山东省临清二中英语课件：必修5 Module 5 The Great Sports Personality RCultural Corner（外研版必修5）.pptVIP

Module 5:Cultural Corner Marathon: the Ultimate Olympic Event 临清市第二中学 李小敬 Fast Reading: Read the title of this passage and guess: “What can we get from the title?” It is about _________________. Match the general idea of each paragraph the distance of the marathon and the 1908Marathon the origins of the marathon the hardest Olympic event and the competitors the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The whole distance of the marathon is 40 kilometres. The marathon started in a battle between Greece and Persia. In the 1908 Olympics an American runner won the marathon. Nowadays the marathons can be watched out of the Olympics. Only people who are good at sports can run a marathon. 1 What are the origins of the marathon? 2 When did the marathon become an Olympic event? 3 What was the distance of the original marathon? 4 What is the distance of the marathon now? 5 How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? 6 How many people watched the New York Marathon? 7 What is the toughest Olympic? 8 Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event? 1 What are the origins of the marathon? 2 When did the marathon become an Olympic event? 3 What was the distance of the original marathon? 4 What is the distance of the marathon now? 5 How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory. He died after arriving. In 1896. 40 kilometres. 26 miles---about 42 kilometres. At first, an Italian was the first athlete to arrive at the finishing line, but the second American was declared the winner. 6 How many people watched the New York Marathon? 7 What is the toughest Olympic?