Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains.LanguageGoal:TellastorySectionAPeriod11a–2daHouYiShootstheSunsbJourneytotheWestcNuWaRepairstheSkydYuGongMovesaMountain1aMatchthestorytitleswiththepictures[a-d].__JourneytotheWest__YuGongMovesaMountain__HouYiShootstheSuns__NuWaRepairstheSky1bListenandcheck()thefactsyouhear.WhichstoryareAnnaandWangMingtalkingabout?__Thetwomountainswereveryhighandbig.__Averyoldmantriedtomovethemountains.__AmantoldYuGongthathecouldneverdoit.1cDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Howdoesthestorybegin?Onceuponatime,therewas__________.Therewere____________nearhishouse.Theywereso______thatittook__________to______________.2.Whathappenednext?Theoldmantold_______thattheyshouldall____________________.3.Wherewouldtheyputalltheearthandstonefromthemountains?Theycouldputalltheearthandstonein________.2aListenandnumberthepictures[1-4]inordertotellthestory.12432bListenagainandcirclethewordsyouhear.1.AmansawYuGongandhis(children/family)whentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.2.HetoldYuGonghecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldand(poor/weak).3.Assoonasthemanfinished(talking/speaking),YuGongsaidhisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.4.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYugongthathesent(two/three)godstotakethemountainsaway.5.Thisstoryremindsusthatyoucannever(know/see)what’spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.1.YuGongandhisfamilybegantomovesomeoftheearthandstonetothesea.2cLookatthepicturesin2aandtellthestoryinyourownwords.2.AmansawYuGongandhisfamilywhentheywereworkingonmovingthemountains.HetoldYuGonghecouldneverdoitbecausehewasoldandweak.3.Assoonasthemanfinishedtalking.YuGongsaidhisfamilycouldcontinuetomovethemountainsafterhedied.Hisfamilywouldliveandgrow,butthemountainscouldnotgetbigger.SoYUGongandhisfamilykeptondiggingdayanddayandyearandyear.4.Finally,agodwassomovedbyYugongthathesenttwogodstotakethemountainsaway.2dRole-playtheconversation.Teacher:SowhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?WangMing:Ithinkit’sreallyinteresting.YuGongfoundagoodwaytosolvehisproblem.Claudia:Really?Ithinkit’salittlebitsilly.Itdoesn’tseemverypossibletomoveamountain.WangMing:Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidn’tgiveup.Teacher:Sowhatdoyou________thestoryofYuGong?WangMing:Ithinkit’sreally_______.YuGong________.Claudia:Really?Ithinkit’s______.Itdoesn’tseemverypossibletomoveamountain.WangMing:Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidn’tgiveup.Claudia:Well,Istilldon’tagreewithyou.Ithinkweshouldtrytofindotherwaystosolveaproblem.WangMing:ButwhatcouldYuGongdo____movingthemountains?Claudia:Well,therearemanyotherways.Forexample,hecould_______.That’sbetterandfasterthanmovingamountain!Teacher:Youhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestory,andneitherofyouarewrong.Therearemanysidestoastoryandmanywaystounderstandit.Askandanswer1.WhatdoesWangMingthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?Why?______________.BecausehethinkYuGong_________.2.WhatdoesClaudiathinkaboutthestory?Why?______________.BecausehethingYuGong____________.
