1、Unit 4An old man tried to move the mountains.,Section A 3a3c,Revision,Tell the story: Yu Gong Moves a mountain.,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.,The old man told his famil
2、y that they should all helped him to move the mountains.,Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because its big enough to hold everything.,Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the soil and stone into the sea,One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving t
3、he mountains.,He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak.,As soon as the man finished 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
4、 kept on digging day after day and year after year.,Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.,This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,New words,object n. 物体,tail n. 尾巴,stick n. 棍; 条,excite v.使激动; 使兴
5、奋,western adj. 西方的,Warming-up,Look at the pictures and answer the questions.,Theyre Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Sha Heshang and Tang Seng.,Journey to the West.,2. In which book are they the main characters?,1. Who are they?,I like best.,3. Which character do you like best?,Reading,3a,Read the passage and
6、 answer the questions.,Journey to the West.,The Monkey King.,2. Who is the main character?,1. Which book is talked about?,3. What is he like?,He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!,Read the passage again and complete the chart about the Monkey King.
7、,He can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.,He can make his magic stick small or large.,3b,Unless he can hide his tail, he cant turn himself into a person.,1. Most pupils in England watch the TV program called Monkey in 1979 for the first time.,
8、2. Journey to the West is a new Chinese book. Its new to Chinese children.,3. The Monkey King is just a normal monkey.,4. The Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size.,F,T,T,F,8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never g
9、ive up.,5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person.,6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people.,7. The Monkey Kings magic stick is so long that he cant hide it in his ear.,T,T,F,T,Complete the sentences below with phrases from the passage.,1. Journe
10、y to the West is a _ Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China. 2. When the English TV program Monkey _ in 1979, Western children _ this wonderful story.,traditional,came out,became interested in,3c,3. The Monkey King can _ to his body. He is able to _ _ different animals and o
11、bjects. 4. The Monkey King _ make his magic stick small or large.,is able to,make 72 changes,turn himself into,1. turning himself into different animals and objects.turninto 变成 e.g. I have a dream that Ive turned intoan elephant. 我梦见自己变成了大象。,Language points,2. But unless he can hide his tail, he can
12、not turn himself into a person.unless conj. 如果不；除非。引导条件状语从句, 相当于ifnot。e.g. Unless I do, well be lost.如果我不这样做, 我们会迷路的。,hide v. 隐藏；隐蔽。(hide-hid-hidden) e.g. Where did you hide the money? 你把钱藏哪里了？I hid the broken plate behind the table. 我把打碎的盘子藏在餐桌后面了。,3. the Monkey King uses a magic stick.magic adj. 有
13、魔力的；有神奇力量的e.g. All the people heard of the magic carpet. 所有人听说过魔毯的故事。,I. Choose the correct words.,Exercises,magic, birth, hide, tail, turninto, western,1. Four years later, Laura gave _ to a son. 2. They want to _ the old houses into a hotel.,turn,birth,3. England lies to the _ part of Europe. 4. S
14、he broke her _ mirror into pieces. 5. Dogs wag their _ when theyre pleased. 6. Dont _ behind the door. Its not safe.,western,magic,tails,hide,II. Fill in the blanks.,1. A neighbor _ (call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday. 2. The Monkey King can make 72 _ (change) to his shape and size. 3.
15、His uncle isnt interested in _ (play) chess at all. 4. The two boys kept _ (skate) for one hour. 5. No one _ (be) able to answer him at that time.,changes,called,playing,skating,was,Make sentences with these words. be able to; make 72 changes, turninto; sothat; came out; become interested in; keep doing sth.,
