Unit2Unit2UsinglanguageUsinglanguageRevision•competeinaswell/aswellas•competeforbeadmittedas•competeagainsthost•standforeveryfouryears•takepartinonaregularbasis•togetherwithusedtodo•notonlybutalsoOlympia,inGreeceHowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?Onlyone,GreeceWhocouldnottakepartintheOlympicGames?WomenSlavesApoem她是如此美丽，她的美使整个世界黯然失色，万物如飞逝暗影。AtlantaShewasbeautiful:herbeautymadeThewholeworlddim,andeverythingbesideSeemedlikethefleetingimageofashade.AncientGreekprincessWealthy,pretty，goodatrunning…Pre-readingTips(小窍门)“Story”：1)Itmustbeanarration(记叙文)；2)Thestorymustbeorganizedinorderoftime（时间顺序）3)Itmayinclude:Who，When，Where，What，Why，How（六要素）[næreən]ˈɪʃThestoryofAtlantaTopic(主题)ThestoryofAtlantaBackground（背景）Event（事件）MainCharacters（主要人物）OtherCharacters（次要人物）AncientGreeceHippomeneswantedtomarryAtlantaAtlanta,HippomenestheGreekking,otherkingsandprinces,theGreekGoddessofloveWomenwerenotallowedintheOlympicGames.Keywords&phrases:Words:Atlanta;亚特兰大Hippomenes;希波墨涅斯princess;公主goddess;女神pardon;原谅amazed;惊讶的relaxed;放松的Phrases:promisetodosth;承诺做某事runagainstsb;与…赛跑takepartin;参加…活动changeone’smind;改变主意picksth.Up;捡起、拾起…Oneafteranother一个又一个bargainwithsb.与某人讨价还价makeabargainwithsb.与某人达成协议Listentothestorytofindouttherelationshipamongthecharactersinit.SkimmingtheKingAtlantaHippomenesGoddessofLoveScanthetextThestoryisabouta___________whoracesto________themanthatcan__________thanher.Inorderto_____therace,amanasksthe_________ofLoveforhelp.1.Whatisthestoryabout?princessrunfastermarrywinGoddess2.WhowasAtlanta?3.Whatwasshegoodat?ShewasaGreekprincess.Shewasgoodatrunning.4.Whodidshewanttomarry?Shewantedtomarryamanwhocouldrunfasterthanher.FinishTorFonPage141.AtlantapractisedrunningtocompeteintheOlympicGames.2.AtfirstHippomenesunderstoodwhymenranagainstAtlanta.3.Atlantawasnotsureshewouldwin.4.ShewassoangryaboutthefactthatshecouldnotrunintheOlympics.5.Shemadeasmanymenasshecouldshareherpain.6.Herfatherdidnotunderstandherwishtocompete.7.Hedidnotrefuseherwishtochooseahusbandinarace.FFFTTTTdidn’tpractisecouldn’tunderstandPre-listeningBeforeyoulisten,trytoworkouttheorderofthefollowingsentencesinEx3onPage15.HippomeneswaswaitingwhenAtlantacameout.Shethought,“I__________thisman______!”Soshesaidtoherfather,“Tellhim__________.Therace_____________today.”ButHippomenessaid,“Theseare________:She_________________who_________thanher!________--let’srun!”don’twantwillnotberuntogoawaytodieherruleswillmarrythemanrunsfasterComeonListenagainandfillintheblanks.HippomenesprincessWillHippomeneswintherace?DiscussingSothenextdayHippomeneswaswaitingwhenAtlantacameout.Shethought,“Idon'twantthismantodie.”soshesaidtoherfather,“tellhimtogoaway,theracewillnotberuntoday.”butHippomenessaid“thereareyourrule：shewillmarrythemanwhorunsfasterthanher.comeonlet'srun.WhentheracestartedHoppomenesranfastfast,butAtlantaranevenfaster.Soonshewasinfront.AtonceHippomenesthrewtheGoldenapples.ItfellfartothesideofAtlantaandshepickeditup,asshesawHippomeneswasinfront.Sosheranveryfastuntilshewasinfront.JustthenHippmenesthrewanotherappleoverherheadandfartotheside.Againshestoppedtopickitup,andHippomeneswentinfront.WhenshefinallycaughtupwithHippomenesthesecondtime,hethrewthethirdandth...
