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.wi...
