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Unit10 The Spirit of Marathon
Learning objectives:
Ability Objects：
Fast reading to get the main idea of the text and finish the fast reading task.
Careful reading to find the details information and finish the careful reading task.
2．Knowledge Objects:
（1）To know knowledge about marathon race and the spirit.
（2）To help the students to grasp the main idea of the text.
3. Emotional goals：
Help Ss learn the spirit of marathon.
To be strong both in body and in mind.
Teaching Approaches: Work in groups
Teaching key points and difficult points：
Train fast reading and careful reading skills.
Help the Ss to pronounce the names of the places.
Help Ss to understand the origin of marathon race.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greeting and lead in
T: Hello everyone, last class we’ve learned something about Olympic Games. Today we are going to learn a big event at the Olympic Game, Marathon. Do you know anything about Marathon (Show some pictures.)
Ss: Discuss and say something they known.
Long, tired, challenging, slow, many people
T: Good you know much about it. The distance of marathon race is very long. How long Do you know the precise distance of it Why is it called marathon. Who thought of running a marathon You will find answer in the text ---- Unit 10 The Spirit of Marathon today. Before the lesson let’s revise the words and expressions first, read them loudly together, three times a word.
Step 2 Listening
T: Good, you pronounce the words correctly. I think we all can’t wait to know the story and want to find the answers, now let listen to the tape of the lesson to find the answers, don’t look at your books
Ss: Listen to the tape. (They may find one of the answers)
Step 3 Fast reading
T: It seems hard to understand the text only by listening because it’s really difficult. Ok, let’s open your books and read the text to find the answers and main idea. You have only 5 minutes, please read fast. And there is a matching game for you as well.
Matching Game (show on screen)
Ss: Fast read the text to find the answer and main idea.
T: The text can be divided into three parts, please match each part with its main idea. Check answers by having volunteers share their answers.
Ss: Volunteer to share answers.
Step 4 Careful reading (para.1 to para.2)
T： Good, We have known the main idea of the text. Do you want to know better about the text to find something new OK, let’s begin careful reading to learn the text. First, read the first part from para.1 to para.2 to find the origin of marathon race. Before reading I’d like to teach you something first. Names and history background of ancient countries.
Athens 雅典 Greece 希腊 Greek 希腊人 Persian 波斯人
Pheidippides （人名）费迪皮迪斯
Ss: Be interested in the studying.
T: Well, since we’ve know some background knowledge of the origin, let’s start our task: to read part 1 carefully and answer these questions on the screen, you can discuss in groups:
1. Where was the war happened in September of 490 BC
2. Who won the battle
3. Who was sent to tell the news of victory
4. Why was he sent back to Athens
5. What happed to him when he got to the city of Athens
Ss: Read the text carefully and finish the reading task.
T: Check answers by asking one member of the groups.
Step 5 Careful reading (para.3)
T: Well done. We now clearly know that Marathon was the name of a place in Athens originally. How can it become a event at the Olympic Games. Let’s read para.3, part2. You need to finish the bank filling task at the same time.
1. When _____________ Olympic Game were held in Athens ____________of 19th century. People were looking for a ____________to recall the ancient glory of Greece.
2.Now every __________years at the Olympic Game, one of the Important events is __________.
T: Check answers by asking volunteers to answers
Ss: Be active to answer.
T: Good, We know: people want to memorize the glory of the ancient Greece, the great war they won at Marathon and Pheidippides , they of the marathon race and the running distance is 42.195. Why do people run marathon Now let’s find the answer in the last part, Para.4 to Para.5, finish the task as well.
1. The distance of 42.195 km is so long but all the runners can finish the race. ( )
2. The important thing in the Olympic Game is winning. ( )
3. People want to keep healthy by running. ( )
4. The spirit of marathon is “Keep on, never give up.” ( )
Ss: Read carefully.
T: Check answers with the volunteers of each group.
Step 6 Summary and Homework
T: Good, we’ve learned people run marathon to develop the spirit of marathon: Keep on! Never give up! In this class we learned much knowledge. It’s very interesting and challenging. But time is up. Homework today:
1. Finish Exercise I Reading Comprehension on Text Book.
2. Surf the Internet for more knowledge about the war between Greek and Persians. ( optional )

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