CLASS: 11A1


Athletics
Volleyball
Football
Skiing
Swimming
Gymnastics
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UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
What is the Boston Marathon?
Who do you think can take part
in the Boston race?
UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
Listen and repeat:
- race [reis]
- formally [`fɔ:mlli]
- female [`fi:meil]
- athletic [æθ`letik]
- clock [klɔk]
- association [ə,sousi`ei∫n]
- McDermott
- Kuscsik


UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
2. While you listen.
UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
2. While you listen.
Task 1: Listen to the Boston Marathon and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).



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He clocked 2 hours 50 minutes
and 10 seconds.
They were officially allowed to participate in races in 1967.

Runners have to go through 13
towns during the race. It ends
in the centre of Boston.

UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
2. While you listen.
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions.
1. He came from New York.
2. She became the first female
champion in 1972.
3. Eight women started and
finished the race in 1972.
4. 6164 runners joined the
Boston Marathon in 1984.
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UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
2. While you listen.
3. After you listen.
Rules:
There are 6 numbers containing 4 questions and 2 lucky numbers.
If you choose the numbers and give the correct answers, you will get 10 marks.
If you choose the lucky numbers, you will get 10 marks without answering.
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UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
C: LISTENING
1. Before you listen.
2. While you listen.
3. After you listen.
5. Who is this?
She is Vu Thi
Huong, a Vietnamese
runner.
Who was the first champion
of the Boston marathon?
John McDermott.
3. Where and when was
22nd Sea Games held?
In Vietnam in 2003.
6. Who is he?
He is Nguyen Dinh Cuong, who won the
gold medal for male 1,500 metre running
in Sea Games 24.


Goodbye!