Role play
Group work: There are three scenes ,please choose one of it and act it out.
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A: Dad, would you please let me run in the Olympic Games? I can run faster than any man in Greece! K: No, dear! No woman is allowed to compete in the Games. A: That’s unfair! Can’t you break the rules for me. K: Are you kidding? You must marry. A: I will only marry a man who can run faster than me. This is my rule. K: All right! All right! I give in. It’s up to you.age again, and fill in the form.
Para.1 Atlanta and her rules Para.2 Hippomenes and his attitude Para.3 Help from the Goddess of Love
A.happily E. won B. threw C.pick F. catch up with D. heavy
After-listening
determined
clever brave
What made Hippomenes succeed?
?......
Golden apples can give you magic power.
Interview
Speaking
A:What is your favorite sport? Why?
Interview
B:My favorite sport is…, because….
A:Who is your favorite athlete? Why?
B: My favorite athlete is…, because….
The story of Atlanta
The Story of Atlanta
Reading
Task 1
Reading
1.Find the characters(人物) and their relationship. 2.Were golden apples important? Why?
start
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H: My dear Goddess! My kind Goddess! I want to marry Atlanta, would you please help me? How can I run faster than her? G: Young man, do you really want to die for her? H: Yes,my Goddess. I love her.I will marry her,or die. G: Ok! Here are three golden apples. Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. H: Thank you very much, my Goddess. Many thanks! G: Good luck!
pre-listening
The possible endings of the story are…
Listening Task 4 Put the pictures in the correct order.
B A
DB
CC
D
E
A
E
Careful listening I E 1.I don’t want this man ______!”
['hiərə]
赫拉
(主神宙斯之妻)
Aphrodite
[æfrəu'daiti] 阿佛洛狄特
Hermes
/hɜ:mi:z/ 赫耳墨斯
Artemis ['ɑ:timis] 阿耳特弥斯
Apollo
[ə'pɒləʊ] 阿波罗;美男子
Unit 2 The Olympic Games
Using Language
A: I don’t want to run against you. Please go away. H: No, I will marry you or die. A: I’m sure you can’t run faster than me. H: Don’t be so sure, my princess. Come on, let’s run.
Voice your opinion
The story tells us _____.
A. Love makes the world go around. B. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
C. No pains, no gains.
princess
glory
praise; honor
the daughter of a king
showing no hope surprised
bargain
hopeless amazed
to talk about conditions of a sale
Zeus
[zju:s]
宙斯
Hera
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H: My Majesty, I want to marry Atlanta. K: Young man, you’d better think it over. I don’t want to see another man die. H: I will marry her--- or die! K: (sigh) Another stubborn man.
Atlanta was a Greek _____ princess _____. She would run ___against ___ those who wanted to marry her, _____ and ____ kill the loser
_______ At first he thought those men who ran against Atlanta were _____,but foolish when he saw Atlanta, he his mind changed_______
A.runs faster e on C.marry the man D.be run E.to die F.go away
Careful listening II 1.Just then Hippomenes___another apple B
over her head and far to the side. Again she stopped to___it C up, and Hippomenes went in front. F 2. Atalanta could not_______him because the E apples were too____. D So Hippomenes ___the race and married Atalanta. Thanks to the Goddess they lived______ever after. A
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Speaking
Work in groups, and interview some students about their hobbies and ask why they like it: 1.What is your favorite sport? Why? My favorite sport is…, because…. 2.Who is your favorite athlete? Why? My favorite athlete is…, because….
F 2.So she said to her father, “Tell him to_____. D 3.The race will not _____today C A 4.She will ________who __________ than her! B 6.__________ –let’s run!”
1.Characters(人物) and their relationship
The Greek Goddess of Love
The king
① ③ Hippomenes
Atlanta
2.Were golden apples
important? Why? Yes, because they could help Hippomenes win the race.
God helps those who help themselves！！！
天道酬勤
Preview the language points on page of 《优化指导》.
Let us sing a song for you !
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princess （the daughter of a king)公主
glory （honor)
hopeless （showing no hope)绝望的 amazed （surprised)感到吃惊的 bargain（to talk about conditions of sale) 讨价还价