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ENW 408 Introduction This week’s ENW podcast reports on how some people have tried to react positively to being locked down due to the COVID-19 virus. In an effort to try and stay physically and mentally healthy some people around the world have been completing ‘home marathons’. What exactly is a home marathon? How are they completed? Where are they run?

ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY will try and explain all!

Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1

Ultra Running Events Page 1 / 2 Quiz | This Week

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary |Synonyms Page 3

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story 400 Words Page 4 What Do You Think...? Page 4

Part 4 | After Listening / Reading

Q & A Page 5 A & Q Page 5

Part 5 | Extra Stuff

Extra English I Page 6 7 to Chinwag Page 6 Writing Activity Page 7

And Finally….

Did You Know? Page 7 TV Links Page 8

The Answers Pages 8-10

| A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.

| A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習。

1 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2020 | [email protected]

© English News Weekly: 2011 - 2020 | Ep. 408 | Balcony Marathons! SPORT

[202004-01] | Balcony Marathons | April 10th, 2020

| PART 1 | Warm Ups |

Warm Up | 1 Odd 1 Out

Look at the four boxes below, which box is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

a) London b) Boston c) Tokyo d) Marathon

My Reason… __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Warm Up | 2 Brainstorm

How many different words can you connect to the word(s) in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

| Isolation |

Warm Up | Ultra Running Events

What do you think are the 10 toughest ultra-running races in the world? Use the Internet to search for the answers using the locations to help you. Then check your answers with the options on page 2!

Event Location Event Location

1 4 Deserts 6 Peru

2 Tuktoyaktuk 7 Badwater

3 Kalahari 8 Arrowhead

4 Sahara 9 Pinhoti Trail

5 Andalucia 10 Namib Desert



The World’s Hardest Ultra Running! | Order by Difficulty!

Read the list of 10 extreme running events below and then place them in order

of most difficult! Use the Internet to help find your answers!

A MARATHON DES SABLES G THE 6633 ULTRA B KALAHARI EXTREME H BADWATER ULTRA C NAMIBIAN RUNNING EVENT I THE PINHOTI 100 D THE JUNGLE ULTRA J THE 4 DESERTS E WINTER ULTRAMARATHON K AL ANDULAS TRAIL

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story. Remember if you don’t know – use the Internet to help or GUESS!

Q1 In miles, what is the distance for a normal marathon race? a: 26.2 miles b:34.2 miles c: 42.2 miles Q2 Which modern day country is the location for the town of Marathon? a: Turkey b: North Macedon c: Greece Q3 What is considered the most extreme ultra running event in the world? a: The 4 Deserts Race b: Winter Ultramarathon c: Al Andulas Trail Q4 What is the time difference between the Women’s & Men’s WR? a: 12m 25sec b: 15min 19sec c: 18min 41sec Q5 What nationality holds both WR for men’s & women’s marathon? a: USA b: Kenya c: Ethiopia Q6 What is the average temperature in the United Arab Emirates? a: 41C b: 32C c: 27C X1 What is the best recorded finishin time on foot for the Arrowhead Race? 34hrs 20min X2 Which messenger was supposed to have run 42.2km in Ancient Athens? Pheidippides X3 Which flag below is the United Arab Emirates one?

A: B: C:

END OF PART 1



| PART 2 | Before Listening |

Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences

The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order.

balcony. 48 to 42.2 Mr. km on the took marathon Nochomovitz

minutes It complete 6 his hours

2 Running Home Marathons to Combat COVID-19 _____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False

Read the headline of News Story – Home Marathons to Combat COVID-19 Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1 Balma is a city in the west of France. [T] [F] 2 In miles, a completed full marathon is 27.2 in distance. [T] [F] 3 Children with Cancer UK – is a charitable organisation. [T] [F] 4 Sidcup is a town in the Greater London area. [T] [F] 5 Discovery Gardens is an apartment complex located in Abu Dhabi. [T] [F]

Pre-Listening / Reading | 3 Synonyms

A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Stories.

1 Lockdown 6 Providing A Answer F Salvaged

2 Improve 7 Alleviate B Adjourned G Gripe 3 Challenging 8 Respond C Repel H Confronting

4 Postponed 9 Complain D Isolation I Mitigate 5 Save 10 Combat E Boost J Catering

END OF PART 2



| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening Home Marathons to Combat COVID-19

Gap Fill | Help Listen / Read the news story and write the correct answer in each space. HINT – Look at the words around the gap to discover what type of word is missing!

408 Home Marathons to Combat COVID-19 1 As the world battles the devasting effects of the COVID-19 virus, people in

1: ___________ all over the world are trying to alleviate national restrictions in a multitude of ways. Some have begun cooking courses, others have joined virtual online parties, whilst a few even may have tried to 2: __________ their language skills! But for some cooped up in houses and flats from England to Australia and from Abu Dhabi to Santiago, they needed something more 3: ___________. To run a marathon. Without leaving their homes.

