Unit 6 An old man tried to moved the mountains.
Period 1 Section A 1a-2c.
Teaching aims:
The useful words:
shoot, stone, remind, a little bit, silly, instead of, weak, god
Expressions:
How does the story begin?
What happened next?
What do you think of the story of Yu Gong?
What could Yu Gong d
o instead of moving the mountains?
Ability aims:
1. To train the Ss’ ability of telling stories in their own words.
2. To train the Ss’ listening abilities by catching the key words.
Teaching important and difficult points:
Ss can tell the story in their own words.
Teaching procedures:
Before class: Know about these stories, and try to say their names in English
Step 1 Lead in
1.Listen to a song .
T: What’s the name of the story?
T: Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?
Step 2 presentation
Show Ss to the pictures, and teach them the names of the story , at the same time, teach them some new words.
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns Journey to the West Yu Gong Moves a Mountain Nu Wa Repairs
the Sky….
Step 3 Work on 1a
1. Look at the pictures in 1a, then read the names of the story in the box.
2. Ss discuss with their partners and match the names of the stories with the pictures.
Journey to the West b Yu Gong Moves a Mountain d
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns a Nu Wa Repairs the Sky c
Step 4 Work on 1b.
1. Know about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
2. T: Tell Ss they will hear a great Chinese traditional story. Listen and see who know the name of the story.
3. Play the recording for the Ss to listen.
4. Ss who know the name of the story may hand up.
5. Play the recording again. Let Ss check the facts they hear.
6. Check the answers .
Step 5 Pair work
1. Read the questions in the box in 1c.
2. Ss discuss the questions with their partners.
3. Let some pairs ask and answer the questions.
e.g. A: How does the story happen?
B: There were two very tall mountains in front of their house.
A: What happened next?
B: A very old man tried to move the mountains.
A: Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?
B: They would put them into the sea.
Step 6 Work on 2a and 2b
Work on 2a:
T: Let’s continue to listen to the story.
1. Look at the pictures in 2a. Discuss the things they are going to do. When you listen to the story, please
number the pictures.
2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures.
3. Play the recording again to check the answers.
Work on 2b:
1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.
2. Play the recording for the Ss to circle the correct words in the brackets.
3. Play the recording again to check the answers.
Answers: 1. children 2. weak 3. talking 4. two 5. know
Step 7 Pair work
1. Tell Ss to make a story chain. Ss tell the story one by one with the pictures in 2a.
2. Let some Ss tell the story to the class.
3. See which groups’ story is better.
Step 8 Homework:
Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.
Once upon a time, there was a very old man…
Period 2 Section A 2d Grammar
Teaching aims:
The useful words:
stepsister, prince, couple, smile, marry , get married, fit, fall in love; unless, as soon as, so…that
Expressions:
Because they were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.
Unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a person.
As soon as the man finished talking , Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.
Ability aims:
1. To train the Ss’ ability of telling stories in their own words.
2. To understand “unless; so…that…; as soon as…”.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. To train the Ss’ ability of telling stories in their own words.
2. To understand “unless; so…that…; as soon as…”.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision Review the story of Yugong.
Step 2 Role-play
1. Read the conversations and answer the questions.
1 What does Wang Ming think about the story of Yu Gong?
2What about Claudia’s opinion?
3 What way can Yu Gong use according to Claudia?
4 Do they agree with each other at last ?
5 What’s the teacher’s opinion?
2. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.
Step 3 Grammar focus
1. Read Grammar Focus.
2. Understand unless; as soon as; so ... that
Step 4 New words
Look at the big screen and learn the new words and expressions:
stepsister ; prince ; fit ; couple; smile ; marry ; fall in love
Step 5 Work on 4a:
1. Tell Ss to read the sentences in 4a and try to fill in the blanks with unless, as soon as, so…that.
2. chech the answers.
Step 6 Work on 4b:
1. Tell Ss to read the sentences in 4a and try to fill in the blanks
2. Check the answers with the Ss.
Step 7 Telling stories
Step 8 Homework
1. Recite the conversation in 2d after school.
Period 3 Section A (3a-3c)
Teaching aims:
The useful words:
object, magic, stick, hide, tail, turn…into, excite, western ;turn into
Expressions:
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey.
Ability aims:
1. To train the Ss’ ability of reading.
2. To understand the sentences like “But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself
into a person. ”
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. To train the Ss’ ability of reading.
2. To understand the sentences like “But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself
into a person. ”
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Warm up and lean-in.
1. Listen to a song.
2. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Which book is talked about? Journey to the West;
Who is the main character? Monkey King best.
3. Watch a video about the Monkey King and introduce the Monkey King..
Step 2 While reading .
1. Read the article quickly and match the main ideas.
2. Work on 3b:
What he can do:
① He can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects
② 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.
3. Work on 3c
Step3 Homework
Make sentences with these words.
be able to; make 72 changes, turn…into; so…that; came out; become interested in;
keep doing sth.
Period 4 Section B 1a---1d
Knowledge aims:
1.Get the students to learn the words and phrases:
gold, emperor, silk, underwear, nobody, stupid, cheat
2.Learn and know the sentences below：
1).Once upon a time, there was an emperor…
2).People couldn’t see the clothes unless they were clever.
3).Nobody wanted to sound stupid, so everyone said his new clothes were wonderful.
