Oxford English 9A chapter3

1. Oxford English 9A chapter3 The night of the horse Instructor Bruce Ma

2. The night of the horse Vocabularies The great success has given them something to enjoy themselves by singing, dancing, eating, etc.. In one night, they were successful in capturing it by a trick. The Greeks took hold of the captain roughly and pulled him roughly away. We landed on an unexplored planet safely. Captain, they’ve gone,’ he cried. They could no longer be seen. • disappeared • capture • seized • succeed in (doing) • celebrate • dragged • securely

3. The night of the horse Greece has millions of soldiers in its army. citizens All the people live in this city must obey the laws or they will be punished. beyond If you travel to the far side of China, you will come to Ｍongolia．（蒙古） plain They came down from the mountains onto a wide area of land. army square People gather in an open area of the city to celebrate the festival.

4. The night of the horse

5. c.The soldier came down the stairs and announced that Greek army has left. d.His captain went to the top of the city’s wall to see the Greeks sail away. The soldier pointed out a huge, wooden horse that had been left. b. The captain ordered it to be moved into the city. The soldier wondered why the horse is on wheels and the captain repeated his order angrily. a. All the citizens of troy celebrated ,then went to sleep. f. By midnight, Greek soldiers opened the secret doors and climbed out to open the city gates and let in the Greek army. e. The Greek army entered the city . They captured Troy. The Plots of the night of the horse 1 4 3 6 2 5

6. The night of the horse Question & answer

7. The night of the horse • Listen to the text and answer the question (paragraph 1 to 3)

8. The night of the horse Paragraph 1--3 • The soldier came down the stairs three at a time . • The captain stood on the wall of the city himself. • The war broke out in the city of troy. • At that time the plain was empty. • There were still some ships at the sea. • There was nothing left but a metal horse. • All the Greeks left the city of troy. F F T T F F F

9. The night of the horse Read Paragraph 4—7 and answer these questions • Was the horse very giant? • Do they need some help to move it into the city? • Did the Trojans move the horse to the city? How ? • Why was the horse on wheels? Maybe the Greeks wanted us to ___________. • What did the all the citizens do at night? • After celebrating, what did the Trojans do? Yes, i t was. Yes, they did. They dragged with ropes. move it to the city They celebrated, sang and danced. Yes, they did. They all went to sleep, including the gate guards

10. Listen to the paragraph 8—10 and answer these questions Yes, it was. • When the city was empty? • How many Greeks waited in the horse? • Did they open the secret door and climbed down to open the gate of the city? • Who stood outside the city in the darkness when people celebrated inside? • The Trojans didn’t win at last, did they? Six. Yes, they did. The Greek army. Yes, they did.

11. The night of the horse Paragraph 8--10 At m_ ____, the square was empty, e_ ___ for the g_____ horse. The six soldiers w_____ for another hour to m sure all the Trojans were a______. Then, they opened the s______ door of the horse and c____ _ out. No one s____ _ them as they opened the main g______. The Greek army r________ when the citizens celebrated at night. The army outside e_____ the city and s__ __ the captain and dragged him away. For 10 years, the Greeks couldn’t get i__ __ the gates of the city. In one night, they s_____ _ in capturing it by a t_______. idnight xcept iant aited ake sleep ecret limbed topped ate eturned ntered eized nside rick ucceeded

12. The night of the horse What is your favourite character in the story …?