Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A Period One shoot stone weak god remind bit a little bit silly instead of v. n. adj. n. v. n. adj. Words Review Do you know this traditional story? Yu Gong Moves a Mountain To learn the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain To learn new words: shoot, stone, weak, god, remind, bit, silly Important sentences: How does the story begin? What happened next? Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains? 1. Do you like traditional stories? 2. What other traditional stories do you know? Free Talk Journey to the West What was his name? His name was Monkey King. Whats the name of the story? Do you know these Chinese stories? Hou Yi Shoots the Suns Whats his name? His name was Hou Yi. Whats he doing? Whats the name of the story? He was shooting the suns. Do you know these Chinese stories? Nu Wa Repairs the Sky What was her name? What was she doing? Whats the name of the story? Her name was Nu Wa. She was repairing the sky. Do you know these Chinese stories? Yu Gong Moves a Mountain What was his name? What was he doing? Whats the name of the story? His name was Yu Gong. He was digging to move a mountain. What did he want to do? He wanted to move the mountain. Do you know these Chinese stories? 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 1a P41 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. 1b P41 They are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. answer the questions 1.How does the story begin? 2.What happened next? 3.Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains? 4.What did he ask his family to do? 5.Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? ________________, there was a very old man. There were two _________ near his house. They were ___ high and big ____ it _____ a long time to walk to the other side. Then the old man ____ his family that they should all help him to _________________. He want to ___ all the earth and stone from the mountains ____ the sea because its___ enough to ____ everything. So they all _____________ the next day. Listen again and fill in the blanks. Once upon a time mountains so that took told move the mountains put into hold started digging big 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? Once upon a time, there was a very old man. The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains. Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea because its big enough to hold everything. 1c P41 Make your own conversations. A: Do you know the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain B: Certainly, I read it this week. A: How does the story begin? B: Well, once upon a time A: What happened next? B: Example : Yu Gong and his children kept on digging day after day and year after year A very old man told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was ______________. old and weak Yu Gong said that his family could __________ move the mountains after he died. So they _________ digging year after year. continue to kept on Finally, _______ was moved by Yu Gong that he sent gods to _____________________. a god take the mountains away Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story a P42 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. Listen again and circle the words you hear. 2b P42 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. Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words c P42 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. So what do you think about Yu Gongs story? Read the dialogue in 2d, then answer the questions below. 1. What does Wang Ming think about the story? 2. What does Claudia think about it? 3. Whose opinion do you agree with? Why? He thinks its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. She thinks its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain. (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. Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes. Finally, _______ was moved by Yu Gong that he sent gods to _____________________. a god take the mountains away 1. Role play the conversation in groups; 2. Role play the conversation in front of the class Lets see which group does the best. 2d fill in the chart WangMing'sopinionan g g Claudia's opinionTeacher's conclusion 1.really interesting 2.a good way to solve the problem 3.anything is possible if you work ha 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 many sides to a story and many ways to understand it Wang Ming thinks the story of Yu Gong is really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to ________________.But Claudia thinks its _____________. It doesnt seem very possible to _______________. The story ____________ us that __________________ if you work hard! Yu Gong ____________ and didnt _________. However, Claudia thinks Yu Gong could try to other ways __________ moving the mountains. For example, he could _____________. Thats ________________ _____ moving a mountain! So there are _________ to a story and many ways to understand it. Fill in the blanks According to the conversation. solve his problem a little bit silly move a mountaintries to show anything is possible kept trying give up instead of build a roadbetter and faster thanmany sides Translate the phrases into English. 1. 2. 3. 4. remind a little bit neither of instead of Language points 1. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. remind: remind sb of/about sb/sth: ( ) ( ) remind sb. to do remind sb. + that/what Practise I want to remind you of the school rules. Please remind me to post the letter. Would you please remind him that our meeting has been put off? Remind her to come earlier tomorrow morning. 2. I think its a little bit silly. a little bit Practise Move over this way a little bit. This book is a little bit difficult for me. silly Practise It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat. Theyre quite silly on this subject. 3. and neither of you are wrong. neither Practise Neither of them likes football. Neither of them has a job now. 4. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of Practise ? Will you go to the party instead of me? We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson. : word 1. She was _________ ( ) frightened. 2. Life was harder then because n_____ of us had a job. 3. I m sorry, I ve forgotten your name. Can you _______ me? 4. She was too w____ to stand. 5. Don t make a move or I ll _____ ( ). 6. How can you explain such a ___ ( ) remark? a little bit either remind eak shoot silly 1. 2. 3. Why dont you play football instead of just looking on? Neither of my brothers could come to the party. Remind him to call me. remind sb. of sb. / sth. remind sb. to do sth. a little bit silly neither of instead of Try to retell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. Preview the new words and expressions. Preview the passage in 3a.