Unit 13. The 22nd Sea Games

THE 22nd SEA GAMES
Unit 13


Lesson A:
READING
Vocabulary
- spirit /`spirit/ (n):
 high spirit:
U23 Viet Nam football team competed in high spirits
tinh thần
sports enthusiast (n.phr): /spƆ:t inθ`ju:ziæst/
person who is interested in sports
solidarity (n) /,sɒli`dærƏti/:
sự đoàn kết, tình đoàn kết
TITLE
Title (n) /`taitl/:
danh hiệu
Ex: He was awarded the Most Outstanding Athlete title in the Shooting event.
outstanding /aut`stændiŋ/ (adj) :
HOÀNG
XUÂN
VINH
xuất sắc
countryman (n) /`kΛntrimƏn/
: đồng bào
spirit /`spirit/ (n): tinh thần
sports enthusiast (n.phr): /spƆ:t inθ`ju:ziæst/:
người say mê thể thao
solidarity (n) /,sɒli`dærƏti/:
sự đoàn kết, tình đoàn kết
Title (n) /`taitl/: danh hiệu
outstanding /aut`stændiŋ/ (adj): xuất sắc
countryman (n) /`kΛntrimƏn/: đồng bào
Task 1: Match the words in column A with suitable definitions in column B
1. Sports Enthusiast
A
A. The position of being the winner of a sport competition.
B
2. Solidarity
4. Outstanding
3. Title
5. Countrymen
B. People were born in or lived in the same country.
C. Who is very interested in sports.
D. Agreement resulting from shared interests, feelings, actions…
E. Extremely good, excellent
Task 2: Read the passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions:

1. The 22nd SEA Games were held in Vietnam from. . . ..

A. the 5th to 13th December,2003
B. the 13th to 15th December, 2003
C. the 5th to 13th November, 2003
D. the 13th to 15th November, 2003
A. the 5th to 13th December,2003
2. The word “ composed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…….
A. included
B. consisted
C.considered
D.interested
B. consisted

3. According to the first paragraph, __

The sport was first competed in the 22nd SEA Games
B. only four of eleven participating countries got medals
C. country got the first gold medal in the 22nd SEA Games
D. The 22nd SEA Games’ spirit
D. The 22nd SEA Games’ spirit

4. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?

Vietnam has ever organized several sport events before the 22nd SEA Games
B. The Games’ great success proved VN can organize sporting events on an international level.
C. Athletes from 11 countries competed in 32 sports.
D. Vietnam was ranked 1st with 158 gold medals
Vietnam has ever organized several sport events before the 22nd SEA Games
Task 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of blanks:
The 22nd Southeast Asian Games was a biannual multi-sport event held in Vietnam from 5th to 13th December, 2003. The games were (1)................. by 11 countries locating in Southeast Asia. The SEA GAMES were held on the spirit of solidarity and co-operation for peace and development. Singapore and Vietnam had participants (2)............... were awarded the Most Outstanding Athlete titles in the Swimming and Shooting events. The Games’ great (3)............... proved Vietnam can organize sporting events on an international level. The Games were also considered both a spectacular event and a valuable chance for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation (4) ………… the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposed created to (5)……………friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region.

1. A. participating B. participated C. participation D. to participate
2. A. whose B. which C. who D. whom
3. A. successfully B. successful C. succeed D. success
4. A. to B. of C. for D. about
5. A. strong B. strengthen C. strength D. to strengthen
A. participating B. participated
C. participation D. to participate
2. A. whose B. which
C. who D. whom
3. A. successfully B. successful
C. succeed D. success
4. A. to B. of
C. for D. about
5. A. strong B. strengthen
C. strength D. to strengthen
B. participated
C. who
D. success
C. for
B. strengthen
5th to 13th Dec, 2003
on spirit of solidarity, cooperation
for peace and development
The 22nd SEA Games
in Vietnam
Athletes from 11 countries
competed in 32 sports.
444 gold medals were won.
VN was ranked 1st with 158 gold medals.
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