1) The whole distance of the marathon is about 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.

S B: the distance of the marathon

SC: the 1908 Marathon

S D: the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon

Sept 2 ： Choose one topic to introduce the marathon in your own words.

巩固案

( 5分钟做题，5分钟展示点评)

Answer these questions

1) When did the marathon become an Olympic event?

2) What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning?

4) How many people watched the New York Marathon?

6) Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event?

Keys: 1) In 1896 2) 40 kilometers 3) 26 miles---about 42 kilometres

4) Two million people 5 6) Because it is thought to be the hardest.