Tài liệu unit12 -synchronized swimmingl

Predict and circle the most appropriate option A, B or C to complete the following sentences 1.. Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring methods used in _

Teacher: Do Thi Thu Nga

Tuesday, March 1 st 2010

There are three clues for you to guess

what type of sport it is.

After the first clue, you’ll have

After the second clue, you’ll have

After the last clue, you’ll have

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After three clues and the picture, you will get this from your classmates

What type of sport is it?

Listen and repeat:

Synchronized swimming Annette Kellerman

Predict and circle the most appropriate option (A, B or C) to

complete the following sentences

1 Synchronized Swimming was first performed _

A in a swimming pool B in a glass tank C in a lake

2 Curtis’a water ballet club attracted _

A national publicity B international publicity

C both national and international publicity

3 Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring methods used in _

A gymnastics and diving B diving and skating C gymnastics and skating

4 The first recorded competition was held in

Listen to a woman talking about Synchronized Swimming and circle the most appropriate option (A, B or C) to complete each of the

following sentences

1 Synchronized Swimming was first performed _

A in a swimming pool B in a glass tank C in a lake

2 Curtis’a water ballet club attracted _

A national publicity B international publicity

C both national and international publicity

3 Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring methods used in _

A gymnastics and diving B diving and skating C gymnastics and skating

4 The first recorded competition was held in

Listen to the passage again and answer the questions

1 Who invented Synchronized swimming?

2 When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club ?

3 Who developed the competition rules of synchronized

swimming?

4 When were the first formal national championships conducted ?

5 When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event ?

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1 Who invented Synchronized swimming?

2 When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club?

3 Who developed the competition rules of synchronized

swimming?

4 When were the first formal national championships conducted?

5 When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event?

The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman (did)

(She founded a water ballet club) in 1923

Curtis (did)

(They were conducted) in 1946

(It became an Olympic event) in 1984

Use numbers or words to complete the table below

_ performed a water ballet in a

glass tank in New York Katherine Curtis founded a _ _

1946 The first formal _ were conducted by the AAU

Synchronized swimming became an _

at the Los Angles Games

19071923

- Write a paragraph (about 60 words) about the history of synchronized swimming.

- Prepare for part D (Writing)