Unit 2 The story of Atlantappt课件

1、Guessing game,A riddle (谜语),What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening?,man,人，在婴幼儿时期他爬行，长大后他直立行走，老年时他柱着拐棍。,God Goddess(女神),Ancient Greek Myths,Gods and Goddesses in Greek Myths,Zeus Hera Apollo Hades Athena Aphrodite,The queen of the Gods and Godde

2、sses God of light/ the Sun god God of the dead Goddess of wisdom The king of the Gods and Goddesses Goddess of love,智慧女神雅典娜,爱神阿佛罗狄特,太阳神阿波罗,冥神海得斯,天后赫拉,天神宙斯,Unit 2 Using Language,The Story of Atlanta,Skimming,How many characters (人物) are mentioned? Who are they?,The Goddess of love.,Atlanta a Greek pr

3、incess,Hippomenes,The King,Careful reading,1.Why couldnt Atlanta win glory for herself? 2. Who did she want to marry?,para.1,not be allowed to.,marry a man.run faster than,be married to a man,3. What will happen if a man cant run as fast as Atlanta?,He will be killed,Careful reading,para.2,1.Did any

4、body run the race after they heard of Atlantas rule? 2.Did Hippomenes understand them at first?,Yes .,No. He thought they were foolish.,3. When did Hippomenes change his mind to run the race ?,Careful reading,para.3,What did Hippomenes do in order to run faster than Atlanta?,He asked for help from t

5、he Greek Goddess of Love.,Why did Hippomenes ask the Goddess of Love for help?,The Goddess was cruel. The Goddess helped everyone. The Goddess helped Hippomenes. (D) People believed in the Goddess or the God in Ancient Greece.,The Greek Goddess of Love promised to help him and gave him three golden

6、apples.,How did the Goddess of Love help him?,What happened later?,Discussion：,They lived happily .,So the next day the race began.,_?_,She picked it up .,Atlanta ran faster than him.,He threw an apple in front of her .,_?_,He was killed .,She didnt pick it up.,Listening,Listen to the rest part of t

7、he story and compare it with the story youve discussed,So the next day Hippomenes was waiting when Atlanta came out .she thought, “ I do not want this man to _ 1_ .” So she said to her father, “ Tell him to go away. The race will not be _2_ today.” But Hippomenes said, “These are her _3_ : She will

8、_4_ the man who runs faster than her. Come on - Lets run!”,Listening,When the race started Hippomenes ran fast, but Atlanta ran _5_ faster. Soon she was in front. At once Hippomenes threw one of the golden apples. It _ 6_ far to the side of Atalanta and she ran to get it. As she picked it up, she sa

9、w Hippomenes was in front. So she ran very fast until she was in front again. Just then Hippomenes threw _ 7_ apple over her head and far to the side. Again she stopped to pick it up, and Hippomenes went in front.,When she finally _ 8_ up with Hippomenes the second time, he threw the third and _9_ g

10、olden apple. As it flew through the air Atlanta saw it and wanted it. So she picked this one up too By this time Hippomenes was almost at the _ 10_ of the race. Atlanta could not catch up with him because the apples were too _ 11_. So Hippomenes won the race and married Atalanta. Thanks to the Godde

11、ss they lived _12_ ever after.,So the next day Hippomenes was waiting when Atlanta came out .she thought, “ I do not want this man to _ 1_ .” So she said to her father, “ Tell him to go away. The race will not be _2_ today.” But Hippomenes said, “These are her _3_ : She will _4_ the man who runs fas

12、ter than her. Come on - Lets run!”,run,Listening,die,rules,marry,When the race started Hippomenes ran fast, but Atlanta ran _5_ faster. Soon she was in front. At once Hippomenes threw one of the golden apples. It _ 6_ far to the side of Atalanta and she ran to get it. As she picked it up, she saw Hi

13、ppomenes was in front. So she ran very fast until she was in front again. Just then Hippomenes threw _ 7_ apple over her head and far to the side. Again she stopped to pick it up, and Hippomenes went in front.,even,fell,another,When she finally _ 8_ up with Hippomenes the second time, he threw the t

14、hird and _9_ golden apple. As it flew through the air Atlanta saw it and wanted it. So she picked this one up too By this time Hippomenes was almost at the _ 10_ of the race. Atlanta could not catch up with him because the apples were too _ 11_. So Hippomenes won the race and married Atalanta. Thank

15、s to the Goddess they lived _12_ ever after.,caught,last,end,heavy,happily,Summary,Summarize the story by using 3 sentences:,who races to marry the man that can run faster than her,asks for help from the Goddess of Love.,the man wins the race and gets married to the princess.,1.marry 结婚,嫁,娶 A marry

16、B Atlanta married Hippomenes. marry A to B 把A 嫁给B The king married Atlanta to Hippomenes. adj. married A get/ be married (to B) Atlanta got married to Hippomenes,Language points,2. Promise promise (sb) sth Hippomenes promised a surprise for Atlanta. Hippomenes promised Atlanta a surprise. promise (s

17、b) to do sth He promised to give Atlanta a surprise. promise (sb) that He promised that he would give Atlanta a surprise,Language points,n. 诺言,make a promise keep a promise break a promise,3.amazed= surprised be amazed at sth be amazed to do sth be amazed that Hippomenes was amazed at Atlantas rules. The King was amazed to hear the result that Hippomenes won the race. The king was amazed that Hippomenes won the race. amazing = surprising 令人惊奇的,Lang