Dien Bien Phu City High School
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Thu
Class 11!
Welcome to
Watching the video and then answer the questions.
WARM-UP
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What is the name of the competition?
Where do you think the Boston Marathon might take place ?
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In the USA
Who can take part in it?
Boston Marathon
Marathon: a long distance running
UNIT 6:
Competitions

Part C: Listening
I. Before you listen (Vocabulary)
- race (n)
cuộc đua
Ex: Their horse came third in the race last year.
- female (adj)
>< male (adj)
thuộc phái nữ
Ex: female runner, female student
- association (n)
hội, hiệp hội
= organization (n)
- athletic (adj)
(thuộc) điền kinh
= officially
- formally (adv)
:chính thức
- clock (v)
: ghi được (thời gian)
Ex: He clocked 1 minutes in the 500 meters
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English 11
Unit 6: Competitions – C. Listening
Before you listen
1. Listen and repeat
race (n)   /reis/ cuộc đua
- female (adj) /`fi:meil/ thuộc phái nữ
- association (n) /ə,sousi`eiʃn/ hội, hiệp hội
- athletic (adj) /æθ`letik/ thuộc điền kinh
- formally (adv) /`fɔ:məli chính thức
- clock (v) /klɔk/ ghi được (thời gian)
Mc Dermott
Kucsik
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English 11
Unit 6: Competition - C. Listening
Before you listen
e. ghi được (thời gian)
f. thuộc phái nữ
c. chính thức
b. cuộc đua
d. thuộc điền kinh
a. hiệp hội
2. Checking vocabulary: Matching
1. to clock
6. association
5. race
2. female
3. athletic
4. formally
Task 1. Listen to the dialogue about the Boston Marathon and decide if 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.
4. Women were officially allowed to participate in the races in 1957.
5. In 1984, 34 countries took part in the marathon.
6. According to the race’s rule, runners have to pass through the centre of Boston.
T
T
F
F
T
F
( 50 minutes)
( 1967)
( pass through 13 towns.
The race ends in the centre of Boston)
II. While you listen
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions
1. Where did John McDermott come from?
 He came from_____________.
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
 In__________
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
 ____women started and finished the race in 1972.
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984?
6164
New York
1972
8
 In 1984 there were ________ runners joined the
Boston Marathon.
Would you like to take part in a competition?
Content: look at the given words and tell about the relating information about the Boston Marathon.
Rule: work in groups. Raise your hands as fast as possible to give the answers. The group having more correct answers will be the winners.
III. After you listen
Unit 6: Competitions lesson C: listening
usa
Kuscsik/ 1972
1897
34/ 1984
1967/
women
8
John McDermott
Unit 6: Competitions lesson C: listening
usa
The Boston Marathon is held every year in the USA.
Kuscsik/ 1972
Unit 6: Competitions lesson C: listening
Kuscsik became the first official female champion in 1972.
1897
Unit 6: Competitions lesson C: listening
The Boston Marathon began in 1897
34/ 1984
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
34 countries took part in the marathon in 1984
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
1967
women
Women were officially allowed to participate in the race in 1967
Unit 6: Competitions lesson C: listening
John McDermott
John McDermott came from New York
John McDermott clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds
Unit 6: Competitions lesson C: listening
8
8 women started and finished the race in 1972
Learn by heart the new words
- Name some famous runners in Viet Nam
and say some information about them.
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