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11A-4
UNIT 6

Part C: LISTENING
COMPETITIONS
BEFORE YOU LISTEN: Answer the following questions
1. What is the distance of the marathon race?
- It’s about 42 km/26km
2. Where is Boston?
- It’s in the USA.
3. What is the Boston Marathon?
-It is the oldest road race in the United States. It is held every year in the middle of April.
4. Who do you think can take part in the Boston Marathon?
- Men and women can take part in the Boston Marathon. But………..
Unit 6. Listening: Vocabulary
race (n)
athletic (adj), athletics (n)
formally (adv)
clock (v)
female (n, adj)
association (n)
rule (n)
join (v)
McDermott
Kuscsik
Cuộc đua
vận động viên
chính thức
chạy (mất)... thời gian
nữ, phụ nữ
Liên đoàn, hợp tác
điều lệ, qui tắc
= take part in, participate in
Task 1. Listen to the dialogue about the Boston Marathon and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
The Boston Marathon is held every years 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.
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
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Task 2 Listen again and answer the following questions
Where did Jonh McDermott come from?


2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?


3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?


4. How many runners joined th Boston Marathon in 1984?

NewYork.
In 1972
8 women
6164 runners
AFTER YOU LISTEN
+ Listen and fill in the missing words
Boston Marathon is held(1).................... in the USA. John Mcdermott was the first man who won the first Boston Athletic (2) ................... Marathon In the USA. He came from(3)..................He(4) .............. 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds. Kuscsick became the first official(5) ..................Champion. She won the race in(6)..............Each year more runners from every part of the world join in the race. Boston(7)............... is about 42 km. Runners have to go through(8) ............. towns during the race.
every year
Association
New York
clocked
female
1972
race
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HOMEWORK
Learn new words
Prepare next lesson
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!