WARM - UP:
Use 10 pieces of the words on the bricks to complete the words at the bottom of the page.





Ex: CO____TITOR
MA___HON 6. ____RIT
A____AL 7. CH____ION
____RE 8. CO____ST
W____ER 9. RUN____
BOS____ 10. ATH____IC

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Look at the words and the pictures, then answer the questions:
1. Which field do you think of?
 Sport
2. Can you name this sport event?



 The Boston Marathon
Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening
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I. Before you listen:
Look at the pictures and answer the questions:
Where is the Boston Marathon held?
Who do you think can take part in the Boston race?
Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening
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VOCABULARY
race [reis] (n)
athletic [ỉ?`letik] (adj)

association [?,sousi`ei?n](n)

formally (adv)
clock (v)

McDermott
Kuscsik



= A contest or a competition in speed
= Cuộc đua
(thuộc) Điền kinh
= Hội, hiệp hội
= chính thức
= đạt được, ghi được (thời gian)
Ex: He clocked 9.5 seconds for the 100metres race.
Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening
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II. While you listen:
Task 1: Decide whether 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 rules, runners have to pass through the centre of Boston.

T
T
F
F
T
F
Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening
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Task 2: Answer the following questions:

1. Where did John McDermott come from?
 He came from New York.
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
 She became the first official female champion in 1972
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
 8 women started and finished the race in 1972
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in
1984?
 4614 runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984


Unit 6: Competitions - Part C: Listening
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III. After you listen:
* Fill in each blank of the summary with a suitable word.
The Boston marathon is held every (1) _____ in the United States . Mc John Dermott from New York was the first man who won the (2) _______ Boston Marathon in the USA. He was emerged from 15 runners and he (3) _______ 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds. Originally, it was for (4) _____ runners. Women weren’t (5) _______ accepted to take part in the Boston races until 1967. and a few years later Kuscsik, the first woman. Became the first (6) ________ champion as a female runner in 1972. at that time, there were 8 women starting the race and all 8 (7) ________ Each year more runners from every part of the world join the Boston Marathon. According to the (8) ________, the Boston race is about 26 miles, or 42 kilometres.

clocked
official
year
formally
first
male
rules
finished
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