Maysa Lopes Leite n°28

Turma: 8° ano D

ENGLISH ACTIVITY
From Marathon to Athens
In September of 490B.C., the powerful forces of the Persian Empire landed on the
plain of Marathon. They were ready to attack the city-state of Athens just a few miles
away.
The Athenians sent (send) their best runner, Pheidippides, to Sparta to ask
for help. The runner went (go) out of the city on foot. He ran (run) all that day and
through the night and arrived in Sparta the next morning. He delivered the message,
got (get) the answer, and started the trip back.
Just a few days later, the Athenian and Persian armies clashed in the now famous
battle of Marathon. Pheidippides, although tired, participated in the battle as an
infantryman.
The Athenians defeated the Persians. Pheidippides was exhausted when the
fighting came (come) to an end; but even so, he accepeted his commander’s request
to
carry the news of the victory to the anxious people of the city. He then set out on his
last
and greatest run.
The runner covered the distance of Marathon to Athens in just a few hours. He
shouted “Victory, victory”, and dropped to the pavement dead.

1. The name of the runner was:

a) Aristoteles
b) Sparta
c) Pheidippides
d) Hercules

2. Marathon was:
a) a plain
b) a mountain
c) a city
d) a game

3. The story in the text occurred in:

a) Italy
b) Greece
c) Africa
d) Brasil

4. Complete with the simple past of the verbs in parentheses.

a) Bob saw that movie the day before yesterday. (see)
b) My mother told me a beautiful story last night. (tell)
c) We gave a nice present to Mr. Swam yesterday. (give)
d) I became nervous during the game. (become)

5. Circle the irregular verbs and underline the regular ones.

Irregular: went;
Regular: danced, played;