课程内容
Unit 6《An old man tried to move the mountains.》（Section A2 3a-3c）
Revision
Tell the story: Yu Gong Moves a mountain.
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.
The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains.
Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it's big enough to hold everything.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the soil and stone into the sea.
One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving 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.
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.
New words
object n. 物体
tail n. 尾巴
stick n. 棍；条
excite v. 使激动；使兴奋
western adj. 西方的
Warming-up
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Who are they?
2. In which book are they the main characters?
3. Which character do you like best?
Reading
3a. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. Which book is talked about?
Journey to the West.
2. Who is the main character?
The Monkey King.
3. What is he like?
He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!
3b. Read the passage again and complete the chart about the Monkey King.
What he can do
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.
What he can't do
Unless he can hide his tail, he can't turn himself into a person.
In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. Howerver, this story is not new to Chinese children. The monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he can't turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
Language points
1. ... he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, ...
他有72种外形和大小的变化，……
此处名词changes之后的介词to用于表达动作或变化之后人或事物所处的状态或外观。
又如：
a return to a classical form of music
一次向古典音乐形成的回归
2. ... 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。
3. But unless he can hide his tail, he can't 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。
hide v. 隐藏；隐蔽。（hide-hid-hidden）
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.
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。
5. the weak意为“弱者；弱势群体”，相当于the weak people。英语中“the+形容词”是一种语言结构，表示“某一类人”。
如：
the old and (the) young 老人和孩童们
He gives money to the poor every now and then.
他时常把钱施舍给穷人。
6. give up为一个短语动词，可表达“放弃；对……不抱希望；认输”等意思。例如：
He decided to give up smoking and live a healthier life instead.
他决定戒烟过更健康的生活。
Give up!
投降吧！（认输吧！）
She gave up looking for the lost earing after searching for a few hours.
寻找了几个小时之后，她决定放弃寻找那只遗失的耳环。
True or False
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.
3. The Monkey King is just a normal monkey.
4. The Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size.
5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person.
6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people.
7. The Monkey King's magic stick is so long that he can't hide it in his ear.
8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up.
3c. Complete the sentences below with phrases from the passage.
1. Journey to the West is a ________ Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China.
2. When the English TV program Monkey ________ in 1979, Western children ________ this wonderful story.
3. The Monkey King can ________ to his body. He is able to ________ different animals and objects.
4. The Monkey King ________ make his magic stick small or large.
Exercises
Ⅰ. Choose the correct words.
magic, birth, hide, tail, turn...into, western
1. Four years later, Laura gave ______ to a son.
2. They want to ______ the old houses into a hotel.
3. England lies to the ______ part of Europe.
4. She broke her ______ mirror into pieces.
5. Dogs wag their ______ when they're pleased.
6. Don't ______ behind the door. It's not safe.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks.
1. A neighbor ______(call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday.
2. The Monkey King can make 72 ______(change) to his shape and size.
3. His uncle isn't interested in ______(play) chess at all.
4. The two boys kept ______(skate) for one hour.
5. No one ______(be) able to answer him at that time.
选择
1. This story is not new ______ Chinese children.
A. of B. to C. for
2. She ______ like her father.
A. look B. looking C. looks
3. He can turn some paper ______ a book.
A. to B. into C. of
4. He is ______ young ______ he can't go to school.
A. so that B. too...to C. so...that
5. He is able ______ it big and long.
A. make B. to make C. making
6. They are interested in ______ TV.
A. to watch B. watch C. watching
7. We should respect ______ and care about ______.
A. old, young B. the young, the old C. the old, the young
Homework
Make sentences with these words.
be able to; make 72 changes, turn...into; so...that; came out; become interested in; keep doing sth.
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史老师
女，中教中级职称
在教育教学过程中，潜心研究教学理论，不断探索创新，积累了丰富的教学经验，逐步形成了新颖独特的教学方法。
