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Unit 2 The Olympic Games Listening, Speaking and Writing Aims: To read about the ancient Olympic Games To listen and talk about hobbies To write about hobbies Procedures 1. Warming up Warming up by introducing Hi! Class. You know Greece is the world-known country with an ancient civilization. It has a long history with so much marvelous culture. The Greeks had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddnesses who were part of their religion. They believed that these god or goddesses would help humans if they felt sorry for them or if the humans were good people. However, the Gods did not always help. They behaved like people who were unpredictable and capricious. To try to get the support of the Gods people had to pray to them and offer them present. In this story the Goddess Hera, the wife of the chief God, Zeus was sorry for Hippomenes and agreed to help him. Warming up by sharing Now, boys and girls. Is there anybody who can tell us some Greek mythology. You know they are so famous in human history. Or can you speak out some names of Greek Gods and Goddesses. Prometeus 普罗米修斯 —— a son of the former chief God Sphinx斯芬克斯 —— a being with a human face but a lion body Pandora 潘多拉—— a beautiful girl with every ill and evil thought and deed Zeus宙斯—— the chief God who governed the world Hera 天后—— the wife of Zeus who governed the love Ⅱ. Guided reading 1. Reading and judging Read the text THE STORY OF ATLANTA, and complete the True or False questions after the text on page14. 2. Reading and answering Read the text again, and answer the following questions. A. What was Atlanta’s problem? B. What were Atlanta’s rules? C. What was Hippomenes’ amazement? D. What made Hippomenes change his mind? E. Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help? F. Can you guess what was the ending? For reference: A. Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games. B. She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could no