2 Nobody knows who exactly was the first to run a ‘home-marathon’, but one of the earliest candidates was Elisha Nochomovitz from the city of Balma near Toulouse in the 4: ___________ of France. Mr Nochomovitz got the idea to run a marathon on his 7-metre balcony after the Barcelona Marathon he had been preparing to take part in was 5: ___________ until October.

3 Before trying to start the balcony marathon, Mr Nochomovitz said that he had lots of self-doubt. But he felt that his run could pay tribute to the “real heroes of our planet – the medical professionals who give up their lives to 6: ___________ people”. When he told his 7: ___________ of his plan, she responded by saying “Do what you want, but just clean up the balcony first!”

4 It took Mr Nochomovitz 6 hrs 48 mins to complete the 42.2km marathon on his balcony. To help him with his running he listened to music by artists such as Sia, Deadmau5 and Hans Zimmer. His girlfriend also helped him by 8: __________ him towels, drinks and M&Ms! He was also thankful that his neighbours didn’t complain at the noise of him running back and forth 6,029 times on his balcony!

5 Another who completed a ‘home marathon’ was James Page from Sidcup in 9: __________ who did 873 laps of his 50-metre garden whilst raising funds for Children with Cancer UK. Whilst, one Sydney dentist, Mark Bennet, spent 5 hrs 32 mins running 5,200 laps of his brother’s balcony. As well as completing the 26.2 miles, Mr Bennet also raised money for 10: ___________ healthcare workers. Even more impressive was Jai Arumugam, who overcame the obstacle of having no balcony or garden by running 1,512 loops of his 11: ____________ in Dubai’s Discovery Gardens – his third marathon of 2020!

6 Everyone at ENW applauds all those who are trying to combat the lockdowns around the world. Please stay inside, stay 12: ___________ and stay healthy.

400 WORDS

END OF PART 3



| PART 4 | After Listening |

Post-Listening / Reading | 1 | A3 Q & A

How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can’t remember any answers, guess!

Q1 What is the name of the city in the south of France?

Q2 What did Elisha Nochomovitz eat during his balcony run?

Q3 What occupation does Mark Bennet have?

Q4 How many marathons has Jai Arumugam completed in 2020?

Q5 Which marathon race was postponed until October?

Q6 Which Emirate is the Discovery Gardens apartment complex in?

X1 Which three music artists are included in the news report?

X2 How many cities are in the news story?

Post-Reading | 2 A & Q

How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one!

A1 42.2 ______________________________________________?

A2 1,512. ______________________________________________?

A3 873. ______________________________________________?

A4 50. ______________________________________________?

A5 Sia. ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4



| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I Disease / COVID-19 Vocabulary

This week’s podcast includes words and phrases that could be useful when communicating about diseases.

Example: Quarantine = Restriction of movement to stop spread of disease Altruism = Not interested in self-protection.

Can you match the ‘idiom’ with the correct meaning?

1 2 3 4 5 6 Quarantine Symptomatic Incubation Cordon

Sanitaire Self-

Quarantine Contagion

7 8 9 10 11 12 Morbidity Zoonotic Herd

Immunity Fomites Wheezing Altruism

A B C D E F

A symptom or a sign of something

undesirable.

The communication of a disease

between people.

Breathing with a rattling

sound in the chest.

The period it takes for a disease

to develop.

To not have contacted with other people.

A disease that is

transmitted from animal to people.

G H I J K L Objects that carry infections

A guarded area that prevents people

leaving an infected area

The condition of

being diseased.

Not interested

in self-protection.

Putting others first.

The more people

infected; the quicker

immunity develops.

Restriction of

movement to prevent spread of disease.

7 to Chinwag This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | Home Marathons to Combat COVID-19

Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1 What did you think when you read this week’s ENW topic? 2 What is your opinion of ‘home marathons’? Why? 3 How long could you run inside your home? Why? 4 What do you think is the best way to combat lockdowns? Why? 5 What are your feelings currently about the COVID-19 virus? 6 If you were under home lockdown for 1 month what skill would you learn?

EX FREE QUESTION!



Writing This Week

If you are in self-isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak, how would you cope? What would you do to keep yourself occupied? Sport? Games? Learning? Give as much information as you can.

END OF PART 5

And Finally… | U/V/W/X/Y/Z | A4 ENW RECAP

(T) He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games as well as winning 21 marathons. (U) Between December 1964 – 30 January 2017, Mr Hill ran at least one mile every day. (V) In comparison ENW has only managed to walk 2 marathons in nearly 45 years! (W) ENW 280: 19,032 Days of Non-Stop Running, we introduced Ron Hill a runner from northern England who had set a formidable world record. (X) Mr Hill has had an extraordinary running career. (Y) He also achieved his lifetime ambition of running a marathon in 100 countries before his 70th birthday. (Z) After becoming ill on January 21st, 2017, he decided at the age of 78 that he should stop. _______________ END OF PART 6



Visual | TV Links

ABC News | (USA) 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT5I4-yKkJU [01:19] Frenchman Runs Marathon on Balcony Today| (Australia) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xSzvybvUw0 [02:59] Sydney Man Runs Marathon on Balcony Athenian Runners Club | (Greece) 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT7QuzJg0aM [03:27] The History of Marathon

Podcast | Key

| A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out

D – Marathon A / B / C – are all famous marathons, Marathon is where the name comes from!

