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Unit 2

Using language

The story of Atlanta

Teaching aims demands : Get the students to know the ancient Greek

literature and culture Teaching importance : 1. Develop the students ’reading ability

2 .Develop the students ability to get the information and take notes while listening Teaching difficulties : Enable the students to reading strategies Teaching methods : Discuss, read, listen and write Teaching aids : multimedia Teaching procedures : Step 1.Greetings check the homework Step2.Lead- in 1. Play a short video about the Olympic torches and tell students to pay attention to the time.

T: Just now we enjoyed a short video. What is it mainly about？

S: Olympic torches.

T: Do you think those torches are in ancient Olympic Games or in the modern Olympic Games? And how do you know?

S: In modern Olympic Games. We can know it form the time.

T: Great. But where did the ancient Olympic Games start?

S: In Athens, Greece.

T:You know there are many stories in Ancient Greece. Do you know some of them? (If so, tell me the story, please. If not, today we are going to learn one of them--- The Story of Atlanta.) 2. Discuss and fill in the chart

Topic（主题）

The Story of Atlanta

Background

Ancient Greece(women were not allowed to take part in the

（背景）

Olympic Games

Event

Hippomenes wanting to marry Atlanta

（事件）

Main Characters(主要人物）

Other

characters

（次要人物）

Atlanta, Hippomenes

The Greek king, other kings and princes , the Greek Goddess of Love

Step 3 Carefully reading

1.

Choose the best answers according to text . Choose the best answers according to text . 1)

Put the following sentences in the correct order according to the text . a.

Atlanta was angry . b.

When they heart the rules , some kings and princes went home .

c.

Atlanta was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games .

d.

Atlanta would marry a man who run faster than her .

e.

Hippomenes asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love .

2)

Why was Atlanta was angry ? A.

Because no man could run faster than her . B.

Because she wasn’t allowed to run in the Olympic Game . C.

Because her father forced her to marry a man who couldn’t run faster than her . D.

Because men in her country thought little of her . 3)

What would happen if a man couldn’t run faster than Atlanta ? A.

He would be fined . B.

He would become a slave . C.

He would be killed . D.

He would be put into prison . 4)

What did Hippomenes think of the men who ran against Atlanta at first ? A.

Wise B. Brave. C. Foolish D. Shy 5)

Who helped Hippomenes ? A.

The Greek Goddess of Love B. The king . B.

Atlanta . D. The prince .

2. Retelling

Retelling(1)

• Sth. about Atlanta:

Atlanta, a very beautiful Greek _________, ran the fastest in Greece, but she was not _______ to take part in the Olympic Games. She was angry and decided not to ________ anyone who could not run faster than her. She made a __________with her father and made her _______that if a man wanted to _______ her, she would run against him. If he could not run as _______ as her, he would be _______.

Retelling (2)

• Sth. about Hippomenes:

Hippomenes decided to marry Atlanta after he saw her. And 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.

Step 4.Explaining the language points (省略) Step 5.Summing up Step 6.Homework

授课者：李远英

授课班级：高一（2）班