【正文】 brackets. 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. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Answers: 1. children 2. weak 3. talking 4. two 5. know Step 7 Pair work 1. Tell Ss to make a story chain. Ss tell the story one by one with the pictures in 2a. 2. Let some Ss tell the story to the class. A: Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea. B: One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains. C: He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. D: As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died. D: 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. F: Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. G: This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen. 3. See which groups’ story is better. 4. Tell Ss to read the conversation and plete the table. Work on 2d Wang Ming’ s opinion Claudia’ s opinion 5. Check the answers. Keys: Wang Ming’s opinion 1. really interesting 2. a good way to solve the problem 3. anything is possible if you work hard Claudia’s opinion 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, . build a road 6. Answers the questions with plete sentences. What does Wang Ming think about the story of Yu Gong? What does Wang Ming think the story is trying to show? Step 8 Roleplay 1. Read the conversations and Let Ss read after the teacher. 2. Ask Ss to roleplay the conversation in groups. T: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong? A: I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. B: Really? I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain. A: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up. B: Well, I still don’t agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem. A: But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? B: Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain! A: You have different opinions about the story, and neither of you are wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it. Step 9 Language points 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 . The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown. 這幅畫(huà)讓他想起了美麗的故鄉(xiāng)。 once upon a time = long, long ago 從前 常用于講述故事開(kāi)頭的詞語(yǔ) . Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple. 從前，在一個(gè)小廟里住 著三個(gè)和尚。愚公不畏艱險(xiǎn)，不怕困難， 勇敢 面對(duì)的精神 ， 正是 值得我們所學(xué)習(xí)的 二、 教學(xué)重難點(diǎn) 1. 教學(xué)重點(diǎn)： 1) 掌握本課時(shí)中出現(xiàn)的生詞 ： remind, bit, silly, instead of； 2) 學(xué)會(huì)詢問(wèn)故事發(fā)展的基本句型： How does the story begin? What happened next? 3) 學(xué)會(huì)表達(dá)故事中的人物或情節(jié) ，并 發(fā)表一些簡(jiǎn)單的看法或觀點(diǎn)。能夠?qū)适轮械娜宋锘蚯楣?jié)發(fā)表一些簡(jiǎn)單的看法或觀點(diǎn)。 2. 情感態(tài)度價(jià)值觀目標(biāo)： 學(xué)習(xí)愚公，要學(xué)習(xí)他 “主 動(dòng)挖山 ”的精 神。 What do you think of / about the story of Yu Gong? I think it’s a little bit silly. I still don’t agree with you. 2. 教學(xué)難點(diǎn)： 學(xué)會(huì)表達(dá)故事中的人物或情節(jié) ，并 發(fā)表一些簡(jiǎn)單的看法或觀點(diǎn)。 shoot v. 射擊；發(fā)射 過(guò)去式及過(guò)去分詞形式： shot, shot . He shot the bird with his gun. 他用槍打鳥(niǎo)。 remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事 . Please remind me to e back early. 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐以琰c(diǎn)回來(lái)。 She is a little bit shy. 她有點(diǎn)害羞。 3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是復(fù)合介詞，后接名詞、代詞、動(dòng)詞的 ing形式或介詞短語(yǔ)等，意為 “代替，作為 …… 的替換 ”。 3) 通過(guò)閱讀提高學(xué)生們的閱讀能力。 2) 閱 讀短文，獲得相關(guān)的信息。 三、教學(xué)過(guò)程 Step 1 Revision Let some Ss tell the story of Yu Gong moves a mountain. S1: 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. S2: The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains. S3: Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything. S4: Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the soil and stone into the sea.. S5: One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains. S6: He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. S7: As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died. S8: 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. S9: Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. S10: This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen. Step 2 New words 1. Look at the pictures and learn about the new words. object n. 物體 tail n. 尾巴 stick n. 棍；條 excite v. 使激動(dòng)；使興奮 western adj. 西方的 2. 學(xué)生們根據(jù)講解，理解這些單詞的用法，并試著強(qiáng)化記憶。 Keys: 1. Journey to the West. 2. The Monkey King. 3. He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometime