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Unit 8 Once upon a Time
(Section A 1a-1e)
能够听懂故事的主要情节和细节信息,并能根据这些信息将故事情节排序,梳理出故事的发展逻辑。
能够概括故事梗概,并用一般过去时连贯、完整地复述所听到的故事。
能够针对故事内容发表自己的看法,对故事中人物的行为进行思考和评价,深入理解故事的寓意。
话题背景 本话题内容为“寓言故事”,学生在小学及初一上期的课外阅读中对故事内容已经有所了解。
作为初一下的学生,大多数学生对中国寓言故事比较熟悉,但对国外寓言故事如《老鼠与狮子》和《农夫与金鱼》不一定熟悉。
话题内容及句型 在初一上已经学过如何询问最喜欢的事物这一句型,学生能用基本句型进行表达:A: What’s your favourite story?
B: My favourite story is ... I like it because ...
本课时学生需要学习运用once / long ago句型来讲述故事的开头,在讲述故事的过程中运用主谓宾的句式和一般过去时来陈述故事的基本信息,并运用一般现在时谈论客观事实及对故事的喜好和原因。
学 情 分 析
通过图片激活背景知识,谈论故事情节(who / what / why ...)
1a: 听力输入,通过排序来获取故事情节,已知的句型中呈现了故事的核心要素:
who: the mouse and the lion
what: the lion was saved by the mouse he had caught
1b: 听力输入,通过选择项来获取故事情节,已知的句型中呈现了故事的核心要素: when: long ago
who: a farmer and his son what则需要通过听力获取信息,如学生有背景知识也可以预测选项。
1c: 听力输入,通过回答问题来获取故事情节及故事背后传递的寓意(how / why)
1d: 以复述的方式巩固听力内容并谈论对故事的喜好。
Section A主要围绕What are your favourite stories?子话题展开,第一课时则通过情景呈现核心语言
教材分析
Look and answer
Q1. What can you see in the picture?
Q2. Who are they?
Q3. What are they doing?
They are telling stories.
Q4. How do you think they feel about it?
Q5. What do you think the teacher is
helping them with?
students
teacher
Do you like telling stories?
Why do we tell stories?
In this unit, you will
1. tell stories and talk about what you learn from them.
2. use the simple past tense and the simple present tense to tell a story.
3. make up an ending for a story.
4. explore stories from different cultures.
讲故事并谈论从故事中得到的启示
在描述故事时能正确运用一般过去式和一般现在时
为故事编写结尾
探寻不同文化背景下故事的特点
China has a long history with rich stories.
What Chinese stories do you know?
1. look at the characters below. They all come from some very famous stories. Can you recognize any?
Chang’e
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Chang'e Flies to the Moon (嫦娥奔月)
Nezha
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Nezha Conquers the Dragon King (哪吒闹海)
The monkey King
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Journey to the west
1. look at the characters below. They all come from some very famous stories. Can you recognize any?
Harry Potter
Snow White
Little Red Riding Hood
2. Work in pairs and discuss which of these stories you like best and why.
I like “Nezha Conquers the Dragon King” because Nezha is brave and fearless. He dares to fight against the powerful enemies and doesn't back down. His courage inspires me a lot.
More expressions – when talking about why you like the story
感同身受:
relate to the characters' feelings(与角色的情感产生共鸣)
understand their joys and sorrows(理解他们的喜怒哀乐) 心灵触动:
touch my heart deeply(深深触动我的心灵)
make me cry or smile(让我哭或笑)
引发好奇:
spark my curiosity about history(激发我对历史的好奇心)
make me want to explore more(让我想要探索更多) 拓展视野:
open my eyes to different cultures(让我了解不同的文化)
introduce new ideas(引入新的观念)
Watch and answer
1. What’s the name of the story? Is it a western story or traditional Chinese story?
2. When and where did the story happen?
3. Who is the main character?
4. What is the story about?
5. What can you learn from the story?
Watch and answer
1. What’s the name of the story? Is it a western story or traditional Chinese story?
2. When and where did the story happen?
3. Who is the main character?
4. What is the story about?
5. What can you learn from the story?
Do you know the stories ?
Adding the finishing touch to the Dragon
The Lion and the Mouse
Saiweng Loses His Horse
The Fisherman and the Goldfish
1a
Do you know what stories they are about?
Brief intro: “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” is a well - known fairy tale about a fisherman who catches a magical fish. The fish grants his wishes, but his wife's greed leads to their downfall.
Key words: fisherman, golden fish, catching fish, releasing fish, making wishes, greed
1a
Do you know what stories they are about?
Brief intro: The story of "The Lion and the Mouse" from Aesop's Fables. It tells about a mouse that helps a lion trapped in a net, and later the lion repays the mouse.
Key words: lion, mouse, fable, help, gratitude
1a
Do you know what stories they are about?
Brief intro: The ancient Chinese story of "Adding Eyes to a Dragon". A painter painted eyes on the dragons, and then the dragons came to life and flew away.
Key words: dragon, painting, Chinese ancient story, enlightenment
1a
Do you know what stories they are about?
Brief intro: The story of "Saiwong and his lost horse". It tells of an old man whose horse ran away, which then led to a series of unexpected events, meaning that fortune and misfortune are intertwined.
Key words: old man, horse, Chinese fable, fortune and misfortune
Students are sharing their favourite stories.
Peter
Chen Jie
Emma
Teng Fei
Predict and match
Which story are they talking about?
