(共23张PPT)
princess
glory
bargain
hopeless
amazed
praise; honor
the daughter of a king
showing no hope
surprised
to talk about conditions of a sale
The Story of Atlanta
Reading
Pre-reading
潘多拉魔盒
Do you know any stories or persons in ancient Greek
Venus
Hippomenes
princess
The Greek Goddess of Love
How many characters are there in
the story
(2) Why did Hippomenes decide to run against Atlanta
start
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.
True or False
Ⅰ.Read the passage and tell the following statements true (T) or false (F).
1. Atlanta was so angry about the fact that she could not run in the Olympics. ( )
2. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta.( )
3.Hippomenes could run faster than Atlanta.( )
4.After he saw others’ failure,Hippomenes gave up his idea.( )
Scanning
Group work:
Which is best for describing what happened 1.This story is about a princess who races because she does not want to marry.
2.This story is about a princess and a man who agree to marry.
3.This story is about a man who cheats to marry a princess.
4.This story is of how a Goddess helps a man marry a princess.
God helps those who help themselves!!!
Excise
1She ______me to come here this evening ,but she hasn’t turned up so far.
A allowed B promised C agreed D persuaded
2.The girl was so proud that she wouldn’t ____ an ordinary man.
A. marry with B. marry
C. get married D. marry to
3.I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale;it was a real________.
A.exchange B.bargain
C.trade D.business
4.- How about Alice
- ________.
A. She had married for two years.
B. She married well.
C. She married with a rich man.
D. She is going to marry to Zhang Lin
Write a poster, which should include:
Your favorite sports , athletes and reasons
What you do to improve your skills
SUMMARY
Characters(人物) and their relationship
Atlanta
the king
Hippomenes
The Greek Goddess of Love
The king was her _____
Hippomenes wanted to _______ Atlanta
marry
asked her
for_____
help
father
①
②
③
1. marry 结婚,嫁,娶
A marry B (vt.)
Mary married a rich Frenchman last year.
marry A (to B ) 和A结婚(把A嫁给B)
He married both his daughters to rich
businessmen.
A get/ be married (to B) 和…结婚/已婚
She has been married for two years.
n. marriage
(vt) 允诺,答应
She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.
◆ promise
(sb )
My father promised me to buy an Mp3.
Ma father promised that he would buy me an mp3
◆ promise (sb ) that 句子
promise
※ 我父亲许诺给我买个MP3
to do sth
自我探究
bargain vi.意为讨价还价;讲条件n.便宜货;协议;
bargain with sb.about/over/for sth.和某人讨价还价/商谈条件;
make a bargain with sb.与某人达成协议,与某人商谈条件
a real bargain便宜货。