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.

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

Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

They’re Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Sha Heshang and Tang Seng. Journey to the West. 2. In which book are they the main characters? 1. Who are they? I like … best. 3. Which character do you like best?

Let’s watch a video about the Monkey King.

3a Read the passage and answer the questions. Journey to the West. The Monkey King. 2. Who is the main character? 1. Which book is talked about? 3. What is he like? He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!

Read the passage again and complete the chart about the Monkey King. What he can doWhat he can’t 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. 3b Unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person.

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. F T T F

8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up. 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. T T F T

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. traditional came out became interested in 3c

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. is able to make 72 changes turn himself into

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。

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。

3. …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。

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. turn birth

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. western magic tails hide

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. changes called playing skating was

Make sentences with these words. be able to; make 72 changes, turn…into; so…that; came out; become interested in; keep doing sth.