unit 6, listening

The Boston Marathon is held every year in the USA.2.. John McDermott, who won the first Boston Marathon, came from New York.. He clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds.. When did the

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Lesson 3: Listening

November 28th, 2007

Presented by Tran Quang Binh

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Vocabulary:

– race (n):  Marathon race (phr.n)– athletic /æθ'letik / (a)  athletics (n) athletic sports

 Listen and fill in the gaps.

1 The Boston Marathon is held in _

6 Kuscsik became the first official female champion in _

7 There are _ women started and finished the race in

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

2 It began in 1879

3 John McDermott, who won the first Boston Marathon,

came from New York

4 He clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds

5 Woman were officially allowed to participate in the

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The Boston Marathon

1897

J McDermott (the first man won the race)

When did the

Boston Marathon

begin?

How often is it held?

Who was the first

winner in the Boston Marathon

race ?

When did women have right to participate

in the Boston races?

What is the end

of the Boston race?

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The Boston Marathon is held every year in the USA

It began in 1879 And the same year,

John Mc Dermott, who came from New York,

won the first Boston Athletic Association Marathon

He clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds.

However, not until 1967, women have right to join this race Kuscsik became the first female champion

in 1972 The Boston race is about 42 km; runners have to go through 13 towns during the race

It ends in the centre of Boston.