八年级英语下册第六单元_An_old_man_tried_to_move_the_mountains.ppt

* To understand the plots about the passage. To retell the passage clearly. To train students’ reading ability and integrating skills by task-basedactivities. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. They’re 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? 3a Read the passage and answer the questions. In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. Which book is talked about? Who is the main character? 1. In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. 1979年11月，英国学生能够观看一部叫《美猴王》的新电视节目 Called此处为动词的过去分词做后置定语，意为“被称为….” 与named同义 e.g. This is a boy called / named Tom. e.g. I have a good friend called Mary. The monkey king is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. What is he like? What he can do ? What he can’t do 2.This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.这是因为他能根据他的形状和大小，做出72种变化，把自己变成不同的动物和物体。 turn….into….为固定短语，意为“变成” e.g. Liu Qian is turning the water into ice. e.g. Please turn this into English. 3.But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.但是，他不能把自己变成一个人，除非他能隐藏他的尾巴。 unless 连词。意为“除非，如果不” 引导条件状语从句相当于if…not. e.g. Unless I