: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体">必修二 Unit 2 Using language The story of Atlanta

命题人：王福芹 审核人：王福芹  备课组长：王福芹   使用时间：2009-12-5

教师寄语：Patience and care are your best teachers. 耐心和细心是你最好的老师。

自主学习，课前热身：

I．Answer the following questions:

1. Please list the characters in the story.

2. Who are the main characters?

3. What do you know about Atlanta?

Atlanta was a very beautiful Greek _______. She ran the fastest in Greece, but she was not ______ to take part in the Olympic Games. She was so ______ that she decided not to ______ anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must get married, so at last she made her ______. She said that if a man wanted to ______ her, she would run against him. If he could not run as ______ as her, he would be ______.    

4. What do you know about Hippomenes?

Hippomenes was a man who decided to marry Atlanta after he saw her. In order to run as ______ as her, he went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for ______. She promised to help him and ______ him three golden apples. She told him to ______ an apple in front of Atlanta when she was ______ fast. When she stopped to ______ it up, he would be able to run ______ her and win. Hippomenes took the apples, went to the King and told him that he wanted to marry Atlanta.

II．Read quickly and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Give a reason.

1. She practised 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 didn’t refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race. (     )

III．Find out the key phrases in the passage:

IV．Translate the following sentences and pay attention to the bold words:

1.       She was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.

______________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________

3.       Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?

_________________________________________________________________________

4.       When he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.

_______________________________

5.       He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help.

_________________________________________________________________

6.       She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.

_____________________________________________________

课中精讲

1. She was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.

  allow 允许

  允许做某事：

  允许某人做某事：

  We don’t allow _______(smoke) in the room.

  We don’t allow students _______(smoke).

  Every student is not allowed _______(smoke).

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

  marry 与……结婚；嫁；娶

  与……结婚：

  把……嫁给……；让……娶……：

  be married to:

  get married to:

  eg. How long have you _____________________Tom?

  He ______________________a rich woman last year.

  When you ________, please let me know.

  她嫁给了一个有钱人。

  他很小的时候就结婚了。

 

3. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him.

  make a bargain with sb. 与某人讲条件；与某人达成协议

  bargain n. 便宜货；协议    vi. 讨价还价；讲条件

  就某事与某人讨价还价：

  交易(不)合算：

  In the market dealers were bargaining _________ growers _________the price of coffee.

  This woman bargained _________the storekeeper _________the table.

  He and his partner had __________to tell each other everything.

  The car was a bargain at that price. 那辆车的价格真便宜。

4. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules…

  amazed adj. extremely surprised 吃惊的，惊奇的

  对某事/ 物感到惊奇/吃惊：

  对做某事感到惊奇：

  很惊讶……：

  eg. I was amazed ________the news.

  I was amazed ______________(hear) that he was leaving.

  He was amazed _______________________________________(有些人不同意那个计划).

5. When she stops to pick it up, you were able to run past her and win.

  说出下列各句中pick up的意义

  He picked up some French when he stayed in Paris. (            )

  I’ll drive over and pick you up at five o’clock. (            )

  The car is picking up speed. (             )

  Do you pick up BBC in your free time? (             )

  The boy picked up the hat for the old man. (             )

  You should pick up the tools after work. (              )

  The bus stopped to pick up the passengers. (               )

  She picked up some fine dresses on sale. (              )

  The patient is rapidly picking up. (               )

6. Do you think Hippomenes deserved to win the race?

  deserve vt. 值得；应得；应受

  deserve to do… :

  deserve to be done = deserve doing…:

  eg. 他们不该赢。  They didn’t deserve ____________________.

  你的做法值得表扬。  What you have done deserves __________________.

  =What you have done deserves ___________.

  Whoever breaks the law deserves _______________________/______________(punish).

 

当堂检测

I. 选词填空:  physical, bargain, hopeless, pain, deserve, one after another

1. What a _________! Thanks for helping me with this shopping.

2. I get a _________examination once a year.

3. The teacher asked his students to answer his question ____________________.

4. All that heavy lifting has given me a _________in the back.

5. Honours do not always go to those who _________them.

6. He collects nothing from cases which he thinks are ________.

II. 单项填空

1. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real ________.

  A. exchange    B. bargain   C. trade    D. business

2. His sister left home in 1998, and ________since.

  A. had not been heard of      B. has not been heard of

  C. had not heard of          D. has not heard of

3. He is taller than ________in his class. Which of the following is WRONG?

  A. anyone else   B. any other one  C. all the others  D. anyone

4. My uncle _______until he was 45.

  A. married    B. didn’t marry   C. was not marrying   D. would marry

5. The girl was made to _______a man she didn’t like at all.

  A. marry    B. marry to   C. get married   D. be married with

6. Liu Xiang was so fast in the race that no one can ______him.

  A. run for    B. run against   C. run at    D. run after

7. He asked us about the ______news in a _______voice.

  A. amazing; surprising B. amazed; surprised C. amazing; surprised D. amazed; surprising

8. He had _______me to come to the party, but he didn’t show up.

  A. allowed    B. promised    C. wanted    D. advised

9. The room was flooded with warm, _______sunlight.

  A. gold     B. golden    C. dim     D. blue

10. He made a _______that if anyone set him free he would make him rich.

  A. word    B. sentence    C. mews    D. promise

11. ---How long have they ________?

   ---They ________more than twenty years ago.

  A. got married; were married           B. been married; got married

  C. married; married                   D. got married; got married

12. I’ll _______at the bus stop at 7 a.m..

  A. pick you up  B. pick up you  C. pick you out  D. pick out you

13. We stopped _______so as _______the animals while crossing the forest.

  A. talking; to not frighten      B. talking; not to frighten

C. to talk; not to be frighteded   D. to talk; not to frighten