Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains Section A 1a-1c 教案 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.-Section A-1a-1c 教案-2024-2025学年人教版英文八年级下册 课题 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.-Section A-1a-1c 课时 1 教学目标 Language Ability: Master past continuous tense ("was/were doing") to describe ongoing actions in the past, and use conjunctions like "when", "while" to connect clauses. Cultural Awareness: Understand how to recount events in different cultural contexts, such as natural disasters and personal experiences. Thinking Skills: Analyze the sequence of events and practice logical narration through timeline organization. Learning Ability: Develop note-taking skills and apply past continuous tense in writing via self-check exercises. 重难点 Key: Correct usage of past continuous tense and conjunctions in storytelling. Difficult: Distinguishing between "when" (interrupting action) and "while" (simultaneous actions), and structuring a coherent narrative with specific details. Practice through retelling the rainstorm story in 3a to enhance fluency. 教学环节 学习活动 新课教学 Greetings T: Good morning, class! How are you today? Ss: Good morning, teacher! Fine, thank you. And you? T: I'm great too. Are you ready for an interesting English class? Ss: Yes! Lead - in T: Okay, everyone. Today, we are going to start a new unit. Look at the big screen. (Show pictures of some traditional Chinese stories, like the Monkey King, Ne Zha, etc.) You all look so excited. I know you are very familiar with these pictures. Can anyone tell me what kind of stories they are? S1: They are traditional Chinese stories. T: Exactly! Traditional Chinese stories are an important part of our culture. They carry wisdom, values, and amazing imaginations. Now, let's play a little guessing game. I will describe a story briefly, and you try to guess its name. This story is about a hero. He has a magic stick, and he can change his shape and size. He fights against bad people to protect the weak. Who knows which story it is? S2: It's the story of the Monkey King, Journey to the West! T: Wonderful! You are so quick. And do you know any other traditional Chinese stories? Raise your hands and share with us. S3: Hou Yi Shoots the Suns. Hou Yi shot down nine suns to save the people from the hot weather. T: Great! That's a very famous story. What about others? S4: Nu Wa Repairs the Sky. Nu Wa melted stones to repair the sky. T: Excellent! These stories are really fascinating. Now, let's focus on one of them today. Look at the pictures on your textbooks, page 41. There are four pictures. Can you tell me what stories they might be just by looking at the pictures? Discuss with your partners for a minute. Presentation (1a) (Students discuss in pairs) T: Time's up. Let's share your ideas. Which story do you think the first picture might be about? S5: I think it's Journey to the West. Because I can see a monkey, and the monkey is very similar to the Monkey King. T: Very good observation. What about the second picture? S6: It should be Hou Yi Shoots the Suns. There is a man shooting arrows at the suns in the picture. T: Right on! Now, the third picture. S7: It's Nu Wa Repairs the Sky. There is a woman holding some stones, and I know Nu Wa used stones to repair the sky. T: Perfect. And the last one? S8: Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. There is an old man and some people digging, and there are two big mountains in the background. T: You are all so smart. Now, let's match the names of the stories in the box with the pictures. The names are "Journey to the West", "Yu Gong Moves a Mountain", "Hou Yi Shoots the Suns", and "Nu Wa Repairs the Sky". Start matching. (Students match the names with the pictures) T: Let's check the answers together. For picture a, what's the answer? Ss: Journey to the West. T: Correct. Picture b? Ss: Hou Yi Shoots the Suns. T: Right. Picture c? Ss: Nu Wa Repairs the Sky. T: Good. And picture d? Ss: Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. T: Great job, everyone. Now, let's learn some new words related to these stories. Look at the screen. (Show the words "once upon a time", "shoot", "stone" on the screen) "Once upon a time" is a very common phrase used at the beginning of a story, just like "long long ago". For example, Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. Read after me, once upon a time. Ss: Once upon a time. T: "Shoot" means to send an arrow or a bullet from a bow or a gun. Hou Yi shot the suns. Read the word, shoot. Ss: Shoot. T: "Stone" is a hard solid thing from the ground. Yu Gong and his family moved stones. Read, stone. Ss: Stone. Listening (1b) T: Now, let's listen to a conversation. Anna and Wang Ming are talking about one of these stories. Listen carefully and try to figure out which story they are talking about. Before we start, let's look at the three statements below. (Read the statements: _ 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.) These statements are about the story. Listen and check the facts you hear. Are you ready? Let's play the recording. (Play the recording for the first time) T: Okay, have you got the answer? Which story are they talking about? Ss: Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. T: Right. Now, let's listen again and check the facts. (Play the recording again) T: Time to check the answers. For the first statement, was it mentioned in the conversation? Ss: Yes. T: So, we check it. What about the second one? Ss: Yes. T: Check it too. And the third one? Ss: Yes. T: Good. All these facts are mentioned in the conversation. Let's read these statements together. Ss: (Read the statements together) Pair - work (1c) T: Well done. Now, let's work in pairs. Look at the questions in the box in 1c. You need to discuss these questions with your partner based on the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. The questions are: How does the story begin? What happened next? Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? I will give you three minutes to discuss. Then, some pairs will come to the front and act out your conversation. (Students discuss in pairs) T: Time's up. Which pair would like to come to the front and show us your conversation? (Invite a pair of students to the front) S9 (A): How does the story begin? S10 (B): 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 time to walk to the other side. S9 (A): What happened next? S10 (B): The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains. S9 (A): Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? S10 (B): Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it's big enough to hold everything. T: Very good! You did a great job. Your voices are loud and clear, and your answers are correct. Let's give them a big hand. (Clap hands) Now, let's invite another pair. (Invite another pair of students) S11 (A): How does the story begin? S12 (B): There were two huge mountains in front of an old man's house. S11 (A): What happened next? S12 (B): The old man decided to move the mountains with the help of his family. S11 (A): Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? S12 (B): They planned to put them into the sea. T: Excellent! You also did a wonderful job. You used your own words to answer the questions. Now, class, let's read these questions and answers together. Ss: (Read together) Summary T: Today, we have learned about some traditional Chinese stories, especially the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. We learned new words like "once upon a time", "shoot", "stone", and we also practiced listening and speaking skills. Remember, traditional stories are very important. They are not only interesting but also teach us a lot of lessons. For example, the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain tells us that we should never give up when facing difficulties. Next class, we will continue to explore more about this story. Homework T: For homework, I want you to tell the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain to your parents or friends in English. Try to use the new words and sentences we learned today. And also, think about if you were Yu Gong, would you choose to move the mountains? Why or why not? Write down your thoughts on a piece of paper. That's all for today. Class is over. Goodbye, everyone! Ss: Goodbye, teacher! 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$