Unit 10 Sports
Reading: The Spirit of Marathon
Aims
1. 技能目标:培养略读和细读的阅读策略
2.知识目标:把握课文内容,理解故事内涵
3.情感目标:马拉松精神,帮助学生形成坚持永不放弃的生活态度
教学重点:理解故事内涵
教学难点:略读和细读阅读策略
的使用
Can you tell me the name of the sport?
Marathon
What do you know about it ?
total distance: _______________
when to begin: _______________
why to begin: _______________
the spirit of Marathon: ____________
Some of you may not know the answers to these questions
Now ,let's read the spirit of Marathon
Please divide the text into three parts and match the main idea
part 1 (p.1) A moving hero
part2 ( p.2) A great race
part3 (p.3~5) A fierce battle
Scanning
Please read part 1 and fill in the following blanks
what
who
when
where
why
ending
A fierce battle
The Persians and the Greeks
In September of 490 BC
Marathon, north of Athens
The Persians wanted very much to
have Athens as theirs
The Greeks won the war
记叙文写作六要素
Careful reading
Who is Pheidippides?
How far is it from Marathon to Athens?
How did Pheidippides get back to Athens?
How did Pheidippides feel when he got to Athens?
How long ago did the story happen?
Please read part 2 carefully and answer the following questions
a soldier who was good at running
bout 26miles
ran the whole distance without stopping
He couldn't move any more
more than two thousand years
part 3
1 The Olympic Games include marathon in order to ________
A. let people run a long distance
B. recall the ancient glory of Greece
C. celebrate the Olympic Games
2. Why do people still run a marathon?_______
A. They want to win.
B. They just want to take part in.
C. They want to show their strength and will.
B
C
3. What is the spirit of Marathon?_________
A. Keep on, never give up
B. Never give up, never lose hope
C. Just have patience, your dreams will
come true
A
After reading
Fill in the blanks according to the text
1. In September of ___________ , a fierce battle between the Persians and the Greeks __________ at a place called Marathon, about _________ miles __________ Athens.
490BC
happened
26
north of
2. With grat joy, the Greeks sent Pheidippides, a soldier who ________________,back to Athens to tell their people _______________
was good at running
the news of victory
3.Pheidippides__________________________________________________, so he ran the whole distance without stopping
was eager to get to Athens
as soon as possible
4. Pheidippides _________ running and running. He was very tired, but he _______________
kept on
did not give up
6.When______________________were held in Athens at the end of ______________, people were ___________________ to recall the ancient glory of Greece.
5. When he finnaly got to the city of Athens, Pheidippides could __________________. He shouted," Good news! We have won!" Then, he _______________________
not move any more
fell down and died
the first Olympic Games
the 19th century
looking for a big event
7. The distance of 42.195 km ia much a long way to run that not all the runners_______
_____________
8. They take part in Marathon race to show their strength and will, and in their lives, they will ____________________ the spirit of Marathon,
" __________________________________"
can finish the race
keep and develop
Keep on, never give up
Discussion
If it were possible, do you want to take part in marathon? Why?
What do you think of
" the spirit of Marathon "?
Homework
Thank you for listening
We should develop the spirit of Marathon in our work of our life
keep on,
never give up