山东省郓城县杨庄集镇初级中学人教版八年级英语下册课件：Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains Section A1.ppt

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Do you like listening or telling stories? Have you ever heard these stories? 1a. Match the story titles with the pictures [a--d]. ______ Journey to the West ______ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain ______ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ______ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky b d a c 1b. Listen and check (?) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? ____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. ? ? 1c. Discuss the questions with your partner. 1. How does the story begin? 2. What happened next? 3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? 2a. Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story. 1 2 3 4 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) whats possible unless you try to make it happen. 2c. Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words. Once upon a time, there was a man people called Yu Gong. He wanted to move two high and big mountains… 2d. Role-play the conversation. Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong? Wang Ming: I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. Claudia: Really? I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a