1. Unit 2
Extensive Reading

2. Reading (P14) 1.Talk about the two pictures. (1).Who is the man?
Who is the girl?
(2). What can you see in the picture?
(3). What is the girl giving to the man?

3. (4). What are golden apples used for?

5. The unbeaten Atalanta captivated Hippomenes
The unbeaten Atalanta captivated Hippomenes. Venus was determined to help him by giving him three golden apples, which he dropped as he raced Atalanta, who lost time by stopping to pick up each treasure. With this trick, Hippomenes won the race and his bride.

6. Skimming
(1) Who was Atlanta?
(2) What was she good at?
(3) Who did she want to marry?
(4) How could Hippomenes win
　 Atlanta?

7. (5) Main idea:
It’s about Atlanta who races to marry the man who can run faster than her. In order to win the race, Hippomenes asked for help from the Goddess of Love.

8. True or False questions. (P14)
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. ( ) F F F

9. 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 didn’t refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race. ( ) T T T T

10. Summary and homework Finish the exercises. (P49-50 Ex.1&3)
2. Written work. (Ex.2)