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Ey warm-up ‘Are you involved in any leisure activities or sports? How often do you take part in or practise them? tw enaorse someting EA ker words os “inj endorsement Match the following words with ther correct definition: at a 2 geographic area, for example a desert or mountains | iesall aia A 8 eran phi mage done toa paso’ for expe seutrrken bone 4, endorse somethit solving problems in a practical way is ome something difficult that needs a lot of skill strength etc. to achieve Vo teach ato oto cn (9) 7. pragmatic to say that you use or like a particular product in order to promote it (0) 8 achallenge work that you do to earn a living and which allows you to take part ina secondary activity or hobby Ab 2f Sa 4 Se bh 72d Be EE easing Read the a onthe ot page abot Dean Kamares.asocaled"uta marathon" nner Answer stn English, heauestonsbow > \WeALWAYS need subject for sentences, {Loi Don tres bec ince mg nc ein? He ran 30 miles on his 30th Birthday. (armor ‘tra marron ore aerencbecouse ae ferent terrain and atance, How mary ope tae prt ina marathons? o round 15,000 peopletake pat in ultra matron inthe US and T0090 erie” 4 What nt true lp Oran Krazesto un verve dtanes? Anmttal"foststike snd. good biomechanics 5. How does he pret forarunning ever? (How does he ams ning How dese wan to make mane nthe fre? 7. Wow does he un nou taping tet? 3. Reading 1. He decided to run 30 miles on his 30th birthday. 2. Conventional marathons caver 26 miles. Ultra marathons cover over 0 miles. Conventional marathons take ‘place in cites, whereas ultras take place on unusual terran such as deserts and mountains. With ultras, victory is Fishing. 3, around 100,000 worldwide (15,000 n the US) 4. His natural running style and relatively advanced age. 5. He gets up at 4am four mornings 2 week to run fora few hours and tres to run for an hour inthe evening. {6 He's the president of an organic health food company. Endorsing products. 7, He carries a phone anda credit card to order pizza. Find the words Find a word or phrase in the text which means... usual, traditional (adjective, P1) not typical (adjective, P4) ‘success in a competition or battle (noun, PS) ‘a business agreement or arrangement (noun, P8) ‘one after another without interruption (adverb, P10) Ey crammar- infinitive or -ing Complete the following sentences from the article by putting the verb in brackets in the correct form: 4... he stopped __(run) long distances. @ 2. He put on a pair of running shoes and decided ______ (run) into the night. @) 4. a natural running style that helps him avo injures. @ 4. Kamazes hopes that this will soon allow him __ (make) money. @ 5. Onedealinvolves (test) running shoes fora well-known adventure clothing company, The North Face. 4 One. woke up (rd down the mil ofthe rood QED ‘You only stop _ (change) your shoes. ‘Complete the rules below with ‘infinitive’ or ing form: Give an example above for each rule. ‘a. When one verb follows another verb, the _____ (eg. to run) or an __(eg. b. An___is often used to answer the question "Why..." orto talk about the purpose for doing something. The action is imagined or inthe future. Example: & Some verbs are followed by an object (eg. ‘him + an : Example: aes s . a An. is often used when the action happens at the same time as the frst verb or ithas ‘already happened. Example: e. Some verbs can be followed byan_____or____ with a difference in meaning. Example: ‘. infinitive, -ing form. Example: decided to run; involves testing b. infinitive. Example: decided to run infinitive. Example: allow him to make <. -ing form. Example: woke up running €. infinitive, -ing form. Example: stopped running, stop to change Grammar practice Complete each sentence wit a suitable verb ints correct form. advice cenioy forget 2) sheup promise remember (x2) tell want 4 Please ____tolock the door when you leave the house, 2 Dorit____toset your alarm before you goto bed, 3, Pat___smoking five years ago. He hasrit smoked a cigarette since then 4. realy _meeting new people when I travel 5. Asa chill, Tom aways______ to become an astronaut. 6 Michaet me to buy Juliette a cookery book for her birthday lst weok 7. Canyou __ Alice to call me? 8, |____plaving inthe snow as a chil. had alt of fun. 9. WM ever __watching that fm forthe frst tme. 10. The government minister to reduce taxes. Not everybody believed him. ‘Now put the verbs above into the correct categories below: verb + infinitive: verb + object + infinitive: verb + -ing form: verb + infinitive or -ing form: EJ taxing point What you do think of Dean Karnazes's lifestyle? Can you think of any other feats of endurance?

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