Warm Up 3 | Beverage Companies

1: J 2: G 3: B 4: A 5: K 6: D 7: H 8: E 9: I 10: C

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – A 2 – C 3 – A 4 – A 5 – B 6 – C

E1 – 34hrs 20min E2 – Pheidippides E3 : C

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Sentences

It took Mr Nochomovitz 6 hrs 48 mins to complete the 42.2km marathon on his balcony.

A2 True or False

1 – F 2 – F 3 – T 4 – T 5 – F Synonyms 1 – D 2 – E 3 – H 4 – B 5 – F

6 – J 7 – I 8 – A 9 – G 10 – C



Answers | Part 3 Listening

408 Home Marathons to Combat COVID-19 1 As the world battles the devasting effects of the COVID-19 virus, people in lockdowns all over

the world are trying to alleviate national restrictions in a multitude of ways. Some have begun cooking courses, others have joined virtual online parties, whilst a few even may have tried to improve their language skills! But for some cooped up in houses and flats from England to Australia and from Abu Dhabi to Santiago, they needed something more challenging. To run a marathon. Without leaving their homes.

2 Nobody knows who exactly was the first to run a ‘home-marathon’, but one of the earliest candidates was Elisha Nochomovitz from the city of Balma near Toulouse in the South of France. Mr Nochomovitz got the idea to run a marathon on his 7-metre balcony after the Barcelona Marathon he had been preparing to take part in was postponed until October.

3 Before trying to start the balcony marathon, Mr Nochomovitz said that he had lots of self-doubt. But he felt that his run could pay tribute to the “real heroes of our planet – the medical professionals who give up their lives to save people”. When he told his girlfriend of his plan, she responded by saying “Do what you want, but just clean up the balcony first!”

4 It took Mr Nochomovitz 6 hrs 48 mins to complete the 42.2km marathon on his balcony. To help him with his running he listened to music by artists such as Sia, Deadmau5 and Hans Zimmer. His girlfriend also helped him by providing him towels, drinks and M&Ms! He was also thankful that his neighbours didn’t complain at the noise of him running back and forth 6,029 times on his balcony!

5 Another who completed a ‘home marathon’ was James Page from Sidcup in London who did 873 laps of his 50-metre garden whilst raising funds for Children with Cancer UK. Whilst, one Sydney dentist, Mark Bennet, spent 5 hrs 32 mins running 5,200 laps of his brother’s balcony. As well as completing the 26.2 miles, Mr Bennet also raised money for Australia’s healthcare workers. Even more impressive was Jai Arumugam, who overcame the obstacle of having no balcony or garden by running 1,512 loops of his studio in Dubai’s Discovery Gardens – his third marathon of 2020!

6 Everyone at ENW applauds all those who are trying to combat the lockdowns around the world. Please stay inside, stay safe and stay healthy.

400 WORDS

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

A3 Q & A 1 – Balma 5 – Barcelona 2 – M&M Chocolates 6 – Dubai 3 – Dentist E1 – Sia, Hans Zimmer & Deadmau5 4 – Three E2 – Seven (7)

A & Q | Example Questions A1 – What is the distance of a marathon in kilometres? A2 – How many loops of his apartment did Mr Arumugam run? A3 – How many laps of his garden did James Page run of his garden? A4 – How many metres is Mr Page’s garden? A5 – Who is an Australian musician?



English Extra

1: L 2: A 3: D 4: H 5: E 6: B 7: I 8: F 9: K 10: G 11: C 12: J

And Finally X & Z

A4 – W / U / Z / X / T / Y / V Extra Bit

This Week’s ENW Images



Episode 408

MAIN PHOTO Jaime’s Own Design | https://www.arabianbusiness.com/culture-society/443988-south-african-

couple-run-balcony-marathon-in-dubai

EXTERNAL LINKS http://ashotofadrenaline.net/10-ultra-marathon-running-events/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/21/man-runs-marathon-on-7-metre-balcony-during-french-lockdown

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/01/elisha-nochomovitz-ran-marathon-on-his-balcony-amid-covid-19-pandemic.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/21/man-runs-marathon-on-7-metre-balcony-during-french-lockdown

https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/wellbeing/four-dubai-residents-ran-marathons-this-weekend-in-a-garden-on-a-balcony-and-in-a-studio-apartment-1.998973

https://9now.nine.com.au/today/coronavirus-sydney-man-runs-marathon-on-balcony-for-healthcare-workers/331386ed-dc4c-42f1-951d-81581c35e4fe

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