1. Unit 6 第一课时

So what do you think about Yu Gong’s story?
Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. What does Wang Ming think about the story? He thinks it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. 2. What does Claudia think about it? She thinks it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
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.
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.
Do you know these Chinese stories?
What was his name? His name was Yu Gong. What was he doing? He was digging to move a mountain. What’s the name of the story?
2a Listen and number the pictures in order to tell the story.
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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).
2. What happened next? The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains. 3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.
Listening
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. __
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.
3. Whose opinion do you agree with? Why?
(An open question)
You have different opinions about the story, and none of you are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
What’s the name of the story? Journey to the West
Do you know these Chinese stories?
What’s his name? His name was Hou Yi. What’s he doing?
He was shooting the suns.
√ __ A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.
Discussing
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.
Language points
a little bit 一点点 e.g. Maybe we are a little bit lazy. 也许我的确是有点懒了。
1. 辨析a little 和 a bit (1) 都可用作副词，用来修饰形容词、副词。两 者可以互换使用； This book is a little /a bit difficult for me. 如：对我来说，这本书有点难。 (2) 修饰不可数名词。但a little可修饰名词，而a bit 必须加of后才能再接名词。 如： Why don't men do a bit of / a little housework? 为什么男人不做一点儿家务呢？
有点;有几分
如：我现在有点忙。能等一下再说吗？
I am a little bit busy right now.Can we talk later？
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Read and match
1a Match the story titles with the pictures (a-d).
____tain b Journey to the West ____ ____ a Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ____ c Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
What’s the name of the story? Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Do you know these Chinese stories?
What was her name? Her name was Nu Wa.
What was she doing?
She was repairing the sky. What’s the name of the story? Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
2c Pair work
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.
(3)与not连用时，它们的意义完全不同： not a little 意为“非常”，“很”， 相当于 very;not a bit 意为“一点也 不”，相当于not at all。 如：The weather is not a bit cold today. 今天天气一点也不冷。
2. a little bit
学练优八年级英语下（RJ） 教学课件
Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A (1a-2d)
Do you know these Chinese stories?
What was his name? His name was Monkey King.