Unit 6
Unit 6
An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section A 1
1a~2d
Warming up
What’s the name of the story?
It’s Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?
Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King
Magic Brush Ma Liang
Chang’e Flies to the Moon
Pan Gu Separates the Sky From the Earth
Match
___ Journey to the West
___ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
___ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain
___ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
Match the story with the pictures [a-d].
1a
b
d
a
c
New words
1. once upon a time = long, long ago 从前
e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple.
从前，在一个小庙里住 着三个和尚。
常用于讲述故事开头的词语
2. shoot v. 射击；发射
过去式及过去分词形式：shot, shot
e.g. He shot the bird with his gun.  他用枪打鸟。
3. stone n. 石头
e.g. The soil is full of stones.  这土里有很多碎石。
He threw a stone at the dog.  他向狗掷了一块石头。
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?
1b
They are talking about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.
____ 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.
1. How does the story begin?
Discuss the questions with your partner.
Discussing
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.
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 it’s big enough
to hold everything.
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in order to tell the story.
2a
1
3
2
4
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).
Listen again and circle the words you hear.
2b
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 away.
5. This story reminds us that you can never (know / see) what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the _____ and stone to the ___. One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on _______ the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could _____ do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could ________ to move the mountains after he _____.
earth
sea
moving
never
continue
died
His family would live and grow, but the __________ could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on ________ day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so ______ by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains ______. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible _______ you try to make it _______.
mountains
digging
moved
away
unless
happen
Pair work
Look at the pictures in 2a and tell the story in your own words.
Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the earth and stone to the sea.
2c
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.
Role play
So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?
I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.
Role-play the conversation.
2d
Really? I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
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.
Well, I still don’t agree with you. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.
But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
Well, there are many other ways. For example, he could build a road. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain!
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.
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”。
The doctors went to Shanghai by train instead of by car. 
I gave her some advice instead of money.
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。
e.g. We have no coffee. Would you like
some water instead?
Donna never studies. Instead, she
plays table tennis all day.
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
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!