(
课件网) Do you know what the fable is Lead in 乌鸦喝水 The Crow and the Pitcher 守株待兔 Wait for windfalls a fictional story 虚拟的 It always has a moral lesson. 寓意 fable 寓言 Unit 4 Stories and Poems Lesson21 The Fable of the Woodcutter 学习目标 objectives 1. To learn some useful words and expressions : fable, woodcutter, axe, dive, admit, silver, policy 2. To listen and understand the fable of the woodcutter 3. To summarize the moral(寓意) of the story 1.honest adj.诚实的 — honesty n. 诚实 2.admit v.承认,赞同 3.dive v. 跳水,俯冲 --dove/dived 4.get back 取回,拿回 5.make one’s living 谋生 6.dive into… 跳入…中,潜入 7.come up with 提出,想出 8.admit to sb. 向某人承认 9.be happy with /about 对….感到满意、放心 Memorize in two minutes. Challenge your memory 取回,拿回 诚实的 谋生 想出,提出 对…感到满意、放心 银的 向某人承认 跳入…中,潜入 The woodcutter needs axe to make his living. 谋生 The spirit dove into the lake and brought back a gold axe. dive into 跳入 bring back 取回 dive --dove bring--brought spirit woodcutter axe Listen to the text and follow it. Pay attention to the pronunciation and find out the new words and phrases . listening Task 1 Long ago,there was a good and honest woodcutter. One day,when he was cutting① wood beside a lake,he lost his axe in the water. The water was deep,and he could not get his axe back②. He had only one axe,and he needed it to make his living③. He sat down and began to cry. As he cried,a spirit appeared. Check and translate the key points She asked the man what was wrong. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him④.But what could she do to help Suddenly she came up with⑤ a great idea. The spirit dove into⑥ the lake and brought back⑦ 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 that⑧ 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 time⑨ 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. 1. What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake 2.Who appeared as the woodcutter cried 3.How did the woodcutter get back his old axe 4.Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents? Read and answer 学法指导:先浏览问题, 带着问题去读,找答案 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 Task 2 He lost his axe in the water. A spirit. Reading 3.How did the woodcutter get back his old axe 4.Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents? ... ...