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

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___ Journey to the West ___ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns ___ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain ___ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky. Match the story with the pictures [a-d]. 1a b d a c

2b 1. A man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains. 2. He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and weak. 3. As soon as the man finished talking 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 gods to take the mountains away. 5. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.

2b 1. A man ____ Yu Gong and his children when they ___________ on moving the mountains. 2. He ____ Yu Gong he could _____ do it because he was old and weak. 3. As soon as the man finished ______,Yu Gong said that his family could ________ to move the mountains after he ____. 4. Finally, a god was so _______ ___Yu Gong that he ____ two gods ______ the mountains away. 5. This story ________ us that you can never know what’s ________ unless you try to make it ________. saw were working toldnever talking continue died moved by sentto take reminds possible happen

So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong? I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. Role-play the conversation. 2d

Really? I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain. 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.

Well, I still don’t agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?

Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain! 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.

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 e.g. The picture reminded him of his beautiful hometown. 这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。 e.g. Please remind me to come back early. 请提醒我早点回来。 remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事

【运用】 根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每 空一词。 ① 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。 This story ________ _____ ______ my childhood. ② 今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话 吗？ Could you please ________ ________ ____ _____ Tom up tonight? reminds me of remind me to call

e.g. I’m a little bit tired. Let’s take a short rest. 我有点累了，让我们休息一会。 She is a little bit shy. 她有点害羞。 2. I think it’s a little bit silly. bit n. 有点；稍微 a little bit (= a little) + 形容词或副 词或比较级时，表示 “ 一点儿 ” 。

辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词 一点 …… She poured a bit of salt water in the bowl. 她往碗里倒了一点儿盐水。

e.g. If you can’t go, he’ll go instead of you. Jack went swimming yesterday instead of playing basketball. 3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? instead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代 词、动词的 -ing 形式或介词短语等，意 为 “ 代替，作为 …… 的替换 ” 。

The doctors went to Shanghai by train instead of by car. I gave her some advice instead of money. instead 与 instead of 只有一词之差，但 在用法上区别很大。 instead 是副词，意 为 “ 代替 ” ，在句中只能用作状语。

e.g. We have no coffee. Would you like some water instead? Donna never studies. Instead, she plays table tennis all day.

用括号内单词的适当形式填空或根据句 意选用所学适当短语完成句子。 1. Yu Gong found a good way ________ (solve) the problem. 2. You should kept _______ (try) and never give up. 3. Give me the green one ___________ the red one. to solve trying instead of

4. She’d like to stay at home instead of ______ (go) to movies. 5. Please remind him _______ (take) medicine on time. 6. Ted didn’t answer my question. ________, he asked me another question. going to take Instead

Read the passage and answer the questions. 1.Which book is talked about? 2.Who is the main character? 3.What is he like?

1.In 1979, _____ in England ____ able to watch a new TV program _____ Monkey. _____ of them were _______ this story for the ____ time. However, this story is not new ___ Chinese children. The Monkey King is the _____ _______ in the _________ Chinese book _______ to the West. 2.The Monkey King is not _____ any ______ monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not ____ look ____ a monkey. This is _______ he can _____ 72 ______ to his _____ and ____, _______ himself into different animals and ______. But _____ he can ____ his tail, he cannot ____ himself ____ a man. ____ ____ bad people, the monkey ____ a ______ stick. He can make the stick ___ small ____ he can ____ it in his ___. called were Most hearingfirst to traditionalmain character justnormal evenlike pupils Journey becausemake changes shape sizeturning objectsunlesshide turn intoTo fight usesmagic so thatkeepear

3. The Monkey King ___ _______ the children of China for many years. And ____ ____ ____ the TV program ____ ____ more than 30 years ____, _______ children became ________ in ______ this story because the clever monkey _____ _______ to help the ____ and never _____ ____. as soon as came outagoWestern readinginterested has excited weak gives up keeps fighting

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. traditional came out became interested in 3c is able to make 72 changes turn himself into

4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. The Monkey King is the main character from the famous Chinese story Journey to the West. He is wonderful because he ________ (help) weak people. The Monkey King ______ (have) a magic stick. He ________ (use) it to fight bad people. He can ________ (make) the stick big or small. He can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear. has helps uses make

As soon as he ________ (see) bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. He can _______ (turn) himself into different animals or objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot make himself a human. Children all over the world _______ (love) the Monkey King! sees turn love

Listen again and fill in the blanks. 1c This story is about an emperor who loved _______. clothes Two _________ came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor. brothers

The emperor had to ______ them silk and gold, but they _____ everything for themselves. They were trying to cheat the emperor. give kept

Nobody wanted to sound stupid. But suddenly, a young boy _______, “Look! The emperor isn’t _______ any clothes. ” When the emperor ________ at himself, he only ______ his underwear. looked saw shouted wearing