高中英语 Unit2 The Olympic Games--Period3 Extensive Reading优秀教案 新人教版必修2

用心 爱心 专心1 PeriodPeriod 3 3 ExtensiveExtensive ReadingReading TheThe GeneralGeneral IdeaIdea ofof ThisThis PeriodPeriod This period is to introduce the students to Greek literature and to help them understand the problems that women had in Ancient Greece The Greeks had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddesses who were part of their religion They believe that these Gods or Goddesses would help if they felt sorry for them or if the humans were good people The Gods did not always help though 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 presents In this story the Goddess Hera the Greek Goddess of Love the wife of the chief God Zeus was sorry for Hippomenes and agreed to help him TeachingTeaching AimsAims 1 Enable the students to learn and talk about Atlanta s story 2 Learn some useful words and expressions prince princess amaze amazing amazed foolish promise golden etc 3 Learn some sentence patterns 1 I will only be married to a man who can run faster than me 2 It was so tall that I had to look up to the sky to see it 3 There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta s rules TeachingTeaching ImportantImportant PointsPoints 1 Enable the students to comprehend the story of Atlanta and get the general idea of the story of Atlanta and something about the beginning of the Olympic Games in the ancient time 2 To know the athlete in the past and the fact that women were not allowed to take part in TeachingTeaching DifficultDifficult PointPoint To understand the content and finish the true or false exercises efficiently TeachingTeaching MethodsMethods 1 Skimming to get the general idea of the story of Atlanta 2 Scanning to get detailed information and get to understand the story better 3 Task based methods to get the students to comprehend the passage and be able to retell the story in their own words TeachingTeaching AidsAids 1 A tape recorder 2 A multimedia TeachingTeaching ProceduresProcedures Step 1 Revision 1 Revise the future passive voice T It s getting cold now Will you bring or buy some thick clothes to 用心 爱心 专心2 school Ss Yes T In fact we may also say that because it is getting cold now some thick clothes Ss Some thick clothes will be brought or bought T That is to say some thick clothes will be brought or bought Sometimes we can use future passive voice to express a future action Remember the form Ss Yes will be to being go to be done T Very good Now let s check our homework to see how well you grasp the grammar 2 Check the homework Page 49 Ex 1 Choosing the right words and completing the sentences Step 2 Reading Page 51 T Now do you want to know more about the Olympic Games Ss Yes T Turn to Page 51 This reading material includes three different topics about the ancient Olympic Games Now let s read them one by one What is the main idea of the first part After reading T Who can answer this question S1 It describes the opening ceremony of the ancient Olympic Games T Can you describe it in details S2 First the athletes offered presents to Zeus and prayed to win and to wear the victor s crown Then they promised to play fairly and not to cheat T That is all for this part Come to the second part What is the content of the dialogue S3 It tells us the training life of a successful athlete and the rewards that he got for winning the match T What were the rewards S4 He received many presents from his hometown free meals no money problems for the rest of his life and songs written about him T Let s come to the third material What was the story about S5 A woman was discovered in the Olympic Games She aroused some argument A law was passed that women were not allowed to take part in the Games T Good Look at the form on Page 52 You can read the material quickly and finish the form Give the students enough time to discuss the answers to fill in the form on Page 52 Check the answers Keys 1 Athletes offer presents to the God they prayed see the statue of Zeus 2 The men and young boys 3 Parts of Greece Athens and Sparta 4 Practise for many hours a day do a lot of exercise to the sound of music 用心 爱心 专心3 5 Many presents free meals and no money problems as well as songs about him 6 A woman has been discovered 7 They let her go but have decided to pass a law that all trainers must be men Step 3 Reading The Story of Atlanta on Page 14 1 Leading in Talk about the pictures on Page 14 T Please turn to Page 14 Look at the first picture What can you see in it Ss Two people T Who is the man Ss He is the king T What about the girl Ss She is his daughter T Yes she is named Atlanta and they are talking about their marriage Now let s look at the second picture This time what can we see here Ss We can see a young man and a fairy T Good The man is named Hippomenes and the fairy is the Goddess of Love We can see the Goddess of Love is giving something to Hippomenes What is she giving to him Ss Some apples T Right In fact she was giving Hippomenes some golden apples What does golden mean Ss It means having the color of gold T Good But why does the Goddess give Hippomenes some golden apples What are they used for S1 They are used as food S2 They are present from the Goddess S3 They can be used as a large sum of money T OK let s find out what they really for 2 Getting the general idea Listen to the tape to get the general idea T Please listen to the tape carefully to get the general idea Pay attention to the intonation If you feel like read after the tape T Who have got the main idea S4 The story is about Atlanta who races to marry the man who can run faster than her In order to win the race Hippomenes asked for help from the Goddess of love 3 Skimming Get the students to read the story and find the answers to the following questions 1 Who was Atlanta 2 What was she good at 3 Who did she want to marry 用心 爱心 专心4 4 How could he Hippomenes win Atlanta T Now please read the story and try to find the answers to the following four questions If you come across any unknown words try to guess their meanings After three minutes Now have you finished Ss Yes T Now who can give us the answers to the questions S5 Miss let me have a try I think Atlanta was a Greek princess T Yes or no Ss Yes T Good What about the second one Who can give us an answer S6 She was good at running She was not only beautiful but also could run faster than any man in Greece T Well done What about the third one S7 She wanted to marry a man who could run faster than her T Was that possible Some say yes and some say no Let s see the last question Who can give us an answer S8 Let me try He asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love The Greek Goddess of Love gave him three golden apples to attract Atlanta s attention and make her slow down 4 Consolidation True or false Get the Ss to do the true or false as a competition to check their understanding of the story If a statement is false they should tell the reason 1 Atlanta could run faster than any man False She could run faster than any man in Greece 2 At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta False At first he couldn t understand why men ran against Atlanta He thought those men were foolish to run against Atlanta 3 Atlanta was not confident she would win False She was confident 4 She was so angry that she could not run in the Olympics False The reason for her not being allowed to run in the Olympic was not that she was angry but that she was a woman She was angry at the fact that she could not run in the Olympics 5 She made as many men as