![]() ![]() He felt free of the burden of athletic ambition. The announcement came in the roar of excitement.īannister grabbed Brasher and Chataway, and together they scampered round the track. He leaped and collapsed almost unconscious. Their hope and encouragement gave him good strength. The noise he heard of the Oxford crowd was faithful. The air he breathed in filled his heart with high spirits. He ran the half mile in 1 minute 58 seconds. At this juncture, he overheard his coach saying “ relax” Heīannister was running at a faster pace. ![]() His worry increased when he heard the first lap time, 57.5 seconds. He realized that he was going very slowly. When the gun fired for a second time, Brasher, the pacer went into the lead and he slipped in behind him. During the first lap of the race, he felt complete silence on the ground. He says that there was no force from anyone to make him participate in this four-minute running. He is of the opinion that the spectators do not understand the mental pain that a sportsperson or an athlete passes through before he enters the field. This is possible only when the player exhibits his sport genuinely and completely. He says that failure is as exciting to watch as success. Roger Bannister, the first man to run the mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds, narrates his eventual victory of the race in the essay. ![]() Baninister underwent in achieving this record. He did this at Oxford in English on May 6th, 1954Ĭontext: “The First Four Minutes”, the speech is a revelation of the stress and strain Dr. Roger Bannister was an English athlete as well as a medical professional he was the first man to run the race of one mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. Introduction: These lines are taken from the lesson “ The First Four Minutes” written by “Roger Bannister”.Ībout the author: Dr. Answer the following in about 100 words each ġ] How did Roger Bannister feel in the first lap of the race?Ģ] Why did DR Bannister feel that the moment of the lifetime had come?ģ] What gave DR Bannister strength in the final spurt?Ĥ] Describe the feelings of DR Bannister after the race was over? No words could be invented for such supreme happiness, eclipsing all other feelingsģ. The physical overdraft came only from greater willpower.ĭ. A voice shouting ‘Relax’ penetrated into me above the Noise of the crowd.Ĭ. Annotate the following in about 100 words each Ī. caught up with managed to avoid problems laterġ. spontaneous natural, on the spot, reflexively 30. scampered ran or skipped about briskly 29. vice a device with two jaws used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it 28. surged increased suddenly, moved like waves 27. extinction disappearance, loss, death 20. Chataway a famous runner who later ran mile under four minutes 14. penetrated entered or passed through 12 stampfl Fraz Stampfl, Bannister’s Austraian coach 13. kept his head remained cool and balanced 10. resistance refusal to obey, opposition 8. Brasher Christopher Brasher, a famous English athlete 8. Saint Joan a play written by Bernard Shaw 5. Shaw George Bernard Shaw, the well-known English 4. persuade convince: make somebody believe that something is true 2. Match any eight of the following words in Column A with their meaning in column B. The First Four Minutes (Roger Bannister) 8. Answer the following in about 100 words each Prose 4. ![]() Annotate the following in about 100 words each ![]()
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