What’s a Marathon?

Unit 12

What’s a marathon race?

How and where do you think this race began?

Pheidippides

Are Marathon races held in your country? If so, when and where do they take place?

After you run a marathon, you feel…

Unit 12 – Vocabulary

1. plumber2. take part in3. endurance4. event5. compass6. whistle7. kit

8. raise money9. charity10. appeal11. in common12. the finish line

Vocabulary – p. 84 (Meaning)

1. plumber (n) – a job fixing pipes, sinks & toilets2. whistle (n) picture3. compass (n) picture4. endurance (n) – energy/can run for a long time5. appeal (v) – to like6. kit – (n) something used to carry things in7. event (n) - race8. charity (n) – organization that helps people

a whistle a compass

p. 85

1. take part in (v) – to participate/join2. raise money (v) – collect money 3. in common – to be the same4. finish line (n) – the line that marks the end of

the race.

Use - Questions

1. What charity would you give money to?2. What activity or sport do you take part in?3. What do you have in common with your best

friend? 4. What event did you watch on TV recently?5. Where do people usually have a first-aid kit?6. What sport appeals to you?

Understanding the Reading (p. 85)

1.C2.B3.C

Remembering the Details p.861. Pheidippides ran to Athens from Marathon to carry a message of

the Greek victory.2. In the first international Olympic Games, a Greek runner won the

race.3. The five largest marathons held today are in Boston, New York,

Chicago, London, and Berlin.4. In 1908, the marathon distance was changed from24.85 miles to

26.2 miles long for the Olympic Games in London so the race could end in front of the king’s viewing box.

5. The highest marathon takes place at Base Camp on Mount Everest.6. The supplies the runners carry in the Marathon des Sables are

clothes, food, a compass, a whistle, a knife and a snake venom kit.

Making Inferences p. 86

1. I2. S3. S4. I5. I