Unit 6
An old man tried to move the mountains.
Journey to the West
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
Tell the story about 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.
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.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.
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.
As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died. 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.
1.What do you think about the story of Yu Gong?
2.Do you think it’s a good way to solve the problem?
3.Does it seem possible to move a mountain?
4.What could Yu Gong do instead of moving a mountain?
1.reallyinteresting
2.agood way to solve the problem
3.anything is possible if you work out
a little silly
It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
try to find other ways to solve a problem .
e.g build a road
There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
细读对话2根据所读的内容整理各人的观点并完成下面的表格。
1. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
remind v. 提醒；使想起
remind sb. of / about sth.
提醒某人想起某事
Language points
e.g. The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown.
这幅画让他想起了美丽的故乡。
e.g. Please remind me to come back early.
请提醒我早点回来。
remind sb. to do sth.
提醒某人去做某事
【运用】
根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每空一词。
① 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。
This story ________ _____ ______ my childhood.
② 今天晚上你能提醒我给汤姆打电话吗？
Could you please ________ ________ ____ _____ Tom up tonight?
reminds me of
remind me
to call
e.g. I’m a little bit tired. Let’s take a short rest.
我有点累了，让我们休息一会。
She is a little bit shy. 她有点害羞。
2. I think it’s a little bit silly.
bit n. 有点；稍微
a little bit (= a little) + 形容词或副词或比较级时，表示“一点儿”。
辨析： a bit of + 不可数名词
一点 ……
e.g. She poured a bit of salt water in her mouth.
她往嘴里倒了一些盐水。
silly adj. 愚蠢的
通常指由于缺乏常识、判断力或稳健而作出令人可笑的行为和举止, 在句中可用作定语或表语。
e.g. I was silly to get out with a coat in a cold day.
在这样冷的天气里没有穿外套就出 门，我真傻。
e.g. If you can’t go, he’ll go instead of you.
Jack went swimming yesterday instead
of playing basketball.
3. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
instead of 是复合介词，后接名词、代词、动词的-ing形式或介词短语等，意为“代替，作为……的替换”。
让我们去远足而不是待在家里。
Let’s go hiking ______ _______ _____
at home.
instead与instead of 只有一词之差，但在用法上区别很大。instead是副词，意为“代替”，在句中只能用作状语。
instead of staying
e.g. We have no coffee. Would you like
some water instead?
Donna never studies. Instead, she
plays table tennis all day.
4.You have different opinions about the story, and neither of you are wrong.
neither 代词,“两者都不”。
neither of + 名词或代词。做主语谓语动词用单数。
Neither of them likes football.
Neither of the answer is right.
I have two sisters,but __of them is a teacher.
A.all B . neither C. both D. none
B
5.Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.
a way to do sth 一个做某事的办法
6.But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard!
try to do sth 设法做某事
show 告诉，阐述，展示，给…..看
show sb +that 从句
show sb sth= show sth to sb
展示。。。给某人
Exercises
用括号内单词的适当形式填空或根据句意选用所学适当短语完成句子。
1. Yu Gong found a good way ________ (solve) the problem.
2. You should kept _______ (try) and never give up.
3. Give me the green one ___________ the red one.
to solve
trying
instead of
4. She’d like to stay at home instead of ______ (go) to movies.
5. Please remind him _______ (take) medicine on time.
6. Ted didn’t answer my question. ________, he asked me another question.
going
to take
Instead
1. Who are they? Do you know him ?
2.Who is the Monkey King?
3.What is he like ?What adjectives will you use to describe him?
4. What do you know about Journey to the West?
Which book is talked about?
Who is the main character? . Which character do you like best?
Do you remember these ?
Beautiful sceneries

Mountain of Flower and Fruit
Peach Garden
Wonderful storylines
Uproar in Heaven
Fight White-Boned Demon three times
Main characters
1. Master: Monk Tang
2. Senior Brother : Monkey King
3. Second Brother: Piggy
4. Brother: Sandy
* White horse
New Words
1. object  n. 物体    
2. tail  n. 尾巴    
3. stick  n. 棍；条
4. excite  v. 使激动；使兴奋   
 5. western  adj. 西方的
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，=if…not。
e.g. Unless I do, we’ll be lost.　　    如果我不这样做, 我们会迷路的。hide  v. 隐藏；隐蔽。(hide-hid-hidden)
e.g. Where did you hide the money? 你把钱藏哪里了
magician
3 at other times “平时，有事，在其他时候”
Sometimes we went to the beach and at other times we went to climb the mountains.
我们有时候去海滩，有时去爬山。
At other times he doesn’t have to get up at all. 平时他根本不必起来。
。 。
4. come out
出版,发行，发表
That magazine comes out every Monday. 那本杂志每周一出版
b. 出来，出现
The stars come out as soon as it was dark. 天一黑星星就出来了。
c. 传出，真相大白
The truth has come out at last.
最后真相大白了
5. become interested in 对…...感兴趣 = be interested in 后接名词/代词/ving
I became interested in piano. 我对钢琴感兴趣
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
Unless he can hide his tail , he can’t turn himself into a person.
Careful Reading    Read the passage again and judge the sentences below True or False.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 children3. Monkey King is just a normal monkey. 

4. Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size. 5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a person.
T
F
F
T
T
6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people.7. The Monkey King’s magic stick is so long that he can’t hide it in his ear. 8. Western children like to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up.
T
T
F
traditional
came out
became interested in
make 72 changes
turn himself into
can/
1.-Could I borrow your computer , Bob?
Sorry ,I am _____ it.
taking out B. turning out C . working on
2.I will go to visit my aunt in England ___
the summer holidays start.
A . while B . since C. until D . as soon as
3.Henry will give us a report as soon as he__
A . arriveS B. arrived C. is arriving D.will arrive
C
D
A
6.What smells terrible ?
_ Sorry, I will ___my
Shoes and wash them at once.
A. put away B. take away C . move away
B
7.I like photos and they can___me ___
The life living in the countryside.
A . think; of B . remind of C . wake up
B
8.We can’t be successful ___we keep working
hard.
---I agree with you.
A . if B . unless C. because D. when
B
1.Yu Gong found a good way ________ (solve) the problem.2. You should kept _______ (try) and never give up. 3. Give me the green one ___________ the red one. 4. She’d like to stay at home instead of ______ (go) to movies.5. Please remind him _______ (take) medicine on time. 6. Ted didn’t answer my question. ________, he asked me another question.
taking
going
instead of
trying
to solve
Instead
magic, birth, hide, tail, turn…into, western  1. Four years later, Laura gave _____ to a son. 2. They want to _____ the old house into a hotel.  3. England lies to the _______ part of Europe. 4. She broke her _______ mirror into pieces. 5. Dogs wag their_____ when they’re pleased. 6. Don’t ______behind the door. It’s not safe.
birth
turn
magic
western
hide
tails
1. A neighbor ______ (call) Tony, helped me repair my fence yesterday. 2. The Monkey King can make 72________ (change) to his shape and size.  3. His uncle isn’t interested in _________ (play) chess at all. 4. The two boys kept ________ (skate) for one hour.  5. No one _______ (be) able to answer him at that time.
called
changes
playing
skating
was
Homework
Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.
Once upon a time, there was a very old man …
Thank you!