教材文本Unit2Listening(Workbook)

1、Unit 2 The Olympic Games(Workbook)LISTENING1 Before listening to the story look at the pictures below. Write underneath each picture what is happening. In what ways can messages be sent to people far away?_Can you think of more ways to communicate with others without using technology?2 Now listen to

2、 the tape and write down in one sentence how the hero of the storysent his message miles away._3Listen again and answer these questions:1What was Phidippides job as well as running?2Why did the Greek army go to Marathon?3Did Phidippides do what he was asked? How do you know?4In your opinion, why did

3、 the Marathon become an event in the modern OlympicGames? What is so special about Phidippides?Suggested answers to Exercise 1：Captions of pictures ：1Smoke signals on the Great Wall to warn of invasion.2A message in a bottle in the ocean.3A man sending a homing pigeon to its home with a message tied

4、 to its leg.More possible ways in which messages can be sent to people far away：in persontravelling by bicycle or on horsebackskateboarding, skating, roller skating, etcwalkinggoing by plane, hang glider, balloon, etc by other meanstied to the back of a fishwritten in the sky by an airplaneon the ba

5、ck of an animal taken from its home and trying to return to itSuggested answer to Exercise 2：Phidippides sent his message miles away all by himself on foot.Suggested answers to Exercise 3：1 Phidippidesjob wasa soldieras well as a greatrunner . He foughtin the BattleofMarathon against the Persians. H

6、e also sent messages miles away by running.2 Their city was going to be attacked, so the Greek army went to Marathon to fight theirenemy.3 Phidippides did what he was asked. We know because there is a monument to him andto the dead soldiers at Marathon. He died giving his message.Suggested answers t

7、o Exercise 4：Marathon (long distance race) was included in the first modern Olympics Games：Phidippides has become a link with the ancient Olympic past. His story is well-known. It is an inspiring example. It is also an example of a great running achievement.LISTENING ETXTPHIDIPPIDIES AND THE MARATHO

8、NIn 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 capitalcity of Greece. This is the story of why the Marathon race is included in the Olympic Games.Once there was an ancient Greek s

9、oldier called Phidippides. He ran so fast that he was often sent on long journeys with important messages. One day the leaders of Athensrealized that their city was going to be attacked. They sent their army to the small town ofMarathon, where they fought their enemies. It was a very long and hard b

10、attle, but at last the army from Athens won. They were very happy. However, they knew that the people ofAthens would be wondering what had happened. So they asked Phidippides to go to Athens and tell them the good news.Phidippides set off. He was very tired after all the fighting but he ran as fast as hecould. As he got near Athens he began to slow down. His head was bursting and he couldhardly breathe. As he got to the centre of the city, he fell to the ground. All the peoplerushed up to him. Phidippides opened his mouth.“ Athens