内容正文:
Section b activity one b read the story adapted from hands. Christian andersen's the ugly duckling discuss the question with a partner, is the ugly duckling a real duck? The ugly duckling, once upon a time, there was a mother duck. SHE had six little duckling, five of the duckling with small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and gray. He doesn't look like us. What an ugly duckling. The other duckling said, that's not nice, said mother duck. He's still a duck like us at the river. The ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other duckings, but the other duckling still laughed at him and told him to go away. IT made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. One day, the duckling met a cat and a hand. May I stay with you? He asked, hopefully. But the two animals said, no. They did not like him because he could not her or lay eggs. Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There he saw three beautiful swans with long next and White fathers. I wish I looked like you. He cried, my friend, you do look like us. Look in the water. One of the swan said. The duckling looked down to his surprise. He saw that he was a beautiful White swan, too.
What can stories teach us?
Section B
1a-1d
Unit 8 Once upon a Time
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. master 15 key vocabulary words in context.
2. understand the plot and theme of The Ugly Duckling through structured
reading tasks.
3. analyze character motivations and story structure.
4. creatively continue the story The Fisherman and the Genie, and use
the simple past tense and simple present tense to understand and tell stories.
目录
CONTENTS
0 1
Lead in
0 2
Pre-reading
0 3
While-reading
0 4
Post-reading
Language points
0 5
Exercise&Homework
0 6
Free talk.
Lean-in
Why do you like stories?
What can stories teach us?
What can stories teach us?
Kindness is never wasted.
Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too.
Be honest and brave to tell the truth.
Look at the pictures. What do you think happens in this story? Number the pictures.
1a
______ ______ ______ ______
3
2
4
1
Pre-reading
1a
What do you think happens in this story?
A mother duck hatched(孵出)six little ducklings. To her surprise, the last duckling was big and his feathers were grey. Is he a real duck?
/'dʌklɪŋ/ n.小鸭子
to sb’s surprise出乎某人的意料
/'feðə(r)/ n.羽毛
/riːəl/ adj.真正的
What do you think happens in this story?
Two ducks thought the grey duck was ugly. They laughed at him and told him to go away.
/'ʌɡli/ adj.丑陋的
laugh at 嘲笑
go away 走开
What do you think happens in this story?
The poor duckling decided to search for
a new home. He met a cat and a hen. When he wanted to stay with them
hopefully, the two animals said no to him.
search/sɜːtʃ/ for 寻找
/hen/ n.母鸡
/'həʊpfəli/ adv.有希望地
What do you think happens in this story?
In the end, the ugly duckling became a beautiful white swan!
/swɒn/ n.天鹅
While-reading
Read the story adapted(改编)from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling. Discuss the question with a partner.
1b
Is the ugly duckling a real duck?
Scan for the answer.
No, he isn’t.
(He is a swan.)
Analyze the text structure and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Feelings and outcome(结果):
find himself
The brief introduction about the story
Details of the ugly duckling unlucky experience
1
2
3
4
More rejections(拒绝) when
searching for a new home
Read again and answer the questions.
1c
1. How was the ugly duckling different
from the other ducklings in size and
colour? How was he similar to them?
2. What did the ugly duckling search for?
Why?
He was big and grey, but the other ducklings were small and yellow.
He swam well, just like all the other ducklings.
He searched for a new home. Because
the other ducklings laughed at him and told him to go away. It made him very sad.
Read again and answer the questions.
1c
3. What did the swans look like?
Were they friendly to the ugly duckling?
4. What do you think the story teaches us?
They were beautiful with long necks and white feathers.
Yes, they were.
It teaches us to be strong and brave when others are not friendly to us.
/It teaches us that we should be kind to others no matter whether they are similar to us or different from us.
Read for more information.
Para.1 Beginning
The Ugly Duckling
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
Q1: Why did the other ducklings call the last duckling "ugly"?
(Choose TWO reasons) ( )
A. He couldn’t swim well B. He was big and grey
C. He looked different from them D. Mother Duck disliked him
Q2: What did Mother Duck mean by saying "He’s still a duck like us"?
B & C
She meant: He looked different, but he was part of their family. They should love him the same.
Read for more information.
Para.2-3 Development
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Q1: What TWO things made the ugly duckling decide to leave?
