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: – 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 came out. She thought, “I __________ this man ______!” So she said to her father, “Tell him __________. The race _____________ today.” But Hippomenes said, “These are ________: She _________________ who _________ than her! ________-- let’s run!” don’t want will not be run to go away to die her rules will marry the man runs faster Come on

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. The distance is 26 miles 385 yards or kilometres. It’s a race in honor of Phidippides, an ancient runner. In the 5th century B.C, the Persians attacked Greece at Marathon near Athens. 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 miles 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 asked? How do you know? Phidippides did what he was asked. We know because there is a mounument to him and to the dead soldiers at Marathon. He died giving his message.

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 task (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.

luminosityjustice peacesolidificationfriendship 友谊 光明 公正 和平 团结

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).

Finish the exercises on the workbook. Homework