Cultural CornerCultural CornerMarathon: the Ultimate Olympic Event奥运会马拉松比赛奥运会马拉松比赛1. What are the origins of the marathon? Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory.2. Why is the marathon the last Olympic event? Because it is supposed to be the hardest event.DiscussionListen to the passage and check the true statements.1. The whole distance of the marathon is 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.1. When did the marathon become an Olympic event? In 1896.2. What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning? 40 kilometres.Discuss the questions in pairs. 3. How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end? An Italian entered the stadium, turned the wrong, fell onto the ground and was helped to the finishing line; just as the second runner, an American entered the stadium and was declared the winner in the end.In fact, you dont have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, . 【考点考点】dont have to相当于相当于neednt，意为意为“不必不必”，have to表示客观上的必表示客观上的必要性，意为要性，意为“不得不，必须不得不，必须”。【考例考例】What do you think we can do for our aged parents? You _ do anything except to be with them and be yourself. (重庆重庆2007)A. dont have toB. oughtnt to C. mustntD. cant 【点拨点拨】选选A。根据题意。根据题意“除了和他们除了和他们呆在一起自然点，你不必做任何事情呆在一起自然点，你不必做任何事情”,可知应选可知应选A。dont have to不必，符不必，符合题意。合题意。 oughtnt to不应当；不应当；mustnt禁止，不允许；禁止，不允许；cant不可能，均不符不可能，均不符合题意。合题意。根据括号内所给的提示翻译下列句子。根据括号内所给的提示翻译下列句子。1.他们对旅馆的不好的伙食提出抗议。他们对旅馆的不好的伙食提出抗议。 (protest)2. 她声称她再也不愿见到他。她声称她再也不愿见到他。 (declare)They protested about the bad food at the hotel.She declared that she didnt want to see him again.3. 你把盘子掉到地上了你把盘子掉到地上了, 现在把它捡起现在把它捡起来。来。 (pick up)4. 你明天早晨不必起很早，我们你明天早晨不必起很早，我们10点才点才出发。出发。 (have to)You dropped the plate on the floor; pick it up now.You dont have to get up early tomorrow morning. Well start off at ten oclock.5. Arsenal在最后一分钟得分并赢了这场在最后一分钟得分并赢了这场足球赛。足球赛。 (score)Arsenal scored in the last minute and won the football match.学生四人一组活动。用自己的话介绍马学生四人一组活动。用自己的话介绍马拉松，每位同学选择一个小话题，每个拉松，每位同学选择一个小话题，每个话题的介绍不得少于四句话。例如：话题的介绍不得少于四句话。例如：Student A: the origins of the marathonStudent B: the distance of the marathonStudent C: the 1908 MarathonStudent D: the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon