Unit 12. Water sports

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

Synchronized swimming

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 /:
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
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
Task 1. Listen and circle the answer.
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. On ____ ___ ______ the first recorded ____________ was held.
4. In _______ the first formal _________ ____________________ were conducted by the AAU
5. In ________ Synchronized Swimming became an ________ _____ at the Los Angeles Games
1907
Annette Kellerman
glass
tank
1923
water
ballet
club
May
27
1939
competition
1946
national
championships
1984
Olympic
event
After you listen
Talk about the history of synchronized swimming
Using the cues below
1907 1923 1946 1984
HOMEWORK:
-Learn new words.
- Prepare new lesson Part D Writing
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