英语人教版八年级下册unit 6 Section A1.ppt

Whats the name of the story?ItsYu Gong Moves a Mountain.Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?NeZhaConquerstheDragonKingMagicBrushMaLiangChangeFliestotheMoonPanGuSeparatestheSkyFromtheEarth_JourneytotheWest_HouYiShootstheSuns_YuGongMovesaMountain_NuWaRepairstheSky.Match the story with Match the story with the pictures a-d.the pictures a-d.1abdacListen and check()the facts you hear.Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?1bTheyaretalkingaboutYuGongMovesaMountain._Thetwomountainswereveryhigh andbig._Averyoldmantriedtomovethemountains._AmantoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoit.1.Howdoesthestorybegin?Discuss the questions with your partner.Discuss the questions with your partner.Onceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman.Thereweretwomountainsnearhishouse.Theyweresobigandhighthatittookalongwaytowalktotheotherside.2.Whathappenednext?Theoldmantoldhisfamilythattheyshouldallhelpedhimtomovethemountains.3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?YuGongsaidtheycouldputthemintotheseabecauseitsbigenoughtoholdeverything.Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.2a13241.AmansawYuGongandhis(children/family)whentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.2.HetoldYuGonghecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldand(poor/weak).Listen again and circle the words you hear.2b3.Assoonasthemanfinished(talking/speaking),YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.4.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesent(two/three)godstotakethemountainsaway.5.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucannever(know/see)whatspossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.Listen again and fill in the blanks.YuGongandhisfamilybegantomovesomeofthe_andstonetothe_.Oneday,amansawYuGongandhischildrenwhentheywereworkingon_themountains.HetoldYuGongthathecould_doitbecausehewasoldandweak.Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking,YuGongsaidthathisfamilycould_tomovethemountainsafterhe_.earthseamovingnevercontinuediedHisfamilywouldliveandgrow,butthe_couldnotgetbigger.SoYuGongandhisfamilykepton_dayafterdayandyearafteryear.Finally,agodwasso_byYuGongthathesenttwogodstotakethemountains_.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucanneverknowwhatspossible_youtrytomakeit_.mountainsdiggingmovedawayunlesshappenLook at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.YuGongandhisfamilybegantomovesomeoftheearthandstonetothesea.2cOneday,amansawYuGongandhischildrenwhentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.HetoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldandweak.Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking,YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.Hisfamilywouldliveandgrow,butthemountainscouldnotgetbigger.SoYuGongandhisfamilykeptondiggingdayafterdayandyearafteryear.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesenttwogodstotakethemountainsaway.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucanneverknowwhatspossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.SowhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?Ithinkitsreallyinteresting.YuGongfoundagoodwaytosolvehisproblem.Role-play the conversation.2dReally?Ithinkitsalittlebitsilly.Itdoesntseemverypossibletomoveamountain.Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidntgiveup.Well,Istilldontagreewithyou.Ithinkweshouldtrytofindotherwaystosolveaproblem.ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadofmovingthemountains?Well,therearemanyotherways.Forexample,hecouldbuildaroad.Thatsbetterandfasterthanmovingamountain!Youhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestory,andneitherofyouarewrong.Therearemanysidestoastoryandmanywaystounderstandit.1.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucanneverknowwhatspossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.remindv.提醒；使想起提醒；使想起remindsb.of/aboutsth.提醒某人想起某事提醒某人想起某事e.g.Thepictureremindshimofhisbeautifulhometown.这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。e.g.Pleaseremindmetocomebackearly.请提醒我早点回来。请提醒我早点回来。remindsb.todosth.提醒某人去做某事提醒某人去做某事【运用运用】根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每空一词。空一词。这个故事让我想起了我的童年。这个故事让我想起了我的童年。Thisstory_mychildhood.今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？吗？Couldyouplease_Tomuptonight?remindsmeofremindmetocalle.g.Imalittlebittired.Letstakeashortrest.我有点累了，让我们休息一会。我有点累了，让我们休息一会。Sheisalittlebitshy.她有点害羞。她有点害羞。2.Ithinkitsalittlebitsilly.bitn.有点；稍微有点；稍微alittlebit(=alittle)+形容词或形容词或副词或比较级时，表示副词或比较级时，表示“一点儿一点儿”。辨析：辨析：abitof+不可数名词不可数名词一点一点e.g.Shepouredabitofsaltwaterinhermouth.她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。sillyadj.愚蠢的愚蠢的通常指由于缺乏常识、判断力或通常指由于缺乏常识、判断力或稳健而作出令人可笑的行为和举稳健而作出令人可笑的行为和举止止,在句中可用作定语或表语。在句中可用作定语或表语。e.g.Iwassillytogetoutwithacoatinacoldday.在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出门，我真傻。门，我真傻。e.g.Ifyoucantgo,hellgoinsteadofyou.Jackwentswimmingyesterdayinsteadofplayingbasketball.3.ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadofmovingthemountains?insteadof是复合介词，后接是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的名词、代词、动词的-ing形式或形式或介词短语等，意为介词短语等，意为“代替，作为代替，作为的替换的替换”。ThedoctorswenttoShanghaibytraininsteadofbycar.Igavehersomeadviceinsteadofmoney.instead与与insteadof只有一词之差，但只有一词之差，但在用法上区别很大。在用法上区别很大。instead是副词，意是副词，意为为“代替代替”，在句中只能用作状语。，在句中只能用作状语。e.g.Wehavenocoffee.Wouldyoulikesomewaterinstead?Donnaneverstudies.Instead,sheplaystabletennisallday.用括号内单词的适当形式填空或根据句用括号内单词的适当形式填空或根据句意选用所学适当短语完成句子。意选用所学适当短语完成句子。1.YuGongfoundagoodway_(solve)theproblem.2.Youshouldkept_(try)andnevergiveup.3.Givemethegreenone_theredone.tosolvetryinginsteadof4.Shedliketostayathomeinsteadof_(go)tomovies.5.Pleaseremindhim_(take)medicineontime.6.Teddidntanswermyquestion._,heaskedmeanotherquestion.goingtotakeInsteadTell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.Onceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman