Unit 12. Water sports

Presented by: Nguyen Thi Kim Anh
Kim Thanh High school
welcome to our lesson!
Look at these pictures
1. water polo
3. synchronized swimming
4. scuba - diving
2. skating
8. rowing
5. windsurfing
9. swimming
7. canoeing
6. fishing
1. Is this water sport played in a swimming pool or in the sea?
2. Is it played with or without equipment?
3. Is it played individually or in a team?
Look at the picture and answer the questions:
Vocabulary
Task 1. 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.
1. Synchronized swimming was first performed............
A. in a swimming pool
B.
C. in a lake
2. Curtis’s water ballet clubs 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
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in a glass tank
TASK 2: Listen again and answer the questions
1. Who invented synchronized swimming ?
2. When did Katherine Curtis 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?
Annette Kellerman did.
In 1923
Katherine Curtis did.
In 1946.
In 1984.