1、Unit 4 An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A 1a2d,Warming up,Whats the name of the story?,Its Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?,Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King,Magic Brush Ma Liang,Change Flies to the Moon,Pan Gu Separates the Sky From the Earth,Mat
2、ch,_ Journey to the West _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.,Match the story with the pictures a-d.,1a,b,d,a,c,New words,1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前,e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple. 从前，在一个小庙里住 着三个和尚。,常用于讲述故事开头的词语,2
3、. shoot v. 射击；发射,过去式及过去分词形式：shot, shot,e.g. He shot the bird with his gun. 他用枪打鸟。,3. stone n. 石头,e.g. The soil is full of stones. 这土里有很多碎石。 He threw a stone at the dog. 他向狗掷了一块石头。,Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,1b,They are talking about Yu G
4、ong Moves a Mountain.,_ 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.,1. How does the story begin?,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Discussing,Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There were two
5、mountains near his house. They were so big and high that it took a long way to walk to the other side.,2. What happened next?,The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains.,3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?,Yu Gong said they could
6、 put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,Listen and number the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,2a,1,3,2,4,1. 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
7、(poor / weak).,Listen again and circle the words you hear.,2b,3. As soon as the man finished (talking / speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died. 4. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two / three) gods to take the mountains away. 5.
8、 This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the _ and stone to the _. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on _ the mountains. H
9、e told Yu Gong that he could _ do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could _ to move the mountains after he _.,earth,sea,moving,never,continue,died,His family would live and grow, but the _ could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family
10、 kept on _ day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so _ by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains _. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible _ you try to make it _.,mountains,digging,moved,away,unless,happen,Pair work,Look at the pictures in 2a and tel
11、l the story in your own words.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.,2c,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 finishe
12、d 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 god
13、s to take the mountains away.,This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Role play,So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?,I think its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.,Role-play the conversation.,2d,Really
14、? I think its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.,But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up.,Well, I still dont agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.,But
15、 what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?,Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. Thats better and faster than moving a mountain!,You have different opinions about the story, and neither of you are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to und
16、erstand it.,1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.remind v. 提醒；使想起,remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事,Language points,e.g. The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown.这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。,e.g. Please remind me to come back early.请提醒我早点回来。,r
17、emind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事,【运用】 根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每空一词。 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。 This story _ _ _ my childhood. 今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？ Could you please _ _ _ _ Tom up tonight?,reminds me of,remind me,to call,e.g. Im a little bit tired. Lets take a short rest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。She is a little bit shy. 她有点害羞。,2. I thin
18、k 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 ,e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。,silly adj. 愚蠢的 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止, 在句中可用作定语或表语。,e.g. I was silly to get out with a coat in a cold day. 在这样冷的天气里没有穿外
19、套就出 门，我真傻。,e.g. If you cant go, hell go instead of you. Jack went swimming yesterday instead of playing basketball.,3. 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”。,The doctors went to Shanghai by train instead of by car. I gave her
20、some advice instead of money.,instead与instead of 只有一词之差，但在用法上区别很大。instead是副词，意为“代替”，在句中只能用作状语。,e.g. We have no coffee. Would you like some water instead? Donna never studies. Instead, she plays table tennis all day.,Exercises,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。,1. Yu Gong found a good way _ (solve) the
21、problem. 2. You should kept _ (try) and never give up. 3. Give me the green one _ the red one.,to solve,trying,instead of,4. Shed like to stay at home instead of _ (go) to movies. 5. Please remind him _ (take) medicine on time. 6. Ted didnt answer my question. _, he asked me another question.,going,to take,Instead,Homework,Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.,Once upon a time, there was a very old man ,
