13-14下新目标八年级 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains Section A 2

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.
pleased.
6. Don’t ____ hide behind the door. It’s not
safe.
II. Fill in the blanks. 1. A neighbor _____ called (call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday. 2. The Monkey King can make 72 _______ changes (change) to his shape and size. 3. His uncle isn’t interested in _______ playing (play) chess at all. 4. The two boys kept ______ skating (skate) for one hour. 5. No one ____ was (be) able to answer him at that time.
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
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.
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。
3. The Monkey King can make ______________ 72 changes to his body. He is able to ___________ turn himself ____ into different animals and objects. 4. The Monkey King ________ is able to make his magic stick small or large.
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.
3c Complete the sentences below
with phrases from the passage. 1. Journey to the West is a __________ traditional Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China. 2. When the English TV program Monkey ________ came out in 1979, Western children _________________ became interested in this wonderful story.
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.
1. Four years later, Laura gave _____ birth to a son. 2. They want to ____ turn the old houses into a hotel.
3. England lies to the western _______ part of Europe. 4. She broke her ______ magic mirror into pieces. 5. Dogs wag their ____ tails when they’re
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.
Make sentences with these words.
be able to; make 72 changes, turn…into;
so…that; came out; become interested in;
keep doing sth.
western adj. 西方的
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Who are they? They’re Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Sha Heshang and Tang Seng. 2. In which book are they the main characters? Journey to the West. 3. Which character do you like best? I like … best.
Let’s watch a video about the Monkey King.
Read the passage and answer the 3a questions. 1. Which book is talked about? Journey to the West. 2. Who is the main character? The Monkey King. 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 3b the chart about the Monkey King.
What he can 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. What he can’t do Unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person.
T F
3. The Monkey King is just a normal monkey. F 4. The Monkey King can make 72 T changes to his shape and size.
5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person. T 6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people. T 7. The Monkey King’s magic stick is so long that he can’t hide it in his ear. F 8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up. T