【2014年秋备课】外研版高中英语必修五Module5TheGreatSportsPersonalityculturalcorner课件.pptVIP

(Module 5);Moudle 5;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.;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.;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) Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event? ;The end of this part