Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Reading: Marathon kids Read the text about a young marathon runner. Complete the sentences (1–5) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 3 Marathon kids: Too young to run? Two weeks ago Nicholas Burke completed his second marathon in just under three and a half hours. ere’s nothing sensational about this story – except that Nicholas is only 17. Nicholas is among a small but growing number of teenagers reported to be completing marathons and 21-kilometre half marathons at important races all over Canada. eir participation highlights one of the most controversial questions in the running world: How young is too young to run 42.2 kilometres? Many adults are worried about these young competitors, fearing that some are being forced to dangerous extremes by over-ambitious parents. Marathons can cause permanent injury to growing bodies, some sports doctors say, who warn that the road race may be the newest sports arena where children’s bodies are being pushed too hard. On the other hand, so many organisations are worried about overweight kids and their sedentary lifestyle of computers, TV and cars that running programmes for the young are now promoted at marathon events all over North America – and they are becoming very popular. One doctors’ organisation sees nothing wrong in letting children run marathons, as long as they train properly. But does it have to be the full 42.2-kilometre marathon? “Yes,” Nicholas says. He caught the marathon bug at 10, when he saw athletes on TV running over the nish line at the New York Marathon. By 12, he was running two kilometres a night aer dinner. At 15, he completed his rst 5-kilometre competitive race. Not being able to nd a running coach in the small Canadian village where he lives, Nicholas followed a 6-month marathon-training programme online. “My doctor gave me the green light, too,” he said, “so my mum quit worrying about my health.” Nicholas’s goal is to qualify for the race that rst inspired him: the New York Marathon. By the time he has to qualify in May, Nicholas will be 18 and thus able to meet New York’s age requirement. “When I run, I get this fantastic feeling,” he says. “ at it’s my own time and everything, just for me. And nobody can stop me.” 0 The story about Nicholas Burke is remarkable because of … . his age ✔ 1 Experts are discussing the right age for … . 2 At marathon events, young people are invited to … to fight health problems. 3 Nicholas first … at the age of 10 when he was watching the New York Marathon on TV. 4 Nicholas took part in … because there was no running coach where he lived. 5 In May, Nicholas will be … to qualify for the New York Marathon. Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information, and gather information from different parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfil a specific task. (B1) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 19 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv