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Unit2 Reading(2) The Story of Atlanta

Reading, Listening and Speaking 苍梧中学

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Teaching Aim:

1. Enable students to understand and use the new expressions by instruction from their teacher. 2. Enable students to discuss something about the ancient Greece story and favorite sport in English with the given structure. 3. Cultivate Students’

interest in the culture and history of ancient Greece, and develop a love for sport. Teaching important points and difficult points 1. Get the main information of the Story of Atlanta through the basic skill of listening. 2. Express one’s idea on sport correctly.

3. Understand the main idea of listening materials and develop students’ listening and speaking ability to a step further.

Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead-in:

Enjoy a video about the Story of Atlanta.

Step 2 Reading Reading Task1: Characters and their relationship.

Characters: _______ ________ _______ ________

Relationship: 1. The king was her _____.

2.

Hippomenes wanted to _____ Atlanta. 3. He asked her for___________. Reading Task 2: The main idea of the text:

The story was about Hippomenes who raced to marry ______; in order to win he asked __________________ for help. Step 3 Listening 1. Pre-listening:

Group work Discuss the possible ending in groups: Who will win the race? I think Hippomenes\Atlanta will win the race, because he/she_________. 2. While-listening

Listen to the ending of the story, check your guess and answer the questions. 1. Who won the race at last?

2. How did he/she win the race? Listen again and fill in the blanks (Ex.3 P15). 3. After-listening: Brief summary

Hippomenes _____ the Goddess of Love for help, and the Goddess gave him _____ golden apples. When the race began, he threw the golden apples, and ______ stopped to get them. Finally Hippomenes ____ the race and _______ Atlanta.

Step 4: Speaking: interview 1

Interview: What’s your favorite sport?

Work in pairs, one student acts as a reporter, the other student acts as an interviewee. Ask your deskmates about their favorite sports.

R=Reporter

I=Interviewee

R: Excu

se me, I’m a reporter from CCTV. I: Yes, please.

May I ask you some questions?

R: What’s your favorite sport?

I: I like running because running can help

me keep healthy.

R: When did you become interested in it? I: I became interested in it when I was 13.

I: It is Bolt(博尔特). I like him because he is R: Do you have a favorite athlete?

very good at running and he created a world

R: Do

you want to be a person like record.

him/her? I: Yes, I do.

R: What will you do to improve your skill?

I: I will practice running every day.

R: Thank you. I: You are welcome.

e me, I’m a reporter from CCTV. I: Yes, please. R: Excus

May I ask you some questions?

R: What’s your favorite sport?

I: I like…because…

R: When did you become interested in it? I: I became interested in it when…

R: Do you have a favorite athlete? I: Yes it is…

I like him/her because…

R: Do you want to be a famous person like I: Yes. /No.

him/her?

R: What will you do to improve your skill? I: I will practice…

R: Thank you. I: You are welcome.

Step 5: Summary: What we have learned today? Step 6: Homework: Write a short passage about 80 words entitled “My favorite sport” using the words and expressions we have learned today.

Optional: Surf the Internet to find more about the Greek stories. 2