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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鈥?nbsp;ability of telling stories in their own words.
2. To train the Ss鈥?nbsp;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鈥檚 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
th
e Sky鈥?
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?