Unit 6 Competitions

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS

11/5

Teacher: Lê Thị Hồng Quế
Date: Tuesday, October 23rd , 2018


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 (adv.) = 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 (adv):

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
50
F
minutes and 10 seconds.
F
4. ……….Women
were officially allowed to
1967
participate in the races in 1957.
T
5. ………In
1984, 34 countries took part in the
marathon.
F
6. ……….According
to the race’s rules, runners
have to pass
through
end
in the centre of Boston.


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
with a suitable word.
rules
male

first
finished

every year
formally

clocked

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

Vũ Thị Hương

Trương Thanh Hằng