Unit2TheOlympicGames第六课时SpeakingandWriting【预习案】预习目标:通过预习,你能够独立完成短文后面的几个问题,并且了解马拉松比赛的由来
PHIDIPPIDIESANDTHEMARATHONInthemodernOlympicGamesthelongestrunningraceiscalledtheMarathon
ItgetsitsnamefromatowninGreececalledMarathon,whichis26milesfromAthens,thecapitalcityofGreece
ThisisthestoryofwhytheMarathonraceisincludedintheOlympicGames
OncetherewasanancientGreeksoldiercalledPhidippides
Heransofastthathewasoftensentonlongjourneyswithimportantmessages
OnedaytheleadersofAthensrealizedthattheircitywasgoingtobeattacked
TheysenttheirarmytothesmalltownofMarathon,wheretheyfoughttheirenemies
Itwasaverylongandhardbattle,butatlastthearmyfromAthenswon
Theywereveryhappy
However,theyknewthatthepeopleofAthenswouldbewonderingwhathadhappened
SotheyaskedPhidippidestogotoAthensandtellthemthegoodnews
Phidippidesset