the river.
3. His mother is too _________ to move or speak.
4. Don’t _________ the bird. It’s not good to do that.
5. Mom _________ me that I must take the medicine on time.
二.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1．He kept ________(try) and didn't give up.
2．You should find other ways ________(solve) the problem.
3．They are working on ________(build) the road.
4．It seems easier ________(play) games than to do homework.
5．He tried ________(climb) the mountain, but he failed.
6．Could you lend me the book as soon as you finish ________(read) it?
三.根据汉语意思完成句子
1．他一醒来就会给我打电话。
________ ________ ________ he wakes up, he will call me up.
2．休息了一会儿以后，他们继续工作。
They continued ________ ________ after resting for a while.
3．2018·烟台老师没有惩罚那些调皮的男孩，而是耐心地对待他们。
The teacher treated the naughty boys patiently ________ ________ punishing them.
4．两天之内完成这项任务似乎是不可能的。
It doesn't ________ ________ to finish the task in two days.
5．除非你早上六点钟起床，否则你就会错过早班公交车。
________ you get up at 6：00 in the morning, you'll miss the early bus.
四.单项填空
( )1.The physics problem is too difficult. We need to find a better way ________ it.
A．solving B．to solve C．solve D．solved
( )2.After dinner, we should go out for a walk ________ watching TV at home.
A．instead B．instead of C．in order to D．because of
( )3.I like these photos and they can ________ me ________ the life living in the countryside.
A．think; of B．let; down C．remind; of D．wake; up
( )4.You will miss the early bus ________ you hurry up.
A．when B．unless C．if D．because
( )5.The book ________ Journey to the West tells a very wonderful story.
A．called B．calls C．calling D．to call
五. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 这双鞋子有点小。
This pair of shoes is _________ _________ _________ small.
2. 格林先生，你觉得这个农场怎么样？
What do you _________ _________ this farm, Mr. Green?
3. 由于身体不好他放弃了自己的工作。
Because he wasn’t well so he _________ _________ his job.
4. 晚饭他们要吃米饭而不是汉堡包。
For dinner they’re going to eat rice _________ _________ hamburgers.
5. 关于这个故事你们有不同的看法吗？
Do you have _________ _________ about this story?
六. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话。
A: Hey, Chen Fei. (1)________
B: Reading a book about Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.
A: How do you like this story?
B: It’s interesting. I love it.
A: (2)________
B: He was great! He shot down nine suns.
A: (3)________
B: A goddess (女神) gave him magic medicine. If he drank it, Hou Yi would live for ever.
A: Really? (4)________
B: No, he didn’t. Instead, his wife Chang’e drank it.
A: Oh, I see. (5)________
B: Yeah! You’re right.?
A. What happened next? B. Then Chang’e flew up to the moon, right? C. What are you doing? D. Did Hou Yi drink the medicine? E. What do you think of Hou Yi?
答案：
一. 1. silly? 2. stones? 3. weak? 4. shoot? 5. reminded
二.1.trying 2.to solve 3.building 4．to play 5.to climb 6.reading
三.1.As soon as 2.to work 3.instead of 4．seem possible 5.Unless
四.1.B 2．B 3.C 4．B 5．A
五. 1. a little bit? 2. think about / of?? 3. gave up
4. instead of? 5. different opinions
六. 1-5 CEADB
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人教新目标英语八年级下册Unit6第1课时教学设计
课题 Section A 1a-2d 单元 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 学科 英语 年级 八年级下
学习 目标 一知识与能力会运用重点单词shoot, stone, weak, god, remind, bit, silly,重点短语once upon a time, move the mountains, a little bit, instead of, give up
2.会运用“How does the story begin? ”, “Once upon a time, there was an old man…”句型，向别人讲述故事。?
3.能听懂故事并谈论自己的看法。情感态度与价值观通过了解古代寓言故事和西方故事，学习英雄人物不怕困难、锲而不舍、积极想办法解决问题的精神。
重点 教会学生能够用英语讲故事。教会学生能够迅速准确地从所给材料中获取信息。 引导学生掌握讲故事的固定句型。
难点 熟练运用所学的连词及状语从句的运用。动词过去式的用法。
教学过程
教学环节 教师活动 学生活动 设计意图
导入新课 Step 1：Enjoy a videoPlay a video and ask students to watch it carefully. Try to understand the meaning of the video. Step 2：Free talk Show some pictures of stories . Ask students to say There are many kinds of stories,such as western stories,Chinese traditional stories and so on. What kind of stories do you like best? Please look at Do you know the main characters and what stories they are about? Watch the video carefully.Talk about the stories. 结 合 本 课 主 题，通过让学 生观看视频并 且自由讨论， 自然地进入情 境，开始本课 时的学习。
讲授新课 Step 1:Learn new words 1. Teach students to read the new words correctly. Show the pictures of the words. Let students understand the meaning of the words. Then make sentences with the words. 2. Magic eyes. Show the words one by one quickly and ask students to speak out the Chinese meaning of the words as soon as quickly. Step 2:Look and say Show some pictures. Ask students to complete the dialogues. Step 3:Listen and learn 1a Match the story titles with the pictures (a-d).1b.Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? Listen again and fill in the blanks. Step 4 :group work1c Discuss the questions 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?Step 5:Let’s do it 1. Complete 2a.Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story. 2.Complete2b.Listen again and circle the words you hear. Step 6:Pair work Make a dialogue between two students Step 7:2d role-play the conversation
Role-play the conversationRead again and complete the form. Read the conversation and answer the questions. Step 8:Language points. Learn about the language points . (1)remind 的意义和用法 (2)a bit 的用法； (3)instead of 的用法 (4)neither的用法 (5)had better 的意义和用法Step 9:Practice Complete the exercises and check the answers. Step10:Homework1. Recite the conversation in 2d after class. 2. Retell the story Yu Gong movies a mountain in English to your parents or classmates. Look at the pictures and try to understand the words. Look at the pictures and complete the dialogues. Let students listen to the tape and know about the main points of the passage Read the text carefully and try to act it Complete the exercises in page42Work in pairs and make dialogues. Read the text and complete the dialogues Listen to the teacher carefully and take notes Complete the exercises and check the answers 通过看图片和 理解例句，理 解和记忆本课 生单词。 通过游戏的方 式，加深学生 对本课生词的 记忆。看 图 补 全 对话，巩固对重 点单词和句型 的掌握。 学习本课的知 识点。 完 成 课 后 练 习，巩固对本 课知识点的掌 握 通过合作练习 的方式巩固对 本堂课的句型 的掌握。 学习本课的知 识点。
课堂小结 Guide Ss to work in groups and talk about how to tell a story: Who is the main character in the story? How does the story begin? What happened next? Why was that?What’s the structure of the passage? Get the Group leader (GL) to make a report about their summary. Put some key points on the Bd to form a clear mind map.
板书 Unit 6An old man tried to move the mountains. The first period Section A(1a-2d) 1.The vocabulary: shoot,god,silly,once upon a time,remind sb.of sth.,a bit, instead of 2.Target language: （1）Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? （2）What do you think about the story of Yu Gong? （3）The story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard!
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