Lop 11

UNIT 12:
THE ASIAN GAMES
A-reading
While you read
Vocabulary
take place (v)
intercultural knowledge (n)
solidarity)
athlete (n
weightlifting (n)
shooting (n)
wrestling (n)
hockey (n)
squash (n)
rugby (n)
fencing (n)
mountain biking (n)
basketball (n)
effort
bodybuilding (n)
Aquatic sports
Athletes
shooting
Fencing
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hockey
rugby
squash
Mountain biking
wrestling
weightlifting
basketball
Task 1 : Fill each blank with a suitable word
effort
The hotel has special ___________ for disabled athletes
Swimming and water skiing are both ____________ sports.
He never lost his _____________ for training athletes.
I will make every ______________ to arrive on time.
Our sport performances have been __________________ considerably over recent years.
Your help was greatly ________________________.
appreciated
advancing
aquatic
enthusiasm
facilities
The Asian Games are held to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.
There were 10 different sports in the 3rd Asian Games.
The 14th Asian Games attracted 9,000 participants.
The Vietnamese athletes won four gold medals in bodybuilding, billiards and fencing.

Exercise: Scan the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). If it is false, correct it

F. Women’s karatedo
F. 13
T
F. 9,919
Task 2: Scan the passage and complete the following table
1951
The 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines in 1954.
1958
Squash, rugby and mountain biking
2002
After You Read
Name the sports in which Vietnamese athletes have won gold medals at the Asian Games
Homework:

-Learn the vocabulary by heart
- Write a short paragraph to summarize the history of the Asian Games
- Prepare for the next lesson (speaking)