unit 6 competitions part c listening warm up use 10 pieces of the words on the bricks to complete the words at the bottom of the page ex co titor ma hon 6 rit a al 7 ch ion re 8 co st w er 9 run bos 1

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<b>WARM - UP:</b>

• Use 10 pieces of the words on the bricks to complete
the words at the bottom of the page.

Ex: CO____TITOR

1. MA___HON 6. ____RIT

2. A____AL 7. CH____ION
3. ____RE 8. CO____ST
4. W____ER 9. RUN____

5. BOS____ 10. ATH____IC

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LET SPI NER

Look at the words and the pictures,
then answer the questions:

1. Which field do you think of?

 Sport

2. Can you name this sport event?

 The Boston Marathon

-Marathon

-Boston

-Athletic

-Runner

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I. Before you listen:



Look at the pictures

and answer the

questions:

1.

Where is the Boston

Marathon held?

2.

Who do you think

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Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening

<b>---VOCABULARY</b>

 race [reis] (n)

 athletic [æθ'letik] (adj)

 association [ə,sousi'ei∫n](n)

 formally (adv)
 clock (v)

 McDermott
 Kuscsik

= A contest or a competition

in speed

= Cuộc đua

(thuộc) Điền kinh

= Hội, hiệp hội

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II. While you listen:

<b>Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)</b>

1.The Boston Marathon is held every year in the USA

2. It began in 1897.

3. John McDermott clocked 2 hours 15 minutes and 10 seconds
( 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds )

4. Women were officially allowed to participate in the races in 1957
( in 1967 )

5. In 1984, 34 countries took part in the marathon.
( in 1994 )

6. According to the race’s rules, runners have to pass
through the centre of Boston.

(Runners have to go through 13 towns and end in the centre of Boston)

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<b>Task 2: Answer the following questions:</b>

1. Where did John McDermott come from?

A. He came from <b>Lon Don.</b>

B. He came from <b>Paris.</b>

C. He came from <b>New York.</b>

2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?

A. She became the first official female champion <b>in 1970</b>

B. She became the first official female champion <b>in 1972</b>

C. She became the first official female champion <b>in 1982</b>
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?

A. <b>8</b> women started and finished the race in 1972
B. <b>18</b> women started and finished the race in 1972
C. <b>80</b> women started and finished the race in 1972

4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994 ?

A. <b>6160</b> runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994
B. <b>6162</b> runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994
C. <b>6164</b> runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994

C

B

A

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III. After you listen:

<b>*</b>

Fill in each blank of the summary with a suitable word.

The Boston marathon is held every (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.

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• Write about some famous runners in

Vietnam and write something special about

them.

• Learn by heart some newwords :

- race (n)

- athletic (adj)
- association (n)

- formally (adv)
- clock (v)

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