Period 3 A lesson plan for using language(THE STORY OF ATLANTA)IntroductionLanguage is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, speak and write in English, focusing on the Oly mpic Games and making use of the words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. ObjectivesTo help the students read, listen and write about “friendship”To help students design and speak on a questionnaire about friendshipTo help students describe a friend by writin g based on the given example Procedures1. Warming up by talking about Greek Gods and GoddessesWe have come to page 14. Look at the pictures. They are Greek Gods and Goddesses. Is there anybody who can tell us something about Greek Gods and Goddesses.Prometeus 普罗米修斯 —— a son of the former chief GodSphinx 斯芬克斯 —— a being with a human face but a lion bodyPandora 潘多拉—— a beautiful girl with every ill and evil thought and deedZeus 宙斯—— the chief God who governed the worldHera 天后—— the wife of Zeus who governed the love2. Reading and answeringRead the text and answer the following questions:A. What was Atlanta’s problem?B. What were Atlanta’s rules?C. What was Hippomenes’ amazement?D. What made Hippomenes change his mind?E. Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help?F. Can you guess what the ending was?A. Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games.B. She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could not run as fast as her, he would be killed.C. Hipppomenes could not understand why so many young men wanted to risk their lives.D. Atlanta’s beauty made him understa...
