人教版必修二The-Story-of-Atlanta-Reading-and-listening

Unit2UsingLanguageReadingandlisteningTheStoryofAtlanta第1页I.WarmingupHaveyoueverheardofanyGreeklegends?Whoareusuallythemaincharactersinthelegends?

Zeus,Venus,Hades/Pluto,Cupid...第2页II.ReadingPleaselistthecharactersinthestory.WhatdoyouknowaboutAtlanta?Atlanta,herfather,Hippomenes,andtheGreekGoddessofLove.AtlantawasaverybeautifulGreek_______.SheranthefastestinGreece,butshewasnot______totakepartintheOlympicGames.Shewasso______thatshedecidednotto______anyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.Herfathersaidthatshemustgetmarried,soatlastshemadeher______.Shesaidthatifamanwantedto______her,shewouldrunagainsthim.Ifhecouldnotrunas______asher,hewouldbe______.

princessallowedangrymarryrulesmarryfastkilled第3页ReadingWhatdoyouknowaboutHippomenes?HippomeneswasamanwhodecidedtomarryAtlantaafterhesawher.Inordertorunas______asher,hewenttoasktheGreekGoddessofLovefor______.Shepromisedtohelphimand______himthreegoldenapples.Shetoldhimto______anappleinfrontofAtlantawhenshewas______fast.Whenshestoppedto______itup,hewouldbeabletorun______herandwin.Hippomenestooktheapples,wenttotheKingandtoldhimthathewantedtomarryAtlanta.fasthelpgavethrowrunningpickpast第4页ReadingReadquicklyanddecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.Giveareason.1.Shepractisedrunning

tocompeteintheOlympicGames.()2.

AtfirstHippomenesunderstoodwhy

menranagainstAtlanta.()3.

Atlanta

wasnotsure

shecouldwin.()4.Shewasso

angry

aboutthefactthat

shecouldnotrunintheOlympics.

()FFFT第5页5.Shemadeas

manymen

asshecould

shareherpain.()6.Herfather

didnotunderstand

herwishtocompeteintheOlympics.()7.He

didn’trefuse

herwishtochooseherhusbandinarace.()

ReadingTTT第6页Discussinpairs:WhatdoyouthinkwillhappenintheracebetweenHippomenesandAtlanta?2.Whodoyouthinkwillwintherace?Listentothetapeandgettoknowtheendofthestory第7页

Numberthefollowingsentencessotheytellthestorycorrectly.Thefirstoneisdoneforyou.()OnemanwantedtowinandmarryAtlantaverymuch.()Atlantamarriedhimandtheylivedhappilyeverafter.()Whentheracebegan,Atlantaranpasthim.()HeaskedtheGoddessofLoveforhelp.(1)Atlantawasaverybeautifulprincess.()Manymentriedtocompetewithher,butfailedandsowerekilled.()Shestoppedtopickthemup.()Shegavehimthreegoldenapples.()Sherantooslowlyandhewon.()Hethrewthegoldenapplesoneafteranother.()ShecouldrunfasterthananyothermaninGreece.

III.Pre-listening411753961082第8页MainideaThisisastoryofhowaman______aprincessby_______aracewithaGoddess’______.IV.While-listeningmarrieswinning

help第9页

Listentothetapeagainandfillintheblanks.HippomeneswaswaitingwhenAtlantacameout.Shethought,“I__________thisman______!”Soshesaidtoherfather,“Tellhim__________.Therace____________today.”ButHippomenessaid,“Theseare__________:She________________who__________thanher!__________–let’srun!”While-listeningdon’twanttodietogoawaywillnotberun

herruleswillmarrythemanrunsfasterComeon第10页Chooseoneofthequestionstodiscussingroups.IfyouwereHippomenes,wouldyourunagainstAtlanta?DoyouthinkHippomenesdeservedtowintherace?Whyorwhynot?Howd