Period3ExtensiveReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：ThisperiodistointroducethestudentstoGreekliteratureandtohelpthemunderstandtheproblemsthatwomenhadinAncientGreece.TheGreekshadwonderfulstoriesabouttheGodsandGoddesseswhowerepartoftheirreligion.TheybelievethattheseGods（orGoddesses）wouldhelpiftheyfeltsorryforthemorifthehumansweregoodpeople.TheGodsdidnotalwayshelpthough.Theybehavedlikepeoplewhowereunpredictableandcapricious.TotrytogetthesupportoftheGodspeoplehadtopraytothemandofferthempresents.InthisstorytheGoddessHera，theGreekGoddessofLove（thewifeofthechiefGod，Zeus）wassorryforHippomenesandagreedtohelphim.TeachingAims：1.EnablethestudentstolearnandtalkaboutAtlanta’sstory.2.Learnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions：prince，princess，amaze（amazing，amazed），foolish，promise，golden，etc.3.Learnsomesentencepatterns：（1）Iwillonlybemarriedtoamanwhocanrunfasterthanme.（2）ItwassotallthatIhadtolookuptotheskytoseeit.（3）TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlanta’srules.TeachingImportantPoints：1.EnablethestudentstocomprehendthestoryofAtlantaandgetthegeneralideaofthestoryofAtlantaandsomethingaboutthebeginningoftheOlympicGamesintheancienttime.2.Toknowtheathleteinthepastandthefactthatwomenwerenotallowedtotakepartin.TeachingDifficultPoint：Tounderstandthecontentandfinishthetrueorfalseexercisesefficiently.TeachingMethods：1.SkimmingtogetthegeneralideaofthestoryofAtlanta.2.Scanningtogetdetailedinformationandgettounderstandthestorybetter.3.Task-basedmethodstogetthestudentstocomprehendthepassageandbeabletoretellthestoryintheirownwords.TeachingAids：1.Ataperecorder.2.Amultimedia.TeachingProcedures：Step1Revision1.Revisethefuturepassivevoice.T：It’sgettingcoldnow.Willyoubringorbuysomethickclothestoschool?Ss：Yes.T：Infactwemayalsosaythatbecauseitisgettingcoldnow，somethickclothes...Ss：Somethickclotheswillbebroughtorbought.T：Thatistosay，somethickclotheswillbebroughtorbought.Sometimeswecanusefuturepassivevoicetoexpressafutureaction.Remembertheform?Ss：Yes.will/beto/beinggotobedone.T：Verygood.Nowlet’scheckourhomeworktoseehowwellyougraspthegrammar.2.Checkthehomework.（Page49Ex.1Choosingtherightwordsandcompletingthe,sentences）Step2Reading（Page51）T：NowdoyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheOlympicGames?Ss：Yes.T：TurntoPage51.ThisreadingmaterialincludesthreedifferenttopicsabouttheancientOlympicGames.Nowlet’sreadthemonebyone.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstpart?（Afterreading）T：Whocananswerthisquestion?S1：ItdescribestheopeningceremonyoftheancientOlympicGames.T：Canyoudescribeitindetails?S2：FirsttheathletesofferedpresentstoZeusandprayedtowinandtowearthevictor’scrown.Thentheypromisedtoplayfairlyandnottocheat.T：Thatisallforthispart.Cometothesecondpart.Whatisthecontentofthedialogue?S3：Ittellsusthetraininglifeofasuccessfulathleteandtherewardsthathegotforwinningthematch.T：Whatweretherewards?S4：Hereceivedmanypresentsfromhishometown：freemeals，nomoneyproblemsfortherestofhislifeandsongswrittenabouthim.T：Let’scometothethirdmaterial.Whatwasthestoryabout?S5：AwomanwasdiscoveredintheOlympicGames.Shearousedsomeargument.AlawwaspassedthatwomenwerenotallowedtotakepartintheGames.T：Good.LookattheformonPage52.Youcanreadthematerialquicklyandfinishtheform.