课标人教实验版高一 Module 2

Unit 2

惠阳中山中学 高 三 级　徐　洪　华

Listening

Revision

Check the homework.

Listening

The Story of Atlanta (P15)

Task 2: Read the statements quickly

and guess which can be the

possible general idea of the

story. (Ex 2)

Task 1: Lead-in (revision).

Listen for the first time. Answer: 4.

The correct Order:

4 -11-7 - 5 -

1- 3 -9 – 6 -10- 8 -2

Work in pairs and discuss the

answers. Listen for the second time

and finish Ex. 1 & Ex. 3.

Hippomenes was standing waiting

and when Atlanta came out she th

ought, “ _____________________

___. His death ________________

__

___ !” So she said to her father,

“_________________. The race

I don’t want this man to die

will not be caused by

me

Tell him to go away

_________________ .” But Hipp

omenes said, “ She has said it: _

___________________

___________________________

__________________________.”

won’t be run today

she will be married to t

he man who runs faster than h

er. Come on now! Let’s run!

So the next day the race began. Hi

ppomenes was standing waiting an

d when Atlanta came out she thou

ght, “I do not want this man to die.

His death will not be caused by m

e!” So she said to her father,

Listening text

“Tell him to go away. The race will not

be run today.” But Hippomenes said,

“she has said it: she will be married to

the man who runs faster than her.

Come on now! Let’s run!”

Atlanta ran and Hippomenes ran to

o. He ran very fast but even so Atlanta

ran faster.

Soon she was in front of him. Then Hi

ppomenes threw one of the golden app

les. It went over her head and fell to th

e side of Atlanta. She stopped and had

to run to get it. Hippomenes ran by At

lanta looked up and she saw him in fr

ont.

So she ran faster past than the fastest bi

rd. She came near! Then she flew past hi

m and was in front again. Again he thre

w another apple over her head and to th

e side. Again she stopped to pick it up.

When she reached Hippomenes the th

ird time, he threw the third apple so far

to the side that she had further to go.

She saw it and wanted it. So she ran a

nd picked it up. By that time Hippome

nes was tired and could not run so fast.

He was not so far in front. Atlanta ran

fast but the

apples were heavy and she could

catch up with him. So Hippomenes

won the race and married

Atlanta. Thanks to the Goddess

they lived happily ever after.

Task 1: Leading-in

(1) Do you know there is an event

called “Marathon”?

(2) Do you think there was such an

event in ancient Olympics?

The Marathon was a modern

event that was first introduced

Listening (P48)

in the 1896 Olympic Game

s. The distance is 26 miles 3

85 yards or 42,195 kilomet

res. It’s a race in honor of

Phidippides, an ancient ru

nner. In the 5th century B.

C, the Persians attacked G

reece at Marathon near At

hens. Phidippides

The Greeks were very worried and

didn’t know what to do. They sent

Phidippides to Sparta to ask for he

lp for the battle…

Task 2: Listen to get the main idea.

Task 3: Listen again and fill in the

blanks.

(1) In ancient Athens, the only way t

o send messages was by _______

_.

(2) In all it took Phidippides ______

to run to Sparta for help, but his

journey was ______.

(3) The battle against the Persians w

as hard but at last the Athens

a runner

3 days

useless

won, because the Persians were

too ________.

(4) When Phidippides arrived, he c

ould hardly________ and then

fell down _____.

(5) Every four years there is a race

called the Marathon from ____

_____ to _______.

confident

breathe

dead

Marathon Athens

Task 4: Answer the questions.1. How many journeys did Phidippides mak

e? Two. One to Sparta and back; one to Athe

ns.2. Why did he have to run to Sparta so fast?

This was the only way to get help quickly as there were no telephones, faxes or e-mails.

3. What did he do as well as run?

He also fought in the Battle of

Marathon against the Persians.

4. Why did they ask him to run

fast from Marathon to Athens

after the battle?

They knew the people of

Athens would be worried and

they wanted them to know the

good news.

5. How is he remembered?

He is remembered with a

race in the Olympic Games

which is as long as his run

from Marathon to Athens.

Prometheus is credited with bringing enlightenment to humans. Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humankind, bringing the power of warmth and light to the dark and miserable earth. Prometheus acted against the express wishes of the Olympian Gods, who wanted to keep the power of fire - enlightenment - for their exclusive use.

Prometheus

Listening (P51)

luminosityluminosity justicejustice peacepeace solidificationsolidificationfriendshipfriendship

友谊 光明 公正 和平 团结友谊 光明 公正 和平 团结

Task 1:

Leading-in

What can you see in the

picture?

Task 2:

Read the statements and listen

to the tape for information.

Task 3:

Number the events and discuss

them in pairs.

Answers:

5 – 7 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 3 – 4 - 8

Listening text

I am the torch that lights the Olympic

fire and starts every modern Olympic

Games. I always begin my journey in

Greece from Olympia where the ancient

Games were first held. I am usually lit

by the sun there and carried by many

runners from different countries.

Many people come to watch as I travel

through their country to the host city. It

is a great honor to carry me, and many

athletes hope they will get a chance to do

so. The greatest honor is to be the last

athlete who carries me into the stadium

where the Games will be held and lights

the Olympic fire.

That fire will burn for the whole period

of the Games and will only be put out

when the Games end.

I enjoy being part of so much sporting

friendship. There are now special

Olympics for people with physical

difficulties and for those with learning

difficulties. Everybody can join in if

they try hard enough!

I have seen many good things happen.

In 1936 I saw a German jumper, Luz

Long, help his friend, Jesse Owens, from

the American team. He told him that his

run for the long jump did not start from

the correct place. So Jesse Owens put it

right and won the gold medal.

The German team was not happy that

they only got the silver medal because

of that.

I am always happy when new

countries win Olympic medals. I was so

excited when the African countries

began to win medals for running in

1968 and again when the Chinese Team

came third in the medals table in the

Sydney Olympics in 2000. I am proud

to be a bridge between the ancient and

the modern Olympic Game.

Long may they continue!

Finish the exercises on

the workbook.

Homework