1、2015-2016学年高中英语湖南同步教案：Unit 2第3课时（人教新课标必修2）Period 3: using languageTeaching Aims:To read about the ancient Olympic GamesTo listen and talk about hobbiesTo write about hobbiesProcedures1. Warming up Warming up by introducingHi! Class. You know Greece is the world-known country with an ancient civiliza
2、tion. It has a long history with so much marvelous culture. The Greeks had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddnesses who were part of their religion. They believed that these god or goddesses would help humans if they felt sorry for them or if the humans were good people. However, the Gods did
3、 not always help. They behaved like people who were unpredictable and capricious. To try to get the support of the Gods people had to pray to them and offer them present. In this story the Goddess Hera, the wife of the chief God, Zeus was sorry for Hippomenes and agreed to help him.Warming up by sha
4、ringNow, boys and girls. Is there anybody who can tell us some Greek mythology. You know they are so famous in human history. Or can you speak out some names of Greek Gods and Goddesses.Prometeus 普罗米修斯 a son of the former chief GodSphinx斯芬克斯 a being with a human face but a lion bodyPandora 潘多拉 a bea
5、utiful girl with every ill and evil thought and deedZeus宙斯 the chief God who governed the worldHera 天后 the wife of Zeus who governed the love. Guided reading 1. Reading and judgingRead the text THE STORY OF ATLANTA, and complete the True or False guestions after the text on page14.2. Reading and Tel
6、ling True of FalseRead the text and finish exercise 1 on page14.1. She practiced running to compete in the Olympic Games. ( F )2. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. ( F )3. Atlanta was not sure she could win. ( F )4. She was so angry about the fact that she could not run in
7、the Olympics. ( T )5. She made as many men as she could share her pain. ( T )6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete in the Olympics. ( T )7.He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race. ( T )3. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expre
8、ssions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from THE STORY OF ATLANAbe allowed to, run against, will be pardoned, hear of,be amazed, as fast as, change ones mind, ask for help from, promise to, will be relaxed, pick up, be confident about,sh
9、are ones pain, run past,compete with, cheap to marry4. ListeningFor listening turn to page 15 and be ready to do exercises 1.First read the statements carefully and imagine what is the listening about.When doing it , you must make clear the order of them.5. ActingNext we are going to put the text A
10、STORY OF ATLANTA on stage. You know there are four charactors in the story. Who would like to be them?Who will be Alantas father, the old king?Who will be the Goddess of Love?Ok. Li Li, you are the Greek princess. Zhang Qiang, you are the brave young man Hippomenes. Lucy, you are the Goddess of Love
11、. Zhou Gang, you are the princesss father. The rest of class, please prepare it in groups of four. Then act your play before class.A text play of THE STORY OF ATIANTATime: one morning in springPlace: at the palacePeople: the old king(K), the princess (A), the young man (H), the Goddess of love (L).F
12、: My dear daughter, you see how beautiful the spring is! You are just like the spring flowers. Why dont you marry? So many young kings and princess want to marry you, and they are all so rich, smart and nice.A: Oh, dear father. I have promised that I will only be married to a man who can run faster
13、than me. I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned.F: But, my dear daughter. No man has won you. They all sent themselves to death. When will you get married?A: I wont marry unless I am allowed to run in the Olympic Games. (Hippomenes is allow
14、ed to come in)H: Oh, my kindest king and my prettiest princess! Ill marry the princess. Ill compete with you.A: Do you know the rules?H: Yes, princess!F: Oh, young man! Go away! You cant win her. You are only losing your life!H: No, I want a try!F: Foolish thing! Go away! Dont go to die! (Hippomenes
15、 was pushed away and felt sad, crying. The Goddess of Love is watching everything above him in the sky and pities him)L: Oh, young man, whats the matter? Why are you so sad?H: Oh, my Goddess, can you help me? Can you help me to win the princess and marry her?L: Ok, young man. Do you really want to m
16、arry her and love her?H: Of course. She is so beautiful.L: Ok, it is easy. Take these three golden apples. Throw apples in front of Atlanta when she is running past and she will be relaxed. When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run on and win.H: Oh, thank you, my Goddess! (Hippomenes ret
17、urns to the palace)K: Well, young man, why are you here again?H: My kindest king. I want to marry her and run against her!K: Well, young man. I repeat. Dont be silly! Go away!H: No. I love her. I will marry her or die!6. SpeakingNow, class. Lets carry out a survey of the interests in the class and w
18、rite down the names of the classmates who have the same interests. You can carry out the task like this. Which do you like, sport, music or collection? Which of the sports do you like best? What is your favorite sport? Are you interested in table tennis? After the survey, the ones who have the same
19、interests sit together and please work in groups of four to talk about their interest. Why do you like this sport / music / collection?When do you begin to like it?Whats enjoyable about the hobby?What have you learned from the hobby?III.Guided writing1. Writing an imagined dialogueGroups 1 and 2 are
20、 going to write an imagined dialogue between the princess and Hippomenes. You may begin like this : Oh, my dear princess, I want to marry you2. Writing a descriptionTurn to page 16 and follow the direction to write a description of your favorite hobby. Here is an example:Swimming is my favorite spor
21、t. I like it because it can bring me much fun. The process of learning swimming is very interesting. You can try different ways of swimming, such as breaststroke and backstroke. You can swim at any time of the year if you like. In hot summer, if you jump into the river or the sea to have a swim, you
22、ll feel cool and comfortable. Even in cold winter, you can swim if you are brave enough. Its a healthy sport and it can build up your body. If you are a beginner, you must be careful.Youll better not swim alone and bring life buoy with you in case of danger. If you want to be a good swimmer, you mus
23、t have a lot of practice and have great determination.IV. Closing down by finding informationGo to the library to read or get online to search in order to find more information on the Olympic Games and the ancient Greek mythology. Take notes of your finding and report to your groupmates next Monday morning.
