WELCOME TO OUR
CLASS
Teacher: Lê Thị Hồng Quế
Date: Thursday,18th October, 2012
What are they doing?
They are taking part in a competition
Which competition is it?
It’s a Boston Marathon.
Where is the Boston Marathon held?
It is held in the United States.
Who do you think can take part in the Boston race?
Everyone from all parts of the countries
1. (a) race:
Cuộc đua
2. Association (n): Hiệp hội
3. (to) reach the finish: Về đích
4. (to) clock:
Đạt được
5. formally
= officially
:Chính thức
A race
Association
To reach the finish
A clock
To clock
1. (a) race:
A. Chính thức
2. Association (n):
B. Đạt được
3. (to) reach the finish:
C. Cuộc đua
4. (to) clock:
D. Hiệp hội
5. formally
E. Về đích
McDermott
male
Kuscsik
female
Task 1: Decide whether the statements are
true (T) or false (F)
T
1. ………The
Boston Marathon is held every
year in the USA.
T
2. ……….It
began in 1897.
3. ……….John McDermott clocked 2 hours 15
F
minutes
and 10 seconds. (50)
4. ……….Women
were officially allowed to
F
participate in the races in 1957.
(1967)
5. ………In 1984, 34 countries took part in the
T
marathon.
6. ……….According to the race’s rules, runners
F
have to pass through the centre of Boston.
(end in)
Task 2: Answer the following questions:
1. Where did John McDermott come from?
A. New York
B. London C. Japan
D. China
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
A. in 1952
B. in 1962 C. in 1972 D. in 1992
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
A. 8
B. 18
C. 80
D. 800
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in
1984?
A. 1464
B. 6164
C. 4164
D. 4614
III. After you listen:
* Fill in each blank of the summary
rules
male
with a suitable word.
first
every year clocked
finished
formally
official
The Boston marathon is held (1) __________ in the United
States . Mc John Dermott from New York was the first man
who won the (2) _______ Boston Marathon in the USA. He
was emerged from 15 runners and he (3) _______ 2 hours
50 minutes and 10 seconds. Originally, it was for (4) _____
runners. Women weren’t (5) _______ accepted to take part
in the Boston races until 1967. And a few years later
Kuscsik, the first woman, became the first (6) ________
champion as a female runner in 1972. At that time, there
were 8 women starting the race and all 8 (7) ________
Each year more runners from every part of the world join
the Boston Marathon. According to the (8) ________, the
Boston race is about 26 miles, or 42 kilometres.
Name some famous
runners in Vietnam and
say what is special
about them
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