Donglian Junior Middle School Yan Li 威远县东联镇中心学校-颜丽

An old man tried to move the mountains. Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A 1 1a~1c

Warming up

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

Journey to the West Magic Brush Ma Liang

Chang’e Flies to the Moon The Emperor's New Clothes

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

Listen and check (√) the facts you hear Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about? 1b They are talking about Yu Gong Moves 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.

New words 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. 2. stone n. 石头

Discussing 1. How does the story begin? Once upon a time, there was 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 time to walk to the other side.

2. What happened next? The old man told his family that they should all help 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.

Tell the story:Yu Gong moves a mountain Once upon a time, there was a very old man…

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