初中英语冀教版《九年级全一册Lesson21TheFableoftheWoodcutter》课件.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 story about animals, plants, forces of nature, etc. It always has a moral lesson. What’s a moral? A moral (寓意，教育意义)teaches about right or wrong, and good or bad. Do you like reading fables? 《守株待兔》 Wait?for?windfalls 《画蛇添足》 Gild?the?lily Watch and guess! 《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: silver fable dive admit policy Phrases:make one’s living dive into get back... 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 P55 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? 3. How did the woodcutter get back his old axe? 4. Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents? 1. He lost his axe in the water. 2. A spirit appeared. 3. The spirit dove into the lake and brought back his axe. 4. Because the spirit was so happy with the woodcutter’s honesty. Honesty truly is the best policy!!! 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 good axe. “ Is this the axe you lost? ” asked the good spirit. The man looked at the gold axe, knowing it wasnt his. Because he was honest