Unit2TheOlympicGamesListening,SpeakingandWritingAims:ToreadabouttheancientOlympicGamesTolistenandtalkabouthobbiesTowriteabouthobbiesProcedures1.WarmingupWarmingupbyintroducingHi!Class.YouknowGreeceistheworld-knowncountrywithanancientcivilization.Ithasalonghistorywithsomuchmarvelousculture.TheGreekshadwonderfulstoriesabouttheGodsandGoddnesseswhowerepartoftheirreligion.Theybelievedthatthesegodorgoddesseswouldhelphumansiftheyfeltsorryforthemorifthehumansweregoodpeople.However,theGodsdidnotalwayshelp.Theybehavedlikepeoplewhowereunpredictableandcapricious.TotrytogetthesupportoftheGodspeoplehadtopraytothemandofferthempresent.InthisstorytheGoddessHera,thewifeofthechiefGod,ZeuswassorryforHippomenesandagreedtohelphim.WarmingupbysharingNow,boysandgirls.IsthereanybodywhocantellussomeGreekmythology.Youknowtheyaresofamousinhumanhistory.OrcanyouspeakoutsomenamesofGreekGodsandGoddesses.Prometeus普罗米修斯——asonoftheformerchiefGodSphinx斯芬克斯——abeingwithahumanfacebutalionbodyPandora潘多拉——abeautifulgirlwitheveryillandevilthoughtanddeedZeus宙斯——thechiefGodwhogovernedtheworldHera天后——thewifeofZeuswhogovernedtheloveⅡ.Guidedreading1.ReadingandjudgingReadthetextTHESTORYOFATLANTA,andcompletetheTrueorFalsequestionsafterthetextonpage14.2.Readingandanswering第1页共5页Readthetextagain,andanswerthefollowingquestions.A.WhatwasAtlanta’sproblem?B.WhatwereAtlanta’srules?C.WhatwasHippomenes’amazement?D.WhatmadeHippomeneschangehismind?E.WhomdidHippomenesturntoforhelp?F.Canyouguesswhatwastheending?Forreference:A.AtlantacouldrunfasterthananymeninGreece.ButshewasnotallowedtorunintheOlympicGames.B.Shepromisedtobemarriedtoamanwhocouldrunfasterthanher.Ifhecouldnotrunasfastasher,hewouldbekilled.C.Hipppomenescouldnotunderstandwhysomanyyoungmenwantedtorisktheirlives.D.Atlanta’sbeautymadehimunderstandhisamazementandchangehismind.E.HeturnedtotheGoddessofloveforhelp.F.Hippomeneswaskilledbecauseoflosinghisrace.G.HeranfasterthanAtlantaandmarriedher.3.ReadingandunderliningNextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.CollocationsfromTHESTORYOFATLANAbeallowedto,runagainst…,willbepardoned,hearof…,beamazed,asfastas…,changeone’smind,ask…forhelpfrom…,promiseto,willberelaxed,pickup,beconfidentabout…,shareone’spain,runpast…,competewith…,cheaptomarry4.ListeningForlisteningturntopage15andbereadytodoexercises1.Firstreadthequestionscarefullyandimaginewhatisthelisteningabout.Whendoingexercise2,youmustmakeclearwhatiswrongwiththesentence.Andtelltheclasswhichiscorrect,whichiswrongandwhichisonlyhalftrue.5.Acting第2页共5页NextwearegoingtoputthetextASTORYOFATLANTAonstage.Youknowtherearefourcharactorsinthestory.Whowouldliketobethem?WhowillbeAlanta’sfather,theoldking?WhowillbetheGoddessofLove?Ok.LiLi,youaretheGreekprincess.ZhangQiang,youarethebraveyoungmanHippomenes.Lucy,youaretheGoddessofLove.ZhouGang,youaretheprincess’sfather.Therestofclass,pleaseprepareitingroupsoffour.Thenactyourplaybeforeclass.AtextplayofTHESTORYOFATIANTATime:onemorninginspringPlace:atthepalacePeople:theoldking(K),theprincess(A),theyoungman(H),theGoddessoflove(L).F:Mydeardaughter,youseehowbeautifulthespringis!Youarejustlikethespringflowers.Whydon’tyoumarry?Somanyyoungkingsandprincesswanttomarryyou,andtheyareallsorich,smartandnice.A:Oh,dearfather.Ihavepromised...
