Atlanta

the 26thOlympicGames in Atlanta

the opening ceremony

in Atlanta in 1996

What are the What are the differencesdifferences between the ancient and between the ancient and modern Olympics?modern Olympics?

The old Olympics

776BC ～ 393AD: in Greece,

only men / not women

How would you feel and what would you do if you wanted to join in the Olympics, but you were not allowed to ?

THE STORY OF ATLANTA

Rules to marry Atlanta:

run faster

or

be killed.

I think…

I believe…

I’m sure…

In my opinion…

There’s no doubt…

What do you think of Atlanta’ rule?What will happen to Hippomenes?

1.How did Hippomenes feel when he heard of Atlanta’s rules?

2.At first did he understand why men ran against Atlanta?

3.Did he change his mind? When?

4.What did he decide to do?

5.Did the Goddess agree to help him? How?

6.Did he win the race at last?

Careful Reading

1.How did Hippomenes feel when he heard of Atlanta’s rules?

2.At first did he understand why men ran against Atlanta?What did he think of these men?

3.Did he change his mind? When?

amazed

think … foolish

see…come out of… to run

4.What did he decide to do?

5.Did the Goddess agree to help him? How?

6.Did he win the race at last?

give him three apples

ask for help from…

unknown

continue the story

•Have a talk with your partners to give the story an interesting end.

marry vt. : 1) 结婚，嫁，娶 ;

2) 使结婚 (marry…to…: 使…同…结婚 )

• 1. 他娶了个漂亮的女孩 .• He married a pretty girl.• 2. 他要把他的女儿嫁给一个有钱人 .• He wanted to marry her daughter to a rich man.• be/get married ＋ to( 不能用 with) sb) 和……结

婚• 3. 他去年结婚 .• . He got married last year• 4. 他们结婚已经有 5 年多了• The have been married for over 5 years.

Promise v./n.

1.They promise an immediate reply.

2.He promise to buy me a car

3.He promised me to be here at six o’clock.

4.You have got to promise that you won’t do that again.

5.I want you to promise me one thing

6.I you make a promise, you should keep it, you ought not to break it.

7.These boys show no much promise.

promise sth

promise to do sth.

promise sb. to do sth

promise +that 从句promise sb. sth

n.

希望

underline the important sentences , understand them and recite them.

• 1.She was so angry that she said to her father she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her.

• 2.When a man says he wants to marry me,I will run against him.

• 3.Other men stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules.

• 4.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.

• 1.She was ____angry ______( 如此、、、以致于） she said to her father she couldn’t marry anyone __________________________________. （跑不的没她快的人）

• 2.Xiu xiang was so fast in the race that no one could ___________________him. （与他竞争）

• 3.Other men stayed _____________ （参加赛跑） .There was a man ______ （叫） Hippomenes who _____ ________ 感到很惊奇 when he _____ ______ 听到 Atlanta’s rules.

• 4.She __________ 许诺 to help him and gave him three ________ 金色的 apples.

用课文重要单词、短语、句式填空so that

who could not runfaster than her

compete againstrun the race

called was amazedheard of

promisedgolden

• Atlanta married him and they lived happily.

• When the race began Atlanta ran past him.

• She ran too slowly and he won.

• He threw the golden apples one after another.

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(2)

(3)

(4)

listen to the tape and number the sentences in order of the story.

promise vt. 1) 允诺，答应 promise sb. sth.; promise (sb) to do sth.

2) 有可能 eg: 1)He promised (her) never to tell a lie.

2) The clear sky promises fine weather.

vi 保证，前途 eg: This project promises well.

这个工程大有前途。 n. 诺言、字据，充当 make, break, keep, carry out 的

宾语eg:If you make a promise, you should keep it, you ought not

to break it.

如果你作出允诺，就得守诺言，不应该违背诺言。

•Atlanta was a Greek princess who could run faster than ____men in Greece but she was not _______to run in the Olympic Games.She was ____angry _____she would run ________ any man who wanted to marry her.Many men failed and were killed.Then a man _____Hippomenes saw her and wanted to marry her.So he asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love.She gave him three_________apples.• Then the race began.Every time Atlanta was in front of Hippomenes,he _____one golden apple and at last when Atlanta ______the third apple _____,she was very tired and could not run so fast.At the same time,the apples were heavy and she couldn’t ____ _____ ____Hippomenes.•So Hippomenes won the race.______ ____the Goddess they lived happily ever after.•

Fill in the blanks to retell the passage

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golden

threwpick up

Catch up withThanks to

What can we learn from the story?

Write an interesting Greek

story.