Unit 4 Stories and poems Lesson 21 The Fable of the Woodcutter 课件(共17张PPT)

(共17张PPT)
看图说出你想到的寓言故事。
《揠苗助长》
Plucking?up a crop to help it grow
《自相矛盾》
Self-contradiction
《画蛇添足》
Gild?the?lily
《狐狸和葡萄》
The Fox and the Grapes
《狼和小羊》
?The Wolf and the Lamb
《龟兔赛跑》
The?Hare?and?the?Tortoise
《乌鸦喝水》
The Crow and the Pitcher
《蚊子和狮子》
The Gnat and the Lion
Do you know what a fable is?
A fable is a fictional story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson.
What’s a moral?
A moral teaches about right and wrong, and good and bad.
Stories and Poems
Lesson 21
The Fable of the Woodcutter
乾县关头九年制学校 王英歌
fable
woodcutter
axe
dive
admit
silver
policy
n. 寓言
n. 伐木工
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
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1
Read the lesson 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
Read the lesson again. 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
1. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back.
水很深，他不能找回他的斧子。
get back意思是“找回；取回；恢复”，可以用get back sth.结构，也可以用get sth. back结构。
I got back my lost pen. (=I got my lost pen back.)
昨天我找回了我丢失的钢笔。
Take a good rest and get back your strength.
好好休息，恢复体力。
2. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living.
他只有一把斧子，他需要靠它谋生。
make/earn one’s living 谋生
In order to?survive,?he?has to?make?his?
living?by?selling?vegetables.?
为了生存，他必须以卖蔬菜为生。
He?had to?make?his?own?living? when?he?
was?ten?years old.??
当他十岁的时候，他不得不靠自己谋生。
3. The spirit dove into the lake and brought back a gold axe.
这个精灵跳进湖里，带回一把金斧子。
dive into 投入；潜入
I saw a rabbit dive into the hole.
我看见一只兔子钻进洞里。
You should dive into the sea to find pearls.
你应该潜入海中才能找到珍珠。
bring back 带回；还回；使记起
All library books must be brought back before June 30.
在6月30日之前，所有从图书馆借出的书必须归还。
His singing brings back the memories of my father.
他的歌唤起我对父亲的回忆。
4. Because he was honest, he admitted to the spirit that it wasn’t his axe.
因为他诚实，所以他向精灵承认那不是他的斧子。
admit表示“向某人承认”要搭配介词to。
The student admitted his mistakes to his teacher.
那个学生向老师承认了错误。
He admitted to me that he was wrong.
他向我承认他错了。
《揠苗助长》
《自相矛盾》
《龟兔赛跑》
《蚊子和狮子》
《画蛇添足》
《狐狸和葡萄》
《狼和小羊》
《乌鸦喝水》
1. Plucking?up a crop to help it grow
2. Self-contradiction
3. Gild?the?lily
4. The Fox and the Grapes
5. The Wolf and the Lamb
6. The?Hare?and?the?Tortoise
7. The Crow and the Pitcher
8. The Gnat and the Lion
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
Ⅰ. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese given in the brackets.
1. Genius?without?education?is like
?______ (银子)in?the?Mine.?
2. What?does?this?______(寓言)?tell?us?
3. The_______(政策)?guarantees?us?
against?all?loss.?
4. She?immediately came?to?me?to?______
(承认)her?mistake.?
5. ________(诚实) truly is the best policy.
silver
fable
policy
admit
Honesty
Preview the words and expressions in Lesson 22.
Moral of the Story: Choose a fable that you have read in class or find a new one and write a paragraph about what the moral of the story is and why it is an important moral to learn.