Listening comprehension/Numbers
Listen to the recording of the last paragraph of the article ‘Now News’ on pages 10-11 of
English Now
No 79. This paragraph contains a lot of figures. Drag and drop the figures below into the correct spaces.
2.4
3.86
112
1978
52
30
2013
14
3
56
1985
180.25
26.2
2011
42.2
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The Ironman Challenge
‘Ironman’ often describes a man who is very strong – like iron. The Ironman Challenge is an annual sports event. It began in Hawaii in
______
. Now, there are Ironman events all over the world. The Ironman Challenge is a triathlon, so it has three different sports. Competitors must swim for
______
miles (
______
kilometres), cycle for
______
mi (
______
km) and run a marathon of
______
mi (
______
km). It is a very difficult challenge! Participants train for a long time, usually six months. The fastest man to complete the challenge was Craig Alexander. He completed it in
______
hours, 3 minutes and
______
seconds in
______
. The fastest woman was Mirinda Carfrae, who finished in 8 hours,
______
minutes and
______
seconds in
______
. Both athletes are Australian. The Australian Ironman began in
______
, so this year is the
______
th event. It takes place on May
______
rd in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.
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