课标人教实验版高一 Module 2

Unit 2

Listening

Revision

Check the homework.

Listening

The Story of Atlanta (P15)

Task 2: Read the statements quickly

and decide whether they

are true or false. (Ex 1)

Task 1: Lead-in (Revision).

F F F T T T T

The correct order:

4 -11-7 - 5 -

1- 3 -9 – 6 -10- 8 -2

Work in pairs and discuss the

answers. Listen for the first time and

finish Ex. 3 & Ex. 4.

This is a story of how a man

marries a princess by winning a

race with a Goddess’ help.

Hippomenes was waiting when Atlanta c

ame out. She thought, “I __________ this

man ______!” So she said to her father,

“Tell him __________. The race _______

______ today.” But Hippomenes said, “T

hese are ________: She _______________

__ who _________ than her! ________-- l

et’s run!”

don’t want

will not be run

to go awayto die

her rules

will marry the man runs faster

Come on

So the next day Hippomenes was wa

iting when Atlanta came out. She th

ought, “I don’t want this man to di

e.” So she said to her father, “Tell hi

m to go away. The race will not be r

un today.” But Hippomenes said,

Listening text

“These are her rules: she will marry the

man who runs faster than her. Come o

n-- let’s run!”

When the race started Hippomenes r

an fast, but Atlanta ran even faster. Soo

n she was in front. At once Hippomenes

threw one of the golden

apples. It fell far to the side of Atlanta

and she ran to get it. As she picked it

up, she saw Hippomenes was in front.

So she ran very fast until she ws in fro

nt again. Just then Hippomenes threw

another apple over her head and far t

o the side. Again she stopped

to pick it up, and Hippomenes went in front. When she finally caught up with Hippomenes the second time, he threw the third and last golden apple. As it flew through the air Atlanta saw it and wanted it. So she picked this one up too. By this time Hippomenes was almost at

the end of the race. Atlanta could n

ot catch up with him because the ap

ples were too heavy. So Hippomenes

won the race and married Atlanta.

Thanks to the goddess they lived ha

ppily ever after.

Listening (P48)

Smoke signals on the Great Wall to warn of invasion.

A message in a bottle in the ocean.

A man sending a homing pigeon to its home with a message tied to its leg.

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

in the 1896 Olympic Games. T

he distance is 26 miles 385 yard

s or 42,195 kilometres. It’s a ra

ce in honor of Phidippides, an

ancient runner. In the 5th cent

ury B.C, the Persians attacked

Greece at Marathon near Athe

ns.

Phidippides

The Greeks were very

worried and didn’t

know what to do.

They sent Phidippides

to Sparta to ask for

help for the battle…

Task 2: Listen to get the main idea.

Phidippides sent his message mil

es away all by himself on foot.

1. What was Phidippides’ job as well as running?

Phidippides’ job was a soldier as well as a great runner. He fought in the Battle of Marathon against the Persians. He also sent messages miles away by running.

Task 3: Answer the questions.

2. Why did the Greek army go to

Marathon?

Their city was going to be attacked,

so the Greek army went to

Marathon to fight their enemy.

3. Did Phidippides do what he was ask

ed? How do you know?

Phidippides did what he was asked.

We know because there is a mounu

ment to him and to the dead soldiers

at Marathon. He died giving his mes

sage.

PHIDIPPIDIES AND THE MARATHON

In the modern Olympic Games the

longest running race is called the

Marathon. It gets its name from a town in

Greece called Marathon which is 26 miles

from Athens, the capital city of Greece.

Listening text

This is the story of why the Marathon race is included in the Olympic Games. Once there was an ancient Greek soldier called Phidippides. He ran so fast that he was often sent on long journeys with important messages. One day the leaders of Athens realized that their city was going to be attacked. They sent

their army to the small town of Marathon,

where they fought their enemies. It was a v

ery long and hard battle, but at last the ar

my from Athens won. They were very happ

y. However, they knew that the people of A

thens would be wondering what had happe

ned. So they asked Phidippides to go to Ath

ens and tell them the good news.

Phidippides set off. He was very tired after all the fighting but he ran as fast as he could. As he got near Athens he began to slow down. His head was bursting and he could hardly breathe. As he got to the centre of the city, he fell to the ground. All the people rushed up to him. Phidippides opened his mouth. “ Athens is saved!”

he cried. Then he fell down dead. His story became so famous that it is remembered by the Marathon race of 26 miles, which is the distance from Marathon to Athens.

For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun. This flame begins its Olympic Torch Relay by touring Greece. The flame is normally taken to the country where the games will be held (usually by airplane). The flame is then carried around the

Listening (P51)

country where the games are to be held, using a series of torches carried by people running, walking, riding horses and camels, scuba diving, and using other means of human conveyance. The last runner uses a torch to light the large Olympic torch which burns throughout the games. The flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony. A new Olympic torch is designed for each of the games.

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Ex 2:

Number the events and discuss

them in pairs.

Answers:

5 – 7 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 3 – 8 - 4

Listen to the tape again and discuss the

questions with your partner.

1.Why does the torch begin its journey

in Greece?

Ancient Greece was the birthplace of

the Olympic Games so it is

appropriate to light the flame there.

2. Why are there Special Olympic

Games?

The modern Olympic Games considers

everyone should have their chance to

take part in the Games. If you are

mentally or physically disabled, it would

obviously be unfair for you to take part

against other able-bodied competitors.

So the Olympic movement has devised

two sets of extra Game: the Special

Games (for mentally less able) and

Paralympics (for physically

handicapped competitors).

Listening text

A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE

ANCIENT AND THE MODERN

OLYMPICS

Hello! I’m the torch that lights the

Olympic fir and starts every modern

Olympic Games.

I always begin my journey from

Olympia in Greece where the Ancient

Games were first held. I’m usually lit by

the sun there and carried by many

runners from different countries. Many

people come to watch as I travel through

their countries to the host city. However,

only the best athletes carry me!

It’s a great honour and many athletes ho

pe to get the chance to do so. The greates

t honour is to be the last athlete who carr

ies me into the stadium where the Games

will be held. The last athlete gets the opp

ortunity to light the Olympic fire. That fi

re 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. Two

special sets of Olympics are held at the

same time as the Summer Olympics. One

is for people with physical difficulties

and the other for those with learning

difficulties. I am always happy to see

athletes help each other and feel excited

when new countries get Olympic

medals. It is a wonderful experience to

be a bridge between the ancient and

the modern Olympic Games. Long

may the Olympics continue!

Finish the exercises on

the workbook.

Homework