(
课件网) Lesson 21: The Fable of the Woodcutter Unit 4 Stories and Poems 单词: fable, woodcutter, axe, dive, admit, silver, policy 短语: make one’s living, dive into..., Honesty truly is the best policy. 句子: （1）One day, when he was cutting wood beside a lake, he lost his axe in the water. （2）The spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty that she gave him the other two axes as presents. Learning Goals 1 能用英语流利地讲述一个自己所熟知的寓言故事。 2 Free Talk Do you like reading fables What fables have you read Do you think it is important to be honest Why Presentation Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter. One day, when he was cutting wood beside a lake, he lost his axe in the water. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. He sat down and began to cry. As he cried, a spirit appeared. She asked the man what was wrong. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him. But what could she do to help Suddenly she came up with a great idea. The spirit dove into the lake and brought back a gold axe. “Is this the axe you lost ” asked the good spirit. The man looked at the gold axe, knowing it wasn’t his. Because he was honest, he admitted to the spirit that it wasn’t his axe. So the spirit dove into the water again and brought back a silver axe. Once again，the man said that was not his axe. The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter’s old axe. “That is the right one!” said the woodcutter. The spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty that she gave him the other two axes as presents. Honesty truly is the best policy. Learning Tip This story is adapted from a European fable. A fable is a fictional story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson. Vocabulary fable n. 寓言 woodcutter n. 伐木者 axe n. 斧子 dive v.（dived或dove/dived）跳水；俯冲 admit v. 承认；赞同 sliver adj. & n. 银（的） policy n. 原则；政策 make one’s living 谋生 dive into... 跳入……中；潜入 Honesty truly is the best policy. 诚为上策。 Structures and Expressions Let’s do it! 1. Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1. What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake 2. Who appeared as the woodcutter cried He lost his axe in the water. A spirit. 3. How did the woodcutter get back his old axe 4. Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents？ The spirit dove into the water and brought it back. Because the woodcutter is honest. 2. Read the lesson again. Think about the spirit and the woodcutter. Match each person with the words that describe them. helpful clever honest foolish warm hearted dishonest kind poor 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box. He _____to his parents that he broke the window. They were happy with his honesty. 2. That old lady is very poor. She _____ ... ...
