Unit 12. Water sports

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CLASS: 12A1
There are 6 boxes on the screen. Behind the boxes is a picture of a sport.
2 teams take turn to choose a box and answer the question behind. If the answer is correct, the box is opened and you can see a part of the picture.
Guessing game
After 2 questions, you can guess the picture.
The winner is the team with more marks and you will receive
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Question 1
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?


NEIL AMSTRONG
RAFTING
Question 2
What water sport is it?
Question 3
What water sport is it?

People play it in a team
It is played in a pool
It is played with a ball

WATER POLO
Question 4
We need an air tank when practicing this water sport.

SCUBA-DIVING
Question 5
Famous composers below remind you of which type of music?
- Beethoven
- Mozart

CLASSICAL MUSIC
Question 6
Who is the author of “The Old man and the Sea”?

ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Synchronized Swimming
Answer the questions

Is it played…
in a swimming pool or in the sea?
with or without equipment?
individually or in a team?
Synchronized swimming is played
in a swimming pool.
without equipment.
in a team.
Unit 12
Listening
Presenter: Le Thi Mi Sa
Friday, March 4th 2011
VOCABULARY
1.
Gymnastics (n):
2.
Conduct (v):
thể dục dụng cụ
tiến hành, thực hiện
Complete the sentence with the appropriate verb:
At school, students of chemistry have to…… a lot of experiments.
What type of sports is it?
Listen and repeat
- Annette Kellerman
- Katherine Curtis
- Amateur Athletic Union
- Chicago Teacher’s College
- Wright Junior College
Listen to a woman talking about Synchronized Swimming and circle the most appropriate option (A, B or C) to complete each of the following sentences.
TASK 1
Multiple choice questions
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
Who invented Synchronized swimming?
When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club?
Who developed the competition rules of synchronized swimming?
When were the first formal national championships conducted?
When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event ?
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?
The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman
In 1923
Curtis.
In 1946
In 1984
Questions and Answer
SUMMARY
Base on the results of task 1 and task 2, fill in the table with the events happening in the history of synchronized swimming:
GAME: CATCH THE DUCK
I will throw this duck-toy to a student. He catches the toy and then talks the first event happening in the history of synchronized swimming.
After that, he holds the toy tightly to make it sound to get the whole class attention. Then, he throws the rabbit to another student. That student talks about the second event.
Example: In 1907, the great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman, performed a water ballet in a glass tank in New York.
Annette Kellerman/ performe/ water ballet/ glass tank/ New York.
Katherine Curtis/ found/ water ballet club
first formal national championships/ conduct/ AAU.
Synchronized swimming/ become/ Olympic event.
HOME WORK

Learn the vocabulary
Prepare the next part of the lesson
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION