The difficulty with the early world was that most of the ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and there was much trouble among them. They were also very stupid in some ways. Though they knew they had to hunt in order to live, they did not know which creatures were deer and which were people, and sometimes they ate people by mistake.
At last, Old One said, "There will soon be no more people if I let things go on like this." So he sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians how to do things.
And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds.
Match PowerPoint Pictures to Vocabulary
people
animals
multiply
male deer
female deer
Old One
earth
mother
selfish
monsters
hunt
coyote
teach
Indians
travel
Matching Adjectives to Graph
Some
Many
Most
Antonym Matching (Part 1)
male nowhere
multiply all of
living dead
part of divide
everywhere female
difficult late
early little
much easy
Antonym Matching (Part 2)
stupid smart
mistake terrible
evil good
teach learn
better worse
many on purpose
wonderful few
began finished
Introductory Discussion Questions
What kinds of animals multiply quickly?
What are some examples of selfish behavior?
What are some examples of stupid behavior?
Do you enjoy hunting?
Do you think knowledge can be lost? Can you think of examples?
Listening Fill in the Blank
Old One made people and animals into males _____ females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus _____ living things came from the earth. When we ______ around, we see part of our mother everywhere.
_____ difficulty with the early world was that most ____ the ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and _______ was much trouble among them. They were also ______ stupid in some ways. Though they knew they _____ to hunt in order to live, they did _____ know which creatures were deer and which were ________, and sometimes they ate people by mistake.
At ______, Old One said, "There will soon be no more people ____ I let things go on like this." So ____ sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and _______ evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians _____ to do things.
And Coyote began to travel ____ the earth, teaching the Indians, making life ________ and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Old One made people and animals 1.( ) males and females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus all living things came 2.( ) the earth. When we look around, we see part of our mother everywhere.
The difficulty with the early world was that most of 3.( ) ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and there was 4. ( ) trouble among them. They were also very stupid in some ways. Though they knew they had 5. ( ) hunt in order to live, they did not know which creatures were deer and which were people, and sometimes they 6. ( ) people by mistake.
At last, Old One 7. ( ), "There will soon be no more people if I let things go on like this." So he sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and 8. ( ) the Indians how to do things.
And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many 9. ( ) deeds.
a. much
b. to
c. the
d. said
e. wonderful
f. into
g. teach
h. ate
i. from
Pair Work Discussion Questions
A:
What does the word 'monster' make you think of?
What kinds of behaviors could cause there to be no more people?
What knowledge was lost in this story?
What makes a good teacher?
What is something you would like to learn how to do?
B:
What do you think is the problem with the world today?
What does the word 'stupid' make you think of?
What kinds of knowledge could be lost today?
Was Coyote a good teacher? Explain.
What do you think would be 'wonderful deeds'?
Word Puzzle
Down
1. If a person is not good, he is ______.
2. A ________ can have children and be a mother.
3. Learning Chinese is ___________.
Across
1. The view from the top of a mountain is ___________.
2. A ______ cannot have children.
3. It is better to be _______ than late.
male 男性
females 女性
breed 繁殖
multiply 乘
look 看
all 所有
mother 母亲
everywhere 到处
difficulty 难懂的事物
early world 早世界 ?
selfish 自私
monsters 魔鬼
most of the ancients 大多数古老的人
stupid 愚蠢的
had to hunt 得打猎
creatures 人和动物
deer 鹿
sometimes 有的时候
ate 吃了
mistake 错误
like this 象这样
Coyote 郊狼
kill 杀
evil beings 恶的人和动物
teach 教
Indians 美国的印度人
how to do things 怎么做事情
travel 旅游
easier and better 容易的和较好的
performing 执行
wonderful deeds 精彩的事迹
Exercise Answers
Match PowerPoint Pictures to Vocabulary: people-->picture 5, animals-->7, multiply-->4, male deer-->13, female deer-->8, Old One-->3, earth-->15, mother-->6, selfish-->11, monsters-->2, hunt-->9, coyote-->14, teach-->1, Indians-->10, travel-->12.
Matching Adjectives to Graph: some-->5%, many-->30%, most-->65%
Antonym Matching (Part 1): male-->female, multiply-->divide, living-->dead, part of-->all of, everywhere-->nowhere, difficult-->easy, early-->last, much-->little.
Antonym Matching (Part 2): stupid-->smart, mistake-->on purpose, evil-->good, teach-->learn, better-->worse, many-->few, wonderful-->terrible, began-->finished.
Listening Fill in the Blank: and, all, look, The, of, there, very, had, not, people, last, if, he, other, how, on, easier
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. (f) into, 2. (i) from, 3. (c) the, 4. (a) much, 5. (b) to, 6. (h) ate, 7. (d) said, 8. (g) teach, 9. (e) wonderful.
Word Puzzle: Down: 1. evil, 2. female, 3. difficult. Across: 1. wonderful, 2. male, 3. early.