Period4ListeningTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：Thisperiodaimsatlisteningtothreestories：thestoryofAtlanta，PhidippidesjourneytoaskforhelpandthepassingoftheOlympictorch.Whenaccomplishingthelisteningtasks，trainthestudentstwoskillspredictingthecontentofthelisteningtextsbylookingthroughthequestionsbeforelisteningandunderstandinggeneralideaandgettingdetailedinformationbycatchingsomekeywordsandsentences.TeachingAims：Makesurethestudentsgetthebeginning（cause），developmentandresultofthethreestoriesandwritedownsomekeywordsandsentences.TeachingImportantPoint：Getthestudentstounderstandthethreestories.TeachingDifficultPoint：Understandingthelisteningmaterials.TeachingMethods：1.Listening-and-answering.2.Cooperativelearning.TeachingAids：1.Ataperecorder.2.Aprojector.TeachingProcedures：Step1RevisionRevisethefirstpartofthestoryofAtlanta.T：YesterdaywelearnedpartofthestoryofAtlanta.RememberSs：Yes.T：WhowasAtlantaSs：ShewasaGreekprincess.T：Good.WhatwasshegoodatS1：Shewasgoodatrunning.ShecouldevenrunfasterthanmeninGreece.T：WhatdidshewanttodointhestoryS2：Shewantedtomarryamanwhocanrunfasterthanher.T：WhyS3：BecauseshewasangryatthefactthatwomenwerenotallowedtotakepartintheancientOlympicGames.T：DidanymancometocompeteagainstherS4：Yes.AndamongthementherewasonenamedHippomenes.T：WashesuretowinAtlantaSs：No.T：SowhatdidhedoinordertobeatherS5：HewenttotheGreekGoddessofLovetoaskforhelp.T：DidtheGoddesshelphimS6：Yes.ShegavehimthreegoldenapplestoattractAtlantasattention.T：DoyouthinkHippomeneswouldwintheraceandmarryAtlantaSs：Yes/No.T：Somesayyessomesayno.Letslistenandfindout.Step2Listeningtothefirstlisteningmaterial（Page15）1.Predictingtheresultofthestoryandgettingthegeneralidea.GettheSstoreadthestatementsinEx.2onPage15andpredictthepossibleresultandcontentofthestory.T：PleaseopenyourbookandturntoPage15.Readthestatementsquicklyandguesswhichcanbethepossiblegeneralideaofthestory.T：Nowletslistentothetapeforthefirsttimeandtrytochoosetherightanswer.（Playthetapeforthefirsttimethenchecktheanswer.）T：NowdidyouunderstandthestorySs：Yes.T：Whowontherace，AtlantaorHippomenesSs：Hippomenes.T：Right.Nowletsseethegeneralideaofthestory.WhichoneistheanswerWhyS7：Thefourthone.Thefirstonewaswrongbecauseitisonlyhalftrue.Atlantaracesbecauseshedoesnotwanttomarryanybodylessgoodthanherself.Thesecondiswrongbecauseitonlytellsapartofthestory.Atlantadoesnotagreetomarrythemanuntilhewinstheraceagainsther.Thethirdoneisnotquitetrue.ThemandidneedhelptowintheraceagainstAtlantabutitwasnotcheating，asAtlantahadthechoiceofpickinguptheapplesornotduringtherace.T：Verygoodjob.NowletscometoEx.1.2.ArrangingtheorderofthestoryT：Pleasereadthesentencesofquicklyandmakesurethatyouunderstandeachofthem.Payattentiontothestorywhenyourelistening.（Playthetapeforthesecondtimeandpauseatthekeysentences.Thengetthemtoworkinpairsanddiscusstheanswer.Andthenplaythetapeforthethirdtimeforthemchecktheiranswers.Atlastgetsomestudentstotelltheiranswersandcheckwiththewholeclass.）（Suggestedorder：4，11，7，5，1，3，9，6，10，8，2）Step3Listeningtothesecondmaterial（Page48）1.Leading-in（talkingaboutthebackgroundinformationonthemarathon）T：AsweallknowthatthereisaneventnamedmarathoninthemodernOlympicGames.WhataboutinancientOlympicGamesWastheresuchaneventSs：No，therewasnotsuchaneventintheancientOlympicGames.T：Right.Themarathonwasamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedinthe1896OlympicGames.HowlongadistancedoesarunnerhavetocoverinthemarathonDoyouknowS8：About40kilometers.T：Good.Infactthedistanceofthemodernmarathonwasstandardizedas26miles385yardsor42.195kilometers.WhydowehavetheeventinthemodernOlympicGamesDoyouhaveanyideaSs：Idontknow./Ihavenoidea.T：InfactitisaracetocommemoratePheidippides，anancientday-runnerwhocarriednewsofthePersianlandingatMarathontoAthens（adistanceof26miles）inorderenlisthelpforthebattle.Wearegoingtohearthestoryofhim.NowpleaseturntoPage48andreadthebackgroundinformationtogether.（Ssreadinchorus.）2.Listenforthefirsttimeforthegeneralidea.Getthestudentstolistenforthefirsttimeandgetthegeneralidea.T：Nowpleaselistentothestoryandfinishthefollowingexercises：（1）Fillinthefollowingblanks.Phidippideswasthebest_of_.Theleadersof_toldPhideppidestogotoSpartato_againstthePersians.Phidippides_earlyinthemorning.Altogetherittookhim_toruntoSpartabuthisjourneywasnot_astheywouldnothelpthem.Sadlyhe_.Hehadalittlerestandwentto_.Itwasalong，hardbattlebutatlasttheAthenians_.AtoncePhidippideswasaskedtogoto_.Ashegotnear_hebeganto_.Slowly，slowlyhe_themarketplace.AshegottothestatueoftheGod，Athene，he_totheground.（2）HowmanyjourneydidPhidippidesmakeinthestory（Afterlistening，checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.）（1）Fillinthefollowingblanks.runner；AthensAthens；askforhelpsetsoffthreedays；useful；returnedhomeMarathon；wonAthensAthensreachedfell（2）Hemadetwojourney.OnetoSpartaandbacktoAthens.TheotherfromMarathontoAthens.3.Lis