Unit 2 Using Language
Reading and listening
Task 1:learn the new words
Atlanta •女名
Hippomenes •男名
princess•公主
prince •王子
Greek •希腊的，希腊 人 Greece •希腊
Goddess •女神
foolish •愚蠢的
promise •许诺
•重点，
要背熟
golden •金色的
one after another
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•陆续地
The Greek
Goddess of
Love
princess
Atlanta, a
princess
Hippomenes
Scan the passage and find the answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Who was Atlanta?
What was she good at?
Who did she want to marry?
How could Hippomenes win
Atlanta?
Scan the passage and find the answers:
1. Who was Atlanta?
She was a Greek princess.
2. What was she good at?
She was good at running.
3. Who did she want to marry?
She wanted to marry a man who could
run faster than her.
4. How could he Hippomenes win Atlanta?
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.
Read the statements first and then read the passage
quickly. Decide whether they are true or false and give a
reason.
F
1. She practiced running to compete in the Olympic Games.
2. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against
Atlanta.
F
3. Atlanta was not sure she could win.
F
4. She was so angry about the fact that she could not run in
the Olympics.
T
5. She made as many men as she could share her pain. T
6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete in the
Olympics.
T
7.He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a
race.
T
Review the text: Complete the passage
Atlanta was a Greek princess who could run
faster than _______men
in Greece but she was not
any
allowed
________to
run in the Olympic Games. She was
______angry
_____
so
that she decided she would run
________any
man who wanted to ________
her.
against
marry
Many kings and princes sadly went home
when they _________
heard of her rules. Then a man
_______
called Hippomenes saw her and wanted to marry
her. So he asked for help from the Greek Goddess
of Love. Shepromised
________ to help him and gave him
three _______apples.
She said that when Atlanta is
golden
relaxed and run slower.
running past she will be _______
Hippomenes went to the King with the apples
and the race began.
Europe
Africa
Asia
America
Oceania
Let’s enjoy a song from the boys
Listening to a song Hand In Hand
See the ____
fire in the sky,
We feel the _______
beating of our hearts together.
This is our time to _____
rise above.
We know the chance is here to live forever,
for all time.
Hand in hand we_____
stand all across the land.
We can make this world a ______
better place in
which to live.
Hand in hand we can _____to
start understand.
________
Breaking down the walls that come
Listening to a song Hand In Hand
See the ____
fire in the sky,
We feel the _______
beating of our hearts together.
This is our time to _____
rise above.
We know the chance is here to live forever,
for all time.
Hand in hand we_____
stand all across the land.
We can make this world a ______
better place in
which to live.
Hand in hand we can _____to
start understand.
________
Breaking down the walls that come
listen to the tape and number the sentences in order of the
story
• One man wanted to win and marry Atlanta very much. (4)
• Atlanta married him and they lived happily ever after. (11)
• When the race began, Atlanta ran past him. (7)
• He asked the Goddess of Love fro help. (5)
• Atlanta was a very beautiful princess. (1)
• Many men tried to compete with her, but failed and so were
killed . (3)
• She stopped to pick them up. (9)
• She gave him three golden apples. (6)
• She ran too slowly and he won. (10)
• He threw the golden apples one after another. (8)
• She could run faster than any man in Greece. (2)
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
1)结婚，嫁，娶;
10. marry
2)使结婚(marry…to…:使…同…结婚)
 He married a pretty girl.
 Mary is going to marry a Frenchman.
 He married again six months after the death of his
first wife.
 She will never marry his daughter to anyone
whose family is poor.
be married to 和……结婚 (表示状态)
get married to 和……结婚 (表示动作)
--Are you married?
--你结婚了吗?
--No, I’m still single.
--没有.我是单身.
他们结婚已十年了.
They _________________
have been married fro ten years.
你什么时候和李红结的婚?
When____________________?
did you get married
 He’s married to his job. 他全身心都投入到工作。
My uncle ______ until he was forty-five.
A. married
B. didn’t marry
C. was not marrying
D. would marry
12. time “时代，时期”， 单复数均
可
翻译：The
times are different. 时代不同了。
We live in a wonderful time. 我们生活在美好的时代。
相关短语：all the time 一直，始终
At all times 无论何时，一直
At times 有时，不时
at one time 曾经，一度
from time to time 有时，不时
In no time 立刻，马上
13. Be to do sth. 表 示 将 来
时
be to be done 被动 “将要被做…”
翻译：You are to stay in that hotel. 你将要住在那间旅馆。
You are to be interviewed. 你将要被/接受采访。
Exercises
1. It is well known to all that Beijing will ______ the 2008
Olympic Games.
A. host B host for C. be hosted D. host with
2. He acted as host to his father’s friends.
A. a person who sells food
B. a person who receives guest
C. a person who works in a restaurant
D. a person who stays at home
3. Don’t worry. I’ll help to _____ the guests.
A. hold B. wait C. accept D. host
4. ____ the Olympic Games is a great honor and a great
responsibility for a country.
A. Hosting B. Host C. To host D. Hosted
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
sport
Your favourite athlete
What 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 …
Homework
Finish tasks in workbook on
page 51-53.
Write a short passage entitled
“My favourite sport.”