UNIT12 Listening

7/31/2019 UNIT12 Listening

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Listening


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Pre - listening


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Discuss with a partner to answer the following questions

Paralympics

When is it held ?

What sports are included

in Paralympics ?What is its purpose ?

Who are its

participants ?


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Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event for people

with physical disability, which happens every four years. There are

Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held after The

Olympic Games. Para Games are held after Sea Games in Southeast

Asia.

Threre are different kinds of sports in this event such as football,

athletics, volleyball, swimming,

Some information about Paralympics


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The purpose of Paralympics is to enhance solidarity, acceptance and

aprreciation for disabled as well as contribute to the development of the

society with respect and equal opportunities for all individuals.


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Vocabulary

eager /ig/ (adj) very interested or excited by sth you want

to do.

E.g: eager crowds outside the stadium.

support/spt/ (v) : to agree with and give encouragement tos.o or sth because you want them succeed.

supporter(n)

paralysed /paerlzd/ (adj) unable to move or act = disabledE.g: The accident left her paralysed from the waist down.

horrible/hrb()l/ (adj) very shocking and frightening


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Task 1

You will hear an interview with Minh Ha, a new champion in the Para Games.

Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1Minh Has parents are her most eager supporters during

the sporting event

2Though a disabled girl, Minh Ha was quite confident the

first moment she practiced this sport

3 Her second coach is her father

4 She is getting married next month

TRUE FALSE


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1. Minh Has mother and friends are her most eager supporter.

2. She had a horrible feeling the first moment she praticed swimming

3. Her second coach is Henry, her husbandto- be


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Listen again and complete the summary of the interview

Task 2

Minh ha has just won a gold medal in (1).

at the (2)She became

(3).because of an illness when she was

(4)years old, yet she started practicing this sport only

(5)years ago. Her first coach was her

(6).., who used to win (7)..gold medals. Her

second coach whose name is (8).has been working

with her for (9)years. Minh ha hopes to win

(10).in the future.

swimming

Vietnams Para Games

paralyzed3

9

mother 3

Henry

2

more gold medals


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Group - work

Discuss what you might learn from Minh Has achievement

Vocabulary

admire (v)

optimistic (adj) hopreful , believing that good things would happen in

the future. pessimistic

confident(adj)

try to live and work

brave (adj) showing no fear of dangerous or difficult thingsstrong-willed(adj)

overcome (v)

determination (n) the ability to continue trying to do sth although it is

very difficult.


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The story of Minh Ha leave us the lesson of strong will and determination

in life.

Despite of her disability, Ha has tried very hard to live and work like all

other people with normal health condition.

She is not pessimistic or sad . Instead, she is quite confident . She hopes

to win more medals.

There are times in our life we have to deal with difficulties as well as

failure but the most important thing is that we should have strong to

overcome the storms in life.

IDEAS


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