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:

4 -11-7 - 5 -

1- 3 -9 – 6 -10- 8 -2

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 awayto 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 42.195 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.

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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