Ben and his team are running in the marathon next week. While Ben is busy practicing, Moby and the students learn what a marathon is. When Ben unexpectedly fails to finish the city marathon, he realizes that he will have to practice really hard for next year's marathon. But next year, he and Moby are running together.

Objectives	Students will: write a short dialogue with a partner using a Story Impression activity and the new words. make predictions about the movie. ask and answer questions about the Future with a partner using the Present Progressive.
Grammar	The Present Progressive with future intent
New Words and Expressions	around city finish foot / feet fun	kilometer hurt / hurt important leg marathon	meet / met mile race stay thousand
Reading	Students will: read a short story about the tortoise and the hare. answer comprehension questions based on the story. identify the enrichment vocabulary words: hare, tortoise, step.
Writing	Students will: write a dialogue based on the Read It passage.
Lesson Plans	L2U3L1 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
Materials Provided	Images of a tortoise and a hare Student Progress Tracker
Time	Three 45-minute sessions