,Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A,第1课时 Section A 1a-2d,Task 1 (1a-1c),Step 1: Warming-up,Discuss the following pictures.,Group work,1. What stories are they? 2. Which story do you like best? Why?,Step 1: Warming-up,Rise up upon Hearing the Crow of a Rooster and Practice with the Sword,Nick the Boat to Seek the Sword,Step 1: Warming-up,Kuafu Running Race with the Sun,The Bird Jingwei Trying to Fill the Sea,Step 2: Pre-listening,What fairystory are they?,Nu Wa Repairs the Sky,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,/ut/ v. 射击；发射,Step 2: Pre-listening,Journey to the West,Yu Gong Moves a Mountain,Step 3: Pre-listening,1a,Match the story titles with the pictures a-d.,_ Journey to the West _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.,b,d,a,c,Step 4: While-listening,Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,1b,_ 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.,Anna and Wang Ming are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Step 4: Post-listening,Pair work,How much do you know about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain? Look at these pictures and discuss the questions with your partner.,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.,Step 4: Post-listening,2. What happened next?,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains.,Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,Task 2 (2a-2d),Step 1: Pre-listening,Pair work,1. Discuss the pictures and match them with the correct phrases.,move some earth and stones dig day after day take the mountains away old and weak,2. Discuss and order the pictures with your partner to make them a story.,Step 2: While-listening,2a,Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,1,3,2,4,Step 2: While-listening,2b,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.,Step 2: While-listening,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) whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Step 3: Post-listening,2C,Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story based on the key words in your own words.,move some earth and stones,dig day after day,old and weak,take the mountains away,Step 3: Post-listening,2d,Read 2d and choose the correct answer.,What are the teacher and the two students talking about? A. Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. B. Journey to the West. C. Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.,Step 3: Post-listening,2d,Read 2d and fill in the blanks.,a good way,if you work hard,silly,very possible,he could build a road,Step 3: Post-listening,Language points,1. weak adj. 弱的；虚弱的；无力的；差的,A person with weak sight cannot see far. 视力差的人不能看得很远。,相关词组： weak answer 缺乏说服力的回答 weak voice 微弱的声音 be weak in 在 方面弱差；不擅长,反义词: strong,Step 3: Post-listening,remind vt. 使想起；提醒 reminds sb. that+从句 使某人想起某事 This book reminds me that I should study hard. 这本书提醒我应该努力学习。,2. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Step 3: Post-listening,remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事 This story reminds me of my childhood. 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。 remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事 Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. 请提醒我明天给我母亲写信。,Step 3: Post-listening,Im a little bit tired. Lets take a short rest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。,3. I think its a little bit silly. bit n. 有点；稍微,a little bit (= a little) + 形容词或副词或比较级时，表示“一点儿”。,辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词 一点 ,She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。,Step 3: Post-listening,4. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的-ing形式或 介词短语等，意为“代替，作为的替换”。,If you cant go, hell go instead of you.,instead是副词，一般放在句首或句末。而instead of 是介词短语，表示“代替”时， 含有“对比”的意思，其后常跟名词、代词或v-ing形式。 Jack didnt study law. Instead, he decided to become an actor. 杰克没有学法律，而是决定作一名演员。,易混淆词汇比较：instead / instead of,Step 4: Homework,Get more information about the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain from the Internet. Practice role-playing the conversation.,Homework,谢谢大家,Goodbye!,