Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 12: Water sports

English 12 – 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 It’s played without equitment 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 /: You will hear a woman talking about Synchronized Swimming Listen to circle the most appropriate option to complete the sentences Synchronized Swimming was first performed _ A in a swimming pool B in a glass tank C in a lake Curtis’a water ballet club attracted _ A national publicity B international publicity C both national and international publicity 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 The first recorded competition was held in A 1907 B 1939 C 1940 The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) staged the first multi-team competition on A March 1, 1940 B May 1, 1940 C March 10, 1940 Listen to the passage again and answer the questions Who invented Synchronized swimming? The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman (did) When did Katherine Cutis found a water ballet club? (She founded a water ballet club) in 1923 Who developed the competition rules of synchronized swimming? Curtis (did) When were the first formal national championships conducted? (They were conducted) in 1946 When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic event? (It became an Olympic event) in 1984 Fill in the blanks to summarize the passage In 1907 the great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman performed a water ballet in a glass _ tank in New York 1923 Katherine Cutis founded a ballet club In _ at water _ the University of Chicago 27 1939 the first recorded competition was held On May _ championships national In _ 1946 the first formal _ were conducted by the AAU 1984 Synchronized Swimming became an Olympic event at In _ the Los Angeles Games HOMEWORK: -Learn new words - Prepare new lesson Goodbye!