Unit 2 Using Language

Reading and listening

Atlanta Hippomenes princess prince Greek Greece Goddess foolish promise golden one after another

Task 1:learn the new words •女名 •男名

•公主 •王子

•希腊的，希腊 人 •希腊•女神

•愚蠢的•许诺

•金色的

•陆续地

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Atlanta, a princess

Hippomenes

princess

The Greek Goddess of

Love

1. Who was Atlanta?2. What was she good at?3. Who did she want to marry?4. How could Hippomenes win

Atlanta?

Scan the passage and find the answers:

Scan the passage and find the answers:1. Who was Atlanta?

2. What was she good at?

She was a Greek princess.

She was good at running.

3. Who did she want to marry?

4. How could he Hippomenes win Atlanta?

She wanted to marry a man who could run faster than her.

He asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love. The Greek Goddess of Love gave him three golden apples to attract Atlanta’s attention and make her slow down.

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1. She practiced running to compete in the Olympic Games. 2. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. 3. Atlanta was not sure she could win. 4. She was so angry about the fact that she could not run in the Olympics. 5. She made as many men as she could share her pain. 6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete in the Olympics. 7.He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race.

Read the statements first and then read the passage quickly. Decide whether they are true or false and give a reason.

Review the text: Complete the passage 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 decided she would run ________any man who wanted to ________ her.

Many kings and princes sadly went home when they _________ her rules. Then a man _______ Hippomenes saw her and wanted to marry her. So he asked for help from the Greek Goddess of Love. She ________ to help him and gave him three _______apples. She said that when Atlanta is running past she will be _______ and run slower.

Hippomenes went to the King with the apples and the race began.

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thatagainst marry

heard ofcalled

promisedgolden

relaxed

allowedso

Let’s enjoy a song from the boys

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

America

See the ____ in the sky,We feel the _______ of our hearts together.This is our time to _____ above.We know the chance is here to live forever, for all time.Hand in hand we_____ all across the land.We can make this world a ______ place in which to live.Hand in hand we can _____to understand.________ down the walls that come

firebeating rise

stand better

startBreaking

Listening to a song Hand In Hand

See the ____ in the sky,We feel the _______ of our hearts together.This is our time to _____ above.We know the chance is here to live forever, for all time.Hand in hand we_____ all across the land.We can make this world a ______ place in which to live.Hand in hand we can _____to understand.________ down the walls that come

firebeating rise

stand better

startBreaking

Listening to a song Hand In Hand

• One man wanted to win and marry Atlanta very much.• Atlanta married him and they lived happily ever after.• When the race began, Atlanta ran past him.• He asked the Goddess of Love fro help.• Atlanta was a very beautiful princess.• Many men tried to compete with her, but failed and so were

killed .• She stopped to pick them up.• She gave him three golden apples.• She ran too slowly and he won.• He threw the golden apples one after another.• She could run faster than any man in Greece.

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

9. So even the olive wreath has been replaced.

replace “ 代替 ”，相当于 take the place of

Can anything replace / take the place of a mother’s love and care?

John will ______ Jack in the team. A. replace B. take place of C. instead D. instead of

He married a pretty girl.

1)结婚，嫁，娶 ; 2)使结婚 (marry…to…: 使…同…结婚 )

10. marry

She will never marry his daughter to anyone whose family is poor. 

Mary is going to marry a Frenchman.

He married again six months after the death of his first wife.

be married to 和……结婚 ( 表示状态 )get married to 和……结婚 ( 表示动作 )

He’s married to his job. 他全身心都投入到工作。

--Are you married?

--No, I’m still single.他们结婚已十年了 .

你什么时候和李红结的婚 ?

They _________________ fro ten years.

When____________________?

have been married

did you get married

-- 你结婚了吗 ?

-- 没有 . 我是单身 .

My uncle ______ until he was forty-five.

A. married B. didn’t marry

C. was not marrying D. would marry

翻译： The times are different.

We live in a wonderful time.

相关短语： all the time

At all times at one time

At times from time to time

In no time

be to be done 被动 “将要被做…”

翻译： You are to stay in that hotel.

You are to be interviewed.

时代不同了。我们生活在美好的时代。

一直，始终无论何时，一直 曾经，一度

有时，不时 有时，不时立刻，马上

你将要住在那间旅馆。你将要被 / 接受采访。

12. time “ 时代，时期”， 单复数均可

13. Be to do sth. 表示将来时

Exercises1. It is well known to all that Beijing will ______ the

2008 Olympic Games.A. host B host for C. be hosted D. host with2. He acted as host to his father’s friends.A. a person who sells food B. a person who receives guestC. a person who works in a restaurantD. a person who stays at home3. Don’t worry. I’ll help to _____ the guests.A. hold B. wait C. accept D. host4. ____ the Olympic Games is a great honor and a great

responsibility for a country.A. Hosting B. Host C. To host D. Hosted

Speaking

and writing

Atlanta’s favourite sport was running. What is your favourite sport? Give reasons why you like it so much. Think about:

How you became interested in that sportYour favourite athleteWhat you do to improve your skill

Tell your partner about your favourite sport using the outline above. Tehn listen to your partner’s talk about his/her favourite sport. You may find the expressions below helpful

I like … because … I became interested in it when ….My favourite athlete/footballer/sportsman is …I like him/her because …I practise …In the future I hope to …

HomeworkFinish tasks in workbook on page 51-53.Write a short passage entitled “My favourite sport.”