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Unit 6 Plan for Yourself?
Reading plus
Why do we need plans ?
Lead-in
Free talk
…
Why?
Do you like to plan ahead or do things at the last moment?
I like to ...

1.What can you see in the picture ?
A grasshopper and an ant.
2.What are they doing?
The grasshopper is playing and singing happily, while the ant is carrying the corn.
3.Who works harder? Why?
The ant works harder,
because she is busy doing a boring work.
Pre-reading
Look and Share
Warming-up
Listen to a song
Lead in
Do you know this story? It’s also from Aesop’s Fables, guess what?
The Ant and the Grasshoppper
pre-reading
How do you know about the story?
Fast-reading
Read fast and circle the characters (who), place(where), time(when).
Fast-reading
Read fast and circle the characters (who), place(where), time(when).
Characters :
Time :
It was summertime.
Summer was almost at an end.
The autumn arrived.
The cold winter came.
Place :
the ant and the grasshopper
in the farmer’s field
Fast-reading
The text is organized by ______ order.
time
summertime
the end of
summer
autumn
winter
Careful-reading
Read Part1 carefully.
What did the ant and the
grasshopper do？
The ant was busy collecting corn.
The grasshopper was relaxing in the sun.
What did the grasshopper
invite the ant to do? Did the ant accept?
The grasshopper invited the ant to come sit with him .
No, she didn’t. She had to take the corn home and was preparing for the winter.
Careful-reading
Read Part2 carefully.
What did the ant and the grasshopper doing？
The ant continued to take corn home every day, but the grasshopper just played his violin and danced around.
Careful-reading
Read Part2 carefully.
The grasshopper invited the ant dance and have a picnic with him.
What did the grasshopper
invite the ant to do?Did the ant accept?
Careful-reading
Read Part2 carefully.
How did they feel？
silent
happily danced away
tired
happy
Careful-reading
Read Part3 carefully.
How was the weather?
The weather became cool and windy.
What did they do?
The grasshopper ran around the farm singing songs. The poor ant had to fight her way through the wind.She wanted to collect lots of wood.
The ant (accept/ refuse) the invitation to sing
with him again.
Careful-reading
Read Part4 carefully.
How did they spend their winter ?
The ant sat at home by her fire, enjoy some lovely corn soup.The grasshopper had no food and no fire to keep him warm.
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Time
summertime
at the end of summer
autumn
winter
collected corn
continued to take corn home
collect lots of wood
sat at home by her fire, enjoy some lovely corn soup
relaxed in the sun
played his violin and danced around
ran around the farm singing songs
cold and hungry
She collected corn and wood.
He relaxed in the sun, played the violin, danced and sang songs.
Post-reading
The story The Ant and the Grasshopper tells us one important thing: We need to plan for the future early and work hard when we have the chance. Don’t just enjoy easy
times right now and be lazy—if
you do that, you’ll get into
trouble later.
Post-reading
Learn to use our time well.
For example, finish our
homework first before
watching short videos.
Don’t wait until the
night before a test to study like
crazy. Instead, learn a little
each day, just like the ant.
Post-reading
Role play
We need students:
Student 1: Act as the ant.
Student 2: Act as the grasshopper.
Student 3: Act as the voice-over.
1.What is the moral (寓意) of this story?
Post reading
Further thinking
We should work hard and plan for the future.
If we are lazy and only care about having fun today, we will suffer tomorrow.
Do you agree with it?
Yes, I strongly agree with it. I think it's a very important lesson for everyone. For example, as students, if we don't study regularly (like the Ant), we will feel stressed and fail our exams (like the Grasshopper in winter). Planning and hard work bring security and peace of mind.
saving for a rainy day 未雨绸缪
plan ahead
Post reading
Further thinking
2.Are you more like the Ant or the Grasshopper in your daily life? Give an example.
I am more like the Ant.
For example, when the teacher assigns a big project that is due in one month, I don't wait until the last week. I will make a plan and finish a small part every few days. This way, I never feel too stressed, and my work is always good quality, just like the Ant who felt happy seeing her full kitchen.
I am a bit of both, but I'm trying to be more like the Ant.
Sometimes I'm like the Grasshopper. For example, I love playing video games, and I often tell myself "the exam is still far away," so I delay studying. But when the exam is close, I feel very regretful and stressed, just like the Grasshopper in winter. Now, I'm learning to finish my homework first before playing, which is the Ant's way.
2
And then the cold winter came. __________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
And then the cold winter came. The grasshopper sat outside the ant's house, looking sad. The ant felt a bit sorry for him. She opened the door and said, "Come in, but help with housework in exchange for food and warmth." The grasshopper was thankful and started to work. He learned to work hard. In spring, he left, found his own field, and worked hard there.
What if the ant helped the grasshopper?
Post reading
Write a new ending to the story
It was summertime. The ant and the grasshopper were in the farmer’s field. The ant was busy collecting corn. The grasshopper was relaxing in the sun.
“Hey, Ant, come sit with me,” said the grasshopper.
“No, thanks,” said the ant. “I have to take this corn home. I’m preparing for the winter.”
A few weeks later, summer was almost at an end. The ant continued to take corn home every day, but the grasshopper just played his violin and danced around.
夏天
忙于收集谷物
be busy doing sth.
在阳光下
把...带回家
prepare for 准备
几个，一些
结束
continue to do sth. 继续做某事
come 和 sit 之间省略“and”，增强语句的简洁性和指令性。
Language points
“Come on, Ant!” said the grasshopper. “Dance with me!”
“No,” replied the ant. “I’m going to get more corn. Why don’t you join me? You should plan for the winter.”
“But the winter is so far away! Your work looks so boring! Come with me! Let’s have a picnic!”
“No, thanks, Grasshopper. I’m going to continue with my boring work.”
快来
reply v. 回复
why don’t you do sth？=why not do sth？
plan for 为...做计划
遥远的
野餐
continue with sth. 继续某事
Language points
The grasshopper was silent for a while, but then he happily danced away. The ant looked tired, but she felt happy when she saw all the food in her kitchen.
The autumn arrived and the weather became cool and windy. The grasshopper ran around the farm singing songs. The poor ant had to fight her way through the wind. She wanted to collect lots of wood.
“Ant, it’s too windy to work!” said the grasshopper. “Come and sing with me!”
silent adj. 沉默的
for a while 一会儿
fight one’s way 艰难地前进
run around 到处跑
through prep. 穿过
too...to... 太...而不能...可与“so...that...”互换
stay/keep silent 保持沉默
Language points
“No, thanks, Grasshopper. There’s just a little bit more work for me to do. I want to be warm in the winter.”
And then the cold winter came. The ant sat at home by her fire, enjoying some lovely corn soup. Then she heard a knock at the door.
“Oh, dear Ant,” said the grasshopper, “you must help me! I have no food! And no fire to keep me warm!”
“Sorry, Grasshopper, you must learn to look after yourself. Keep dancing and singing through the winter, and work hard when spring comes!”
keep doing sth. 继续/坚持做某事
一点儿
prep. 在...旁边
保暖，取暖
look after 照顾
此句省略了主语和谓语，完整句子为“And I have no fire to keep me warm!”
Language points
Must do：
Write a new story ending and draw a picture for your ending.
Choose to do：
Read another story from Aesop Fables and share its cultural meaning with PPT.
Homework

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