1、Period 3 Cultural corner1【大成目标】1、通过 Skinning 快速找到有关 the marathon 信息；2、培养快速捕捉文章中的重要细节的能力；（重点）3、Introduce the marathon in your own words。（难点）来源:gkstkgkstk【使用说明】课前阅读短文，并熟记词汇表。基础案 课中（10 分钟）Step 1：课堂链接：学生展示上节课作业。 Step2：Read the passage and answer the questions.1 What are the origins of the marathon?2 Why
2、 is the marathon the last Olympic event? 来源:gkstkBecause it _ be the hardest event.keys:1.Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory. 2. is supposed to 升华案（20 分钟）Sept 1：True or False 学会跳读法，快速找到所需信息学会抓关键信息，快速判断Keys : 1)T 2） F 3）T 4） T 5） F来源:gkstk来源:gkstk.Com
3、Sept 2 ： Choose one topic to introduce the marathon in your own words.巩固案( 5 分钟做题，5 分钟展示点评)Answer these questions1) When did the marathon become an Olympic event?2) What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning?3) What is the distance of the marathon now?来源:gkstk.Com来源:gkstkgkstk4) How many
4、 people watched the New York Marathon?5) How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end?来源:gkstk.Com6) Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event? Keys: 1) In 1896 2) 40 kilometers 3) 26 miles-about 42 kilometres 4) Two million people 5 6) Because it is thought to be the hardest.1) The
5、whole distance of the marathon is about 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 people who are good at sport can run a marathon.二次阅读：在短文中寻找你所需要的答案，可用诸如 As far as I know 等用语来源:gkstkgkstkSA: the origins of the marathonS B: the distance of the marathonSC: the 1908 MarathonS D: the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon
