1、Unit 2 The Olympic Games Period 4:幻灯片55-69页Do you know any stories or persons in ancient Greek?Warming up(3m)Skim the text and find out the main idea of the story.The story is about a princess who races to marry the man that can run faster than her.In order to win the race,a man asks for help from t
2、he Goddess of Love.Reading-I-skimming(2m)Scan the passage and find the answers:1.Who was Atlanta?2.What was she good at?3.Who did she want to marry?4.How could Hippomenes win Atlanta?Reading-II-scanning(2m)Scan the passage and find the answers:1.Who was Atlanta?2.What was she good at?She was a Greek
3、 princess.She was good at running.3.Who did she want to marry?4.How could he Hippomenes win Atlanta?She wanted to marry a man who could run faster than her.He asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love.The Greek Goddess of Love gave him three golden apples to attract Atlantas attention and make h
4、er slow down.Read the text again and finish the following true or false exercise.Reading-III-detailed reading(5m)1.Atlanta could run faster than any man.2.At first Hippomenes understand why men ran against Atlanta.3.Atlanta was not confident she would win.4.She was so angry that she could not run in
5、 the Olympics.5.She made as many men as she could share her pain.6.Her father did not understand her wish to compete.7.He did not refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race.FFFTTTTWrite down what you have to do to study a hobby.Imagine that you are writing for someone who has not studied this hob
6、by but is interested in it.Tell them the good things and the bad things.For example:What you need for this hobby;What you need to do to improve your knowledge of the hobby;What is enjoyable about this hobby;What difficulties you might have;What you have learned from this hobby.Writing(20m)Suggested
7、version Swimming is my favourite sport.I like it because it can bring me much fan.The process of learning swimming is very interesting.You can try different ways of swimming,such as breaststroke and backstroke.You can swim at any time of the year if you like.In hot summer,if you jump into the river
8、or the sea to have a swim,youll feel cool and comfortable.Even in cold winter,you can swim if you are brave enough.Even in cold winter,you can swim if you are brave enough.Its a healthy sport and it can build up your body.If you are a beginner,you must be careful.Youd better not swim alone and bring
9、 life buoy with you in case of danger.If you want to be a good swimmer,you must have a lot of practice and have great determination.Homework 1.Surf the Internet to find more stories about the ancient Greek and you are expected to share it with your peers in the next class.2.Write a report to the athlete telling him/her about what they need to practise to improve further.Use the form on page 53 to help you.
