CulturalCornerCulturalCornerMarathon:theUltimateOlympicEvent奥运会马拉松比赛1
Whataretheoriginsofthemarathon
LegendsaysaGreeksoldierranfromMarathontoAthenstotelloftheGreekvictory
WhyisthemarathonthelastOlympicevent
Becauseitissupposedtobethehardestevent
DiscussionDiscussionListentothepassageandcheckthetruestatements
Thewholedistanceofthemarathonis42kilometres
ThemarathonstartedinabattlebetweenGreeceandPersia
Inthe1908OlympicsanAmericanrunnerwonthemarathon
NowadaysthemarathonscanbewatchedoutoftheOlympics
Onlypeoplewhoaregoodatsportcanrunamarathon
WhendidthemarathonbecomeanOlympicevent
In1896
Whatwasthedistanceofthemarathoninthebeginning
40kilometres
Discussthequestionsinpairs
Howdramaticallydidthe1908Marathonend
AnItalianenteredthestadium,turnedthewrong,fellontothegroundandwashelp