Q2: What animals did the ugly duckling meet? ( )
① some birds ② a cat ③ a dog ④ a hen
A. ① ② ③ B. ① ② ④ C. ① ③ ④ D. ② ③ ④
① The ducklings laughed at him; ② They told him to go away.
B
Read for more information.
Para.2-3 Development
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Q3: Why did the cat and hen refuse the duckling?
Q4: Find a word showing the duckling’s wish for acceptance before being
rejected.(找出一个词体现被拒绝前丑小鸭对接纳的渴望。)
He couldn’t purr or lay eggs.
/pɜː(r)/ v.发出呜呜声
Hopefully.
Read for more information.
Para.4 Ending
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
Q1: What did the ugly duckling think he was before looking in the water?
What did he actually become?
Q2: What can we learn from the story? ( )
A. Don’t judge(评判) people by their looks.
B. We should be nice to our friends.
C. Looks are very important to us.
D. Never believe what you see.
He believed/thought he was an ugly duckling.
He became a beautiful white swan.
A
新考法(图文结合)
Which of the following best shows the changes in the ugly duckling’s feelings? ( )
sad
hopeful
surprised
Time
Feeling
A.
B.
sad
hopeful
surprised
Time
Feeling
C.
sad
hopeful
surprised
Time
Feeling
sad
hopeful
surprised
Time
Feeling
D.
A
Match the characters with their opinions. Can you give these characters any advice? Share your ideas.
1d
A. The ugly duckling
B. The five ducklings
C. The other birds
D. The cat and the hen
We only like animals with special skills. You are welcome here only if you can purr or lay eggs.
You’re big and grey, but we’re small and yellow. You’re very ugly because you don’t look like us.
We want you to go away. You cannot live with us because you’re too ugly!
I’m not happy here. Is there a right place for me out there?
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______
D
B
C
A
only if 只有
A mother duck ______ six ducklings.
Five were small and yellow. The last one was _____ and _____.
He was ugly.
Other ducklings ______ ____ him,
told him to
______ ______.
He was sad and decided to _______ _____ a new home.
He _____ many other birds. They thought he was ugly too. Then he _____ a cat and a hen. They didn’t like him because he couldn’t purr or _____eggs.
Looked in water, surprised to find he was a _________ white swan too!
had
He came to a ______, saw three beautiful _______ with long necks and white feathers.
Complete the flow chart(流程图)based on the story.
laughed at
go away
search for
met
met
lay
lake
swans
beautiful
Post-reading
Analyze the structure of the text.
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
Beginning
Conflict
冲突
Development
发展
Climax
高潮
Ending
Language points
1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
Is the ugly duckling a real duck?
Is the ugly duckling a real duck? 丑小鸭是真正的鸭子吗?
real adj. 真的;真正的 其副词形式:really “真正地;十分”
e.g. Are those real flowers? 那些是真花吗?
What do you really think about it? 你到底对这件事怎么看?
辨析:real与true
real:强调人或事物是真实存在的,而不是想象的或虚构的。
e.g. It isn't a dream. It is real. 那不是梦。那是真实的。
true:强调符合事实,是真的,而不是编造的。
e.g. Everything about him is true. 关于他的一切都是真的。
Language points
1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
But the other ducklings still laughed at himand told him to go away.
但其他的小鸭子仍然嘲笑他,并叫他走开。
1)the other+可数名词复数 其他的...... other adj. “另外的;其他的”
“the other+可数名词复数”= the others, 指一个范围内除去提到的外,剩下的所有人或物。
2) laugh at 嘲笑
laugh v.“发出笑声,(大)笑”。
e.g. She is not afraid to laugh at herself. 她勇于自嘲。
3) go away 走开
e.g. Go away and think about it, then let me know.
到一边去想一想,然后再告诉我。
Language points
1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
这让这只可怜的小鸭子非常伤心,所以他决定找个新家。
1)make+宾语+宾语补足语 make 在此为使役动词,意为“使,让”。
make sb./sth.+adj. 使某人/某物处于……状态
make sb./sth. do sth. 使某人/某物做某事
2) search v.寻找;搜寻 search for sb./sth. 搜寻(寻找)某人/某物
e.g. The police use it to search for bad guys. 警方用它搜寻坏人。
in search of 寻找......
练习:轻音乐通常使我放松。
Light music usually _______ _______ _______.
makes me relaxed
Language points
1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
"May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully.
