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Reading: The Saturday parkrun

Weekend plans and invitations

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How to Use This Lesson

👨‍🏫 For Teachers:

  • Plan for a 12-minute reading and scanning activity.
  • Learners find the words in the article that show each answer. Then check the answers together with the Evidence lines.

🏃 For Learners:

  • Read the magazine story carefully from start to finish.
  • Answer the 8 questions below, then check your answers with the explanations.

Useful sentence to copy: "We are going to have a picnic on Saturday, so would you like to join us?"

Weekend Fitness Focus A2 Reading • 90 Words

parkrun: Free Saturday Fun for Everyone!

A cheerful group of diverse people running and jogging together in a sunny green public park on a Saturday morning, brig

Community runners starting their weekend together.

parkrun is a free, timed run of 5 km. Free means that people do not pay money to take part. A timed run means that a clock shows how long each person takes. Every parkrun is an event. Today, parkruns take place on Saturday mornings in many countries around the world.

The story began in 2004 in Bushy Park, in London. At the first event, there were only 13 runners. That is not many people! Today, volunteers run every event. A volunteer is a person who helps without getting money.

💡 Quick Fact: parkrun is free, and volunteers run every event.

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Word Bank (Helpful Words)

timed run A run where a clock shows how long you take.
volunteer A person who helps and does not ask for money.
take part To do an activity together with other people.
event A planned activity that many people come to.

Practice Challenges (8 Questions)

Self-Grading
1

True or False?

Parkrun is a timed run of 5 km.

____ True ____ False
2

True or False?

Participants must pay money to enter and run.

____ True ____ False
3

Multiple Choice

When and where did parkrun first begin?

____ a. In 2004 at Bushy Park in London ____ b. In 2014 at Central Park in New York ____ c. In 2004 in Paris ____ d. In 1994 at London Park
4

Multiple Choice

How many runners joined the very first parkrun?

____ a. 5 runners ____ b. 13 runners ____ c. 50 runners ____ d. 100 runners
5

Matching Information

Match each item from the text with its correct description:

Fact
First Runners
Starting Year
Distance
Event Time
Saturday mornings
____First Runners____Starting Year____Distance____Event Time
13
____First Runners____Starting Year____Distance____Event Time
2004
____First Runners____Starting Year____Distance____Event Time
5 km
____First Runners____Starting Year____Distance____Event Time
6

Multiple Choice

Who runs every parkrun event?

____ a. Famous athletes ____ b. Volunteers ____ c. City police officers ____ d. Famous coaches
7

Short Answer

On which morning of the week does parkrun happen?

____ (Type the day of the week...)
8

Short Answer

Complete the sentence: Today, parkruns take place on Saturday mornings in many ___ around the world.

____ (Type the missing word...)
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