E10-u14 reading

UNIT 14 : THE WORLD CUP


READING
Before you read:
Work with a partner. Answer the following questions.
1.Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
The 2002 World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan.
2.Which team became the champion then?
Brazil became the champion.
3.Which team was the runner-up?
Germany was the runner-up.






While you read:
VOCABULARY:
Goal-scorer (n): người ghi bàn
Globe (n): quả địa cầu
Champion (n): nhà vô địch, quán quân
-> championship (n): giải vô địch, chức vô địch
Runner-up (n):đứng thứ 2, á quân
Tournament (n): giải thi đấu
Popular (adj): phổ biến
Event (n): sự kiện
Passionate (adj): cuồng nhiệt
Attracted (v): thu hút
Governing (n): sự cai trị, sự thống trị
Set up (v): thành lập
Host (n): chủ nhà
Witnessed (n): sự chứng kiến
Compele (v): cạnh tranh
Elimination games (n): các trận đấu vòng loại
Regions (n): vùng miền
Finalists (n): đội vào chung kết
Victory (n): sự chiến thắng
Final (adj): cuối cùng
Trophy (n): cúp, chiến lợi phẩm
Continents (n): lục địa, đại lục
Title (n): danh hiệu (vô địch)

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Task 1. The words in A appear in the reading passage.
Match them with their definition in B.

Task 2. Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a world or a number.
1.Only teams competed in the first World Cup.
2.Today the final tournament of the World Cup has teams.
3.The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was
4.The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over
Billion viewers.
5.After FIFA’s first meeting, years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.


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Task 3. Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). Correct the false ones.
T F
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.

2.The World Cup is held every two years.

3.The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.

4. Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World
Cup.

5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.

After you read
Work in groups. Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures as cues.
1904 13 1930 17 32 2002


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