1、Cultural CornerCultural Corner厦门职工马拉松奥运会马拉松比赛马拉松瘦身健将Marathon:the Ultimate Olympic Event1.What are the origins of the marathon?Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory.2.Why is the marathon the last Olympic event?Because it is supposed to be the hardest eve
2、nt.DiscussionRead the passage and check the true statements.1.The whole distance of the marathon is 42 kilometres.2.The marathon started in a battle between Greece and Persia.3.In the 1908 Olympics an American runner won the marathon.4.Nowadays the marathons can be watched out of the Olympics.5.Only
3、 people who are good at sport can run a marathon.1.When did the marathon become an Olympic event?In 1896.2.What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning?40 kilometres.Discuss the questions in pairs.3.How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end?An Italian entered the stadium,turned the wrong,fell onto the ground and was helped to the finishing line;just as the second runner,an American entered the stadium and was declared the winner in the end.翻译下列词组rise to ones feet.pick sb up.in the end.according to.站起身来拉起，扶起最后，最终根据，按照
