Unit 4 An old man tried
to move the mountains.
Section A-2
To read the passage about chinese legend ----
To tell a story and exchange your favorite story with classmates.
Do you remember these ?
Before-reading
Beautiful sceneries [‘si?n(?)r?] 场景,风景
Before-reading
Wonderful storylines
Uproar['?pr??] in Heaven
Fight White-Boned Demon three times
Main characters
1. Master: Monk?[m??k]? Tang
2. Senior Brother : Monkey King
3. Second Brother: Piggy
4. Brother: Sandy
* White horse
Journey to the West?(西游记) is a Chinese novel ,published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty?and written by Wu Cheng'en. It is one of the?Four Great Classical Novels?of?Chinese literature.
Sun Wukong, also known as the?Monkey King, is a main character in the?Chinese classical novel?Journey to the West.?
Step2.Carefull-reading Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question below.
What happened in November 1979?
In November 1979, pupils in England were
able to watch a new TV program called
Monkey.
Read paragraph 2 and complete the chart about the Monkey King.
What he can do
What he cannot do
make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects
make his magic stick so small that he can keep it in his ear, or make his magic stick big and long
turn himself into a person (unless he can hide his tail)
P27
Read the third paragraph and answer the question below.
Why are children interested in reading
about the Monkey King?
Because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
Complete the sentences below with phrases from the passage.
Journey to the West is a __________ Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China.
When the English TV program Monkey _________ in 1979, Western children __________________ this wonderful story.
3. The Monkey King can ______________ to
his body. He is able to ________ different
animals and objects.
4. The Monkey King ________ make his
magic stick small or large.
traditional
came out
became interested in
After-reading
P27
make changes
turn into
is able to
The Monkey King is the main character from the famous Chinese story Journey to the West. He is wonderful because he _______ (help) weak people. The Monkey King _______ (have) a magic stick. He ______ (use) it to fight bad people. He can _______ (make) the stick big or small. As soon as he ______ (see) bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. He can ______ (turn) himself into different animals and objects. Children all over the world ______ (love) the Monkey King!
helps
make
uses
has
sees
turn
love
Mind-map
Retell the story !
1.My favorite story is…
2.The main character is …
3.The story is about…
The Snow White and
seven dwarfs
Cinderella
(灰姑娘)
The Little Mermaid
(海的女儿)
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
My favorite story is Cinderella.
The characters in the story are Cinderella , her stepmother, two stepsisters, a fairy godmother and a prince.
The story is about a beautiful girl, who was able to go to the ball(舞会) only with the help of the fairy godmother. There, she fell in love with a prince. Then she and the prince got married and lived happily ever after.
Example:
What have you got today?
Homework
You must:
Retell the story about “Journey to the West”.
If you will:
Tell your favorite story. eg:
< The Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs>