九年级英语上册-Unit-1-Ancient-Greece-reading课件-

1、Period 2 Reading Period 2 Reading Look at the picture on Page 3. What will the passage probably be about?The Trojan War Review the start of the Trojan War Look at the picture on Read the story first and arrange the pictures in the correct order. Try to find some key sentences about each picture. Rea

2、d the story first and ar Now check if you have put the pictures in the correct order and find an easy description of each picture.The soldier came down the stairs two at a time Now check if you have outside the main gates of the city stood a huge wooden horseSo the Trojans dragged it (the wooden hor

3、se) into the city with ropes= pull sth. along with difficulty outside the main gates of thThat night, in the main square, all the citizens of Troy celebrated = a person who lives in a certain placeNo guards stopped them as they opened the main gates. Outside stood the Greek armyThat night, in the ma

4、in squarThe Greek seized the captain= take hold of sth. or sb. suddenly and with forceThe Greek seized the captain九年级英语上册-Unit-1-Ancient-Greece-reading课件-(The soldier came down the stairstwo at a time.Captain, theyve gone, he cried. Theyve disappearedall of them. The plain is But the captain wasno l

5、onger listening. He was going up the stairsthree at a time.Seconds later, the captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He looked down at the empty plain and, beyond it, at the empty sea. Theyve gone and weve won, he said. The Greeks have tried for ten years to capture our city. Now theyve

6、 sailed away. And theyve taken everything with them.The soldier came down the staiNot everything, sir, the soldier said. Theyve lefttheir horse. Outside the main gates of the citystood a huge wooden horse.Ah, yes, the captain said, that wooden horse. Itsso big that they couldnt take it with them. We

7、ll, itsours now. Get some help and pull it into the city.That wont be difficult. Its on wheels.But why is it on wheels? the soldier asked. I thinkthat maybe the Greeks want us to The captain interrupted him. Youre a soldier, he said.You dont have to think. You have to obey orders,and Im giving you o

8、ne now. Move that horse. So theTrojans dragged it into the city with ropes.Not everything, sir, the sol Complete the following table about the Trojan War.TimeBefore nightsailed awaywood looked down atseawonobey ordersdraggedintoropeswheels Complete the followingThe soldier was probably feeling _ whe

9、n he came down the stairs.afrightened bexcited cangryAccording to the captain, the Greeks left the horse behind because _.ait was too big to fit in the Greek shipsb they did not want it any morecit contained some Greek soldiersWhat do you think the soldier was going to say when the captain interrupt

10、ed him? He was probably going to say I think that maybe the Greeks want us to _.areturn the horse to themb take the horse into the citycpush the horse into the sea Choose the best answers to complete these sentences.he was going up the stairstwo at a timeThe soldier was probably feeliThat night, in

11、the main square, all the citizens of Troy celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about their enemies, the stupid Greeks. Then the Trojans made sure all the gates of the city were securely locked, and they all went to sleep, including the gate guards.By midnight, the square

12、 was empty, except for the giant horse. The six Greek soldiers waited for another hour, to be sure. Then, very quietly, they opened the secret door on the side of the horse and climbed out.That night, in the main squareTimeThey returned in the darkness What did the Greeks do? What did the Trojans do

13、?1. All the citizens celebrated. They sang and danced made jokes about 2. made sure were securely locked3. all went to sleep,At nightTimeThey returned in the darknsixsquare The six Greek soldiers waited for another hour because they wanted to be sure that _.athe Greek army had opened the gatesb all

14、of the Trojans were asleepc the Greek army had entered the citysixsquare The six Greek soldNo guards stopped them as they opened the main gates. Outside stood the Greek army. It had returned in the darkness when the citizens were celebrating inside.Now the army entered the city. The Greeks seized th

15、e captain. For ten years, they could not capture the cityby fighting, but in one night, they succeeded in capturing it through a trick.No guards stopped them as theyAnswer the following questions according to the text :What did the six Greek soldiers do after the square was completely empty?Answer t

16、he following questionsAn hour laterclimbed outenteredseizedstoppedcapturedAn hour laterclimbed outentere 2 The Greeks had not been able to defeat the Trojans for ten years because _.a the Greeks could not get inside the gates of Troyb the Trojans had a wooden horsec the Trojans had lots more soldier

17、s 3 The Greek army disappeared because they were _ the Trojans.abeaten by bplaying a trick on cfrightened by 4. How did the Greeks capture the city at last? Through a trick, not by fighting. 2 The Greeks had not been Summary The Greeks l_ the huge horse outside the city, and went away. A soldier of

18、Troy saw the Greeks had left and found the wooden horse. He r_ it to the captain. The captain thought they w_ the war at last, and he o_ the soldiers to pull it inside the city as a symbol of their victory. The Trojans then celebrated, but the Greeks had not r_ gone away. They were just hiding in th

19、eir ships. In the evening, when they could not be seen, they sailed b_ to Troy. That night, when everyone was a_, Greek soldiers who were hiding in the wooden horse q_ climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates. The Greek army came inside. Soon, they were s_ in capturing the city.uietlyacksl

20、eepuccessfulefteportedonrderedeallySummary The Greeks l Work in groups. Think about these questions and discuss with your group members. Work in groups. Think Homework:I. Oral work: 1. To read the text with the tape 2. To retell the story in your own wordsII. Written work: 1. To write a summary of t

21、he story 2. To write a short passage on the topic “What led to the result of the war”Homework: Imagine you were one of the six soldiers inside the wooden horse. After the war, you tell your story to your family. Part of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks with the words in brackets. Imagine you were one oleft it outside the main gatesdid not go far