Unit2TheOlympicGamesDoyouknowanystoriesorpersonsinancientGreek?Warmingup(3m)Skimthetextandfindoutthemainideaofthestory.Thestoryisaboutaprincesswhoracestomarrythemanthatcanrunfasterthanher.Inordertowintherace,amanasksforhelpfromtheGoddessofLove.Scanthepassageandfindtheanswers:1.WhowasAtlanta?2.Whatwasshegoodat?3.Whodidshewanttomarry?4.HowcouldHippomeneswinAtlanta?Scanthepassageandfindtheanswers:1.WhowasAtlanta?2.Whatwasshegoodat?ShewasaGreekprincess.Shewasgoodatrunning.3.Whodidshewanttomarry?4.HowcouldHippomeneswinAtlanta?Shewantedtomarryamanwhocouldrunfasterthanher.HeaskedforhelpfromtheGreekGoddessofLove.TheGreekGoddessofLovegavehimthreegoldenapplestoattractAtlanta’sattentionandmakeherslowdown.Readthetextagainandfinishthefollowingtrueorfalseexercise.1.Atlantacouldrunfasterthananyman.2.AtfirstHippomenesunderstandwhymenranagainstAtlanta.3.Atlantawasnotconfidentshewouldwin.4.ShewassoangrythatshecouldnotrunintheOlympics.5.Shemadeasmanymenasshecouldshareherpain.6.Herfatherdidnotunderstandherwishtocompete.7.Hedidnotrefuseherwishtochooseahusbandinarace.FFFTTTTLanguagePointsamaze(v):fill(sb)withgreatsurprisebeamazedatsth./+that从句Eg.Wewereamazedatthechangeinhisappearance.Shewasamazedthathewasstillalive.amazing(adj):令人惊奇/惊异的Eg.Anamazingspeed/playerhearofpromisevt.允诺，答应promise(sb.)sth.;promise(sb.)todosth.promise(sb.)thatclausee.gHepromised(her)nevertotellalie.vi./vt.预示；有希望…,很有希望成功;保证;前途eg:Theclearskypromisesfineweather.Thisprojectpromiseswell.这个工程大有前途。n.诺言、字据，充当make,break,keep,carryout的宾语eg:Ifyoumakeapromise,youshouldkeepit,yououghtnottobreakit.如果你作出允诺，就得守诺言，不应该违背诺言。Underlinetheimportantsentences,understandthemandrecitethem.•1.Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfathershewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.•2.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainsthim.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled.•3.Othermenstayedtoruntherace.TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlanta’srules.•4.Shepromisedtohelphimandgavehimthreegoldenapples.
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