The London Marathon

The London Marathon

October, 6th

Hello, everyone!

Nice to see you at out online lesson.

Marathons: the world's greatest sport events

Last lesson we started to discuss the world's Greatest sport event - the London Marathon. Can you name the peculiar features of this event? Tick the right ideas.

Multiple Select

The London Marathon

• appeared in 1981.

• has a distance of 26.2 miles.

• participants are only professional athletes.

• is one of global events.

• winners get $1 million in prize money each.

The London Marathon

You're right. The London Marathon is one of the "World's Marathon Majors" which has taken place every year since 1981. People run 26.6 miles around the city centre. Both professional sportsmen and amatures take part in the event. Male and female winners recieve $1 million in prize money between them.

The Moscow Marathon

There is also an exciting sport event in Russia. Open your SB in page 32. Before doing the task, please, read Study Skills.

Revise the strategy of Text Completion. Use it while doing ex.2 p.32

Check the answers:

• A-3

• B-6

• C-1

• D-7

• E-2

• F-4

Marathons: the world's greatest sport events

These two marathons have much in common. Can you name the similarities?

Multiple Select

Marathons similarities

• Both marathons are held in the streets of ancient cities.

• Both marathons are an anual event.

• The distance of bothe marathons is the same: 42.2 kilometres.

• Different people can take part in these Marathons.

Marathons: the world's greatest events

At home you worked with the definitions from the test about the london Marathon. Can you do ex.4 p.12 now?

Check the answers:

• 1 -volunteer

• 2 -were involved

• 3 - obtain

• 4 - dropped out

• 5 - handle

• 6 - defect

You're awsome!

Now you have two minutes before writing a definition dictation. Be attentive to the forms of the words in definitions.

Ready? Steady. Go!

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stand in a raw and wait

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suffering from ill health

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hardly

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problem with the heart

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difficult task

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of the mind

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had none left

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got better, advanced

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excited

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increase

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get

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reach one's limit of endurance, run out of strength

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quit

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the two organs that allow us breathe

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greatest

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deal with

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necessary

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tighten, spasm and cause pain

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join in

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arrange

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whole

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took part

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used

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offer to do sth for free

Super!

You've done it! Are you happy with the result?

Poll

Are you happy with the result of the dictation?

• I did it excellent.

• it was OK.

• I'm not really satisfied with the result.

• Can I t rewrite it?

Home assignment for the Next Lesson:

SB p.12 ex.1-5, p.13 ex.9