Unit 12. Water sports

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Synchronized swimming


Synchronized swimming




BEFORE YOU LISTEN: VOCABULARY
- Gymnastics
(n) : môn thể dục
- Skating:
(n) : môn trượt băng
- Glass tank
(n) : bể kính
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 /:
While you listen
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?
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 Cutis 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


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1. In ______ the great Australian swimmer, __________________ performed a water ballet in a ______ _______ in New York.
1907
Annette Kellerman
glass tank


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2. In _______ Katherine Cutis founded a ______ _______ _at the University of Chicago.
1923
water ballet club


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3. In _______ the first formal _________ _____________were conducted by the AAU
1946
national championships


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5. In ______synchronized swimming became an ________ ________ at the Los Angeles Games
1984
Olympic event
Learn the new words by heart.
Summarize the passage
- Prepare for Writing.


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Goodbye!