Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains1aMatchthestorytitleswiththepictures[a-d].JourneytotheWestHouYiShootstheSunsYuGongMovesaMountainNuWaRepairstheSky1bListenandcheck(√)thefactsyouhear.WhichstoryareAnnaandWangMingtalkingabout?Thetwomountainswereveryhighandbig.Averyoldmantriedtomovethemountains.AmantoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoit.1cDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Howdoesthestorybegin?2.Whathappenednext?3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?2aListenandnumberthepictures[1-4]inordertotellthestory.2bListenagainandcirclethewordsyouhear.1.AmansawYuGongandhis(childrenandfamily)whentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.2.HetoldYuGonghecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldand(poor/weak).3.Assoonasthemanfinished(talking/speaking),YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.4.FinallyagodwassomovedbyYuGongthathesent(two/three)godstotakethemountainsaway5.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucannever(know/see)what'spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.2cLookatthepicturesin2aandtellthestoryinyourownwords.2dRole-playtheconversation.Teacher:SowhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?WangMing:Ithinkit'sreallyinteresting.YuGongfoundagoodwaytosolvehisproblem.Claudia:Really?Ithinkit'salittlebitsilly.Itdoesn'tseemverypossibletomoveamountain.WangMing:Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidn'tgiveup.Claudia:Well,Istilldon'tagreewithyou.Ithinkweshouldtrytofindotherwaystosolveaproblem.WangMing:ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadofmovingthemountains?Claudia:Well,therearemanyotherways.Forexample,hecouldbuildaroad.That'sbetterandfasterthanmovingamountain.Teacher:Youhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestoryandneitherofyouarewrong.Therearemanysidestoastoryandmanywaystounderstandit.3aReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.Whichbookistalkedabout?2.Whoisthemaincharacter?3.Whatishelike?InNovember1979,pupilsinEnglandwereabletowatchanewTVprogramcalledMonkey.Mostofthemwerehearingthisstoryforthefirsttime.However,thisstoryisnotnewtoChinesechildren.TheMonkeyKingorSunWukongisthemaincharacterinthetraditionalChinesebookJourneytotheWest.TheMonkeyKingisnotjustanynormalmonkey.Infact,hesometimesdoesnotevenlooklikeamonkey!Thisisbecausehecanmake72changestohisshapeandsize,turninghimselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.Butunlesshecanhidehistail,hecannotturnhimselfintoaperson.Tofightbadpeople,theMonkeyKing.usesamagicstick.Sometimeshecanmakethesticksosmallthathecankeepitinhisear.Atothertimes,heisabletomakeitbigandlong.TheMonkeyKinghasexcitedthechildrenofChinaformanyyears.AndassoonastheTVprogramcameoutmorethan30yearsago,WesternchildrenbecameinterestedinreadingthisstorybecausethecleverMonkeyKingkeepsfightingtohelptheweakandnevergivesup.3bReadthepassageagainandcompletethechartabouttheMonkeyKing.WhathecandoWhathecannotdo3cCompletethesentencesbelowwithphrasesfromthepassage.1.JourneytotheWestisaChinesebook.IttellsoneofthemostpopularstoriesinChina.2.WhentheEnglishTVprogramMonkeyin1979,Westernchildrenthiswonderfulstory.3.TheMonkeyKingcantohisbody.Heisabletodifferentanimalsandobjects.4.TheMonkeyKingmakehismagicsticksmallorlarge.GrammarfocusHowdoesthestorybegin?Onceuponatime,therewasaveryoldman...Whathappenednext?Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking,YuGongsaidthathisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.WhywasYuGongtryingtomovethemountains?Becausetheyweresobigthatittookalongtimetowalktotheotherside.WhoistheMonkeyKing?HeisthemaincharacterinJourneytotheWest.Whatcan'ttheMonkeyKingdo?Hecannotturnhimselfintoapersonunlesshecanhidehistail.4aFillintheblankswithunless,assoonasorso...that.1.herfatherdied,thestepsistersmadeherdoallthechores.2.Shewasbusyshehadnotimetomakeadressfortheparty3.Themiceknewthattheyhelpedhermakeadress,shewouldnotbeabletogototheparty4.theprincesawher,hefellinlovewithher.5.Theprinceknewthatthegirl'sfootcouldfittheshoe,itwasnottherightgirl.6.Thenewcouplewerehappytheycouldn’tstopsmilingwhentheygotmarried.4bFillintheblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.TheMonkeyKingisthemaincharacterfromthefamousChinesestoryJourneytotheWest.HeisWonderfulbecausehe(help)weakpeople.TheMonkeyKing(have)amagicstick.He(use)ittofightbadpeople.Hecan(make)thestickbigorsmall.Hecansometimesmakethesticksosmallthathecanputitinhisear.Assoonashe(see)badpeople,hethinksofwaystofightthem.Hecan(turn)himselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.Butunlesshecanhidebistail,becannotmakehimselfahuman.Childrenallovertheworld(love)theMonkeyKing!Tellyourpartneraboutyourfavoritestory.Myfavoritestoryis...Itisinterestingbecause...SectionB1aMatchthewordswiththelettersinthepicturesinlc.goldemperorsickunderwear1bListenandnumberthepictures[1-5]inlc.1cListenagainandfillintheblanks.1.Whentheemperorathimself,heonlyhisunderwear.2.Nobodywantedtosoundstupid.Butsuddenly,ayoungboy,“look!Theemperorisn'tanyclothes!3.Theemperorhadtothemsilkandgold,buttheyeverthingforthemselves.Theyweretryingtocheattheemperor.4.Thisstoryisaboutanemperorwholives.5.Twocametothecitytomakespecialclothesfortheemperor.1dUsethepicturesinlctotellthestory.Onceuponatime,therewasanemperor...2aAfairytaleisa