Unit 14. The world cup

UNIT 14:
THE
WORLD CUP
READING
BEFORE YOU READ:
Work with a partner: Answer the following questions
1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
2. Which team became the champion then?
3. Which team was runner-up?
South Korea and Japan
Brazil
Germany

WORLD CUP, the international football tournament, is held every four year. It is considered the most popular sporting event in
the world. The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe- the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers.

Read the passage
and then do the tasks follow:
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up. At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship. But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held. Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament. The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup. By 2002, the world has witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments. National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before coming one of the 32 finalists.
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea. It was the fist time the World Cup was played in Asia and the first time it was hosted by two nations. With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times. Although Europe and South America are the only continents to have produced World Cup champions, countries on other continents hope that one day they will win the honoured title.

VOCABULARY:
- Be held (v):
- Tournament (n):
- Consider (v):
- Interest (v); (n):
- Passionate (adj):
- Globe (n):
- Governing (adj):
- Set up (v):
- Gain (v):
- Witness (v): to see:
- Jointly (adv):
- Victory (n):
- Trophy (n):
- Continent (n):
- Honoured (adj):
- Title (n):
TASK 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B
ANSWERS
1. Jointly
b. Involving two or people or group
2. The globe
c. The world
3. Tournament
a. A competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner.
4. Host nation
e. A country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc. for a special event.
5. Trophy
d. A prize for winning a competition.
TASK 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number.
1. Only ___teams competed in the first World Cup.
13
2.Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ____ teams.
32
3. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was __________.
Argentina
4. The final match of 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over ____billion viewers.
one
5. After FIFA’ s meeting, ___ years has passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
26
TASK 3: Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or (F). Correct the false ones.

1. The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904. TRUE FALSE

2. The World Cup is held every two years. TRUE FALSE

3. The World Cup is regarded as the world championship
of the sport. TRUE FALSE

4. Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the
2002 World Cup. TRUE FALSE

5. Brazil is the country that has played five times in the
World Cup. TRUE FALSE
ANSWER
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 Cup.
FALSE
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
FALSE
The World Cup is held every four years
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
Brazil is the country that has won five times in the World Cup.
VOCABULARY:
- Be held (v):
- Tournament (n):
- Consider (v):
- Interest (v); (n):
- Passionate (adj):
- Globe (n):
- Governing (adj):
- Set up (v):
- Gain (v):
- Witness (v): to see:
- Jointly (adv):
- Victory (n):
- Trophy (n):
- Continent (n):
- Honoured (adj):
- Title (n):
AFTER YOU READ

Work in groups: Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures as cues.
1904 13 1930 17 32 2002
Example:
1904 is the year when FIFA was set up.
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