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

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) ________,[r]

WARM - UP:

• 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

NNU

RAT MPE

TON NTE

INN

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 -Champion

I Before you listen:

 Look at the pictures

and answer the

questions:

1. Where is the Boston

Marathon held?

2. Who do you think

can take part in the

Boston race?

Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening

-VOCABULARY

 race [reis] (n)

 athletic [æθ'letik]θ'letik]letik] (adj)

 association [ə,sousi'letik]ei∫n](n)

 formally (adv)

 clock (v)

 McDermott

 Kuscsik

= A contest or a competition

in speed

= Cuộc đua (thuộc) Điền kinh

= Hội, hiệp hội

= chính thức

= đạt được, ghi được (thời gian) Ex: He clocked 9 seconds for the 100metres race.

II While you listen:

Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

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)

T

F F F F

T

Task 2: Answer the following questions:

1 Where did John McDermott come from?

A He came from Lon Don.

B He came from Paris.

C He came from New York.

2 When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?

A She became the first official female champion in 1970

B She became the first official female champion in 1972

C She became the first official female champion in 1982

3 How many women started and finished the race in 1972?

A 8 women started and finished the race in 1972

B 18 women started and finished the race in 1972

C 80 women started and finished the race in 1972

4 How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994 ?

A 6160 runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994

B 6162 runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994

C 6164 runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994

C

B

A

C

III After you listen:

* 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

clocked official

year formally

first male

rules

finished

• 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)

- marathon (n)