1、Lesson 21,Unit 4 Stories and Poems,4,Unit,Lesson 21 The Fable of the Woodcutter,学习目标,objectives,1. To learn some useful words and expressions : fable, woodcutter, axe, dive, admit, silver, policy 2. To listen and understand the fable of the woodcutter 3. To summarize the moral(寓意) of the story,Do yo
2、u know what a fable is?,A fable is a fictional story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson.,Whats a moral?,A moral teaches about right and wrong, and good and bad.,Lead in,寓言早在我国春秋战国时代就已经盛行。当时一些思想家把寓言当成辩论的手段。为了在政治主张上战胜对方，为了阐明自已的观点，互相责难，辩论，往往取材于古代神话、传说、民间故事或谚语。通过艺
3、术加工，用鲜明生动的抽象的代替议论进行激烈的争辨斗争。 世界各国的寓言作品也很多。世界最早的寓言集是伊索寓言，其它比较著名的寓言集或寓言较集中的作品有克雷洛夫寓言、列那狐的故事百喻经拉封丹寓言 等。,Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read?,看图说出你想到的寓言故事。,揠苗助长 Plucking up a crop to help it grow,自相矛盾 Self-contradiction,Warming up,守株待兔 Wait for windfalls,刻舟求剑 Take measures without atten
4、tion to the changes in circumstances,画蛇添足 Gild the lily,狐狸和葡萄 The Fox and the Grapes,狼和小羊The Wolf and the Lamb,龟兔赛跑 The Hare and the Tortoise,乌鸦喝水 The Crow and the Pitcher,蚊子和狮子 The Gnat and the Lion,Appreciation of a fable-Golden Axe and Silver Axe,Pre-reading,Words,fable woodcutter axe diveadmit s
5、ilver policy,n. 寓言 n. 伐木工 n. 斧子 v. (dived或dove/dived)跳水；俯冲 v. 承认；赞同 adj. & n. 银(的) n. 原则；政策,P55,1,Read the lesson and answer the questions.,1.What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake? 2. Who appeared as the woodcutter cried? 3. How did the woodcutter get back his old ax
6、e? 4. Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents?,He lost his axe in the water.,A spirit appeared.,The spirit dove into the lake and brought back his axe.,Because the spirit was so happy with the woodcutters honesty.,While-reading,2,Read the lesson again. Think about the s
7、pirit and the woodcutter. Match each person with the words that describe them.,Language points,1. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back. 水很深，他无法找回他的斧子。,get back “找回；取回；恢复”get back sth. / get sth. back,I got back my lost pen. (=I got my lost pen back.) 昨天我找回了我丢失的钢笔。 Take a good rest a
8、nd get back your strength. 好好休息，恢复体力。,2. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. 他只有一把斧子，他需要靠它谋生。,make/earn ones living 谋生,In order to survive, he has to make his living by selling vegetables. 为了生存，他必须以卖蔬菜为生。 He had to make his own living when he was ten years old. 当他十岁的时候，他不得不靠自己谋
9、生。,3. The spirit dove into the lake and brought back a gold axe. 这个精灵跳进湖里，带回一把金斧子。,dive into 投入；潜入,I saw a rabbit dive into the hole. 我看见一只兔子钻进洞里。 You should dive into the sea to find pearls. 你应该潜入海中才能找到珍珠。,bring back 带回；还回；使记起,All library books must be brought back before June 30. 在6月30日之前，所有从图书馆借出
10、的书必须归还。 His singing brings back the memories of my father. 他的歌唤起我对父亲的回忆。,4. Because he was honest, he admitted to the spirit that it wasnt his axe. 因为他诚实，所以他向精灵承认那不是他的斧子。,admit表示“向某人承认”要搭配介词to。,The student admitted his mistakes to his teacher. 那个学生向老师承认了错误。 He admitted to me that he was wrong. 他向我承认
11、他错了。,5. The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutters old axe. 精灵又一次潜下去，带着樵夫的旧斧子回到水面。,“不定冠词+序数词”表示相对前一个而言的“又一，再一”。,He has seen the film three times, but he wants to see it a fourth time. 那部电影他已看过三次，可他还想再看一次。,“定冠词+序数词”表示按顺序排列的“第次”。,It is the fifth time that I have met him. 这是我第五
12、次和他见面了。 Today we begin the third part of the course. 今天我们开始这门课的第三部分。,3,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box.,silver admit make ones living come up with dive into,1. He_ to his parents that he broke the window. They were happy with his honesty. 2. That old lady
13、 is very poor. She _ by selling newspapers. 3. Im afraid to_ the swimming pool. 4. He _ a fun way to learn math. 5. She wore a _ chain around her neck.,admitted,makes her living,dive into,came up with,silver,Post-reading,4,Work in groups to learn more about fables. You can do one of the following ta
14、sks:,1. Find the rest of the fable on the Internet. Act it out. 2. Find another fable and act it out. You can search on the Internet or look in books. Dont forget to find the moral in your fable.,Time for reflection,get back make ones living dive into bring back 不定冠词+序数词,找回；取回；恢复,谋生,投入；潜入,带回；还回；使记起,
15、又一，再一,. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese given in the brackets.,1. Genius without education is like_ (银子)in the Mine. 2. What does this _(寓言) tell us? 3. The_(政策) guarantees us against all loss. 4. She immediately came to me to _ (承认)her mistake. 5. _(诚实) truly is the best p
16、olicy.,silver,fable,policy,admit,Honesty,Practice,. Fill in each blank with one word according to the Chinese in the brackets.,When did you _ _ _ _ ? (从加拿大回来) 2. She had to _ _ _ _ (自己谋生) when she was still a child. 3. Find a hobby or activity you enjoy doing and _ _ (投入)it. 4. We like to travel and
17、 _ _ (带 回) interesting things from the various places.,get back from Canada,make her own living,dive into,bring back,Match up,揠苗助长 自相矛盾 刻舟求剑 守株待兔 龟兔赛跑 蚊子和狮子 画蛇添足 狐狸和葡萄 狼和小羊 乌鸦喝水,1. Wait for windfalls 2. Plucking up a crop to help it grow 3. Self-contradiction 4. Take measures withoutattention to the
18、 changes incircumstances 6. Gild the lily 7. The Fox and the Grapes 8. The Wolf and the Lamb 9. The Hare and the Tortoise 10. The Crow and the Pitcher 11. The Gnat and the Lion,Homework,Preview the words and expressions in Lesson 22.,Moral of the Story: Choose a fable that you have read in class or find a new one and write a paragraph about what the moral of the story is and why it is an important moral to learn.,Homework,