他满怀希望地问道:“我可以和你们待在一起吗?”
hopefully adv.有希望地
【副词】由“hopeful (adj.抱有希望的)+-ly (副词后缀)”构成。
e.g. "Are you free tonight?" she asked hopefully.
“你今晚有空吗?”她满怀希望地问。
拓展:hopefully 还可意为“有望;可望”。
练习:我有望10点前回到家。
____________, I'll be back home by ten o’clock.
Hopefully
Language points
1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
他们不喜欢他,因为他不能发出呜呜声,也不会下蛋!
1)not...or... 既不.......也不......
not常与联系动词be、情态动词或助动词连用。
2)lay v.(laid) 下(蛋);放置; 搁
辨析:lay与lie
lay: 下蛋; 产卵;放置 过去式:laid 现在分词:laying
lie:存在;平躺 过去式:lay 现在分词:lying
说谎 过去式:lied 现在分词:lying
Tom felt very tired after two hours of reading. He ______ down his book and ______ down on the bed.
A. lay; laid B. laid; lay C. lay; lay D. laid; laid
B
Language points
1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?" he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
小鸭子低头一看,令他吃惊的是,他看到自己也是一只美丽的白天鹅!
to sb.’s surprise 出乎某人的意料(surprise前可用big、great等词修饰)
in surprise 惊讶地; 惊奇地
拓展:“to one's+某些名词”表示“令某人······的是”,类似的短语还有:
to one's joy 令某人高兴的是
to one's regret 令某人遗憾的是
练习:(无锡中考)让我们吃惊的是,这位外国友人擅长烹制中餐。
_________________, the foreign friend is good at cooking Chinese food.
To our surprise
Exercises
( ) 1. Long ago, a kind old man ______ peacefully in his sleep. His family
planted a tree in his memory.
A. dies B. is dying C. died D. has died
( ) 2. What a lovely reading room! It’s one of ______ in our school.
A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest
( ) 3. My father’s birthday is coming. My mother makes cakes and prepares
______ the party.
A. for B. from C. of D. with
( ) 4. It’s difficult to ______ the boy in the forest because the forest is too
big and there are too many trees.
A. hear from B. search for C. wait for D. write to
( ) 5. Children can visit the museum ______ they’re with an adult(成人).
A. not until B. if only C. only if D. once
C
I. 单项填空。
D
A
B
C
Exercises
II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Lulu likes that red dress best of the three. It’s _________ (real)
beautiful.
2. One of my __________ (classmate) usually rides a bike to school. He thinks it’s good for his health.
3. Mr Black succeeded in the end, and his success made us _________ (excite) .
4. It was warm and sunny and the bird ________ (lie) down and began to ________ (lay) eggs.
5. “Will it be possible to get me another ticket?” he asked
__________ (hopeful).
really
classmates
excited
lay
lay
hopefully
Exercises
III. 完成句子,每空一词。
1. 最终,我成功地完成了这项工作。
In the end, I _________ ______ _________ the work.
2. 刚才萨利没有和我们说再见就走开了。
Sally ______ _______ without saying goodbye to us just now.
3. 他们正在搜寻那只小狗。
They are _________ _______ the little dog.
4. 令他吃惊的是,他成功地爬上了那座高山。
_____ ______ ________, he succeeded in climbing up the high mountain.
5. 只有你来到洞庭湖,才会发现它有多美。
________ _______ you come to Dongting Lake, you can find how beautiful it is.
succeeded in finishing
went away
searching for
To his surprise
Only if
Summary
We learn:
1. vocabulary: ugly, duckling, real, laugh at, go away, search for, hen,
hopefully, purr, lay, swan, feather, to sb's surprise, size, only if.
2. sentence patterns:
sentence patterns such as "He doesn't look like us! ", "May I stay with you? ", "I wish I looked like you! "
We can:
improve reading comprehension ability through reading and analyzing the story, and enhance the ability to express opinions and understand implied meanings in English.
Homework
1. 基础层:抄写本节课重点单词和短语,背诵故事中自己喜欢的
段落。
2. 提高层:用自己的话复述《The Ugly Duckling》的故事,并用一般
过去时写下来。
3. 拓展层:根据《The Ugly Duckling》的故事,进行创意改编,比如
改变丑小鸭遇到的动物的态度,或者改变丑小鸭的结局等,并写
一篇短文。
Thank you!
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