225李焕英语必修二第二单元第五课时文档.docVIP

Book 2 Unit 2 Period 5： Lead in let’s look at the picture coming from the ancient country. King Princess Atlanta Hippomenes it is obvious that the two pictures tell us a magical legend. Do you know what happened to the four persons? Ok, let’s turn to page 14 and read the story about the four persons. 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 【阅读通关】 1. Skimming Read the text quickly and find out the relationship among the four persons. 2. Scanning Read the text again and then do the following true or false questions. (1) Atlanta could run faster than any man. ( ) (2) At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. ( ) (3) Atlanta was not confident she would win. ( ) (4) She made as many men as she could share her pain. ( ) (5) Her father did not refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race. ( ) Suggested Answers: (1) F (2) F (3) F (4) T (5) T Reading and answering Read the text in silence, and answer the following questions. (1) What was Atlanta’s problem? (2) What were Atlanta’s rules? (3) Why did Hippomenes think that the men who ran the race were so foolish? (4) What made Hippomenes change his mind? (5) Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help? Suggested Answers: (1) Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games. (2) She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could not run as fast as her, he would be killed. (3) Hipppomenes could not understand why so many young men wanted to risk their lives. (4) Atlanta’s beauty made him understand his amazement and change his mind. (5) He turned to the Goddess of love for help. 文章详解： The Story of Atlanta 原文： Atlanta was a G