Unit 14. The world cup

Warm-up









UNIT 14 : THE WORLD CUP
A. Reading
Before you read
Championship (n): State of being an champion.
Witness (v): to see
Witness (n): the person who see an event or something happen
Elimination game: The game within a region that decides which team can go to the World Cup
Finalist (n): The team who goes to the final match.
Continent (n): e.g: Asia, Europe, Africa, etc
Vocabulary
1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?

2. Which team became the champion then?

3. Which team was runner-up?
In both Korea and Japan
Brazil
Germany
Answer these questions:
While you read
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B.
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 final was………………

4. The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audiences of over …...…..billion viewers.

5. After FIFA’s first meeting,…...........years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
Task 2: Complete these sentences with suitable words.
13
32
Argentina
one
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1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
2. The World Cup is held every two years.

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.
5. Brazil is the country that has played five times in the world.

Task 3: Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones.


F ( 1904 -> 1930)


F ( two -> four)


T


T


F ( played -> won)

After you read


Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures.
Thank for your attention