Unit 4 Stories and poems Lesson 21 The Fable of the Woodcutter 课件(共18张PPT)

(共18张PPT)
What is a fable?
1. A story, but a fictional（虚构的）story;
2. It is about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc.
3. It always has a moral lesson（寓意）. A moral teaches about right and wrong, and good and bad .
《狼和小羊》
?The Wolf and the Lamb
《龟兔赛跑》
The?Hare?and?the?Tortoise
Free talk: Do you like reading fables?
What fables have you read?
Lesson 21
The Fable of the Woodcutter
New words
fable
woodcutter
axe
dive (dove /dived)
admit
silver
policy
spirit
honesty
n. 寓言
n.伐木工
n.斧子
金斧头 gold axe 银斧头 silver axe
v.跳水；俯冲
v. 承认；赞同
adj./n.银（的）
n.原则；政策
n.精灵
n.诚实
honest adj.诚实的
Listen and fill
Listen and fill
woodcutter
axe
make
living
spirit
dove
admitted
silver
honesty
policy
Phrases
很久以前
谋生
为……感到难过
向……承认
潜入水中
想出
取回
long ago
admit to…
dive into the water
come up with
bring back /get back
feel sorry for
make a/one’s living
3
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box.
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
1
Read the lesson again 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.
Activity1: Read the lesson after the tape again and then use the mind-map to retell the story.

an old axe
two axes as gifts
lost the axe
a gold axe
a silver axe
Long ago, woodcutter,
only one axe to make a
living, cry
the first time, appear,
feel sorry for,
come up with,
dive into
the second time,
dive into,
bring back
A third time,
return,
right
the spirit, so …that…
Activity 2: Act it out
2
Think about the spirit and the woodcutter. Match each person with the words that describe them.
helpful
clever
honest
foolish
warm-hearted
dishonest
kind
poor
What should we learn from the woodcutter?
Honesty truly is the best policy.
If we be honest to others, they’ll be honest to you in return. Being honest is the most important in our daily life.
We should be an honest person.

Homework
Learn the key words and phrases by heart.
Find another fable and act it out in English.
Thanks for your listening!