Atlantathe 26thOlympicGames in Atlantathe opening ceremony in Atlanta in 1996What are the What are the differencesdifferences between the ancient and between the ancient and modern Olympics?modern Olympics?The old Olympics776BC ～ 393AD: in Greece, only men / not women How would you feel and what would you do if you wanted to join in the Olympics, but you were not allowed to ?Interview:THE STORY OF ATLANTARules to marry Atlanta: run faster or be killed.I think…I believe…I’m sure…In my opinion…There’s no doubt… What kind of person do you think Atlanta was?1. How did Hippomenes feel when he heard of Atlanta’s rules?2. At first did he understand why men ran against Atlanta?3. Did he change his mind? When?4. What did he decide to do?5. Did the Goddess agree to help him? How?6. Did he win the race at last?Careful Reading1. How did Hippomenes feel when he heard of Atlanta’s rules? 2.At first did he understand why men ran against Atlanta?What did he think of these men?3.Did he change his mind? When?amazedthink … foolishsee…come out of… to run 4.What did he decide to do?5.Did the Goddess agree to help him? How?6.Did he win the race at last?give him three applesask for help from…unknownWork in groups to give the story an interesting end.• Atlanta married him and they lived happily.• When the race began Atlanta ran past him.• She ran too slowly and he won.• He threw the golden apples one after another.(1)(2)(3)(4)listen to the tape and number the sentences in order of the story.•Atlanta was a Greek princess who could run faster than ____men in Greece but she was not _______to run in the Olympic Games.She was ____angry _____she would run ________ any man who wanted to marry her.Many men failed and were killed.Then a man _____Hippomenes saw her and wanted to marry her.So he asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love.She gave him three_________apples.• Then the race began.Every time Atlanta was in front of Hippomenes,he _____one golden apple and at last when Atlanta ______the third apple _____,she was very tired and could not run so fast.At the same time,the apples were heavy and she couldn’t ____ _____ ____Hippomenes.•So Hippomenes won the race.______ ____the Goddess they lived happily ever after. Fill in the blanks to retell the passageanyallowedsothatagainstnamedgoldenthrewpickupCatch up withThanks to What can we learn from the story?Write an interesting Greek story.
