This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 42 стр.

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7. set g. sure

8. make h. the world’s fastest time

2) Fill in the gaps with the correct article to complete each sentence

1)____ word “marathon” comes from 2) _____ area along 3)_____ coast of

Greece. 4)____ important battle took place in 5)_____Marathon about two thousand

and five hundred years ago. 6)____ army from 7)_____Persia had invaded 8)

_____Greece. 9)______Greece’s army defeated 10)_______ invading army at

11)______Marathon. 12)_____ Athenian general sent 13)____ Greek runner to

14)____Athens to tell 15)_____ news of 16)____ victory. 17)____Marathon was

about forty kilometers from 18)____Athens. 19)_____ man ran to20)_____ Athens at

top speed. He announced his message. Then he fell to 21)_____ ground, dead.

22)_____ men’s marathon of about forty kilometers was included in 23)____

first modern Olympic games in 1896. 24)____ distance of the marathon was

increased to forty-two and two-tenths kilometers at 25)____ 1908 Olympics in

26)____London. 27) _____ marathon continues to be 28)___ popular Olympic sport.

5 FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

1. Think of similar popular sporting events in our country and make a report about

one of them.

2. Work with a partner and suggest possible ways of boosting sport popularity

among young people.