高中英语 Module5 cultural corner课件 外研版必修5.pptVIP

Period 4 Cultural Corner Cultural Corner:Read the passage and answer the questions. 1 What are the origins of the marathon? Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory. 2 Why is the marathon the last Olympic event? Because it ______________ be the hardest event. True or False 1) The whole distance of the marathon is about 42 kilometres. 2) The marathon started in a battle between Greece and Persia. 3) In the 1908 Olympics an American runner won the marathon. 4) Nowadays the marathons can be watched out of the Olympics. 5) Only people who are good at sport can run a marathon. Answer these questions: 1) When did the marathon become an Olympic event? 2) What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning? 3) What is the distance of the marathon now? 4) How many people watched the New York Marathon? 5) How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? 6) Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event? Choose one topic to introduce the marathon in your own words. Student A: the origins of the marathon Student B: the distance of the marathon Student C: the 1908 Marathon Student D: the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon Notes: rise to one’s feet the news of victory dramatically turn the wrong way and fell onto the ground. …the Americans protested and …the American runner was declared the winner. ,which most competitors find is the toughest course to run. Homework Write a passage about your favourite sportsman/sportswoman. * is supposed to True False True True False In 1896. 40 kilometres. 26 miles---about 42 kilometres. Two million people. Because it is thought to be the hardest.