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1 Describe the photo using words from the box. Check the meanings in the Wordlist on page 134.

Nouns	bank (of a river)		buildings oar river
rowers	boat	spectators
Verbs	cheer	lead row	wave

2 Read the text and answer the questions.

1    When does the race take place?

2    Where does the race take place?

3    Who competes in the race?

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The Boat Race

The Boat Race takes place in London every year in the spring It is a race between two teams - one from (Mord Umversity and the other from Cambridge Unwersity Each team has eight rowers and a 'cox', the person who shouts instructions to the rowers and steers the boat The rowers are usually very big and strong (often about 200 centimetres tali), but the cox is usually smali and light so that the boat doesn't have to carry much extra weight

The teams spend months preparing for the race They begin training in September Then, in December. there are practice races - but not between (Mord and Cambridge Teams from the same umversity compete in practice races so that they can choose the best rowers for the 'big' race in the spring.

The race takes place along the river Thames, in west London The course is 6,779 metres from start to finish.

It is an extremely popular event. Every year, about 250,000 spectators watch the race from the banks of the river, and about half a billion people around the world watch it on TV

3 Answer the questions.

1    How many rowers are there in a team?

2    Why is the cox usually smali?

3    When do the teams begin training?

4    What happens in December?

5    How long is the race?

6    How many people watch the race from the banks?

4 Jł 1.15 Listen to the radio programme about the historyof the Boat Race. Number the events in the order you hear about them.

a dead heat    b female cox

5 ił 1.15 Listen again and write the correct year next to each picture.

6 MilWHliHd Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the history of the Boat Race.

| What happened in 1912? | Who won in ■„?

Both boats sank.

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Unit 2 • Winning and losing

MATURA świat przyrody • Sport • Rozumienie ze słuchu Kolejność wydarzeń I