Welcome to our class!
Questions:

1. Do you like running?

2. How fast can you run?

3. Do you like watching running races on TV?
Warm - up:
MATCHING:
match the pictures of the competitions
with their appropriate names.
B. Men 1500m race
C.100m race
A. Marathon
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2
3
Questions:
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…….
LISTENING

Unit 6:
Lesson 3:
COMPETITIONS
Saturday, November 5th, 2016
I. Before you listen
Ask and answer the following questions:
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)
= cuộc đua; cuộc chạy đua
= vận động viên (điền kinh)
3. athlete [`æθli:t] ( n)
2. race [reis] (n)
4. formally [fɔːməli ] (adv)
5. clock [klɔk] (v)
= ghi được , đạt được ( thời gian,.)
6. female [`fi:meil] (a, n)
= nữ giới
male [meil] (a, n)
= nam giới
7. association [ə,sousi`ei∫n] ( n)
= chính thức
= tổ chức, hiệp hội
Vocabulary
FIFA is a football association
officially
8. McDermott
9. Kuscsik
Ex: Dakia high school is formally separated from Dakia secondary-high school in 2016
Ex: He clocked 1 minute 20 seconds in 100m running race.
1. marathon [`mærəθən] (n)
Cuộc chạy đua đường dài
athlete
race
clock
= ghi được , đạt được ( thời gian,.)
female
male
Checking Vocabulary
marathon
II. While you listen
1. The Boston Marathon is held _________ in the USA.
4. John McDermott clocked 2 hours ____ minutes and ____ seconds
A. every year B. every two year C. every four year
A. 15 - 10 B. 50-10 C. 30 - 20
2. Boston Marathon began in____________
A. first B. second C. third
3. John McDermott won the____Boston Athletic Association Marathon.
A. 1879 B.1887 C. 1897
Task 1: Listen to the dialogue about the Boston marathon
and choose the best answer
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)
3. In 1972, there were 8 women starting the race and all 8 finished.
2. Kuscsik became the first official female champion in 1971
4. In 1984, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the marathon.
F
T

in 1972
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

1. John McDermott came from Boston
New York
5. The Boston race is about 42 m

42 km
III. After you listen
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.
every year
John McDermott
1967
Kuscsik
1984
towns
Group work: choose the best word or number to fill in each blank.
Lucky numbers
When did the Boston Marathon begin?
1897
Start
10
9
8
7
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2
1
10
How often is
the Boston Marathon held?
Once a year/ every year
Start
10
9
8
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2
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10
Name of the man who won the first
Boston Athletic Association Marathon?
John McDermott
Start
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8
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2
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10
When did women
have right to participate
in the Boston races?
1967
Start
10
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10

Lucky number
Lucky number
10
9
8
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5
4
3
2
1
10
Do you think why people take part in a race?
If there were a marathon held in Dakia town to raise money to support the victims of flood in the Centre of Vietnam, would you like to take part in?
Homework
- Write about one famous runner in Viet Nam that you like
-prepare for the new lesson: writing
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE
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