初中英语人教版八年级下册unit6 SectionA(3a-3c)

1. Who are they? They’re Monk Tang, the Monkey King, Piggy and Sandy. 2. In which book are they the main characters(主要人物)? Journey to the West. 3. Which character do you like best?
1. …turning himself into different
animals and objects.
turn…into… 变成
e.g. I have a dream that I’ve turned into
an elephant.
我梦见自己变成了大象。
2. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. unless conj. 如果不；除非。引导条件 状语从句, 相当于if…not。 e.g. Unless I do, we’ll be lost. 如果我不这样做, 我们会迷路的。
Read the passage again and complete 3b the chart about the Monkey King.
He can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. He can make his magic stick small or large. Unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person.
6. Don’t ____ hide behind the door. It’s not
safe.
II. Fill in the blanks. 1. A neighbor _____ called (call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday. 2. The Monkey King can make 72 _______ changes (change) to his shape and size. 3. His uncle isn’t interested in _______ playing (play) chess at all. 4. The two boys kept ______ skating (skate) for one hour. 5. No one ____ was (be) able to answer him at that time.
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
He is shooting the Suns in the picture.
Journey to the West
The Monkey King is fighting to help the weak in the picture.
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky
She is repairing the sky in the picture.
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
He is digging the stones in the picture.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
T F
3. The Monkey King is just a normal monkey. F 4. The Monkey King can make 72 T changes to his shape and size.
5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person. T 6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to T fight the bad people. 7. The Monkey King’s magic stick is so long that he can’t hide it in his ear. F 8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up. T
3.hide v. 隐藏；隐蔽。(hide-hidhidden) e.g. Where did you hide the money? 你把钱藏哪里了？ I hid the broken plate behind the table. 我把打碎的盘子藏在餐桌后面了。
4. …the Monkey King uses a magic stick.
3. The Monkey King can make ______________ 72 changes to his body. He is able to ___________ turn himself ____ into different animals and objects. 4. The Monkey King ________ is able to make his magic stick small or large.
1. Most pupils in England watch the TV program called Monkey in 1979 for the first time. 2. Journey to the West is a new Chinese book. It’s new to Chinese children.
Make sentences with these words.
be able to; make 72 changes, turn…into;
so…that; came out; become interested
in; keep doing sth.
magic adj. 有魔力的；有神奇力量的
e.g. All the people heard of the magic
carpet.
所有人听说过魔毯的故事。
I. Choose the correct words.
magic, hide, tail, turn…into, western
turn the old houses 2. They want to ____ into a hotel.
3c Complete the sentences below
with phrases from the passage. 1. Journey to the West is a __________ traditional Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China. 2. When the English TV program Monkey ________ came out in 1979, Western children _________________ became interested in this wonderful story.
Team 1: Question 1 in 3a Team 2: Question 2 in 3a Team 3: Question 3 in 3a Team 4: "What he can do" in 3b Team 5: "What he cannot do" in 3b
Notes: The other students work in teams to write your questions in learning the passage on the cards.
Learning Aims
1. Be able to remember and use the key words and phrases in the passage. 2. Learn about some traditional stories. 3. Improve reading skills. 4. Learn from the Monkey King to help the weak.
3. England lies to the western _______ part of Europe. 4. She broke her ______ magic mirror into pieces. 5. Dogs wag their ____ tails when they’re
pleHale Waihona Puke Baidused.
I like the Monkey King best.
Beautiful sceneries
Wonderful storylines
Uproar in Heaven
Fight White-Boned Demon three times
Read the passage and answer the 3a questions. 1. Which book is talked about? Journey to the West. 2. Who is the main character? The Monkey 3. What King. is he like? He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!