Unit 13. The 22nd Sea Games

Unit 13: THE 22nd SEA GAMES
Listening Skill
I. Warm Up

What sports are they?
Answers:
- Pole Vaulting
- Vietnam’s Women’s Football
II. Pre-Listening
Answer the following questions:
Do you like Pole Vaulting?
Do you know who won the gold medal in the 22nd Southeast Asian Games Pole Vaulting?
Can you name some Vietnam’s women footballers?
Do you know what Vietnam’s women’s football players have been doing after the 22nd Sea Games?
Vocabulary
odd: (n) lẻ (chữ số), cú đánh thêm
tempting: (a)= attractive: khéo léo, lôi cuốn
deal: (v,n) Thoả thuận, sự thoả thuận
proposal: (n) sự thoả thuận, đề xuất
milkmaid: (n) cô gái vắt sữa
clear: (n) rõ ràng, sáng sủa
employee: (n) người lao động
podium: (n) bục danh dự
III. While-listening
A. Task 1: Listen to the first newspaper article about Amnat, the winner in the 22nd Southeast Asian Games Pole Vaulting competition, and answer the questions:
1. How many gold medals did Amnat win in the Pole Vaulting competition?
2. Where does he come from?
3. How many metres did he clear?
4. Did he break the Sea Games record?
Answers
1. He won one gold medal
2. He comes from Thailand
3. He cleared 4.8 metrers
4. No, he didn’t
III. While-listening (cont)
B. Task 2: Listen to the second newspaper article about the players of Vietnam’s Women’s Football team and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
Vinamilk has offered jobs to 27 members of Vietnam’s Women’s Football team.
The players will certainly work as milkmaids when they stop playing football.
Most of them will be jobless when the Games are over.
The new emplyees will be trained right after the deal is signed
The team’s goalkeeper hopes to open a restaurant.

Answers

T
F
T
T
T
F
IV. Post-Listening
Discuss the following question:
Which Vietnamese footballer(s)do you like best? why?
♣ Some suggestions should be mentioned while discussing
Football player’s name.
Position in the team (attacker, goalkeeper...)
How many goals she/he scored

*: Reasons: intelligent, sharp-witted...

The end