Unit 11. The Asian Games

THE ASIAN GAMES
Guess the names of the pictures
What does the ceremony want to bring to the viewers?
Finalize /`faɪnəlaɪz/ (v) to complete the last part of a plan, project…
Ex: They meet to finalize the plan.
Finalization (n) (U)
Athlete /`æθli:t/ (n) ©: person trained for physical games
Ex: Competition to become a professional athlete will continue to be extremely hard.
Athletic /æθ`letik/ (adj)
Athletics / æθ`letiks/ (n) (U) sports that people compete in, esp running, jumping and throwing
Unity /`ju:nəti/ (n) (U) the state of being in agreement and working together
Ex: Vietnam should strengthen “great national unity” to overcome difficulties to develop the nation.
Represent /reprɪ`zent/ (v) act or speak officially for s.b at an event or meeting
Ex: The most excellent student was chosen to represent our school at the meeting.
Representation (n) (U)
Representative (adj)(n) (C)
Ex: The survey covers a representative sample of schools.
Triathlon /traɪ`æθlən/ (n) (U): a sporting event in which people compete in three different sports, usually swimming, cycling and running
Host /həʊst / (v) to organize an event to which others are invited and make all arrangements for them
Ex: Germany hosted the World Cup finals.
Venue /`venju:/ (n) (C): a place where people meet for an organized event: a concert, sporting event or conference
Ex: The band will be playing at 20 venues on their UK tour.
Spectacular /spe`tækjələ / (adj): very impressive
Ex: They scored a spectacular goal.
Spectacularly (adv)
Ex: It has been a spectacularly successful year.
Spectacular (n): an impressive show or performance
Ex: They are watching a Christmas TV spectacular.

Attendee /əten`di:/ (n) (C)= attender: a person who attends a meeting
Ex: The meeting satisfied both organizers and attendees.
Attendant (adj) (n) (C)
Attend (v)
Attendance (n) (U)
Ex: Attendance at these lectures is optional.
Finalize
Athlete
Unity
Represent
Triathlon
Host
Venue
Spectacular
Attendee
Read the text and answer the question:
What aspects of the Asian Games are described in the text?
Answer:
The spirit, the way how it has grown and the organization of the Games.

True, false or not mentioned:
The spirit of the Games has stayed the same from the first Games until now.
Only the symbolic flame brings warmth to the Games.
The number of sports and athletes has increased year after year.
In the past, chess and triathlon were included in the Games.
Khalifa is the biggest venue of the event.
More than 1 billion people could watch the Opening Ceremony.
Everybody considered the event as “The Games of Their Life”
True
True
True
False
False
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Answer the questions:
What proves that the Games has grown from the past till now?
What makes the Opening Ceremony of the Games the most spectacular opening of any games?
What do people remember after watching the Ceremony?
Answers:
1. What proves that the Games has grown from the past till now?
Because number of athletes, countries and regions, sports and events have increased.
2. What made the Opening Ceremony of the Games the most spectacular opening of any games?
50,000 people in the stadium and more than 1 billion TV viewers watched it.
3. What would people remember after watching the Ceremony?
They would remember the Games as “The Games of Their Life”.