1、,外研版 必修5 Module 5 Cultural Corner,Lead in （導(dǎo)）,look at the pictures below and guess what kind of sport it is according to the tips(提示).,long distance,Anyone who train for it can attend.,It can date back to the ancient times.,The last event in the Olympic Games,What is it?,Marathon: the Ultimate Olymp

2、ic Event,1. Learn something about the development of the marathon. 2. Get the main idea of the text and try to get more reading skills. 3. Grasp the key words, phrases and sentences.,learning aims:,Reading and learning（學(xué)）,Read the passage and try your best to complete the exercises in activity 1-3 o

3、n your learning plan.,Demonstration and evaluation（展示&點(diǎn)評(píng)）,Match the general idea of each paragraph,the distance of the marathon and the 1908 Marathon 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,Pa

4、ragraph 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 mar

5、athon.,Answer these questions :,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

6、 York Marathon? 7. Which marathon is the toughest ? 8. Why is the marathon the final 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?,In 1896.,40 ki

7、lometres.,26 miles-about 42 kilometres.,Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory. He died after arriving.,Two million people.,The Great Wall Marathon,Because it is thought to be the hardest.,At first, an Italian was the first athlete to arrive at the finis

8、hing line, but the second American was declared the winner.,5. How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? 6. How many people watched the New York Marathon? 7. Which marathon is the toughest ? 8. Why is the marathon the final Olympic event?,1 As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few

9、metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer.（translation） 2 Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line. (translation) 3 Most competitors find the Great Wall Marathon, one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever, to be the toughest

10、course to run. (replacement) 4 Considered as the hardest, the marathon is the ultimate Olympic event. (replacement),Discussion,1 As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer.（translation） 2 Officials picked h

11、im up and helped him to the finishing line. (translation),每當(dāng)領(lǐng)先的運(yùn)動(dòng)員進(jìn)入體育館來(lái)跑那全程42公里的最后幾米時(shí), 全場(chǎng)的觀眾都會(huì)站起來(lái)歡呼喝彩。,工作人員們把他扶起來(lái), 幫助他沖向終點(diǎn)。,4 Considered as the hardest, the marathon is the ultimate Olympic event. (replacement),The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest.,Perhaps

12、 one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most competitors find is the toughest course to run.,3 Most competitors find the Great Wall Marathon, one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever, to be the toughest course to run. (replaceme

13、nt),Practice （練）,Retell the text with the information you got from the passage.,The final event in the Olympics is the_.It is usually the most _. The name of the race comes fromin Ancient Greece. At first, the of the Marathon was 40 kilometers. In 1908,however,at the Olympics, it was to 42 kilometers. Today, you wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, there are many marathons around the world. Although it is thought to be