Period4ListeningTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：Thisperiodaimsatlisteningtothreestories：thestoryofAtlanta，Phidippides’journeytoaskforhelpandthepassingoftheOlympictorch.Whenaccomplishingthelisteningtasks，trainthestudents’twoskills—predictingthecontentofthelisteningtextsbylookingthroughthequestionsbeforelisteningandunderstandinggeneralideaandgettingdetailedinformationbycatchingsomekeywordsandsentences.TeachingAims：Makesurethestudentsgetthebeginning（cause），developmentandresultofthethreestoriesandwritedownsomekeywordsandsentences.TeachingImportantPoint：Getthestudentstounderstandthethreestories.TeachingDifficultPoint：Understandingthelisteningmaterials.TeachingMethods：1.Listening-and-answering.2.Cooperativelearning.TeachingAids：1.Ataperecorder.2.Aprojector.TeachingProcedures：Step1RevisionRevisethefirstpartofthestoryofAtlanta.T：YesterdaywelearnedpartofthestoryofAtlanta.Remember?Ss：Yes.T：WhowasAtlanta?Ss：ShewasaGreekprincess.T：Good.Whatwasshegoodat?S1：Shewasgoodatrunning.ShecouldevenrunfasterthanmeninGreece.T：Whatdidshewanttodointhestory?S2：Shewantedtomarryamanwhocanrunfasterthanher.T：Why?S3：BecauseshewasangryatthefactthatwomenwerenotallowedtotakepartintheancientOlympicGames.T：Didanymancometocompeteagainsther?S4：Yes.AndamongthementherewasonenamedHippomenes.T：WashesuretowinAtlanta?Ss：No.T：Sowhatdidhedoinordertobeather?S5：HewenttotheGreekGoddessofLovetoaskforhelp.T：DidtheGoddesshelphim?1S6：Yes.ShegavehimthreegoldenapplestoattractAtlanta’sattention.T：DoyouthinkHippomeneswouldwintheraceandmarryAtlanta?Ss：Yes/No.T：Somesayyessomesayno.Let’slistenandfindout.Step2Listeningtothefirstlisteningmaterial（Page15）1.Predictingtheresultofthestoryandgettingthegeneralidea.GettheSstoreadthestatementsinEx.2onPage15andpredictthepossibleresultandcontentofthestory.T：PleaseopenyourbookandturntoPage15.Readthestatementsquicklyandguesswhichcanbethepossiblegeneralideaofthestory.T：Nowlet’slistentothetapeforthefirsttimeandtrytochoosetherightanswer.（Playthetapefo...
