Teacher: Pham Hoai Nam
Tien Yen High School
UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
Part C : Listening
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?

VOCABULARY
race [reis] (n)
athletic [ỉ?`letik] (adj)

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

formally (adv) = offically
clock (v)

McDermott
Kuscsik
Female(adj) = woman

= 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.
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
Task 2 Answer the question
1. Where did John McDermott come from?
A. New York
B. France
C. England
D. China
2. When did Kuscsik become the first official female champion?
A. in 1982
B. in 1972
C. in 1992
D. in 1962
3. How many women started and finished the race in 1972?
A. 18 women
B. 80 women
C. 8 women
D. 9 women
4. How many runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984?
A. 6162
B. 6168
C. 6146
D. 6164
* 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
Write about some famous runners in Vietnam and write something special about them.
HOMEWORK
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