人教新目标八级下册英语课文

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains1a Match the story titles with the pictures [a-d].Journey to the WestHou Yi Shoots the SunsYu Gong Moves a MountainNu Wa Repairs the Sky1b 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 man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.1c Discuss the questions with your partner.1.How does the story begin?2. What happened next?3. Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?2a Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.2b Listen again and circle the words you hear.1. A man saw Yu Gong and his（children and 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 finished (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 away5.This story reminds us that you can never (know/ see) what's possible unless you try to make it happen.2c Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.2d Role-play the conversation.Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?Wang Ming: I think it's really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem. Claudia: Really? I think it's a little bit silly. It doesn't seem very possible to move a mountain.Wang Ming: 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. Claudia: Well, I still don't 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 mountains?Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. That's 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.3a Read the passage and answer the questions.1.Which book is talked about?2.Who is the main character?3.What is he like?In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey！ This is because he can make 72changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he can not turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King. uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.3b Read the passage again and complete the chart about the Monkey King. What he can do What he cannot do3c 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.Grammar focusHow does the story begin?Once upon a time, there was a very old man...What happened next?As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains?Because they were so big that it took a long time to walk to the other side.Who is the Monkey King?He is the main character in Journey to the West. What can't the Monkey King do?He cannot turn himself into a person unless he can hide his tail.4a Fill in the blanks with unless, as soon as or so... that.1. her father died, the stepsisters made her do all the chores.2. She was busy she had no time to make a dress for the party3. The mice knew that they helped her make a dress, she would not be able to go to the party4. the prince saw her, he fell in love with her.5.The prince knew that the girl's foot could fit the shoe, it was not the right girl. 6.The new couple were happy they couldn’t stop smiling when they got married. 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. As soon as he (see) bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. He can (turn) himself into different animals and objects. But unless he can hide bis tail, be can not make himself a human. Children all over the world （love）the Monkey King！Tell your partner about your favorite story. My favorite story is... It is interesting because...Section B 1a Match the words with the letters in the pictures in lc. goldemperorsickunderwear1b Listen and number the pictures [1-5] in lc. 1c Listen again and fill in the blanks.1.When the emperor at himself, he only his underwear.2.Nobody wanted to sound stupid. But suddenly, a young boy , “look！ The emperor isn't any clothes！3.The emperor had to them silk and gold, but they everthing for themselves. They were trying to cheat the emperor. 4.This story is about an emperor who lives .5.Two came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.1d Use the pictures in lc to tell the story. Once upon a time, there was an emperor...2a A fairy tale is an old, traditional story. Do you know what these fairy tales are about?Sleeping BeautyCinderellaLittle Red Riding Hood2b Read the first paragraph of Hansel and Gretel. Think about how the fairy tale will continue. Then read the rest of the story.Finding out the text type Before you read, decide what kind of text it is. Is it a letter, a play, a short story or something else?Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel lived near a forest with their father and stepmother. One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow. The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die. Gretel heard this, and Hansel made a plan to save himself and his sister.Scene one:Gretel: Did you hear our stepmother planning to kill us?Hansel: Don’t worry！ I have a plan to save us.Gretel: How can you save us?Hansel: Be quiet！ I’m going outside to get something in the moonlight. Now go to sleep.Scene two:Wife: Get up, lazy children！Husband: Yes, dears. You must come with me to the forest to get wood.Wife: Here’s some bread. Don't eat it until you get to the forest. Scene three:Gretel: Hansel, what are you doing? Hansel: I'm dropping white stones along the way. Unless I do, we'll be lost. Tonight, when the moon is shining bright, we'll be able to see the stonesScene four:Wife: You bad children！what a long time you slept in the forest！Husband: We thought you were never coming back.Wife: Now go to bed. As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.Hansel: What, again? I want to go out to look at the moon. Wife: No. You can't go out now.Scene five:Gretel: What can we do? You have no more stones. Hansel: I’ll drop pieces of bread. As soon as the moon rises, we can follow theminstead. Scene six:Gretel: I can't see any bread on the ground. Maybe it was the birds. Hansel: Never mind！ Just keep walking. Unless we do, we won't find our way out.Scene seven:Gretel: Hansel, we're really lost！Hansel: Listen！ That bird's song is so beautiful that we should follow it.Gretel: Look！ It's leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and candyHansel: Let's eat part of the house！(Then they hear an old woman’s voice from inside the house. Voice: Who is that? Who is brave enough to eat my house?2c Match each description below with the correct scene.A. The children get lost.B. The children wake up.C. The children cannot find the pieces of bread.D. Gretel learns about Hansel's plan. E. The children surprise the parents.F: Hansel has to change his plan. G. The children learn that something bad is going to happen.2d Read the play again and answer the questions.1.Why does the wife tell her husband to leave the children in the forest?2. What does Hansel go out to get?3. Why does he do this in the moonlight?4. How do Hansel and Gretel find their way home?5. Why do Hansel and Gretel get lost the second time?2e Act out the play in groups of four. 3a Write some keywords from each scene. Then discuss your answers with your partner.Scene l: plan, kill, save, ... Scene 2:Scene 3:Scene 4:Scene5:Scene 6:Scene 7:3b Complete the summary of the play. Gretel heard that their planned to her and her brother. But Hansel had a plan to himself and his sister. He went to get some white before he went to bed that night. The next day the wife sent the children to the . Hansel the stones as they walked. Later that night, they could see the stones because of the shining . The stones showed them the way home. Hansel wanted to get more stones, but his stepmother did not let him go out. The next morning, the wife sent the children to the forest again. Hansel had no stones, so he dropped of . But the ate them, so Hansel and Gretel were in the forest. They walked until they saw a made of food. Hansel wanted to the house, but then they heard the voice of an old coming from the house.Self check1. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences1.We will be late unless...2. You won't be successful unless...3. As soon as I got to the bus stop...4. Bill opened his book as soon as...5. The movie was so touching that...6.The boy was so excited that.. 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.Once upon a time, there (be) an emperor. He (love) buying and looking at clothes. One day, two brothers (come) to the city. They (tell) the emperor that they could make beautiful clothes for him, but he must (give) them silk and gold. The brothers （be）bad people. They （keep）all the silk and gold for themselves. They told the emperor the clothes they made (be) special because only clever people could （see）them. When the emperor (put) on the clothes, all he could see was his underwear. But he didn't want people to (think) he was stupid, so he (say) the clothes were beautiful. Then he (walk) around the city in his new clothes until one boy (shout), “The emperor isn't wearing any clothes！”。