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GUIA 9

SUBJECT ENGLISH TEACHER: JOSÉ M SUAREZ S GUIDE # 9 LEVEL 7th PERIOD: 4 DBA Entiende la idea principal y algunos detalles relacionados con actividades, lugares y personas en un texto. RECURSOS PLATAFORMA WEB COLEGIOS, PÁGINA WEB, TELÉFONOS CELULARES.

GUÍA EVIDENCIA DUA

GUÍA OCHO CUARTO PERIODO. COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA.

DESARROLLO DE LA ACTIVIDAD: RESPONDE LAS PREGUNTAS EN INGLÉS SIGUIENDO LAS INDICACIONES DADAS. LA PRIMERA PREGUNTA SE RESPONDE ANTES DE LEER EL TEXTO SOLO TENIENDO EN CUENTA EL TÍTULO.

THE FIRST .

1. Taking into account ONLY the title, what do you think the text will be about?

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DESPUÉS DE RESPONDER LA PREGUNTA ANTERIOR, PUEDES EMPEZAR A LEER EL TEXTO.

In 490 BC there was a big war between the Persians and the . Persia was a huge empire, much bigger than . It wanted to capture . The Greek soldiers waited on top of the hill while the Persian army waited on the plain of Marathon below. There were 48,000 Persian soldiers and only 10,000 Greek soldiers. The Greeks sent a messenger, , to Sparta to get help. He ran for two days over the mountains to ask the Spartans. But the Spartans would not fight until there was a full moon. Pheidippides returned to Marathon alone. The Greeks could not wait and attacked the Persian army. The Greeks ran towards the enemy. Persian arrows flew through the air. The Greeks won; 6,400 Persians were killed but only 192 Greeks died. The Persians ran to their ships and tried to escape. They tried to go to Athens to capture the Greek women, children and old people waiting there. Pheidippides now had another job. He ran 40 kilometers to Athens to tell the Greeks that they had won and to tell them that the Persians were coming. He arrived at the city gates very tired. ‘Rejoice, we conquer!’ he shouted. Then he died. From this great event, the first marathon race of the modern was run in 1896. It was won by a Greek runner, Spyridon Louis. And, like Pheidippides a long time before, he also carried messages. He was a postman.

ACTIVIDAD: RESPONDE LAS SIGUIENTES PREGUNTAS, SELECCIONANDO ÚNICAMENTE UNA OPCIÓN A, B o C Y RESPONDIENDO LAS PREGUNTAS ABIERTAS.

2. What was the Pheidippides´ main purpose during the war? a. To be a messenger b. To fight against the Greek soldiers c. To give the instructions to attack 3. How did Pheidippides die? a. He died after giving the news of the victory. b. He died fighting against the Greek soldiers c. He died running towards Greece. 4. Why did the Spartans don’t fight? a. Because they wanted to wait until there was a full moon. b. Because they didn't have enough soldiers to fight. c. Because they didn’t want to support Greeks. 5. Who was the first marathon’s winner? a. Spyridon Louis b. Pheidippides c. The text doesn’t give the name.

6. Summarize the story with your own words. IN ENGLISH (máximo 50 palabras)

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