Welcome to class 11B10
Teacher: Ngo Hanh Thao
Questions:

1. Do you like running?

2. How fast can you run?

3. Do you like watching running races on TV?
Game:
Watch the video clips and match them with names of the following ATHLETICS MEETINGS.
B. Men 1500m race
C.100m race
A. Marathon
Questions:
Which of the three running races is the longest?

2. What is a Marathon?
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Unit 6: Competitions
D. listening
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Unit 6: Competitions
D. Listening
I. Before you listen:
Activity 2. Pre-teach vocabulary
Activity 1. True/ False prediction
Activity 1. Read the sentences and predict whether they are True (T) or False (F).
Boston City is in England.

Marathon is a long running race of about 40 kilometers.

3. Only men can take part in a marathon.

4. It involves many people running.
Activity 2. VOCABULARY
race (n) [reis]
athletic (adj) [æθ`letik]
association (n) [ə,sousi`ei∫n]
formally (adv))

clock (v,n) [klɔk]

McDermott
Kuscsik
male (n)
female (n)
[meil]
[`fi:meil]
[`fɔ:mlli]
Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
The Boston Marathon is held every 4 years
in the USA.
2. It began in 1987.
3. John McDermott clocked 2 hours 10 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 rules, runners have to go through 13 towns during the race. It ends in the centre of Boston.
II. WHILE YOU LISTEN:
Task 2. Answer the questions
1. Where did John McDermott come from?
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984?
Task 2. Answer the questions
1. Where did John McDermott come from?
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984?
Task 2. Answer the questions
1. Where did John McDermott come from?
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984?
 He came from New York.

 She became the first official female champion in 1972
 8 women started and finished the race in 1972.
 4614 runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984.
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Unit 6: Competitions
D. Writing
III. After you listen:
- Name some of famous runners (sportsmen or sportswomen) in Vietnam.


- What fields does he (she) take part in?
Activity 1:
Activity 2. Make an interview with your partners
about a famous runner in Vietnam.
Vu Thi Huong won a gold medal at ASIAN Indoor Games 3 and many other medals.
Imagine you are a journalist and you interview her for Tuoi Trẻ Newspaper.
Suggested questions
Can you introduce something about yourself?
2. When did you begin your first race?
3. How many medals have you won until now?
4. Who is your sports idol?
5. In which year, have you been selected
the Best Athlete ?
6. What is your main goal in this year?
2. She/ begin her first race/ SEA GAMES 23.
4. Her sports idol/ Vũ Văn Huyện.
1. She / born/ 7/10/1986 / THÁI NGUYÊN.
Suggested infomation
3. She/ win / 4 gold medals/ 4 silver medals.
5. She/ be elected/ best athlete/ 2009.
6. She wants/ win / gold medals / ASIAD 16.
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A marathon is a/an ….
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A marathon is a long running
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Boston is in ….. .
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Who can take part in marathon?
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Marathon originally comes from
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The first race of Marathon
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Homework: Write a short paragraph about Boston Marathon.

November 6th, 2010