The night of the horse

See a short film:

A war in history--- the Trojan War 特洛伊之战

1.What kind of film is it?

2.What war is it?

The City of Troy特洛伊城

Greece n.Greek a.

Troy n. 特洛伊Trojan n. 特洛伊人

Troy

Sparta

Sparta n. 斯巴达

How did the Trojan War start?

Main Figures in Listening Part

Aphrodite, 阿芙罗狄蒂Goddess of Love

Zeus, / zju:s/King of the Gods

GodGodss and and GoddessGoddesseses::

宙斯

女神

主要人物

SpartaSpartaKing Menelaus  

Queen Helen

TroyTroyKing of

TroyParis (son)

Group discussion:What can you see in each

picture?

Listen to the tape and

do the picture sequencing

Try to Write down the key words( 关键词） and put them in the correct order

In this picture, you can see Paris and the three goddesses .

In this picture ,you can see Paris giving her the prize, a golden apple.

In this picture, you can see Paris’s ship sailing away from Troy.

Sail away驶离

Troy

In this Picture, you can see Helen,Menelaus and Paris at dinner

King Menelaus had to go away from Sparta for a few days. As soon as he went. ， Paris took Helen to the ship. His men also stole a lot of gold from Sparta.

The King of Troy was happy to see his son Paris again. In this picture , you can see Paris and Helen returning to Troy.

In this picture , you can see the ships coming towards Troy.

towards prep.朝… ,向…

There were many battles in front of the walls of Troy. You can see one of the battles in this picture.

battle n.战役

correct order: d h a e b g c f

Ask and Answer:1.Paris was the prince of the

Sparta, wasn’t he?

2.How did Paris go to Sparta?

3.Did Helen go with Paris to Troy as soon as King Menelaus left Sparta?

No,he wasn’t

By ship.

Yes, she did.

Ask and Answer:4. What was King Menelaus ‘s feeling?5. How did the Trojan War start?

6. How long did the battle last for?For ten years.

Because Paris took the queen of Sparta away.

He was very angry.

Did the Greeks win the war? Did the Greeks win the war? And how?And how?

Learn some new words:

plain n.

A wide ,level area of land

平原

Learn some new words:

A giant wooden horseA very big horse made of wood

Wood n. 木头Wooden a. 木制的

giant a. --

huge ,very big

Learn some new words:

citizen n. 市民，公民

celebrate v. 庆祝

All the citizens of Troy celebrated in the main square

of the city

celebration n. 庆祝

capture v.-- take control by force

Learn some new words:

They are so happy to capture the hill.

夺取，俘虏

drag v.

Learn some new words:

Pull something heavy roughly

dragged拖

seize v.--- take hold of roughly

The job of the police is to seize the thief.

抓住，逮住

New words :1. plain n. 平原2. Troy n. 特洛伊 ( 古城 )3. Trojan a. 特洛伊（人）的 n. 特洛伊人4. Sparta n. 斯巴达5. sail v. 航行 sail away 驶离6 . wooden a. 木制的7. giant a. 巨大的，庞大的8. citizen n. 市民，公民9. celebrate v. 庆祝 celebration n. 庆祝10. capture v. 夺取11. seize v. 抓住12. drag v. 拖 (dragged—dragged)13.Roughly ad. 粗鲁地

Choose the closest words or phrasesA.safely B.take control by force C. caught

D. made of wood E.pulled roughly( )1.The Greeks seized the captain on the

hill finally.( )2.They have tried for ten years to

capture our city.( )3. Tom liked the wooden ship very

much.( ) 4. The Trojans dragged the giant

horses into the city with ropes.( ) 5. Make sure your seat belt is securely

fastened.

C

B

DE

A

安全地

Matching : 1.the plain

2.seized

3.capture

4.wooden

5.securely

6.celebrated

7.dragged

A. pulled roughly

B. made of wood

C. safely

D. enjoyed themselves by singing dancing, eating, etc.

E. make …their prisoners

F. took hold of somebody roughly G. on the far side of

Think:1.What do you think of the Greek soldiers?

2.What can war bring us?

3. What have you learned from it?

Assignment1.Copy new words.2.Read the whole text The Night of the HorseThe Night of the Horse carefully

Read the text quickly and do Read the text quickly and do True or False: True or False: 1. The captain stood on the wall of the

city himself.

2.The war broke out in the city of Troy.

3.At that time the plain was empty.

4.There were still some ships at the sea.

F

T

F

F

Read the text quickly and do Read the text quickly and do True or False: True or False:

5.The horse was made of metals.

6.There was nothing left except for the horse.

7.All the Greeks left the city of Troy.

8.The Trojans went to sleep except for the gate guards. F

F

T

F

Look and learn:

plain n.capture v.

drag v.celebrate v. 庆祝

citizen n.

seize v.

wooden a. 木制的giant a.