RJ Unit 6 An old man tried to

学练优八年级英语下（RJ） 教学课件 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A (1 a-2 d)

Read and learn Words and expressions

Lead in Free Talk 1. Do you like stories? 2. What kind of stories do you like?

Do you know these Chinese stories? What was his name? His name was Monkey King. What’s the name of the story? Journey to the West

Do you know these Chinese stories? What’s his name? His name was Hou Yi. What’s he doing? He was shooting the suns. What’s the name of the story? Hou Yi Shoots the Suns

Do you know these Chinese stories? What was her name? Her name was Nu Wa. What was she doing? She was repairing the sky. What’s the name of the story? Nu Wa Repairs the Sky

Do you know these Chinese stories? What was his name? His name was Yu Gong. What was he doing? He was digging to move a mountain. What’s the name of the story? Yu Gong Moves a Mountain

探究点一 Read and match 1 a Match the story titles with the pictures (a-d). ____ d Yu Gong Moves a b Journey to the West ____ Mountain a c ____ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ____ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky

探究点二 Listening 1 b 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.

探究点三 Discussing 1. How does the story begin? 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.

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.

2 a Listen and number the pictures in order to tell the story. 1 2 3 4

2 b 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.

2 c Pair work Look at the pictures in 2 a 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.

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.

So what do you think about Yu Gong’s story?

Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. What does Wang Ming think about the story? He thinks it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. 2. What does Claudia think about it? She thinks it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.

3. Whose opinion do you agree with? Why? (An open question) You have different opinions about the story, and none of you are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.

探究点四 Language points a little bit 一点点 e. g. Maybe we are a little bit lazy. 也许我的确是有点懒了。 拓展：a little a bit a little bit

2. a little bit 有点; 有几分 如：我现在有点忙。能等一下再说吗？ I am a little bit busy right now. Can we talk later？

Summary In this class we have learned how to talk about the stories. It's a little difficult. You should practice it after class.

Homework 1. Review the phrases and sentences. 2. Read 2 d aloud.

Thank you!