1、,Lesson 21 The Fable of the Woodcutter,Think About It!,1. Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read?2. Do you think it is important to be honest? Why?,New words,fable n. 寓言 woodcutter n. 伐木工 axe n. 斧子 dive v. 潜水 admit v.承认 policy n. 政策 silver v.& n. 银（的）,Listening Task: write it is true
2、or false.,( ) 1. The woodcutter lost his axe on his way home. ( ) 2. When the woodcutter cried, a spirit appeared. ( ) 3. When the spirit dove into the water the second time, she brought back a gold axe. ( ) 4. The woodcutter got three axes in total at last.,F,T,F,T,Language Points,1. The water was
3、deep, and he could not get his axe back. 水很深，他不能找回他的斧子。 get back此处意为“取回”，跟代词时置于中间，跟名词时可置于中间，也可置于back后。 I got my pen back yesterday. 昨天我找回了我的钢笔。,2. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. 他只有一把斧子，他需要靠它来谋生。 make ones/ living意为“谋生”，make也可换成动词earn。 He made a living by drawing. 他以画画为生。,
4、3. The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutters old axe. 精灵又一次潜下去，带着樵夫的旧斧子回到水面。 “不定冠词+序数词”表示相对前一个而言的“又一，再一”，为泛指。 I have read the book twice, but I want to read a third time. 这本书我读了两遍了，但是我还想再读一遍。 “定冠词+序数词”则表示按顺序排列的“第次”，为特指。 It is the fifth time that I have met him. 这是我第五次和他见面了。,根据句意及提示补全单词。 1. Do you like reading _ (寓言)? 2. Last night, I dreamed of some (精灵) who have white wings. 3. The famous player won a _ (银的) medal in the Olympics.4. A duck _ (dive) into the river and swam away. 5. He _ (admit) he lied again.,Practice,fables,spirit,silver,dove,admitted,THANK YOU,
