优质课____________THE_STORY_OF_ATALANTA

1、Cybele: Great Mother of The Gods One Loved Couple STEP 1. Leading In STEP 2. Pre-reading Tips(小窍门小窍门) 1) It must be a narration (记叙文记叙文)； 2)The story must be organized in order of time. 3) It may include（六要素六要素） Who，When，Where，What，Why，How when who where what why how Ancient or modern? In which coun

2、try/place? Who are they? What happened and what made it happen? Why did it happen? How did it happen? 1).When and where did the story happen? It happened in ancient Greece. 2). Who was Atlanta? Atlanta was a beautiful Greek princess. 3). What was she good at? She was good at running. 4). Who did she

3、 want to marry? She wanted to marry the man who ran faster than her. 5). What did Hippomenes do in order to win Atlanta? He asked the Greek Goddess of Love for help. STEP 3. Fast Reading The story is about a _ who races to_ the man that can _than her. In order to _the race, a man asks the_ of Love f

4、or help. 6).What is the story about? princess run faster marry win Goddess STEP 4. Ture or False 1.Atlanta practised running to compete in the Olympic Games. 2.At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. 3.Atlanta was not sure she would win. 4.She was so angry about the fact that she

5、 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. 7.He did not refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race. F F F F F F T T T T T T T T didnt practisedidnt practise couldnt understand Retelling(1) 1.Sth. about A

6、tlanta: Atlanta, a very beautiful Greek _, ran the fastest in Greece, but she was not _ to take part in the Olympic Games. She was angry and decided not to _ anyone who could not run faster than her. She made a _with her father and made her _that if a man wanted to _ her, she would run against him.

7、If he could not run as _ as her, he would be _. princess allowed marry rulesmarry fast killed bargain STEP 5. Careful Reading Retelling (2) 2. Sth. about Hippomenes: Hippomenes decided to marry Atlanta after he saw her. And he went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for _. She promised to help him and

8、 _ him three golden apples. She told him to _ an apple in front of Atlanta when she was _ fast. When she stopped to _ it up, he would be able to run _ her and win. Hippomenes took the apples, went to the King and told him that he wanted to marry Atlanta. helpgave throw running pick past openingopeni

9、ng开开 场场 rising rising actionaction情节上情节上 升升 turning pointturning point 转折点转折点 falling falling actionaction情节下情节下 降降 endingending结结 尾尾 The plot of a story should include: STEP 6. Matching opening rising action turning point falling action ending 2. Atalanta-beautiful-run faster-made rules 3. Many men

10、-competed-but failed-killed 4. Hippomenes-to the king-the race began 1. The Goddess of Love-3 golden apples 5. Hippomenes-changed his mind-marry or die How many kinds of endings are there possible in one story? G1G2G3/4 sad happy surprising Make you feel joyful Make you feel pity You never imagine .

11、 STEP 7. Debate the ending ( ) Atlanta married him and they lived happily. ( ) When the race began Atlanta ran past him. ( ) She stopped to pick them up. ( ) She ran too slowly and he won. ( ) He threw the golden apples one after another. 1 5 3 Listen and work out the order. 2 3 4 Listen and try to

12、work out the order. STEP 8. Listening Hippomenes won the race and married Atalanta. However, Hippomenes forgot to say thank you to the goddess and she was so angry and changed the couple into lions . The real ending in Greek mythology 1.What can we learn from this story？ 2.Which of the following sta

13、tements are the best ones? A. There will be miracles when you believe. B. It takes wisdom as well as courage to achieve success. C.One can get love by cheating. D.Where there is a will ,there is a way. 3. Act out the story by group of four. STEP 10. Homework 1).When and where did the story happen? I

14、t happened in ancient Greece. 2). Who was Atlanta? Atlanta was a beautiful Greek princess. 3). What was she good at? She was good at running. 4). Who did she want to marry? She wanted to marry the man who ran faster than her. 5). What did Hippomenes do in order to win Atlanta? He asked the Greek God

15、dess of Love for help. STEP 3. Fast Reading opening rising action turning point falling action ending 2. Atalanta-beautiful-run faster-made rules 3. Many men-competed-but failed-killed 4. Hippomenes-to the king-the race began 1. The Goddess of Love-3 golden apples 5. Hippomenes-changed his mind-marry or die 1.What can we learn from this story？ 2.Which of the following statements are the b