Unit 2 The Olympic Games

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 the Goddess of Love.

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?

Scan the passage and find the answers: 1. Who was Atlanta? 2. What was she good at? She was a Greek princess. She was good at running.

3. Who did she want to marry? 4. How could 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 Atlanta’s attention and make her slow down.

Read the text again and finish the following true or false exercise.

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 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. F F F T T T T

Language Points amaze (v): fill (sb) with great surprise be amazed at sth. /+that 从句 Eg. We were amazed at the change in his appearance. She was amazed that he was still alive. amazing (adj): 令人惊奇 / 惊异的 Eg. An amazing speed / player hear of

promise vt. 允诺，答应 promise (sb.) sth.; promise (sb.) to do sth. promise (sb.) that clause e.g He promised (her) never to tell a lie. vi. / vt. 预示；有希望 …, 很有希望成功 ; 保证 ; 前途 eg: The clear sky promises fine weather. This project promises well. 这个工程大有前途。 n. 诺言、字据，充当 make, break, keep, carry out 的 宾语 eg: If you make a promise, you should keep it, you ought not to break it. 如果你作出允诺，就得守诺言，不应该违背诺言。

Underline the important sentences, understand them and recite them. 1.She was so angry that she said to her father she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. 2.When a man says he wants to marry me,I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. 3.Other men stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules. 4.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.