Unit 2 The Olympic Games Reading and listeningI. Warming upHave you ever heard of any Greek legends? Who are usually the main characters in the legends? • Please list the characters in the story.•Who are the main characters?• What do you know about Atlanta?II. Reading• What do you know about Hippomenes?II. ReadingAtlanta was a very beautiful Greek _______. She ran the fastest in Greece, but she was not ______ to take part in the Olympic Games. She was so ______ that she decided not to ______ anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must get married, so at last she made her ______. She said that if a man wanted to ______ her, she would run against him. If he could not run as ______ as her, he would be ______. ReadingHippomenes was a man who decided to marry Atlanta after he saw her. In order to run as ______ as her, he went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for ______. She promised to help him and ______ him three golden apples. She told him to ______ an apple in front of Atlanta when she was ______ fast. When she stopped to ______ it up, he would be able to run ______ her and win. Hippomenes took the apples, went to the King and told him that he wanted to marry Atlanta.II. Reading• Please list the characters in the story.•Who are the main characters?• What do you know about Atlanta?Atlanta, her father, Hippomenes, and the Greek Goddess of Love.Atlanta and Hippomenes. Atlanta was a very beautiful Greek _______. She ran the fastest in Greece, but she was not ______ to take part in the Olympic Games. She was so ______ that she decided not to ______ anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must get married,...
