2015秋鲁教版英语39八上Unit 4《An old man tried to move the m

What’s the name of the story? It’s Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?

Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King

Magic Brush Ma Liang

Chang’e Flies to the MoonPan Gu Separates the Sky From the Earth

Match the story with 1a the pictures [a-d].

___ b Journey to the West ___ a Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ___ d Yu Gong Moves a Mountain ___ c Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.

1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前 常用于讲述故事开头的词语

e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple. 从前，在一个小庙里住 着三个和尚。

2. shoot v. 射击；发射 过去式及过去分词形式：shot, shot e.g. He shot the bird with his gun. 他用枪打鸟。

3. stone

n. 石头

e.g. The soil is full of stones.

这土里有很多碎石。He threw a stone at the dog.

他向狗掷了一块石头。

1b

Listen and check (√) the facts

you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? They are talking about Yu GongMoves a Mountain.

____ 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.

Discuss the questions with your partner.

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.

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.

Listen and number the pictures 2a [1-4] 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).