2015-2016高中英语 Unit2 The Olympic Games Using language课件 新人教版必修2.pptVIP

Listen to “the story of Atlanta”and answer the following questions How many figures are there in the story? Who are they? Who was Atlanta? What was she good at? 6. Many men tried to compete with her, but failed and so were killed． 7. She stopped to pick them up． 8. She gave him three golden apples． 9. She ran too slowly and he won． 10. He threw the golden apples one after another． 11. She could run faster than any man． SPEAKING AND WRITING Make dialogs with your partner using the following phrases. I like… because… I became interested in it when… My favourite…is… I practise… In the future I hope to… HOMEWORK Make notes of your ideas and write a short passage entitled “my favourite sport”. * How many people are there in the story? Who are they? 4 people: Atlanta, her father, Hippomenes, the Goddess. 2. Who was Atlanta? What was she good at? A Greek princess, she was good at running. 3. What kind of man did she want to marry? She wanted to marry a man who could ran faster than her. 4. When did Hippomenes change his mind to run against Atlanta? When he saw Atlanta came out of her house to run. 5. From whom did Hippomenes ask for help? From the Greek Goddess of love. 6. What did the Goddess give to him? She gave him three golden apples. What would happen to Hipomenes? Would he win or die? Can you make a guess? He threw an apple in front of her So the next day the race began. Atlanta ran faster than him. She picked it up. She didn’t pick it up. He was killed. They lived happily. Decide whether each of the following statements are true or false. 1. Atlanta could run faster than any man. F 2. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. F 3. Atlanta was not confident she would win. F 4. She was so angry that she could not run in the Olympics. T 5. She made as many men as she could share her pain. T 6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete. T 7. He did not refuse her wish to choose a husban