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