Unit 12. Water sports

swimming
rowing
yacht racing
surfing
Lesson one : Reading
Unit 12
water sports
Look at the picture and answer the questions:
Look at the picture and answer the questions:
1/ What is the name of the sport?
2/ Where is it played?
3/ How do people play it – by hand or foot?
Look at the picture and answer the questions:

*Vocabulary

- Water polo : môn bóng nước
- Tie : trận hòa
- Vertical : phương thẳng đứng
- Foul : phạm luật, sai sót
- Opponent : đối thủ, đối phương
- Penalty : hình phạt
- Eject : đẩy ra, tống ra
- Goalie : thủ môn
- cap: mũ, nón
- to sprint: bơi nước rút
Task 1: Work in pairs. Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B
Task 1: Work in pairs. Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B
Task 2: Read the passage again and complete the following sentences.
Water polo is played in a pool………...metres deep,…………long and…………….wide.
2. The home team wears………., the visiting team wears………and the goalies wear………
3. Both teams sprint for the ball from……………………….
4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as……………………………………..
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging from………………………….in length.
Answer:
Water polo is played in a pool………...metres deep,……………long and…………….wide.
1.8
30 metres
20 metres
2. The home team wears………….., the visiting team wears……………and the goalies wear………………………………
white caps
blue ones
red caps with the number 1 in white
3. Both teams sprint for the ball from……………………….

4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as……………………………………..

5. A game is divided into quarters ranging from………………………….in length
their own goal lines
holding or punching the ball
five to eight minutes
Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. Where is the ball when the game starts?
2. How can the ball be advanced?
3. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
4. What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?
1/ It is in the centre of the pool.
2/ The ball can be advanced by passing with one hand or swimming with the head above the water and the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave created by the swimmer’s head.
3/ Only the goalie is allowed to hold the ball with both hands.
4/ The player is ejected after committing five personal fouls.
ANSWER
Where is water polo played?
In a pool
In a playground
In a tennis court

What about football ?
In a pitch/playground
A. Reading
AFTER YOU READ
2. How many players are there in a team of water polo?
7
9
11

What about a football team?
11
A. Reading
AFTER YOU READ
3. How long does a quarter of water polo last?
Five minutes
Eight minutes
Five to eight minutes

What about a half of football?
45 minutes
A. Reading
AFTER YOU READ
4. Which of the followings is NOT the rule of water polo?
Players can touch the ball with only ONE HAND.
If a player commits five personal fouls, he is ejected.
C. A player is ejected if he gets a red card.
AFTER YOU READ
HOMEWORK
REREAD THE PASSAGE AND LEARN NEW WORDS BY HEART
PREPARE THE NEXT LESSON (SPEAKING)
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