The Lion and the Mouse
Sai Weng and His Lost Horse
1
2
3
4
5
Listen to the second conversation. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1. Long ago, a farmer ____ his horse.
A. lost B. killed C. sold
2. The farmer’s horse came back with ____ other horses.
A. five B. six C. seven
3. The farmer’s son broke his ____.
A. head B. arm C. leg
4. The ____ didn’t have to join the war.
A. farmer B. farmer’s son C. farmer’s neighbour
1. Why do you think the lion laughed
when the mouse promised to help him?
2. Did the mouse help the lion at last?
How did he help the lion?
3. Why does Chen Jie like the story?
Do you like the story? Why or why not?
He thinks the mouse was too small and weak.
The mouse helped the lion then.
He bit through the net and set the lion free.
Kindness is never wasted.
Listen and answer
下
1. What bad things did the farmer meet?
2. How did the neighbours and the farmer feel when bad things
happened? What’s the result of the bad thing?
3. Was the farmer wise? Why?
neighbours’ feeling the farmers’ feeling Result
the farmer
lost his horse
his son
broke his leg
He lost his horse. Later, his son broke his leg when he tried to ride a horse.
“How unlucky”
“That’s terrible!”
“Maybe.”
“Maybe.”
Later, his horse came back with seven other horses.
Because of his leg, the son didn’t have to join a war. That saved his life!
Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too. You never know what will happen next.
Listen and answer
下
Watch the video and try to read after it.
Chen Jie: Please share your favourite story with me, Peter.
Peter: Sure. Once a lion _______ a mouse. The mouse was _______. He said, “Please let me go! One day I _________ you!” The lion _______ and let the mouse go. Later, a hunter caught the lion in a _______. The mouse helped the lion then. He ___________ the net and set the lion free!
Chen Jie: I like that story. Kindness is never _______.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
caught
afraid
will help
laughed
net
bit through
wasted
Watch the video and try to read after it.
Emma: What's your favourite story, Teng Fei?
Teng Fei: Oh, I like this one. A farmer_______________. His neighbours said, “How unlucky!” But the farmer just said, “Maybe.” Later, his horse came back _____________________. People said, “That’s great!” But the farmer said, “Maybe.” Later, his son ____________ when he tried to ride a horse. People said, “That’s terrible!” Again, the farmer said, “Maybe.” Well, because of his leg, the son didn’t have to ___________. That saved his life!
Emma: I see. Unlucky things may _____________. And good things could go wrong too.
Teng Fei: Yes, you never know.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
lost his horse
with seven other horses
broke his leg
join a war
turn out well
Chen Jie: Please share your favourite story with me, Peter.
Peter: Sure. Once a lion caught a mouse. The mouse was afraid. He said, “Please let me go! One day I will help you!” The lion laughed and let the mouse go. Later, a hunter caught the lion in a net. The mouse helped the lion then. He bit through the net and
set the lion free!
Chen Jie: I like that story. Kindness is never wasted.
Listen again and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
放我走
咬穿
使获自由
善良之行,永不落空
Emma: What's your favourite story, Teng Fei?
Teng Fei: Oh, I like this one. A farmer lost his horse. His neighbours said, “How unlucky!” But the farmer just said, “Maybe.” Later, his horse came back with seven other horses. People said, “That’s great!” But the farmer said, “Maybe.” Later, his son broke his leg when he tried to ride a horse. People said, “That’s terrible!” Again, the farmer said, “Maybe.” Well, because of his leg, the son didn’t have to join a war. That saved his life!
Emma: I see. Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too.
Teng Fei: Yes, you never know.
Now translate the underlined expressions or sentences.
真不幸呀!
回来
骑马
由于
不得不
救……命
结果是
变糟糕
说不定
Listen and imitate
How to tell a story?
Once / Once upon a time /
Long long ago ...
How to tell a story?
The mouse promised to help the lion. 老鼠承诺帮助狮子。
promise v. 承诺;保证
其后可接名词(短语)、代词、动词不定式或从句
e.g. Our teacher promised a trip to Mount Tai with us.
Who promised her an MP4 player for her birthday?
If you promise to help him, you shouldn’t leave here.
He promised that we would have a three-day holiday.
promise n. 诺言,诺言
make a promise 许下诺言
keep one’s promise 信守诺言
break one’s promise 违背诺言
e.g. If you make a promise, you should carry it out.
Jenny’s parents ask her to keep her promise.
No one should break his or her promise.
【语境应用】将所给汉语句子翻译成英语。
1) 我认为每个人都应该信守诺言。
__________________________________________________
2) 我答应会给你买一辆新自行车。
__________________________________________________
3) 他答应过要帮我学英语的。
__________________________________________________
4) 如果你不能遵守,就不要许下诺言。
__________________________________________________
5) 她违背了诺言,没有来参加我的生日聚会。
__________________________________________________
I think everyone should keep his or her promise.
I promise I will buy you a new bike.
He promised to help me with my English.
Don’t make a promise if you can’t keep it.
She broke her promise and didn’t come to my birthday party.
net
hunter
promise
war
neighbour
wise
once upon a time
bite through
long ago
set … free
turn out
save one’s life
I can
听懂故事的主要情节和细节信息,并能根据这些信息将故事情节排序,梳理出故事的发展逻辑
概括故事梗概,并用一般过去时连贯、完整地复述所听到的故事
发表自己的看法,对故事中人物的行为进行思考和评价,深入理解故事的寓意
Homework
Retell the story we have learned today.
Thanks for listening!
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