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Book Three Unit 1 Myths and Legends Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to : 1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture; 2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills; 3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary; 4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension; 5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.; 6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities. I. Useful Information In order to understand the world around them, virtually all early cultures developed myths that explained various aspects of life and mysteries of nature. Animals, plants and peopleboth imaginary and realwere often attributed with special powers that gave them a spiritual significance. In ancient China, for example, the phoenix(凤凰),the dragon, the unicorn(独角兽) and the tortoise were regarded as sacred creatures that symbolized various characteristics including wisdom, longevity, indestructibility(不可毁灭) and power. The ancient Greeks developed a complex system of myths related to hundreds of gods and goddesses that were said to control the fate of all men and women. Whether myths became part of an established religion or not, they were always incorporated into stories that could be told and retold as captivating explanations of natural and supernatural events. And as such they became cultural treasures that educated and united people around common beliefs. Although the line betw