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

Unit2UsingLanguageReadingandlisteningTheStoryofAtlantaI.WarmingupHaveyoueverheardofanyGreeklegends?Whoareusuallythemaincharactersinthelegends?Zeus,Venus,Hades/Pluto,Cupid...II.Reading•Pleaselistthecharactersinthestory.•WhatdoyouknowaboutAtlanta?Atlanta,herfather,Hippomenes,andtheGreekGoddessofLove.AtlantawasaverybeautifulGreek_______.SheranthefastestinGreece,butshewasnot______totakepartintheOlympicGames.Shewasso______thatshedecidednotto______anyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.Herfathersaidthatshemustgetmarried,soatlastshemadeher______.Shesaidthatifamanwantedto______her,shewouldrunagainsthim.Ifhecouldnotrunas______asher,hewouldbe______.princessallowedangrymarryrulesmarryfastkilledReading•WhatdoyouknowaboutHippomenes?HippomeneswasamanwhodecidedtomarryAtlantaafterhesawher.Inordertorunas______asher,hewenttoasktheGreekGoddessofLovefor______.Shepromisedtohelphimand______himthreegoldenapples.Shetoldhimto______anappleinfrontofAtlantawhenshewas______fast.Whenshestoppedto______itup,hewouldbeabletorun______herandwin.Hippomenestooktheapples,wenttotheKingandtoldhimthathewantedtomarryAtlanta.fasthelpgavethrowrunningpickpastReadingReadquicklyanddecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.Giveareason.1.ShepractisedrunningtocompeteintheOlympicGames.()2.AtfirstHippomenesunderstoodwhymenranagainstAtlanta.()3.Atlantawasnotsureshecouldwin.()4.ShewassoangryaboutthefactthatshecouldnotrunintheOlympics.()FFFT5.Shemadeasmanymenasshecouldshareherpain.()6.HerfatherdidnotunderstandherwishtocompeteintheOlympics.()7.Hedidn’trefuseherwishtochooseherhusbandinarace.()ReadingTTTDiscussinpairs:1.WhatdoyouthinkwillhappenintheracebetweenHippomenesandAtlanta?2.Whodoyouthinkwillwintherace?ListentothetapeandgettoknowtheendofthestoryNumberthefollowingsentencessotheytellthestorycorrectly.Thefirstoneisdoneforyou.()OnemanwantedtowinandmarryAtlantaverymuch.()Atlantamarriedhimandtheylivedhappilyeverafter.()Whentheracebegan,Atlantaranpasthim.()HeaskedtheGoddessofLoveforhelp.(1)Atlantawasaverybeautifulprincess.()Manymentriedtocompetewithher,butfailedandsowerekilled.()Shestoppedtopickthemup.()Shegavehimthreegoldenapples.()Sherantooslowlyandhewon.()Hethrewthegoldenapplesoneafteranother.()ShecouldrunfasterthananyothermaninGreece.III.Pre-listening411753961082MainideaThisisastoryofhowaman______aprincessby_______aracewithaGoddess’______.IV.While-listeningmarrieswinninghelpListentothetapeagainandfillintheblanks.HippomeneswaswaitingwhenAtlantacameout.Shethought,“I__________thisman______!”Soshesaidtoherfather,“Tellhim__________.Therace____________today.”ButHippomenessaid,“Theseare__________:She________________who__________thanher!__________–let’srun!”While-listeningdon’twanttodietogoawaywillnotberunherruleswillmarrythemanrunsfasterComeon