Period 4 Cultural Corner (Page 49)

1. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions: (3M)

1). What are the origins of the marathon?

Legend says a Greek soldier ran from _________ to _______________________ the Greek victory.

2). Why is the marathon the last Olympic event?

Because it __________________________________________________________.

2. Read the passage quickly and mark True (T) or False (F)

( ) 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.

3. Read the passage quickly and answer these questions:

1) When did the marathon become an Olympic event?

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

3) What is the distance of the marathon now?

4) How many people watched the New York Marathon?

5) How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end?