1、Unit2 Using language The Story of AtlantaSome Chinese Stories宙斯（古希腊神话中的第三代众神之王）宙斯（英语：Zeus）是古希腊神话中第三代众神之王，是统治宇宙至高无上的主神。宙斯是第二代神王神后克洛诺斯和瑞亚最小的儿子，第一代神王神后乌拉诺斯和盖亚的孙子赫拉（古希腊神话中的第三代天后）赫拉（英语：Hera）是古希腊神话中的天后，也是宙斯唯一的合法妻子，掌管婚姻和生育，捍卫家庭。雅典娜（古希腊宗教和神话中的智慧与战争女神）阿波罗（希腊神话中光明之神）阿波罗是所有男神之中最英俊的一个，他快乐、聪明、拥有着阳光般的气质，在许多艺术家的诗与
2、画中被视为太阳、畜牧和音乐之神。Ancient Greek princess AtlantaAtlantaWealthy,pretty，good at running她是如此美丽她的美使整个世界黯然失色万物如飞逝暗影 Her beauty madethe whole world dim,and everything besideSeemed like the fleeting image of a shade.princesspaindeservegloryfoolishhopeless bargainPrediction:Look at the two pictures on page 14
3、 and guess who they are?Skimming:Find out the relationship between the charactersthe kingAtlantaHippomenesHippomenes wanted to _ AtlantaThe king was her _the Greek Goddess of Loveasked her for_helpfathermarryRead the passage quickly and choose the best answer1.From the passage we can learn that Atla
4、nta _Awas an American beautiful girlBcould run the fastest in GreeceCwas a very determined girlDcould do anything her father wanted 2.Atlanta had to make a bargain with her father because she_Awanted to marry the man she liked bestBwanted to run and win gloryCcould run faster than othersDwanted to s
5、how her strengthCB3From the second paragraph we can learn that _Anobody wanted to marry the princessBmany men wanted to marry the beautiful girlCthe men who wanted to compete with her were foolishDHippomenes also felt hopeless in marrying Atlanta4According to the Greek Goddess of Love，we can infer t
6、hat _AHippomenes was so cleverBHippomenes could at last win the raceCAtlanta could fall in love with HippomenesDHippomenes won without the applesBBTitleThe story of AtlantaAtlantas bargain with her fatherAtlanta was a very beautiful 1._ princess.She could run 2._ than any man in Greece，but she was n
7、ot 3._ to run in the Olympic Games.She made a 4._ with her father that she would marry only a man 5._ faster than her.Read the passage again and fill in blanksGreekrunningallowedbargainfasterThe result of the raceMany men tried to 6._ with her，but failed and were killed.One man wanted to win and 7._
8、 Atlanta very much.HippomenestrickHe asked the Greek Goddess of Love for 8._The Goddess of Love gave him three 9._ apples.She told him to 10._ an apple in front of Atlanta when Atlanta was running past him.throwgoldenhelpmarrycompeteThe main idea of the text.It was about Atlanta who decided to m_ th
9、e man who can run f_ than her.In order to win the race,a young man named Hippomenes asked for help from _.arrythe Goddess of LoveasterDiscussionIf you are the writer,what ending will you want to make up?ReflectionWhat good qualities can you learn from the story?Key words:determined;courage;magic of love,miracle;wisdom;attitudes towards difficulties.Sum up：Love makes the world go around.It takes wisdom as well as courage to achieve success.There will be miracles when you believe.Write an essay about what you have learned from the story.(100-110 words)
