新目标新版八年级下册Unit 6 Section An old man tried to move the mountains A 1

Magic Brush Ma Liang Pan Gu Separates the Sky From the Earth
Match the story titles 1a with the pictures [a-d].
___ b Journey to the West ___ a Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ___ d Yu Gong Moves a Mountain ___ c Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
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 help him to move the mountains.
3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?
He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
2c
Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.
One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.
1. a little bit silly 2. does not seem very possible to move a mountain 3. try to find other ways to solve a problem, e.g. build a road
Answers the questions with complete sentences.
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。
What does Wang Ming think about the story of Yu Gong? He thinks it’s really interesting. What does Wang Ming think the story is trying to show? He thinks the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard!
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. 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。
辨析： a bit of （=a little）+ 不可数名词 少量，少许
e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth. 她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。
3. stone n. 石头 e.g. He threw a stone at the dog.
他向狗掷了一块石头。
1b
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?
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/ a bit/ kind of) + 形容词或副词 时，表示“有点儿，稍微”。
Read the conversation and 2d complete the table.
Wang Ming’s opinion Claudia’s opinion
1. really interesting 2. a good way to solve the problem 3. anything is possible if you work hard
3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的-ing 形式或介词短语等，意为“代替，作为……的替换”。 e.g. If you can’t go, he’ll go instead of you. Jack went swimming yesterday instead of playing soccer. The doctors went to Beijing by train instead of by car. I gave her some advice instead of money. instead与instead of 只有一词之差，但在用法上区别很 大。instead是副词，意为“代替”，在句中用作状语。
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
Listen and number the pictures 2a [1-4] in order to tell the story.
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142b源自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.
What’s the name of the story? It’s Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?
Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King