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
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
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



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
6
5
4
3
2
1
10
How often is
the Boston Marathon held?
Once a year/ every year
Start
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
10
Name of the man who won the first
Boston Athletic Association Marathon?
John McDermott
Start
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
10
When did women
have right to participate
in the Boston races?
1967
Start
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
10

Lucky number
Lucky number
10
9
8
7
6
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?
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc sinh năm 1990 tại Đà Nẵng. Cô nằm trong thành phần đội tuyển điền kinh Việt Nam tham dự tất cả các giải đấu. Cô thi đấu ở nội dung đi bộ. Trong suốt sự nghiệp thi đấu của mình, cô đã đạt được những thành tích khá ấn tượng. Cô đạt huy chương vàng nội dung 20km đi bộ tại các kì Seagames 2011, 2013, 2015 và thành tích huy chương đồng tại giải vô địch đi bộ Châu Á năm 2012 và huy chương bạc cũng tại giải này vào năm 2013. Ở Olympics 2012 tại London cô đã phá kỷ lục quốc gia nội dung đi bộ 20 km nữ.
Homework
- Write about one famous runner in Viet Nam that you like
-prepare for the new lesson: writing
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