2018年外研版高中英语必修五课件：Module5 Cultural corner (共13张PPT)

3. How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? An Italian entered the stadium, turned the 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.
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.
翻译下列词组
rise to one’s feet 站起身来 . pick sb up 拉起，扶起 . in the end 最后，最终 . according to 根据，按照 .
2. Why is the marathon the last Olympic event? Because it is supposed to be the hardest event.
Read the passage and check the true statements.
1. The whole distance of the marathon is 42 kilometres.
Module 5 The Great Sports
Personality
Cultural corner
厦门职工马拉松
奥运会马拉松比赛
Hale Waihona Puke 马拉松瘦身健将Marathon: the Ultimate Olympic Event
Discussion
1. What are the origins of the marathon? Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory.
5. Only people who are good at sport can run a marathon.
Discuss the questions in pairs.
1. When did the marathon become an Olympic event? In 1896.
2. What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning? 40 kilometres.