Unit 12
Listening
Teacher: Do Thi Thu Nga
From: Ham Long High School
Tuesday, March 1st 2010
Guessing Game
There are three clues for you to guess
what type of sport it is.
After the first clue, you’ll have
After the second clue, you’ll have
After the last clue, you’ll have only
After three clues and the picture, you will get this from your classmates
What type of sport is it?
It is played in a
swimming pool.
2. It is usually played
individually or in a team.
3. It is often played
with music.
Synchronized swimming
Vocabulary
1. Annette Kellerman
2. Katherine Curtis
3. Amateur Athletic
Union
4. Chicago Teacher’s
College
5. Wright Junior
College
6. Conduct (v)
Listen and repeat:
Synchronized swimming
Annette Kellerman
Katherine Curtis
Chicago Teacher`s College
Wright Junior College
Amateur Athletic Union
Conduct
vocabulary
Predict and circle the most appropriate option (A, B or C) to complete the following sentences
1. Synchronized Swimming was first performed ___________
A. in a swimming pool B. in a glass tank C. in a lake
2. Curtis’a water ballet club attracted ___________
A. national publicity B. international publicity
C. both national and international publicity
3. Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring methods used in ___________
A. gymnastics and diving B. diving and skating C. gymnastics and skating
4. The first recorded competition was held in __________
A. 1907 B. 1939 C. 1940
5. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) staged the first multi-team competition on ____________
A. March 1, 1940 B. May 1, 1940 C. March 10, 1940
Listen to a woman talking about Synchronized Swimming and circle the most appropriate option (A, B or C) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Synchronized Swimming was first performed ___________
A. in a swimming pool B. in a glass tank C. in a lake
2. Curtis’a water ballet club attracted ___________
A. national publicity B. international publicity
C. both national and international publicity
3. Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring methods used in ___________
A. gymnastics and diving B. diving and skating C. gymnastics and skating
4. The first recorded competition was held in __________
A. 1907 B. 1939 C. 1940
5. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) staged the first multi-team competition on ____________
A. March 1, 1940 B. May 1, 1940 C. March 10, 1940
TASK 1 :
TASK 2 :
Listen to the passage again
and answer the questions.
Who invented Synchronized swimming?
2. When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club?
3. Who developed the competition rules of synchronized swimming?
4. When were the first formal national championships conducted?
5. When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event?
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Game : Lucky box
Who invented Synchronized swimming?
2. When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club?
3. Who developed the competition rules of synchronized swimming?
4. When were the first formal national championships conducted?
5. When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event?
The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman (did)
(She founded a water ballet club) in 1923
Curtis (did)
(They were conducted) in 1946
(It became an Olympic event) in 1984
Questions and Answer
Task 3
Use numbers or words to complete the table below
Years
Events
______
________ _________ performed a water ballet in a
glass tank in New York
______
Katherine Curtis founded a _______ _____ ____
1946
The first formal ______ _____________ were
conducted by the AAU
______
Synchronized swimming became an ________ _____
at the Los Angles Games
1907
1923
1984
Annette
Kellerman
water
ballet
club
national
championships
Olympic
event
Homework
- Write a paragraph (about 60 words) about the history of synchronized swimming.
- Prepare for part D (Writing)