2009年的夏天即将过去，这意味着我们离金秋10月的北京国际马拉松比赛又近了一步！本周北京马拉松报名正式启动！到今天为止，距离10月18日，还有73天！你准备好了么？

EQ英语大家庭的勇士们都报名完毕了！下一步就是开始艰苦的训练了！为了相应A good beginning is half done，我为EQ英语的runners准备了一些pep talk（鼓舞士气的话！）和训练建议。

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联系雅思口语考试，我们思考这样一个问题：

What are the advantages of running a marathon? And Why do you want to run a marathon?

使用下面的雅思口语高分公式，回答上面问题。

答题思路教你说什么：

— Talk about 2 or 3 advantages of running a marathon

— Give reasons and examples

高分语言点教你如何说：

— Use introducing advantages phrases

“One of the main advantages of X is…”

“Another major advantage is…”

“A good thing about X is…”
— Use introducing disadvantages phrases and highlighting bad points phrases “One principle drawback of X is…”

“One big disadvantage is…”

“…X is detrimental to one’s health…”

— Use transitional words properly to weigh up advantages and disadvantages of something

“While plane travel is very convenient, it can be very expensive.”

“On the one hand, fast food can be great when you are in a rush; on the other hand, it is not very good for your health.”

大家都来说说马拉松，练习雅思口语，提高雅思口语分数吧！

更多参考内容：

马拉松历史：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon

看看别人的马拉松经验：http://www.active.com/running/Articles/A_different_kind_of_marathon_experience.htm