Step 1.Greetings.

设计意图：让学生做好上课的准备。

Step 2. 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?

设计意图：让学生对寓言有一个初步的认识。

Step 3. Read and understand the text.

Read the text and answer some questions:

设计意图：让学生带着任务读课文。

Step 4. Read the lesson again. Think about the spirit and the woodcutter. You had better use the words below.

 helpful ,  clever,  honest,  foolish ,   

 warm-hearted ,  dishonest,  kind , poor

设计意图：让学生更加深刻地理解寓言中的人物形象。

Step 5. Language Points

1. He had only axe, and he needed it to make his living.

他只有一把斧头，他需要它谋生。

make one’s living 谋生

What do most people make their living? 大多数人靠什么谋生呢？

make a living by doing sth./as a …

I heard that it was easier to make a living in big cities.

2. As he cried, a spirit appeared.

spirit  n. 精灵，幽灵，精神。                                 

用作不可数名词时，表示“精神，心灵，”；

用作可数名词时，表示“灵魂，精灵”。

The fisherman set the spirit free from the jar.

渔夫把精灵从坛子里放了出来。

The students are in high spirits.

同学们情绪高涨。

in spirit

be in high/low spirits  be in bad /poor spirits

The spirit dove into the lake and brought back a gold axe.