WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Teacher: Lê Thị Hồng Quế
Date: Thursday,18th October, 2012
What are they doing?
They are taking part in a competition
WARM-UP
Which competition is it?
It’s a Boston Marathon.
Where is the Boston Marathon held?
It is held in the United States.
Who do you think can take part in the Boston race?
Everyone from all parts of the countries
UNIT 6. COMPETITIONS
PART C. LISTENING
NEW WORDS:
1. (a) race:
Cuộc đua
2. Association (n):
Hiệp hội
3. (to) reach the finish:
Về đích
Đạt được
4. (to) clock:
5. formally
= officially
:Chính thức
A race
Association
To reach the finish
To clock
A clock
matching
CHECKING
1. (a) race:
C. Cuộc đua
2. Association (n):
D. Hiệp hội
3. (to) reach the finish:
E. Về đích
B. Đạt được
4. (to) clock:
5. formally
A. Chính thức
male
female
McDermott
Kuscsik
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
(end in)
(1967)
(50)
Task 2: Answer the following questions:

1. Where did John McDermott come from?
A. New York B. London C. Japan D. China
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
A. in 1952 B. in 1962 C. in 1972 D. in 1992
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
A. 8 B. 18 C. 80 D. 800
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in
1984?
A. 1464 B. 6164 C. 4164 D. 4614
III. After you listen:
* Fill in each blank of the summary with a suitable word.
The Boston marathon is held (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
every year
formally
first
male
rules
finished
HOMEWORK
Name some famous runners in Vietnam and say what is special about them
Trương Thanh Hằng
Vũ Thị Hương
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE
GOODBYE EVERYBODY