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Class 11a 2
Marathon
John McDermott
Kuscsik
Unit 6: COMPETITIONS
Lesson 4: Listening
Vocabulary
1. race (n)
2. athletic (adj), athletics (n)
3. association (n)
4. rule (n)
join ( in )(v)
6. champion (n)
Cuộc đua
vận động viên
Liên đoàn, hợp tác
điều lệ, qui tắc
= take part in
nhà vô địch
Tham gia vào
She took part in my birthday party
= She joined in my birthday party
Match the words in A with their definition in B
Task 1. Listen to the dialogue about the Boston Marathon
and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
The Boston Marathon is held every years in the USA.
It began in 1897.
John McDermott clocked 2 hours 15 minutes and 10 seconds.
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 pass through the centre of Boston
F
T
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50
1967
13 towns, end in the centre of Boston
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
Task 2 Listen again and answer the following questions
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?

NewYork.
In 1972
8 women
6,164 runners
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
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.
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
usa
The Boston Marathon is held every year in the USA.
Kuscsik/ 1972
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
Kuscsik became the first official female champion in 1972.
1897
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: 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 4: listening
John McDermott
John McDermott came from New York
John McDermott clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds
Unit 6: Competitions lesson 4: listening
8
8 women started and finished the race in 1972
Learn by heart the new words
- Do the exercise LISTENING on hand-out page 3
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LISTENING
Choose the correct answers
The program is set up in Kolkata, which is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city has a (1)……………… of almost 5 million, the fourth largest city in India. Volunteers will need to (2) ……………… a taxi from the airport at their own expense. You will be met by a member of their (3)…………… and taken to the guest house. Volunteers are accommodated in shared rooms and will need to use public transport to get to the various placement sites. As a volunteer in India you must be at (4) …………… 18 years of age – the upper age limit is 60 and in good health, must be a native speaker of English or can speak English (5) ………………… , must be enthusiastic and have cultural sensitivity and respect.
1. A. people B. person C. population D. dweller
2 .A. use B. take C. keep D.do
3. A. organize B. organization C. organizable D. organizational
4. A. last B. least C. late D. latest
5. A. quickly B. carefully C. hardly D. fluently