1、Unit 2 The Olympic GamesUnit 2 The Olympic GamesStep 1:Review words about sportsHandball 硬式棒球Fencing 剑术Beach Volleyball Volleyball Cycling Diving Football Shooting Weightlifting Archery箭术Gymnastics Badminton WrestlingSailing Table Tennis Rowing Basketball Hockey 曲棍球BoxingJudo柔道Tennis Baseball Swimmi
2、ng Softball 垒球Waterpolo水球Atlanta Hippomenesprincess prince Greek Greece Goddess foolish promise golden one after another Task 1:learn the new words女名男名公主王子希腊的，希腊 人希腊女神愚蠢的许诺金色的陆续地重点，要背熟Do you know any stories or persons in ancient Greek?Atlanta,a princessHippomenesprincessThe Greek Goddess of Love1.W
3、ho 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: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
4、 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 her slow down.FFFTTTT1.She practiced running to compete in the Olymp
5、ic Games.2.At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta.3.Atlanta was not sure she could win.4.She was so angry about the fact 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 in the Olympics.7
6、.He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race.Read the statements first and then read the passage quickly.Decide whether they are true or false and give a reason.Review the text:Complete the passageAtlanta was a Greek princess who could run faster than _men in Greece but she was not _t
7、o run in the Olympic Games.She was _angry _ she decided she would run_any man who wanted to _ her.Many kings and princes sadly went home when they _ her rules.Then a man _ Hippomenes saw her and wanted to marry her.So he asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love.She _ to help him and gave him th
8、ree _apples.She said that when Atlanta is running past she will be _ and run slower.Hippomenes went to the King with the apples and the race began.anythatagainstmarryheard ofcalledpromisedgoldenrelaxedallowedso One man wanted to win and marry Atlanta very much.Atlanta married him and they lived happ
9、ily ever after.When the race began,Atlanta ran past him.He asked the Goddess of Love fro help.Atlanta was a very beautiful princess.Many men tried to compete with her,but failed and so were killed.She stopped to pick them up.She gave him three golden apples.She ran too slowly and he won.He threw the
10、 golden apples one after another.She could run faster than any man in Greece.(1)(2)(3)(4)(8)(10)(6)(5)(7)(9)(11)listen to the tape and number the sentences in order of the storySpeaking and writingTell your partner about your favourite sport using the outline above.Tehn listen to your partners talk
11、about his/her favourite sport.You may find the expressions below helpfulI like because I became interested in it when.My favourite athlete/footballer/sportsman is I like him/her because I practise In the future I hope to HomeworkuFinish tasks in workbook uWrite a short passage entitled“My favourite sport.”
