20152016学年八年级英语下册 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains Section A(3a4c)课件概要1.ppt

* Section A 3a-4c Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 1. To learn about the Monkey King 2.To learn new words: object, hide, tail, magic, stick, excite, Western… Who is he? Do you like him? Why? Can you tell his story to your partners? 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. 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 man. 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. The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up. 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! 1. ..., he cannot turn himself into a man. turn (sb. / sth.) into… (使某人/某物)变成 turn into (通过魔法)变成… In a flash, the prince turned into a frog. 眨眼之间，王子变成了青蛙。 2. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. 动词不定式 “to fight”在此用作目的状语，表示“为了……”。 He turned his head around to look at people. 他扭头看人。? 3. The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. excite 使激动；使兴奋 The good news excited us. 那个好消息使我们心情激动。 What he ca