《An old man tried to move the mountains》PPT课件6
What’s the name of the story?
It’s Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?
1a Match the story with the pictures [a-d].
___ Journey to the West
___ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
___ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
___ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
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New words
1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前
常用于讲述故事开头的词语
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。
2. 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。
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Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?
They are talking about Yu Gong 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.
Discussing
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.
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 put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
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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.
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) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
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Language points
1. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s 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
e.g. The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown.
这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。
remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做某事
e.g. Please remind me to come back early.请提醒我早点回来。
2. I think it’s 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”。
e.g. I’m a little bit tired. Let’s 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。
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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 problem.
2. You should kept _______ (try) and never give up.
3. Give me the green one ___________ the red one.
4. She’d like to stay at home instead of ______ (go) to movies.
5. Please remind him _______ (take) medicine on time.
6. Ted didn’t answer my question. ________, he asked me another question.
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Homework
Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.
Once upon a time, there was a very old man …