unit 12listening

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Unit 12. Water sports. Lesson: Listening I. Before you listen. II. While you listen. III. After you listen.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> I. Before you listen.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Answer questions 1. Where is synchronized swimming is played? It is played in a swimming pool. 2. Do they use any equipment to play? No, they don’t. 3.Is synchronized played in a team? Yes, it is..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> I. Before you listen. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.. Listen and repeat Synchronized swimming Annette Kellerman Katherine Curtis Chicago Teacher’s college Wright Junior college Amateur Athletic Union.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> II. While you listen. Task 1: Listen to a woman talking about synchronized swimming and circle the most appropriate option to complete each of the following sentences..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> Answers- task 1 1. B 4. C. 2. A 5. B. 3. A.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> Task 2: Listen and choose the best answer for each question. 1. who invented synchronized swimming? A. Annette Kellerman B. Katherine Curtis C. Anne Kellerman 2. When did Katherine Curtis found a water ballet club? A. in 1933 B. in 1923 C. in 1913 3. Who developed the competition rules of synchronized swimming? A. Katherine CurtisB. Kathy Curtis C. Annette Kellerman 4. When were the first formal national championships conducted? A. on May 17, 1939 B. on May 27, 1939 C. on May 27, 1949 5. When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event? A. at the Los Angeles Games in 1984 B. at the Los Angeles Games in 1884 C. at the Los Angeles Games in 1948.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Task 2: Listen and choose the best answer for each question 1. who invented synchronized swimming? A. Annette Kellerman B. Katherine Curtis C. Anne Kellerman 2. When did Katherine Curtis found a water ballet club? A. in 1933 B. in 1923 C. in 1913 3. Who developed the competition rules of synchronized swimming? A. Katherine Curtis B. Kathy Curtis C. Annette Kellerman 4. When were the first formal national championships conducted? A. on May 17, 1939 B. on May 27, 1939 C. on May 27, 1949 5. When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event? A. at the Los Angeles Games in 1948 B. at the Los Angeles Games in 1884 C. at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> III. After you listen. Talk about the history of synchronized swimming using the cues below. 1907 1923 1946 1984.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> III. After you listen. 1907: synchronized swimming was first performed in a glass tank 1923: Annette Kellerman founded a water ballet club. 1946: the first formal national championships was conducted by AAU 1984: synchronized swimming became an Olympic event at the Los Angles Games.

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