（GivethestudentsenoughtimetodiscusstheanswerstofillintheformonPage52.）Checktheanswers.Keys：1.AthletesofferpresentstotheGod，theyprayed，seethestatueofZeus.2.Themenandyoungboys.3.PartsofGreece，AthensandSparta.4.Practiseformanyhoursaday，doalotofexercisetothesoundofmusic.5.Manypresents：freemealsandnomoneyproblemsaswellassongsabouthim.6.Awomanhasbeendiscovered.7.Theylethergo，buthavedecidedtopassalawthatalltrainersmustbemen.Step3Reading（TheStoryofAtlantaonPage14）1.Leadingin—TalkaboutthepicturesonPage14.T：PleaseturntoPage14.Lookatthefirstpicture.Whatcanyouseeinit?Ss：Twopeople.T：Whoistheman?Ss：Heistheking.T：Whataboutthegirl?Ss：Sheishisdaughter.T：Yes，sheisnamedAtlantaandtheyaretalkingabouttheirmarriage.Nowlet’slookatthesecondpicture.Thistimewhatcanweseehere?Ss：Wecanseeayoungmanandafairy.T：Good.ThemanisnamedHippomenesandthefairyistheGoddessofLove.WecanseetheGoddessofLoveisgivingsomethingtoHippomenes.Whatisshegivingtohim?Ss：Someapples.,T：Right.InfactshewasgivingHippomenessomegoldenapples.Whatdoesgoldenmean?Ss：Itmeanshavingthecolorofgold.T：Good.ButwhydoestheGoddessgiveHippomenessomegoldenapples?Whataretheyusedfor?S1：Theyareusedasfood.S2：TheyarepresentfromtheGoddess.S3：Theycanbeusedasalargesumofmoney....T：OK，let’sfindoutwhattheyreallyfor.2.GettingthegeneralideaListentothetapetogetthegeneralidea.T：Pleaselistentothetapecarefullytogetthegeneralidea.Payattentiontotheintonation.Ifyoufeellike，readafterthetape.T：Whohavegotthemainidea?S4：ThestoryisaboutAtlantawhoracestomarrythemanwhocanrunfasterthanher.Inordertowintherace，HippomenesaskedforhelpfromtheGoddessoflove.3.SkimmingGetthestudentstoreadthestoryandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.（1）WhowasAtlanta?（2）Whatwasshegoodat?（3）Whodidshewanttomarry?（4）HowcouldheHippomeneswinAtlanta?T：Nowpleasereadthestoryandtrytofindtheanswerstothefollowingfourquestions.Ifyoucomeacrossanyunknownwords，trytoguesstheirmeanings.（Afterthreeminutes.）Nowhaveyoufinished?Ss：Yes.T：Nowwhocangiveustheanswerstothequestions?S5：Miss，letmehaveatry.IthinkAtlantawasaGreekprincess.T：Yesorno?Ss：Yes.T：Good.Whataboutthesecondone?Whocangiveusananswer?S6：Shewasgoodatrunning.ShewasnotonlybeautifulbutalsocouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece.T：Welldone.Whataboutthethirdone?S7：Shewantedtomarryamanwhocouldrunfasterthanher.T：Wasthatpossible?Somesayyesandsomesayno.Let’sseethelastquestion.Whocangiveusananswer?S8：Letmetry.HeaskedforhelpfromtheGreekGoddessofLove.TheGreekGoddessofLovegavehimthreegoldenapplestoattractAtlanta’sattentionandmakeherslowdown.4.Consolidation（Trueorfalse）GettheSstodothetrueorfalseasacompetitiontochecktheirunderstandingofthestory.Ifastatementisfalse，theyshouldtellthereason.1.Atlantacouldrunfasterthananyman.（False.ShecouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece.）2.AtfirstHippomenesunderstoodwhymenranagainstAtlanta.（False.Atfirsthecouldn’tunderstandwhymenranagainstAtlanta.HethoughtthosemenwerefoolishtorunagainstAtlanta.）,3.Atlantawasnotconfidentshewouldwin.（False.Shewasconfident.）4.ShewassoangrythatshecouldnotrunintheOlympics.（False.ThereasonforhernotbeingallowedtorunintheOlympicwasnotthatshewasangrybutthatshewasawoman.ShewasangryatthefactthatshecouldnotrunintheOlympics.）5.Shemadeasmanymenasshecouldshareherpain.（False）6.Herfatherdidnotunderstandherwishtocompete.（True）7.Hedidnotrefuseherwishtochooseahusbandinarace.（True）Step5AssignmentT：Inthisclass，we’velearnedmoreabouttheOlympicGamesandtalkedaboutaGreekstoryintheancientOlympics—Atlanta’sstory.Afterclass，Iwouldlikeyoutoreadthestoryfluentlyandretellthestory.Step6TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit2TheOlympicGamesPeriod3LanguagePoints1.marryvt.AmarryBmarryAtoBAget/bemarried（toB）n.marriageadj.married2.amazed=surprisedbeamazedatsth.beamazedtodosth.beamazedthat...amazing=surprising3.promisevt.promisesth.promisesb.sth.promise（sb.）todosth.promisesb.that...promisen.make/giveapromisekeepapromisecarryoutapromisebreakapromiseStep7RecordafterTeaching
