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LISTENING
Unit 6:
Lesson:
COMPETITIONS
New words:
Race (n)
Formally (adv) = officially
Female (adj)
Athletic (adj)
Clock (v)
Association (n)
Hold – held – held (v)
Statements
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The Boston marathon is held every year 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.
In 1994, 34 countries took part in the marathon.
According to the race`s rules, runners have to pass through the center of Boston.
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1967
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Listen again and answer the questions:
Where did John McDermott come from?

When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?

How many women started and finished the race in 1972?

How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1994?
He came from New York
She became the first official female champion in 1972
8 women started and finished the race in 1972
6164 runners joined the Boston marathon in 1994.
Listen once more and fill in each blank with the word(s) or phrases you hear
Boston Marathon is held . . . . . . . . . And it began in 1987. John McDermott, who . . . . . . from New York, . . . . . the first Boston Marathon in the USA Association Marathon. It took him 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds . . . . . . . the finish.
Until 1967 women were formally . . . . . . . . . to take part in the Boston races. Kuscsik became the first official female champion in . . . . . . In that race, 8 women participated in and all of them . . . . . . . . . . Every people all over the world can . . . . it. The Boston race is about . . . . . kilometers. Runners have to go through 13 . . . . . . . during the races.
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