Unit 14 Reading

Listen to the song!!!
1.What is the name of the song?
The Cup of Life
2. What is the song about?
The song is about football or World Cup.
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP

A. Reading
A. Before you read:
I. Open prediction: Choose the correct answers

1. How often is the World Cup held?
a. Every year b. Every 4 years c. Every 2 years

2. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
a. In Japan b. In Argentina
c. In Uruguay d. In Japan and South Korea

3.………was the champion of the 2002 World Cup.
a. Italy b. Germany c. Brazil d. Japan

4.………was the runner-up of the 2002 World Cup.
a. Italy b. Germany c. Holland d. Japan
BRAZIL in The 2002 World Cup








II. Pre- vocabulary

FIFA:
Federation Internationale de Football
Association (French)

Symbol of FIFA

Tournament (n):
vòng (giải ) thi đấu
- Globe (n):
quả địa cầu, trái đất
Viewer (n)
Continent (n)
Which team gained the trophy in the 2006 World Cup?
- Italy.
So, Italy was the champion in the 2006 World Cup

Champion (n): nhà vô địch
championship (n) giải vô địch,
chức vô địch.
Gain a victory over ----:

E.g Brazil gained a victory over Germany in the 2002 World Cup.

Defeat (v):
E.g Italy defeated France and became the winner in the 2006 World Cup.

đánh bại, thắng
Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
In Japan and South Korea
The 2002 World Cup was held in Japan and South Korea
- To be held:
- Hold (v): tổ chức
host nation
Witness (v): see sth happen
chứng kiến
Final (n): last of a series of competitions:


Finalist (n):player/team who takes part in final games. Người/đội vào chung kết
Elimination games (n):games in which different teams play against each other to be able to join the final games.
các trận đấu vòng loại.
Trận chug kết
A football match between Uruguay and Argentina was held in Uruguay.
What do we call the Uruguay team?

host nation
(n) đội chủ nhà
- Trophy (n)
: cúp, chiến lợi phẩm
Vocabulary:
tournament: (n) vòng, giải thi đấu
FIFA: Federation Internationale de Football Association
globe (n) quả địa cầu
viewer (n) khán giả, người xem
- witness (v): chứng kiến
- hold: (v) tổ chức (to be held)
- defeat (v): đánh bại, thắng
host nation: (n) nước chủ nhà
gain a victory over ----: giành chiến thắng …
- champion: (n) nhà vô địch
championship ( n) giải vô địch
elimination games: (n) vòng đấu loại
finalist (n) người/đội vào chung kết
trophy (n): cúp, chiến lợi phẩm
continent ( n) lục địa, đại lục.

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III. Checking vocabulary:
Match the words in A with their definitions in B
I. Checking prediction: Choose the correct answers
1. How often is the World Cup held?
a. Every year b. Every 4 years c. Every 2 years
2. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
a. In Japan b. In Argentina
c. In Uruguay d. In Japan and South Korea
3.………was the champion of the 2002 World Cup.
a. Italy b. Germany c. Brazil d. Japan
4.………was the runner-up of the 2002 World Cup.
a. Italy b. Germany c. Holland d. Japan
B. While you read:
1. Only _____teams competed in the first World Cup.
2. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has_______teams.
3. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup was ___________.
4. The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over______ billion viewers.
5. After FIFA’s first meeting, ____ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
13
32
Argentina
one
26
II. Activity 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number
3. The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.
4. Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
(line 2)
(lines 16- 17)
1. The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
F
2. The World Cup is held every two years.
F
5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.
F
T
T
1930
four years
won the World Cup five times.
III. Task 3: Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones
-First jointly held by 2
(4)………….
(5)…… teams
Champion:
(6)………..
runner-up:
(7)……………
1930

1904
2002
(1)………..
was set up
Events
Years
every 4 years
Argentina
Uruguay
nations
32
Brazil
Germany
Complete the chart
Activity 4:
First World Cup Champion
(2)……………
runner-up:
(3)……………

LUCKY FOOTBALL PLAYER
GAME
c. After you read
Congratulation!!!

13
13 is the number of teams playing in the first World Cup.

1930
1930 is the year when the first World Cup was held.

1904
1904 is the year when the FIFA was set up and had the first meeting.

17
17 is the number of the World Cup tournaments up to 2002.
Congratulation!!!

2002
2002 is the year when the World Cup was first played in Asia and hosted by two nations

32
32 is the number teams playing in the World Cup in the modern time.
HOMEWORK:
Write a summary of the passage about the World Cup
Collect any information about your favorite national football team to prepare for speaking lesson