Номер 5, страница 112 - гдз по английскому языку 5-7 класс (Solutions) учебник Фалла, Дэвис

Culture five.

Exercises four and five.

Interviewer: Today, I'm in the city. I'm meeting some people who are running in the New York Marathon. Right now, I'm with Gloria Estrada. Hi, Gloria.

Gloria: Hi.

Interviewer: Gloria, are you from New York?

Gloria: No, I'm from Bogota in Colombia, South America. But now I'm an American citizen and my home is New York.

Interviewer: Well, that's great. And you obviously like running.

Gloria: Yes, I love it. I run every day.

Interviewer: And is this your first marathon?

Gloria: No, it isn't. It's my fourth. But it's my first marathon in New York. You have to be older than eighteen to run here, and I'm just eighteen. I'm really looking forward to it.

Interviewer: What do you enjoy about marathon running?

Gloria: Well, there are over fifty thousand runners in the race. It's the biggest marathon in the world, and we're all very different. We come from lots of different countries. It's a great feeling.

Interviewer: Isn't it very tiring?

Gloria: Yes, of course. It's forty-two kilometers. But we're all tired. In the race, you don't know anything about the person next to you, but that doesn't matter. We run together and we feel together.

Interviewer: You're saying it's a special feeling.

Gloria: Yes, yes. And there are thousands of people on the streets who watch the marathon. They shout and cheer and clap. There's always a lot of energy and a fantastic atmosphere. So a marathon is special, and for me, this marathon is very special.

Interviewer: Oh, why is that?

Gloria: Well, I'm from South America, but New York is my new home. And next week I'm running in the marathon. I'm beginning to feel like a real New Yorker, to feel that this is my home.

Interviewer: Ah, well, that's great. Good luck.

Gloria: Thanks.