3. Learn to tell a story in English.
4. Let students have a chance to know the difference between Chinese culture and foreign
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Ability aims:
1、To train students’ listening and speaking skills
2、Listening to get the general idea and the detailed information.
3. Speaking to practice oral English.版权
Emotional aims:
Remember to dare to say the truth. We should be honest 所有
Key points:
1.Learn and know how to spell and use the new words in the text.
2. Listening practice. Training students’ listening skill and the ability to catch key
information.
3. Rewrite The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Difficult points:
1.Listening practice.
2. Rewrite The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Teaching procedure:
Step 1 Warm up
1. Pair-work
We have known a few Chinese traditional stories, which story do you like best? Please tell
your partner about your favorite story.
T: Show one picture of the story The Emperor’s New Clothes.
2. Ask some questions about it.
1). Look at the picture. Do you know this story?
What’s the name of this story?
S1: The Emperor’s New Clothes.
2). Can you tell the story briefly?
Show a cartoon about The Emperor’s New Clothes to students so that they can understand
the story better.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Present the new words on the big screen and learn the new words together.
2. Ss read and try to remember the new words.
silk emperor underwear gold stupid cheat
3. Matching (1a)
1). Ask one student read words in 1a. Tell Ss to match the words with the letters in the pictures in 1b.
2). Let some Ss tell their answers. Then check together.
3). Try to remember the new words.
Step 3 Practice (Listening)
1.Work on 1b
1). Tell Ss to look at the pictures in 1c. Tell them these are the pictures from the story: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Listen to the tapes and number the pictures.
2). Play the recording for the Ss just one time, and ask students to number the pictures.
3). Check the answers:
2.Work on 1c:
1). Let Ss read the sentences in 1c first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the right words.
2). Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write the words.
3). Check the answers with the class.
Keys: clothes, brothers, give, kept, looked, saw, shouted, wearing
Step4 Production
Exercise: Read the listening material and try to answer the questions?
1. What’s the name of the story?
2. Is it a traditional Chinese story?
3. What’s the emperor’s hobby?
4. Why were the new clothes special?
5. How do we know that the two brothers were really trying to cheat the emperor?
6. Why didn’t everyone say that the new clothes were really nice?
7. Who said that the emperor wasn’t wearing any clothes?
Keys: 1. It’s The Emperor’s New Clothes.
2. No, it isn’t. It’s from Europe.
3. He liked new clothes. He loved buying and looking at his new clothes.
4. Because people couldn’t see the new clothes unless they were clever.
5. Because they kept all the gold and silk for themselves.
6. Because they didn’t want other people to know that they were stupid.
7. A young boy.
Step 5 Rewrite the story
1. Rewrite the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. Use the information in 1c and 1d. 【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
2. Let some students tell the story to the class. 21·世纪*教育网
Step6 Homework
Try to write an ending on the basis of The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Period 5 Section B 2a-3b
Knowledge aims:
1.Words:
stepmother, wife , husband, whole, scene, stone, shine, ground , lead, voice, inside, brave
a fairy tale, inside the house, the rest of , make a plan, get wood, come back, never mind, in
the forest
2. Sentences :
One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow.
Unless we do , we won’t find our way out.
When the moon is shining bright, we’ll be able to see the stones.
As soon as the moon rises, we can follow them instead.
Ability aims:
1. Ss can make and talk about predictions
2. Ss can summarize key parts of a story
3. Ss can understand the whole article and rewrite the play.
Emotional aims:
Whatever you do Wherever you go ,Be independent and never give up!
Teaching key points:
1. To learn about the western fairy play, read and understand the whole play ,then try to
perform
2. To develop their reading skills such as skimming, scanning,
summarizing language points
Teaching difficult points:
(1) It is the first time for students to read the text type –play. Understand the form of western
fairy tales and perform the play.
(2) To acquaint Ss with the moral messages it contains.
(3) Develop the ability of skimming and scanning.
Teaching procedure:
Step1 Warm-up and lead in .
1.T: A fairy tale is an old ,traditional story.In this unit we have learned some fairy tales. Look
at the pictures, do you know these fairy tales?
Tell Ss their English names and lead in reading aloud.
2. Introduce the three fairy tales.
3.Then tell them: Today we will continue
learning another fairy tale ---Hansel and Gretel.
Step2 before reading.
1. Look quickly through this text, answer the questions.
2. How do you know that?
3. Watch the video and answer the following questions
How many members are there in the family? Who are they?
Step 3 While reading.
1. Read the first paragraph of Hansel and Gretel. Think about how the fairy tale will
continue. Then read the rest of the story.
2. Work on 2c.
T: Now let’s read the play carefully and try to match each description below with the
correct scene.
Ss read the play quickly and try to match each description.
3. Work on 2d Careful reading.
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Why does the wife tell her husband to leave the children in the forest?
What does Hansel go out to get?
Why does he do this in the moonlight?
How do Hansel and Gretel find their way home?
Why do Hansel and Gretel get lost the second time?
4. At the same time write the key words from each scene and give the summary.
Step 5 After reading.
1.Guess what will happen and give the play an ending.
Do you think they are in danger, why?
What would happen when the old woman came out of the house?
What will the brave children do?
2. What do you think of Hansel and Gretel ?
What can we learn form the fairy tale ?
Step 6 Summarize and homework.
