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Aesop fables
Do you know what a fable(寓言) is?
A fable is a fictional（虚构的） story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson.
What’s a moral（寓意）?
A moral teaches about right and wrong, and good and bad.
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Gnat and the Lion
wait for windfalls
The Fable of the Woodcutter
Lesson 21
fable
woodcutter
axe
dive
admit
silver
policy
n. 寓言
n. 伐木工, 樵夫
n. 斧子
v. (dived或dove/dived)
跳水；俯冲
v. 承认；赞同
adj. & n. 银(的)
n. 原则；政策
Check your memory:
1
Read the text and answer the questions.
1.What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake?
2. Who appeared as the woodcutter cried?
3. How did the woodcutter get back his old axe?
4. Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents?
He lost his axe in the water.
A spirit appeared.
The spirit dove into the lake and brought back his axe.
Because the spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty.
2
Listen to the lesson. Fill in the blanks
3
Match each person with the words that describe them.
helpful
clever
honest
foolish
warm-hearted
dishonest
kind
poor
取回某物
谋生
投入；潜入
为某人难过
又一次，再一次
向某人承认...
get sth. back
make one’s living
dive into
a third time
feel sorry for sb
admit to sb.
come up with
提出，想出
“定冠词+序数词”表示按顺序排列的“第……次”。
The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter’s old axe.
He has seen the film three times, but he wants to see it a fourth time.
Ex:1. This is ________ time I have seen the film.
A . a third B. third C. three D. the third
2.I want to read the book a _________ time.
A. one B. two C. second D. three
The cakes are delicious, I’d like to have ____ third one because ____ second one I ate was too small.
A. a; the B. a; a C. the; a D the; the
One day
lost
appeared
dove into
gold
admitted to
once again
silver
said ...not
a third time
old
right
so...that
be happy with
give ..as
The spirit
The woodcutter
silver admit make one’s living
come up with dive into
1. He_________ to his parents that he broke the
window. They were happy with his honesty.
2. That old lady is very poor. She _______________ by selling newspapers.
3. I’m afraid to________ the swimming pool.
4. He ____________ a fun way to learn math.
5. She wore a ______ chain around her neck.
admitted
makes her living
dive into
came up with
silver
课堂检测
1. The cakes are delicious, I’d like to have____third one as ____ second one I ate was too small.
A. a; the B. a; a C. the; a D the; the
2. They admitted______ the car.
A. to be stolen B. that steal C. stealing D. steal
3. I felt sorry_____ my teacher because of my mistake.
A. to B. for C. with D. in
4. Luo Shengjiao____ the river to save the drowning (溺水的) child.
A. dived into B. dived off C. dived for D. fell into
A
C
B
A
Because he was honest, he admitted to the spirit that it wasn’t his axe.
此句中admit to sb. that _____________
eg: He __________ the teacher that he was wrong.(他向老师承认他错了.)
【拓展】admit sth. (to sb) ________________
admit doing sth _________________
admit sb. to be___________________
eg: He _________his guilt _____the police.(他向警方承认他的罪行.)
I admitted ___________________ .(我承认打破了窗子.)
He admitted me _______________.(他承认我是对的。)
向某人承认...
admitted to
(向某人)承认某事
承认做了某事
承认某人是...
admitted to
breaking the window
to be right
Because he was honest, he admitted to the spirit that it wasn’t his axe.
The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter’s old axe.
Discuss and show
