八年级英语下册Unit6SectionA2.ppt

Tell the story: Yu Gong Moves a mountain. 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. The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains. Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the soil and stone into 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. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. object n. 物体物体tail n. 尾巴尾巴stick n. 棍棍; 条条excite v.使激动使激动; 使兴奋使兴奋western adj. 西方的西方的Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Theyre Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Sha Heshang and Tang Seng. Journey to the West.2. In which book are they the main characters? 1. Who are they? I like best. 3. Which character do you like best?Lets watch a video about the Monkey King. 3aRead the passage and answer the questions. Journey to the West.The Monkey King, Sun Wukong.2. Who is the main character?1. Which book is talked about?3. What is he like?He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! Read the passage again and complete the chart about the Monkey King. What he can doWhat he cant domake 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objectsmake his magic stick so small that he can keep it in his ear, or make his magic stick big and long.3bturn himself into a person (unless he can hide his tail)1. Most pupils in England watch the TV program called Monkey in 1979 for the first time. 2. Journey to the West is a new Chinese book. Its new to Chinese children.3. The Monkey King is just a normal monkey. FTF4. The Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size.5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person.6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people.TTT7. The Monkey Kings magic stick is so long that he cant hide it in his ear. 8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up. FTComplete the sentences below with phrases from the passage.1. Journey to the West is a _ Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China.2. When the English TV program Monkey _ in 1979, Western children _ this wonderful story. traditionalcame outbecame interested in3c3. 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.is able tomake 72 changes turn himself into1. turning himself into different animals and objects. turninto 变成变成 e.g. I have a dream that Ive turned into an elephant. 我梦见自己变成了大象。我梦见自己变成了大象。2. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. unless conj. 如果不；除非。引导条件如果不；除非。引导条件 状语从句状语从句, 相当于相当于ifnot。 e.g. Unless I do, well be lost. 如果我不这样做如果我不这样做, 我们会迷路的。我们会迷路的。hide v. 隐藏；隐蔽。隐藏；隐蔽。(hide-hid-hidden)e.g. Where did you hide the money? 你把钱藏哪里了？你把钱藏哪里了？ I hid the broken plate behind the table. 我把打碎的盘子藏在餐桌后面了。我把打碎的盘子藏在餐桌后面了。 3. the Monkey King uses a magic stick. magic adj. 有魔力的；有神奇力量的有魔力的；有神奇力量的 e.g. All the people heard of the magic carpet. 所有人听说过魔毯的故事。所有人听说过魔毯的故事。 I. Choose the correct words.magic, birth, hide, tail, turninto, western1. Four years later, Laura gave _ to a son.2. They want to _ the old houses into a hotel. turnbirth3. England lies to the _ part of Europe.4. She broke her _ mirror into pieces.5. Dogs wag their _ when theyre pleased.6. Dont _ behind the door. Its not safe.westernmagictailshideII. Fill in the blanks.1. A neighbor _ (call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday.2. The Monkey King can make 72 _ (change) to his shape and size. 3. His uncle isnt interested in _ (play) chess at all.4. The two boys kept _ (skate) for one hour. 5. No one _ (be) able to answer him at that time. changescalledplayingskatingwasMake sentences with these words.be able to; make 72 changes, turninto; sothat; came out; become interested in; keep doing sth.