(共19张PPT)
Unit 2
The story of Atlanta
Using language
2
Do you know any stories or persons in ancient Greek
Warming up (3m)
3
The Greece Goddest of love
4
Golden apples stand for
justice(正义）,it can give you magic power. Snakes stand for evil(邪恶），it can cheat you into doing something wrong.
Pre-reading
Reading (P14)
1.Talk about the two pictures.
(1).Who is the man
What about the girl
(2). What can you see in the picture
(3). What is the girl giving to the man
The race
How many characters are there in
the story
(2) Why did Hippomenes decide to run against Atlanta
start
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30″
60″
120″
90″
Read the story quickly and silently to find the answers:
Skimming
How many characters are there in
the story
(2) Why did Hippomenes want to run against Atlanta
There are four characters: Atlanta, the
king, Hippomenes, and the Goddess of love.
Because he wanted to marry Atlanta.
(1) Who was Atlanta
(2) What was she good at
(3) Who did she want to marry
(4) How could Hippomenes win Atlanta
Skimming
(1) Who was Atlanta
Atlanta was a Greek princess.
(2) What was she good at
She was good at running.
(3) Who did she want to marry
She wanted to marry the men who ran faster than her.
(4) How could Hippomenes win Atlanta
He won her with the help of three
golden apples.
True or False
Atlanta was happy about the fact that she
could not run in the Olympics. ( )
2. Many men gave up the race because it was hopeless to win. ( )
3. At first Hippomenes understood why men
ran against Atlanta. ( )
4. He took three golden apples to run the race.
( )
F
T
F
T
Scanning
(5) Main idea:
It’s about Atlanta who races to marry the man who can run faster than her. In order to win the race, Hippomenes asked for help from the Goddess of Love.
Will Hippomenes win the race
Pre-listening
Did Hippomenes win the race
What did he do when Atlanta was in front of him during the race
Listen to the ending of the story, check your guesses and answer the following questions.
While-listening
Voice your opinion
Which of the following is the closest to the meaning of the story Why
A. Love makes the world go around.
B. Nothing is too difficult if you put your
heart into it.
C. No pains, no gains.
Group work: Make up a short play about the happy ending and then act it out.
Time: when the race is over
Place: at the palace
Characters:
Atlanta, Hippomenes,
the king, another
runner, a story-teller
Role play
Will you marry me
…I’m not afraid to die.
I agree to…
I’m happy to marry my daughter to you.
He cheated all of you.
Key words
hopeless
brave
clever
foolish
dishonest
