Unit 12. Water sports

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Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
GRADE 12
UNIT 12
WATER SPORTS
C. LISTENING
Synchronized swimming
- Gymnastics
(n) : môn thể dục
- Skating:
(n) : môn trượt băng
- Glass tank
(n) : bể kính
VOCABULARY
Listen and repeat:
Synchronized swimming: /`siηkrənaizd/:
Chicago Teacher’s College (n)
Annette Kellerman (n)
Wright Junior College (n)
Katherine Curtis (n)
Amateur Athletic Union (n)
/`æmətə: æθ`letik `ju:niən /
Publicity /pʌ`blisiti /:
vocabulary
Task 1. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C for the following sentences .
1. Synchronized swimming was first performed _____.
A. In a swimming pool B. in a glass tank C. in a lake
2. Curtis’s 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
Who invented Synchronized swimming?
TASK 2:
Listen to the passage again and answer the questions.
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?
The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman did.
She founded a water ballet club in 1923.
Curtis did.
They were conducted in 1946.
It became an Olympic event in 1984.














Fill in the blanks to summarize the passage
1. In ______ the great Australian swimmer, _______ performed a water ballet in a _____ _____ in New York.
2. In _______ Katherine Curtis founded a _______ _______ _______ at the University of Chicago.
3. In __________ the first formal _________ ________________ were conducted by the AAU
4. In ________ Synchronized Swimming became an ________ _______ at the Los Angeles Games
Lucky numbers
Prepare writing lesson.
HOMEWORK
Thanks for your attention
1. In ____ the great Australian swimmer, ________________ performed a water ballet in a ____ ____ in New York.
.
1907
Annette Kellerman
glass tank
25
2. In ____ Katherine Curtis founded a _______ _______ ______at the University of Chicago.

1923
water ballet club
15
X 2
Lucky number!
You are unlucky!
:2
You’ve just lost half of your points!
3. In ____ the first formal _______ _____________ were conducted by the AAU

.
1946
national championships
20
4. In ______synchronized swimming became an ________ ________ at the Los Angeles Games
1984
Olympic event
10