UNIT6 LISTENINGGrade 11

Questions:
1. Do you like running?
2. How fast can you run?
3. Do you like watching running races
on TV?


MATCHING:
match the pictures of the competitions
with their appropriate names.


A. Marathon

1

B. Men 1500m race
C.100m race

2

3


Questions:
1. Which of the three running races above has the longest
distance?
2. What is a Marathon?

 Marathon

A Marathon is a running race with very long distance.
Everyone can take part in it…….


Unit 6:
Lesson 3:


Ask and answer the following questions:
1. What is the name
of this competition?
- The Boston Marathon

2. Where is Boston?
- It is in the USA (America)

4. Who can take part in this competition?

- Everyone ( both men and women)


Vocabulary
1. marathon ['mỉrəθən] (n)

C̣c chạy đua đường dài

2. race [reis]

= c̣c đua; c̣c chạy đua

(n)

3. athlete ['ỉθli:t] (n)
= vận đợng viên (điền kinh)
4. formally [‘fɔːməli ]
(adv)officially= chính thức
Ex:
Dakia
high school is formally
from( Dakia
được , đạt được
thời gian,.)
5.
clock
[klɔk]
(v) = ghiseparated
secondary-high school in 2016
6. female ['fi:meil]
(a, n) = nữ giới
Ex:
He [meil]
clocked 1 minute 20 seconds
running
male
(a, n) in 100m
= nam
giới race.
7. association [ə,sousi'ei∫n] ( n)
= tổ chức, hiệp hội

8. McDermott
FIFA is a football association
9. Kuscsik


Checking Vocabulary
female
race
athlete
marathon
clock
male

= ghi được , đạt được ( thời gian,.)


Task 1: Listen to the dialogue about the Boston marathon
and choose the best answer
1. The Boston Marathon is held _________ in the USA.

A.

every year

B. every two year

C. every four year

2. Boston Marathon began in____________

A. 1879

B.1887

C. 1897

3. John McDermott won the____Boston Athletic Association
Marathon.

A. first

B. second

C. third

4. John McDermott clocked 2 hours ____ minutes and ____ seconds

A. 15 - 10

B. 50-10

C. 30 - 20

5. Women were formally accepted to take part in the Boston races in
_______

A. 1947

B.1957

C. 1967


Task 2: Listen to the dialogue again and decide whether the
statements are true (T) or False ( F)
1. John McDermott came from Boston New York

T



2. Kuscsik became the first official female champion

in 1971



in 1972

3. In 1972, there were 8 women starting the race and all
8 finished.
4. In 1984, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the

F




marathon.
5. The Boston race is about 42 m

42 km





Group work: choose the best word or number to fill in each
blank.
1967
every year

Kuscsik

1984

John McDermott

towns

The history of Boston Marathon.
Boston Marathon is held _(1)______ in the USA. It began in
1897. And the same year, _(2)___________who came from New York
won the first Boston Athletic Association Marathon. He was the first
man who won the first Boston Marathon in the USA.
Until_(3)______, women were formally accepted to take part in
the Boston races. In 1972, _(4)________became the first official female
champion. The race held for people all over the world.
Each year, more runners from every part of the world join it.
In_(5)______, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the marathon.
The Boston race is about 42 km. Runners have to go through 13

_(6)_______during the race. It ends in the centre of Boston.


Lucky numbers


When did the
Boston Marathon
begin?
1897
Start

10
10
321876549


How often is
the Boston Marathon held?
Once a year/ every year
Start

10
321876549
10


Name of the man who
won the first
Boston Athletic

Association Marathon?
John McDermott

Start

10
10
321876549


When did women
have right to participate
in the Boston races?
1967
Start

10
10
321876549


Lucky number


Lucky number

10
321876549
10