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Period 3 Learning about language Teaching Goals:

1. To enable Ss to master some new and useful words and expressions. 2. To get Ss to have knowledge of this grammar point: future passive voice. 3. To learn the methods of word formation

Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Warming Up Make preparations for the grammar by reminding Ss of several important sentences in the text. (1) When and where will the next Olympics be held? (2) I live in what you call “Ancient Greece” and used to write about the Olympic Games more than 2,000 years ago. (3) All countries can take part if they reach the standard to be admitted to the games. (4) The next Olympic Games will be held in my hometown. (5) It is just as much as a competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic medal. Step2. Word formation 1.Rules of word formation Turn to page 12,

finish Ex 1 and find out the rules of word formation. Suggested answers: 1.compete

2.admit

3.athlete/competitor

4.standard

5.regular basis

6.replace

7.motto

8.responsibility

9.gymnasium

10.take part in (1) By adding–ing to a verb, we can change the verb into a noun, which means we can “doing some sport” into “ the name of the sport”.

(2) By adding–er to a verb, we can change the verb into a noun, which means we can change “doing some sport” into “the person who does the sport”.

2.Means of word formation Affixation, conversion, and compounding are the chief means of word-formation in English. Do Ex2 and Ex3 of

P12. Suggested answers: Ex2: 1B

2B

3B

4C

5B Ex3: athlete

compete

admitted

standard

homeland

responsibility

olive wreath Step3. Grammar Turn to page 13 and do Ex1. And tell the class the formation of future passive voice. We can follow the following ways of formation to turn the future tenses into the future passive voice:

\shall be done,

\should be done. Do Ex2 of P13. Suggested answers:

1.will be allowed

2.will not be allowed, will be taken away

3.will be allowed 4.will not be excused, will be told, will be punished 5.will be allowed, will be fined Step 4. Summary 1. Summary of the future passive voice Affirmative Negative Interrogative I will (shall) You will

He\She\It will

We will (shall) You\They will I will (shall) not You will not

He\She\It will not

We will (shall) not You\They will not Will (Shall) I Will you

Will he\she\it

Will (Shall) Will you\they

2. Summary of phrasal verbs in the passive voice We should note that all the phrasal verbs are used as a whole. For example: (1) At last they put out the fire. →

At last the fire was put out. (2) They will put up a notice on the wall. →

A notice will be put up on the wall. (3) Have you sent for a doctor? →

Has a doctor been sent for? (4) I have never heard such a thing before. →

Such a thing has never been heard of before. (5) We must take good of the children here. →

The children must be taken good of here. (6) His classmates laughed at him for the foolish mistake. →

He was laughed at for the foolish mistake by his classmates.

Period 4. Reading, Writing (Using Language) Teaching Goals: 1. To learn more about the ancient Olympic Games. 2. To learn to imagine and write an ending of an unfinished passage. Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Leading-in

Purpose: To review some words related to the passage. Stimulate Ss’ interest in fairy tales about the ancient Olympic Games.

T: In the first text, we have learned something about the Olympic Games, yes or no? S: Yes.

T: Can you still remember where the ancient Olympic Games started?

S: Greece T: What do you call the people or the language of this country?

S: Greek T: Greece is an ancient country full of stories; do you think so?

S: Yes.

T: Now, let’s look at the picture coming from the ancient country.

King

Princess

Hippomenes

Goddess T: Class, it is obvious that the two pictures tell us a magical legend. Do you know what happened to the four persons?

S: No

T: Ok, next let’s turn to page 14 and read the story about the four persons.

Step 2. Reading

1. Skimming Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the passage. Read the text quickly and find out the relationship among the four persons. 2. Scanning Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text.

Read the text again and then do the following true or false questions. (1) Atlanta could run faster than any man. (

) (2) At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. (

) (3) Atlanta was not confident she would win. (

) (4) She made as many men as she could share her pain. (

) (5) Her father did not refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race. (

) Suggested Answers: (1) F

(2) F

(3) F

(4) T

(5) T 3.Reading and answering Purpose: To make Ss further understand the text. Read the text in silence, and answer the following questions. (1) What was Atlanta’s problem? (2) What were Atlanta’s rules?

(3) Why did Hippomenes think that the men who ran the race were so foolish? (4) What made Hippomenes change his mind? (5) Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help?

Suggested Answers: (1) Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games. (2) She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could not run as fast as her, he would be killed. (3) Hipppomenes could not understand why so many young men wanted to risk their lives. (4) Atlanta’s beauty made him understand his amazement and change his mind.

(5) He turned to the Goddess of love for help. 4. Talking and writing Group work

Ask Ss to talk about the possible ending in groups of four. After discussing, let every student write down the result they have got. And then ask some Ss to read out their results.

For your reference (Various possible endings are allowed. Here are three kinds of different results.): (1). Hippomenes was killed because of losing his race. (2). Hippomenes ran faster than Atlanta and married her. (3). Atlanta and Hippomenes fell in love with each other at first sight. In spite of this, he still had to run the race, and unfortunately he lost the race and was killed by the king without being stopped by Atlanta in time. Atlanta was so sad that she killed herself before Hippomenes’ dead body. 5.Homework.

Get Ss to read and underline all the useful expressions in the passage. Copy them to your notebook as homework after class. Useful expressions in The Story Of Atlanta: be allowed to, hear of…, as fast as, change one’s mind, ask… for …from…, pick up, confident about…, compete with…