"An old man tried to move the mountains" PPT courseware 6

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"An old man tried to move the mountains" PPT courseware 6

What’s the name of the story?

It’s Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.

Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?

1a Match the story with the pictures [a-d].

___ Journey to the West

___ Hou Yi Shoots the Suns

___ Yu Gong Moves a Mountain

___ Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.

New words

1. once upon a time = long, long ago

words often used to start a story

e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple.

Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple.

2. shoot v. shoot; launch

Past tense and past participle forms: shot, shot

e.g. He shot the bird with his gun.

3. stone n. stone

e.g. The soil is full of stones.

He threw a stone at the dog. He threw a stone at the dog.

Listen and check (√) the facts you hear. Which story are Anna and Wang Ming talking about?

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.

Discussing

Discuss the questions with your partner.

1. How does the story begin?

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.

2b Listen again and circle the words you hear.

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).

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.

Language points

1. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.

remind v. remind; remind

remind sb. of / about sth. remind someone of something

e.g. The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown.

This painting reminded him of his beautiful hometown.

remind sb. to do sth. remind someone to do something

e.g. Please remind me to come back early. Please remind me to come back early.

2. I think it’s a little bit silly.

bit n. A bit; slightly

a little bit (= a little) + adjective or adverb or comparative form means "a little bit".

e.g. I’m a little bit tired. Let’s take a short rest.

I'm a little tired, let's take a rest.

She is a little bit shy. She is a little bit shy.

Exercises

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets or use the appropriate phrases you have learned to complete the sentences according to the meaning of the sentence.

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.

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.

Homework

Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents.

Once upon a time, there was a very old man …

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