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Conversation Questions on Marathons

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What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘marathon’?

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What do you know about marathons?

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What do you think of marathon runners?

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What do you know about the history of marathons?

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What do you need to do to train for and run a marathon?

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How do you think a marathon runner’s life is different to your life?

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Why do you think marathon runners like doing marathons?

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What do people think about while they’re doing a marathon?

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Do you think marathon running damages your body?

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Why don’t you run in a marathon?

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Is running a marathon a big achievement?

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Is the marathon gold the best medal to win in an Olympics games?

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Do you like going to a city to watch a marathon?

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Do you know of any famous marathon runners?

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Which nationalities are best at marathons and why?

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How would a person’s life change if he/she won a gold medal at the Olympics?

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Would you prefer to run in the Great Wall of China Marathon, the Great Tibetan Marathon or the Polar Circle Marathon?

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How would life be different if we could skip, hop and bounce as far as kangaroos can?

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What questions would you like to ask a marathon runner?

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No one has ever run a marathon inside two hours. When do you think this might happen? What time is the absolute fastest for a human?