新人教必修二 Unit 2 The Olympic GamesListening课件

Listening,RevisionCheckthehomework.ListeningTheStoryofAtlanta(P15),Task2:Readthestatementsquicklyanddecidewhethertheyaretrueorfalse.(Ex1),Task1:Lead-in(Revision).,FFFTTTT,Thecorrectorder:4-11-7-5-1-3-96-10-8-2,Workinpairsanddiscusstheanswers.ListenforthefirsttimeandfinishEx.3&Ex.4.,ThisisastoryofhowamanmarriesaprincessbywinningaracewithaGoddesshelp.,HippomeneswaswaitingwhenAtlantacameout.Shethought,“I_thisman_!”Soshesaidtoherfather,“Tellhim_.Therace_today.”ButHippomenessaid,“Theseare_:She_who_thanher!_-letsrun!”,dontwant,willnotberun,togoaway,todie,herrules,willmarrytheman,runsfaster,Comeon,Listening(P48),SmokesignalsontheGreatWalltowarnofinvasion.,Amessageinabottleintheocean.,Amansendingahomingpigeontoitshomewithamessagetiedtoitsleg.,Task1:LeadinginDoyouknowthereisaneventcalled“Marathon”?DoyouthinktherewassuchaneventinancientOlympics?TheMarathonwasamoderneventthatwasfirstintroduced,inthe1896OlympicGames.Thedistanceis26miles385yardsor42,195kilometres.ItsaraceinhonorofPhidippides,anancientrunner.Inthe5thcenturyB.C,thePersiansattackedGreeceatMarathonnearAthens.,Phidippides,TheGreekswereveryworriedanddidntknowwhattodo.TheysentPhidippidestoSpartatoaskforhelpforthebattle,Task2:Listentogetthemainidea.,Phidippidessenthismessagemilesawayallbyhimselfonfoot.,WhatwasPhidippidesjobaswellasrunning?Phidippidesjobwasasoldieraswellasagreatrunner.HefoughtintheBattleofMarathonagainstthePersians.Healsosentmessagesmilesawaybyrunning.,Task3:Answerthequestions.,2.WhydidtheGreekarmygotoMarathon?Theircitywasgoingtobeattacked,sotheGreekarmywenttoMarathontofighttheirenemy.,3.DidPhidippidesdowhathewasasked?Howdoyouknow?Phidippidesdidwhathewasasked.WeknowbecausethereisamounumenttohimandtothedeadsoldiersatMarathon.Hediedgivinghismessage.,ForeachOlympics,anewflameisstartedintheancientOlympicstadiuminOlympia,Elis,Greece,usingaparabolicmirrortofocustheraysoftheSun.ThisflamebeginsitsOlympicTorchRelaybytouringGreece.Theflameisnormallytakentothecountrywherethegameswillbeheld(usuallybyairplane).Theflameisthencarriedaroundthe,Listeningtask(P51),countrywherethegamesaretobeheld,usingaseriesoftorchescarriedbypeoplerunning,walking,ridinghorsesandcamels,scubadiving,andusingothermeansofhumanconveyance.ThelastrunnerusesatorchtolightthelargeOlympictorchwhichburnsthroughoutthegames.Theflameisextinguishedduringtheclosingceremony.AnewOlympictorchisdesignedforeachofthegames.,Ex2:Numbertheeventsanddiscusstheminpairs.Answers:5721638-4,Listentothetapeagainanddiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.WhydoesthetorchbeginitsjourneyinGreece?AncientGreecewasthebirthplaceoftheOlympicGamessoitisappropriatetolighttheflamethere.,2.WhyarethereSpecialOlympicGames?ThemodernOlympicGamesconsiderseveryoneshouldhavetheirchancetotakepartintheGames.Ifyouarementallyorphysicallydisabled,itwouldobviouslybeunfairforyoutotakepartagainstotherable-bodiedcompetitors.,SotheOlympicmovementhasdevised