新人教必修二 Unit 2 The Olympic Games-Listening[课件]

ListeningRevisionCheckthehomework.ListeningTheStoryofAtlanta(P15)Task2:Readthestatementsquicklyanddecidewhethertheyaretrueorfalse.(Ex1)Task1:Lead-in(Revision).FFFTTTTThecorrectorder:4-11-7-5-1-3-9–6-10-8-2Workinpairsanddiscusstheanswers.ListenforthefirsttimeandfinishEx.3&Ex.4.ThisisastoryofhowamanmarriesaprincessbywinningaracewithaGoddess’help.HippomeneswaswaitingwhenAtlantacameout.Shethought,“I__________thisman______!”Soshesaidtoherfather,“Tellhim__________.Therace_____________today.”ButHippomenessaid,“Theseare________:She_________________who_________thanher!________--let’srun!”don’twantwillnotberuntogoawaytodieherruleswillmarrythemanrunsfasterComeonListening(P48)SmokesignalsontheGreatWalltowarnofinvasion.Amessageinabottleintheocean.Amansendingahomingpigeontoitshomewithamessagetiedtoitsleg.Task1:Leadingin(1)Doyouknowthereisaneventcalled“Marathon”?(2)DoyouthinktherewassuchaneventinancientOlympics?TheMarathonwasamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedinthe1896OlympicGames.Thedistanceis26miles385yardsor42,195kilometres.It’saraceinhonorofPhidippides,anancientrunner.Inthe5thcenturyB.C,thePersiansattackedGreeceatMarathonnearAthens.PhidippidesTheGreekswereveryworriedanddidn’tknowwhattodo.TheysentPhidippidestoSpartatoaskforhelpforthebattle…Task2:Listentogetthemainidea.Phidippidessenthismessagemilesawayallbyhimselfonfoot.1.WhatwasPhidippides’jobaswellasrunning?Phidippides’jobwasasoldieraswellasagreatrunner.HefoughtintheBattleofMarathonagainstthePersians.Healsosentmessagesmilesawaybyrunning.Task3:Answerthequestions.2.WhydidtheGreekarmygotoMarathon?Theircitywasgoingtobeattacked,sotheGreekarmywenttoMarathontofighttheirenemy.3.DidPhidippidesdowhathewasasked?Howdoyouknow?Phidippidesdidwhathewasasked.WeknowbecausethereisamounumenttohimandtothedeadsoldiersatMarathon.Hediedgivinghismessage.ForeachOlympics,anewflameisstartedintheancientOlympicstadiuminOlympia,Elis,Greece,usingaparabolicmirrortofocustheraysoftheSun.ThisflamebeginsitsOlympicTorchRelaybytouringGreece.Theflameisnormallytakentothecountrywherethegameswillbeheld(usuallybyairplane).TheflameisthencarriedaroundtheListeningtask(P51)countrywherethegamesaretobeheld,usingaseriesoftorchescarriedbypeoplerunning,walking,ridinghorsesandcamels,scubadiving,andusingothermeansofhumanconveyance.ThelastrunnerusesatorchtolightthelargeOlympictorchwhichburnsthroughoutthegames.Theflameisextinguishedduringtheclosingceremony.AnewOlympictorchisdesignedforeachofthegames.luminosityjusticepeacesolidificationfriendship友谊光明公正和平团结Ex2:Numbertheeventsanddiscusstheminpairs.Answers:5–7–2–1–6–3–8-4Listentothetapeagainanddiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.WhydoesthetorchbeginitsjourneyinGreece?AncientGreecewasthebirthplaceoftheOlympicGamessoitisappropriatetolighttheflamethere.2.WhyarethereSpecialOlympicGames?ThemodernOlympicGamesconsiderseveryoneshouldhavetheirchancetotakepartintheGames.Ifyouarementallyorphysicallydisabled,itwouldobviouslybeunfairforyoutotakepartagainstotherable-bodiedcompetitors.SotheOlympicmovementhasdevisedtwosetsofextraGame:theSpecialGames(formentallylessable)andParalympics(forphysicallyhandicappedcompetitors).Finishtheexercisesontheworkbook.Homework