Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a mountain

Tell the story: Yu Gong Moves a mountain. 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.

The old man told his family that they should all helped him to move the mountains. Yu Gong said they could put them into the sea because it’s big enough to hold everything.

Yu Gong and his family began to move some of the soil and stone into the sea. . One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they were working on moving the mountains.

He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.

His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.

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

object n. 物体 tail n. 尾巴

stick n. 棍; 条 excite v. 使激动; 使兴奋 western adj. 西方的

Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1. Who are they? They’re Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Sha Heshang and Tang Seng. 2. In which book are they the main characters? Journey to the West. 3. Which character do you like best? I like … best.

Let’s watch a video about the Monkey King.

Read the passage 3 a and answer the questions. 1. Which book is talked Journey to the West. about? 2. Who is the main The Monkey King, Sun Wukong. character? 3. What is he like? He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!

Read the passage again and complete 3 b the chart about the Monkey King. What he can do What he can’t do make 72 changes to his turn himself into a shape and size, turning man (unless he can hide his tail) himself into different animals and objects make his magic stick so small that he can keep it in his ear, or make his magic stick big and long.

1. Most pupils in England watch the TV program called Monkey in 1979 for the first time. T 2. Journey to the West is a new Chinese book. It’s new to Chinese children. F 3. The Monkey King is just a normal monkey. F

4. The Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size. T 5. If the Monkey King can hide his tail, he can turn himself into a man. T 6. The Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight the bad people. T

7. The Monkey King’s magic stick is so long that he can’t hide it in his ear. F 8. Western children likes to read this book because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never give up. T

Complete the sentences below 3 c with phrases from the passage. 1. Journey to the West is a _____ traditional Chinese book. It tells one of the most popular stories in China. 2. When the English TV program Monkey ____ in 1979, Western children came out _________ this wonderful story. became interested in

3. The Monkey King can _______ make 72 changes to his body. He is able to ______ turn himself ____ different animals and objects. into 4. The Monkey King ____ make his is able to magic stick small or large.

1. …turning himself into different animals and objects. turn…into… 变成 e. g. I have a dream that I’ve turned into an elephant. 我梦见自己变成了大象。

2. But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man. unless conj. 如果不；除非。引导条件 状语从句, 相当于if…not。 e. g. Unless I do, we’ll be lost. 如果我不这样做, 我们会迷路的。

hide v. 隐藏；隐蔽 (hide-hidden) e. g. Where did you hide the money? 你把钱藏哪里了？ I hid the broken plate behind the table. 我把打碎的盘子藏在餐桌后面了。

3. …the Monkey King uses a magic stick. magic adj. 有魔力的；有神奇力量的 e. g. All the people heard of the magic carpet. 所有人都听说过魔毯的故事。

I. Choose the correct words. magic, birth, hide, tail, turn…into, western 1. Four years later, Laura gave _____ birth to a son. 2. They want to ____ the old houses turn into a hotel.

3. England lies to the _______ part of western Europe. magic 4. She broke her ______ mirror into pieces. 5. Dogs wag their ____ when they’re tails pleased. 6. Don’t ____ behind the door. It’s not hide safe.

II. Fill in the blanks. 1. A neighbor _____ (call) Tony, helped me called repair my fence yesterday. changes 2. The Monkey King can make 72 _______ (change) to his shape and size. playing 3. His uncle isn’t interested in _______ (play) chess at all. 4. The two boys kept ______ (skate) for one skating hour. 5. No one ____ (be) able to answer him at was that time.

Make sentences with these words. be able to; make 72 changes, turn…into; so…that; came out; become interested in; keep doing sth.