Unit 14. The world cup

A. READING
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
WARM UP
Unit 14: The World Cup
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R2: (4 letters) Who is this?
R3: (7 letters) This is a place where we often see the football matches?
R4: (5 letters) Which team was the champion at the 2006 World Cup in Germany?
R5: (4 letters) What do we use to play football?
R6: (7 letters) Who is this?
Key: (8 letters) This is one of the most popular sports in the world?
BEFORE YOU READ
Unit 14: The World Cup
globe
VOCABULARY
trophy
E.g.: Brazil gained a victory over Germany in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
So Brazil was the champion and Germany was the runner- up of the 2002 World Cup.

VOCABULARY
E.g.: The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea.
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E.g.: Vietnam was the host nation of the 22nd Sea Games
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E.g. World Cup is the biggest tournament around the globe.
CÁC CHÂU LỤC
continent
E.g. Asia, Europe, Africa, etc. are continents.
elimination games
VOCABULARY
champion (n) /`t∫æmpIən/
championship (n) /`t∫æmpIən∫Ip/
runner – up (n) /`rʌnə(r) ʌp/
jointly (adv) /`ʤɔintli/
host nation (n) /həʊst `neiʃn/
globe (n) /gləʊb/
trophy (n) /`trəʊfi/
tournament (n) /`tɔ:nəmənt /
finalist (n) /`faInəlIst/
continent (n) /`kɔntinənt/
elimination games /IlImI`nei∫n geimz/
WHILE YOU READ
Unit 14: The World Cup
TASK 1
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The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions B.
TASK 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number.
Only …… teams competed in the first World Cup.
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Today the final tournament of the World Cup has …… teams.
The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was ……
The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over …… billion viewers.
After FIFA’s first meeting …… years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
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TASK 3
Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.
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Lucky football teams !

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1. FIFA was set up in ………..
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2. Only …….. teams competed in the first
World Cup.
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3. The team which was defeated in the first
World Cup final was….
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Argentina
4. The world had witnessed ………World
Cup tournaments up to 2002.
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5. The 2002 World Cup was held by…
Italy
Japan and South Korea
France
The USA
6. After FIFA’s first meeting, …. years had
passed before the first World Cup was held
in Uruguay.
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Lucky football teams !

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