冀教版九年级英语上册lesson21《thefableofthewoodcutter》.ppt

Unit 4 Stories and Poems Lesson 21 The Fable of the Woodcutter Do you know what a fable is? A fable is a fictional （虚构的）story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson. What’s a moral? A moral teaches about right and wrong, and good and bad. Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read? 《画蛇添足》 Gild?the?lily 《狐狸和葡萄》 The Fox and the Grapes 看图说出你想到的寓言故事。 《龟兔赛跑》 The?Hare?and?the?Tortoise 《乌鸦喝水》 The Crow and the Pitcher 1. To listen and understand the fable of the woodcutter 2. To summarize the moral(寓意) of the story 3. To learn some useful words and expressions Objectives Words fable woodcutter axe dive admit silver policy n. 寓言 n. 伐木工 n. 斧子 v. (dived或dove/dived) 跳水；俯冲 v. 承认；赞同 adj. n. 银(的) n. 原则；政策 1 Listen to the record and fill these blanks. Long ago, there was a good and honest__________. One day, _____ he was cutting wood beside a lake, he ____his axe in the water. The______ was deep, and he could not get his _____back. He had only one axe, and he ______it to make his living. He sat down and began to cry. As he cried, a spirit_________. She asked the man ______was wrong. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him. But what could she do to help? Suddenly she ______up with a great idea. The spirit dove into the lake and _______back a gold axe. woodcutter when lost water axe needed appeared what came brought . P55 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? 3. How did the woodcutter get back his old axe? 4. Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents? He lost his axe in the water. A spirit appeared. The spirit dove into the lake and brought back his axe. Because the spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty. 2 Read the lesson again. Think about the spirit and the woodcutter. Match each person with the words that describe them. helpful clever honest fo