Guessing
Listen to the cues and guess the
name of the type of sport
1. It's played in the water.
2. It's played without equipment.
3. The players are usually women.

synchronized swimming
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Unit 12:

WATER SPORTS

C. Listening

Synchronized swimming

Listen and repeat:
Synchronized swimming: /'siηkrənaizd/
Annette Kellerman (n)
Katherine Curtis (n)
Chicago Teacher's College (n)
Wright Union College (n)
Amateur Athletic Union (n)
/'æmətə: æθ'letik 'ju:niən /
Publicity /pʌ'blisiti /:

1. Synchronized Swimming was first performed ___________
A. in a swimming pool

B. in a glass tank

C. in a lake

2. Curtis'a water ballet club attracted ___________
A. national publicity

B. international publicity

C. both national and international publicity
3. Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly on scoring
methods used in ___________
A. gymnastics and diving

B. diving and skating

C. gymnastics and skating

4. The first recorded competition was held in __________
A. 1907

B. 1939

C. 1940

5. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) staged the first multi-team
competition on ____________
A. March 1, 1940

B. May 1, 1940

C. March 10, 1940

TASK 2: Answer the
questions

1. Who invented Synchronized swimming?
2. When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet
club?
3. Who developed the competition rules of
synchronized swimming?
4. When were the first formal national
championships conducted?
5. When did synchronized swimming become an
Olympic event ?

1. Who invented Synchronized swimming?
The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman
2. When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club?
In 1923
3. Who developed the competition rules of synchronized
swimming?
Curtis
4. When were the first formal national championships conducted?
In 1946
5. When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event?
In 1984

Fill in the blanks to summarize the passage
In ______
1907 the great Australian swimmer, Annette
__________________
Kellerman
performed a water ballet in a ______
in New York.
glass _______
tank
1923 Katherine Cutis founded a ______
water _______
ballet club
In _______
______ at
the University of Chicago.
1946 the first formal _________
national ____________________
championships
In _______
were
conducted by the AAU.
1984 Synchronized Swimming became an Olympic
In ________
________ event
_____ at
the Los Angeles Games.

Task 1: You will hear a woman talking about Synchronized Swimming.
Listen to circle the most appropriate option to complete the sentences
1. Synchronized Swimming was first performed ___________
A. in a swimming pool

B. in a glass tank

C. in a lake

2. Curtis'a water ballet club attracted ___________
A. national publicity

B. international publicity

C. both national and international publicity

3. Rules for synchronized swimming competition are based mainly
on scoring methods used in ___________
A. gymnastics and diving

B. diving and skating

C. gymnastics and skating
4. The first recorded competition was held in __________
A. 1907

B. 1939

C. 1940

5. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) staged the first multi-team
competition on ____________
A. March 1, 1940

B. May 1, 1940

C. March 10, 1940

Listen to the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Who invented Synchronized swimming?
The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman (did)
2. When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club?
(She founded a water ballet club) in 1923
3. Who developed the competition rules of synchronized
swimming?
Curtis (did)
4. When were the first formal national championships
conducted?
(They were conducted) in 1946
5. When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic
event?
(It became an Olympic event) in 1984

Fill in the blanks to summarize the passage
In ______
1907 the great Australian swimmer, __________________
Annette Kellerman
performed a water ballet in a ______
glass _______
tank in New York.
water _______
1923 Katherine Cutis founded a ______
ballet club
In _______
______ at
the University of Chicago.
27 ______
1939 the first recorded ____________
competition was held.
On May
____ ___
championships
national ____________________
In _______
1946 the first formal _________
were
conducted by the AAU
1984 Synchronized Swimming became an Olympic
event at
In ________
________ _____
the Los Angeles Games

HOMEWORK:
- Learn new words.
- Prepare new lesson.

Goodbye!