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1、 Cultural corner Marathon: the Ultimate Olympic Event 奧運(yùn)會(huì)馬拉松比賽奧運(yùn)會(huì)馬拉松比賽 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 is supposed to be the hardest event. Listen

2、to the passage and check the true statements. 1. The whole distance of the marathon is 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 peop

3、le who are good at sport can run a marathon. 1. When did the marathon become an Olympic event? In 1896. 2. What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning? 40 kilometres. Discuss the questions in pairs. 3. How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? An Italian entered the stadium, turned the

4、wrong, fell onto the ground and was helped to the finishing line; just as the second runner, an American entered the stadium and was declared the winner in the end. Read the text (P49) carefully and fill in the blanks. The origin of the marathon The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Gr

5、eece. As the story goes, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, 1. _, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against 2. _. He died immediately after he arrived. Marathon the Persians The 3._ of the marathon In the beginning, it was 40 kilometres. At the 1908 London Olympics, it was cha

6、nged to about 4. _ kilometres. distance 42 The marathon at the London Olympics It ended dramatically. A(n) 5. _ runner ran into the stadium first but he turned the wrong way and fell onto the ground. With officials help, he reached the finishing line, just as an American runner entered the stadium.

7、Finally, the American runner was declared the winner. Italian Famous marathons The New York Marathon Its one of the most famous marathons. It is watched by 6. _ people around the streets and across the bridges of the citys five boroughs. Its route goes past New Yorks famous landmarks. two million Fa

8、mous marathons 7. _ Its one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons. It is thought by most competitors to be the 8. _ course to run. The Great Wall Marathon toughest In fact, you dont have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, . 【考點(diǎn)【考點(diǎn)】dont have to相當(dāng)于相當(dāng)于neednt， 意為意為“不必不

9、必”，have to表示客觀上的必表示客觀上的必 要性，意為要性，意為“不得不，必須不得不，必須”。 What do you think we can do for our aged parents? You _ do anything except to be with them and be yourself. A. dont have to B. oughtnt to C. mustntD. cant 【點(diǎn)撥】選【點(diǎn)撥】選A。根據(jù)題意。根據(jù)題意“除了和他們除了和他們 呆在一起自然點(diǎn)，你不必做任何事呆在一起自然點(diǎn)，你不必做任何事 情情”,可知應(yīng)選可知應(yīng)選A。dont have to不必，不必， 符合題意。符合題意。 oughtnt to不應(yīng)當(dāng)；不應(yīng)當(dāng)； mustnt禁止，不允許；禁止，不允許；cant不可能，不可能， 均不符合題意。均不符合題意。 學(xué)生四人一組活動(dòng)。用自己的話介紹馬學(xué)生四人一組活動(dòng)。用自己的話介紹馬 拉松，每位同學(xué)選擇一個(gè)小話題，每個(gè)拉松，每位同學(xué)選擇一個(gè)小話題，每個(gè) 話題的介紹不得少于四句話。例如：話題的介紹不得少于四句話。例如： Student A: the or