人教高中英语必修二unit 2 The Olympic Games-Using language.ppt

* She was not allowed to run or win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. Atlanta A Greek princess beautiful run faster Atlanta The king Hippomenes Run faster, or be killed. the goddess of love three gold apples Read the text quickly for the first time and find out the main idea of the passage. It’s about Atlanta who raced to ______ the man who can run ______ than her. In order to win the race, Hippomenes asked for help from ____________________. marry faster the Goddess of Love 1. Who was Atlanta? 2. What was she good at? 3. Who did she want to marry? She was a Greek princess. She was good at running. She wanted to marry a man who could run as fast as her. Answer the questions according to the text. 4. How could Hippomenes win Atlanta? He asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love. The Greek Goddess of Love gave him three golden apples to attract Atlanta’s attention and make her slow down. 1. She practised running to compete in the Olympic Games. 2. At first Hippomenes understand why men ran against Atlanta. 3. Atlanta was not sure she could win. 4. She was so angry about the fact that she could not run in the Olympics. Decide whether they are true or false. 5. She made as many men as she could share her pain. 6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete in the Olympics. 7. He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race. Atlanta, a very beautiful Greek ________, ran the fastest in Greece, but she was not _______ to take part in the Olympic Games. She was angry and decided not to ______ anyone who could not run faster than her. princess allowed marry She made a ________ with her father and made her ______ that if a man wanted to _______ her, she would run against him. If he could not run as ____ as her,