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Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 昆明重工中学

邓琛琛

Teaching Content Unit6 of Go for it

Teaching Time

40min

Class Two Grade Eight

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Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A 1 (1a-2b)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 能掌握以下词汇：shoot, remind, unless, weak,once upon a time, stone 能掌握以下句型：

① How does the story begin?

② What happened next?

③ What do you think of the story of Yu Gong? ④ What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? 2) 能够用英语询问故事的开始、发展及后续等。能够对故事中的人物或情节发表一些简单的看法或观点。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

学习愚公，要学习他“主动挖山”的精神。在我们生活工作中存在着很多的“山”。在这些山的面前我们应该采取怎样的态度对待它？是通过“搬家”来避开它或找领导请求帮助；还是像愚公一样明知困难却迎难而上，凭借自己的力量勇敢的克服困难。愚公不畏艰险，不怕困难，勇敢面对的精神，正是值得我们所学习的。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) 掌握本课时中出现的生词：shoot, remind, unless, weak,once upon a time, stone 2) 学会询问故事发展的基本句型：

How does the story begin? What happened next?

3）学会表达故事中的人物或情节，并发表一些简单的看法或观点。

What do you think of / about the story of Yu Gong?

2. 教学难点：

学会表达故事中的人物或情节，并发表一些简单的看法或观点。

三、教学过程

Step 1 Lead in

Look at the picture of Wang Ming’s Wechat，and lead in the topic of this unit.

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T: What’s the name of the story?

S1：It’s Yu Gong moves a mountain.

T: Who is the main character in the story? S2: Yu Gong T: What kind of story is it? S3:It’s a traditional Chinese story.

T: Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?

Step 2 Warming-up 1. Guess the name of stories. T:Do you know the story? S:..

2. Look at the pictures in 1a, then read the names of the story in the box. 3. Match the names of the stories with the pictures.

Journey to the West

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Yu Gong Moves a Mountain

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Hou Yi Shoots the Suns

a

Nu Wa Repairs the Sky

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Listening and talking

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Listen to some of the conversations and try to fill in the blanks. T:Anna and Wang Ming are talking by Wechat.She wants to know about the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.Listen to some of the conversations and try to fill in the blanks. (Divide the students to two groups to have a game, which group can answer more question is the winner) Once upon a time, there was a very _____ man. There were ______ mountains

________ his house. They were ____ high and _____ that it _____ a long time _____ walk to the other side.

Well,the old man told his _______ that they should all help ____ _____ the mountains.

Yu Gong said they could put it ____ the ____ because it's ____ _____ to hold everything. So they all started _______ the next day. 2.

Pair work and use the questions of 1c to make a conversation. T: Now, using the questions of 1c to make a conversation like Anna and Wang Ming.

with your partner .You can use your own words to answer the questions.

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e.g.

A: How does the story happen?

B: There were two very tall mountains in front of their house.

A: What happened next? B: A very old man tried to move the mountains.

A: Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?

B: They would put them into the sea.

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Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story. Then,check the answers. T:Look, Anna is asking the rest of the story, do you want to know it? Let’s listen what happened next ,When you listen to the story, please number the pictures.

Key: 3214 4.Work on 2b:

Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.

Play the recording for the Ss to circle the correct words in the brackets.

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.

3. check the answers.

Answers:

1. children

2. weak

3. talking

4. two

5. know

Step 4 Group work 1.

Group work to fill in the blanks.

Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the _____ and stone to the ___. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on _______ the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could _____ do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could ________ to move the mountains after he _____.

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His family would live and grow, but the __________ could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on ________ day after day and year after year.

Finally, a god was so ______ by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains ______. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible _______ you try to make it _______.

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Play a game to check the answers. 3.Watch a video of the story, tell Ss to make a story chain, and let some Ss tell the story to the class. T: Now, it’s your turn to retell the story.

Once up on a time…began to move … to the sea.

One day, … saw…working on moving … He told Yu Gong… because ….

As soon as…Yu Gong said… continue to move… His family would… but…,So… kept on

Finally, …so … by … that … take …away.

Step 5

Summary 1.

What can you learn from Yu Gong? 2.

If you were Yu Gong, what would you do? 3.

Do you have any other idea? Step 6 Homework Tell the story to your friends in your own words

Blackboard:

An old man tried to move the mountains.

1.

How does the story begin? Once up on a time... 2.

What happened next?

What can you learn from

Yu Gong moves

Then , after that...

Yu Gong? A mountain

3.

What’s the ending of the story?

Do you have any other

Finally...

idea?

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