1、Listening and writingName_ Class_Task 1. Where did the story happen?_What was Atlanta good at?_Task 2. True or False questions. ( ) 1. Atlanta practiced running to compete in the Olympic Games. ( ) 2. She was so angry that she could not run in the Olympics. ( ) 3. Her father did not understand her w
2、ish to compete in the Olympics. ( ) 4. Atlanta was not confident she would win. ( ) 5. Hippomenes didnt want to marry Atlanta.( ) 6.The Greek Goddess of Love gave Hippomenes three golden pears.Task 3. Listening for key words.The story of AtlantaAtlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful an
3、d could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not _ to run and win _ for herself in the _ _. She was so angry _ she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run _ than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a _ with him. She said to him, “These are
4、 my rules. When a man says he wants to _ me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as _ as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned.”Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they _ _ her rules they knew it was _. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the
5、race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was _ when he heard of Atlantas rules, “Why are these men so _?” he thought. “Why will they let themselves be _ because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes _ _ _. “I will marry Atlanta-or die!” he said.Task 4. Giving the story an ending.If you decide to give up the race, why?If you choose to compete with Atlanta in the race, how are you going to win?_
