义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册 Section B(1a-1d) The Monkey King is the main character in Journey to the West. His names Sun Wukong. He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! Tell something about the Monkey King. Yeah. This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cant turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, he uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. Look at the picture. Do you know this story? Whats the name of this story? The Emperors New Clothes. Can you tell the story briefly? Once upon a time, an emperor loved new clothes very much. Two brothers came to the city and made a special clothes for the emperor. They asked for much gold and silk, but they kept them for themselves. They pretended to work for a long time every day. Then at last, the special clothes was OK. But nobody could see it. But no one said it until one young boy shouted that the emperor wore nothing. silk n. 丝绸 emperor n. 国王 underwear n. 内衣 e.g. He won two gold metals in the game. 他在比赛中获得两枚金牌。 e.g. They were stupid not to follow your advice. 他们不听从你的建议真是愚蠢。 stupid adj. 愚蠢的 gold n. 黄金；adj. 金色的 e.g. Its wrong to cheat in examinations. 考试作弊是错误的。 cheat v. 欺骗；蒙骗 Match the words with the letters in the pictures in 1c. _ gold _ emperor _ silk _ underwear b c d 1a a Listen and number the pictures 1-5 in 1c. 1 1b 23 4 5 Listen again and fill in the blanks. 1c This story is about an emperor who loved _. clothes Two _ came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor. brothers The emperor had to _ them silk and gold, but they _ everything for themselves. They were trying to cheat the emperor. give kept Nobody wanted to sound stupid. But suddenly, a young boy _, “Look! The emperor isnt _ any clothes. ” When the emperor _ at himself, he only _ his underwear. looked saw shouted wearing 1. Whats the name of the story? The Emperors New Clothes. 2. Is it a traditional Chinese story? No, it isnt. Its from Europe. Listen and answer the questions. 3. What was the emperors hobby? He liked new clothes. He loved buying and looking at his new clothes. Because people couldnt see the new clothes unless they were clever. Because they kept all the gold and silk for themselves. 5. How do we know that the two brothers were really trying to cheat the emperor? 4. Why were the new clothes special? 6. Why didnt everyone say that the new clothes were really nice? Because they didnt want other people to know that they were stupid. 7. Who said that the emperor wasnt wearing any clothes? A young boy. Use the pictures in 1c to tell the story. 1d Once upon a time, there was an emperor. He loved clothes very much. He loved buying clothes and looked at his beautiful clothes. Two brothers came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor. They said people couldnt see the clothes unless they were clever. In fact, the two brothers were really trying to cheat the emperor. They asked for much gold and silk and kept them for themselves. When the emperor looked at himself, he only saw his underwear. But he didnt want people to think he was stupid. So he said his new clothes were really beautiful. When the emperor walked through the street wearing his new clothes. Everybody said his new clothes were wonderful. Suddenly, a young boy shouted, “Look! The emperor isnt wearing anything.” Never do things by halves. 做事不要半途而废