English 9/11

Today we will continue the focus on running. We will watch a lecture by Christopher McDougall and then we will read an interview with Christopher on his book Born To Run.

This is what we will do:
1. Create a word list together that will help you when you watch the lecture
2. Watch the lecture, try to take notes while watching.
3. Watch the short clip on running technique belonging to the article.
4. Read the article together, via Readability
5. Look up words you don't know in the text and make your own word list.
6. Answer the questions that you can find below.

You can find the clip here
and the excerpt here

Questions to the film (if there is something you don't remember go back to the film and check it out):
1. What are the three mysteries when it comes to running, according to Christopher McDougall?
2. What did people think would happen to women if they ran a marathon.
3. Name two things that are special about the Tarahumara tribe.

Questions to the article:
1. What was the main thing Christopher felt he learnt from the Tarahumara tribe?
2. What does Eric Orton do?
3. What is, according to an ultramarathon runner, the basic ingredients for optimal health?
4. What does Christopher mean when he says "We're literally lazing ourselves to death"?
5. What are Christophers arguments for barefoot running and his arguments against traditional running shoes?

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