英语人教版八年级下册6-1

1、An old man tried to move the mountains.,R 八年级下册,Unit 6,Lead-in,Do you know some famous stories in China?,Journey to the West,西游记,Change flying to the moon,嫦娥奔月,Hou Yi Shoots the Suns,后羿射日,The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid,牛郎织女,Match the story with the pictures a-d.,Match the story title with the pict

2、ures a-d.,_ Journey to the West _ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain _ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.,b,a,d,c,Listen and check () the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?,_ The two mountains were very high and big. _ A very old man tried to move the mountains. _ A

3、 man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.,Theyre talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.,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 high and big that it took a long way to

4、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 its big enough to hold everything.,Listen and nu

5、mber the pictures 1-4 in order to tell the story.,4,1,3,2,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).,3. As soon as the man f

6、inished (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) whats possible unless you try

7、to make it happen.,Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.,Once upon a time, there was a very old man. There were two mountains near his house. They were so high and big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.,The old man told his family that they should all help

8、 him to move the mountains.,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.,Yu Gong said that his family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his

9、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 whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,Role-play the conversation.,Read and Think,Do you think it

10、 is a good way to solve the problem? Does it seem possible to move a mountain only by Yu Gong and his family? If you were Yu Gong, what would you do to solve the problem?,read again and fill in the table below.,What do they think about the story of Yu Gong?,interesting,work hard,silly,move a mountai

11、n,find other ways,Role-play the conversation.,Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong? Wang Ming: I think its really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. Claudia: Really? I think its a little bit silly. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain.,有点儿；稍微,W

12、ang Ming: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up. Claudia: Well, I still dont agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem. Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountain

13、s?,Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. Thats better and faster than moving a mountain! Teacher: 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.,Language points,1. What

14、 happened next?,It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen. 不可能预料这事何时发生。,happened 是happen 的过去式，意思是“发生；碰巧”， 属不及物动词。, sth. + happen + to sb. 表示“某人出了某事”， 常指不好的事。 sb. + happen + to do 表示某人碰巧做了某事。, sth. + happened + 地点/时间，表示某地/某时 发生了某事，此时主语是物。,happen 的用法：,2. Finally，a god was so moved by Yu Gong

15、that he sent (two/three) gods to take the mountains away.最后，天 帝被愚公（的精神）感动，他派了（两位/三位）神仙 搬走了大山。,was moved 是被动语态结构，意为“被感动”。,moved 为形容词，意为“受感动的”； moving 为形容词，意为“令人感动的；感人的”。,I was so _ that I couldnt help crying. 我如此感动，以至于忍不住哭了起来。 The movie is quite _，so I watched it once again. 这部电影相当感人，所以我又看了一次。,moved,

16、moving,sothat,此处so that 引导结果状语从句，意为“如此以至于”，so是副词，常用来修饰形容词或副词。,常用句型为：主语+谓语+so+ adj./adv.+ that从句。,She is so young that she cant look after herself.她如此小以至于不能照顾自己。,so that 的用法,（1）引导目的状语从句时，意为“以便，为了”， 从句中常使用can/could/may/might/will/would /should等情态动词或助动词。,（2）引导结果状语从句时，意为“因此，所以”， 从句中一般不用can和may等词，so that

17、前可以 用逗号。,3. This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen.,remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事 remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事 remind that 从句 提醒,remind v. 提醒；使想起,remind的三种用法：,4. It doesnt seem very possible to move a mountain. 搬走一座山似乎是不太可能的。,seem possib

18、le为“seem+ 形容词”的系表结构。seem 此处作连系动词，意为“似乎；好像”，后跟形容词作表语。 可以和 seem to be 相互转换。,seem的三种常用结构：,(to be)+形容词 (to be)+名词 +不定式,以上seem的三个结构都可以用“It seems +that从句”作同义转换。,seem,He seems (to be) very clever. = It seems that he is very clever. 他看起来很聪明。 Li Leis mother seems (to be) a teacher.= It seems that Li Leis mot

19、her is a teacher. 李雷的妈妈好像是一名教师。 I seemed to hear a voice outside. = It seemed that I heard a voice outside. 我好像听见外边有说话声。,5. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains? 但是除了移山，愚公还能做什么呢？,instead of是介词短语，意为“代替；而不是” 一般在句中，后可跟名词、代词或动名词。 instead of doing sth.“代替做某事”。,instead为副词，意为“代替；反而；却”，

20、表示没做前面的事而做了后面的事。,拓展：,Jack was ill, so I went instead. 杰克病了，因此换了我去。 He never works. Instead, he plays all day and all night.他从不工作，却整日整夜地玩。,作状语修饰整个句子时，通常位于句末；如果位于句首时，常用逗号隔开。,instead of“代替；而不是”，后可跟名词、代词或动名词。 instead“代替；反而；却”，作副词，可修饰整个句子，常位于句首或句末。,辨析 instead of 与 instead ：,6. You have different opinions

21、 about the story，and neither of you are wrong. 关于这个故事你们有不 同的观点，你们两个都没错。,opinion此处为可数名词，意为“意见；主张；观点”。,I cant agree with your opinion on this question. 在这个问题上，我不赞同你的意见。,辨析 opinion 与 advice,neither of 意为“两者都不”，作主语时，谓语动词常用单数，但在口语中也可用复数。,neither of,Neither of the cars was/were damaged. 两部车都没有受损。,both 两者都，表肯定； either 两者中的一个； neither 两者都不，表否定； all 全部，指三个或三个以上的全部。,both, either, neither