【浙江版】2013年高中英语人教版必修二Unit2theolympicgamesperiod3学案.doc

金太阳新课标资源网  HYPERLINK  第  PAGE 4 页 共  NUMPAGES 4 页 金太阳新课标资源网 HYPERLINK  Period 3 A lesson plan for using language (THE STORY OF ATLANTA) Introduction Language is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, speak and write in English, focusing on the Olympic Games and making use of the words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. Objectives To help the students read, listen and write about “friendship” To help students design and speak on a questionnaire about friendship To help students describe a friend by writing based on the given example Procedures 1. Warming up by talking about Greek Gods and Goddesses We have come to page 14. Look at the pictures. They are Greek Gods and Goddesses. Is there anybody who can tell us something about Greek Gods and Goddesses. Prometeus 普罗米修斯 —— a son of the former chief God Sphinx斯芬克斯 —— a being with a human face but a lion body Pandora 潘多拉—— a beautiful girl with every ill and evil thought and deed Zeus宙斯—— the chief God who governed the world Hera 天后—— the wife of Zeus who governed the love2. Reading and answering Read the text and answer the following questions: A. What was Atlanta’s problem? B. What were Atlanta’s rules? C. What was Hippomenes’ amazement? D. What made Hippomenes change his mind? E. Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help? F. Can you guess what the ending was? A. Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games. B. She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could not run as fast as her, he would be killed. C. Hipppomenes could not understand why so many young men wanted to risk their lives. D. Atlanta’s beauty made him understand his amazement and change his mind. E. He turned to the Goddess of love for help. F. Hippomenes was killed because of losing his race. G. He ran faster than Atlanta and marri