Unit 6 Section A Period 1 1 a2

Unit 6 Section A Period 1 (1 a-2 d)

Which story do you like best? Yu Gong Moves a Mountain

Which story do you like best? Journey to the West

Which story do you like best? Nu Wa Repairs the Sky

Which story do you like best? Hou Yi Shoots the Suns

The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea Do you know any other stories?

Kuafu running race with the sun Do you know any other stories?

1 a Match the story titles with the pictures [a-d]. ____ b Journey to the West d Yu Gong Moves a Mountain ____ a Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ____ c Nu Wa Repairs the Sky ____

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.

1 c Discuss the questions with your partner. 1. How does the story begin? 2. What happened next? 3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?

2 a Listen and number the pictures [1 -4] in order to tell the story. 3, 1, 2, 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. work on sth. doing sth. “从事于/致力于做某事” 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.

1. finish sth. 完成某事 doing sth. 做完某事 2. continue to do sth. 继续做某事 doing sth. =keep on doing sth. 3. 主+谓+so+形/副 +that从句（结果状语从句） 4. take away 拿走：动副组合 take it/them away 5. remind sb. that从句 “提醒某人…” sb. of/about sth. “使某人想起…” sb. to do sth. “提醒某人去做某事”

1. I finish my homework. =I finish doing _____(do) my homework. take 2. The students continue to ______(take) the English lessons after a short break. 3. 她太高兴了以至于不能入睡。 She was so happy that she can’t fall asleep. take it away 4. I don’t need the book, please _______( 把它拿走) of 5. The photo reminds me___(to/in/of) you. 6. Please remind your mother to _______(take) the take medicine on time.

2 c Look at the pictures in 2 a and tell the story in your own words.

When—where-- what—who—why—how Once upon a time, there was… As soon as… Finally… The story remind us that…

Once upon a time, there was a very old man. He was Yu Gong. There were two mountains near his house. It took a long time to walk to the other side. So the old man wanted to move them away. All his family helped him. A man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains. He said that he could never do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finish talking, Yu Gong said that his family continue to move the mountain after he died. Finally, a god was so moved that he sent two gods to move away the mountains.

What can you learn from the story?

2 d

Language points weak adj. 弱的；虚弱的；无力 的；差的 Don't stand on that chair, it's got a weak leg 那张椅子有条腿不结实, 不要站在上面。 She felt weak from lack of sleep. 她由于睡眠不足感到浑身无力。 A person with weak sight cannot see far. 视力差的人不能看得很远。

remind vt. 使想起；提醒 This story reminds me of my childhood. 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。 Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. 请提醒我明天给我母亲写信。 Could you remind me to get off at Somerset Street? 你可否提醒我在森麻实街下车?

这些照片使我想起了幸福的童年时代。 These pictures remind me of my happy childhood. 我很高兴你提醒了我这件事。 I am glad you reminded me of this matter.

Miss Taylor never wastes money on anything too expensive, even though C she can _______ to. She has donated much of the money she saved to charities. (2012年山西省中考) A. allow B. remind C. afford

instead of 代替…；而不是. . . I gave him advice instead of money. 我给了他忠告，而不是钱。 She's always talking at me instead of with me. 她从来不是与我交谈, 总是冲著我叽叽呱 呱说个不停。We walked down the stairs instead of taking the elevator. 我们走着下楼梯而没有乘电梯。

(2011·安徽) What a nice day! We should B go sightseeing ____ watching TV in the hotel. A. because of B. instead of C. together with D. out of 解析：本题考查介词短语辨析。句意： 多好的天气啊!我们应该去观光，而不是 待在酒店里看电视。

Do the other exercises in this part.