Moudle 5,CULTURAL CORNER,The Great Sports Personality,Read the passage and answer the questions.,1. What are the origins of the marathon? Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory.,2. Why is the marathon the last Olympic event? Because it _ be the hardest event.,is supposed to,1 ). The whole distance of the marathon is about 42 kilometres.,True or False,T,2) The marathon started in a battle between Greece and Persia.,F,3) In the 1908 Olympics an American runner won the marathon.,T,4) Nowadays the marathons can be watched out of the Olympics.,T,5) Only people who are good at sport can run a marathon.,F,1) When did the marathon become an Olympic event?,In 1896.,Answer these questions:,2) What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning?,40 kilometres.,3) What is the distance of the marathon now?,26 miles-about 42 kilometres.,4) How many people watched the New York Marathon?,Two million people.,5) Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event?,Because it is thought to be the hardest.,