Unit 14. The world cup

Teaching reading
welcome to our lesson!
By: Hoang Van Tan
Overview of the lesson:
* Warm-up: 3 minutes
I- Pre- reading: 10 minutes
Teaching vocabulary.
Making predictions.
II- While -reading: 25 minutes
Task 1.( 5 minutes)
Task 2.( 8 minutes)
Task 3.( 12 minutes)
III- Post -reading: 6 minutes
* Homework: 1 minute
What is this event?
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1. It is an international sports event.
2. It is held every four years.
3. Brazil has been the winner for five times.
Warm-up






Unit 14: The World Cup
I- Pre- reading: Teaching vocabulary
Tournament
What is it?
........................
Examples:
...........................
What is it like?
......................
concept definition mapping
concept definition mapping
Tournament
What is it?
A competition in which players
compete against each other in a
series of games until there is one
winner
Examples:
-football
-chess
-tennis
-golf
.......
What is it like?
competitive
fair
exciting
-honest
-friendly
-cheerful
........
. host nation(n.p):
nước chủ nhà.
Eg: China was the host nation of the 2008 Olympic Games.
. champion (n)
Nhà vô địch, quán quân
Eg: France became the champion in the 16th World Cup in 1998.
championship (n) : giải vô địch, chức vô địch
Elimination game (n.p)
Eg: National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before coming one of the 32 finalists.
trận đấu vòng loại
. Trophy ( n)
Cúp
. witness( v):
see something happen with your own eyes, for example, an accident, a crime or an important event...
chứng kiến
Vocabulary:
1.tournament(n): vòng thi đấu, giải thi đấu
2. host nation (n.p) : nước chủ nhà
3. champion (n): nhà vô địch, quán quân
championship (n): chức vô địch, giải vô địch
4. elimination game (n.p): trân đấu vòng loại
5. trophy (n): cúp
6. witness (v): chứng kiến
II- Pre- reading: (Prediction)
Before you read the passage, discuss in pairs and guess whether the following statements are true (T) or false( F):
There were only 13 teams taking part in the first tournament.
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
People consider the World Cup as the most popular sporting event in the world.
Brazil has taken part in the World Cup for only five times.
The 2002 World Cup was jointly hosted by two Asian countries.
Europe and South America are the only continents to have won World Cup champions.
II- While reading:
There were only 13 teams taking part in the first tournament.
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
3. People consider the World Cup as the most popular sporting event in the world.
4. Brazil has taken part in the World Cup for only five times.
5. The 2002 World Cup was jointly hosted by two Asian countries.
6. Europe and South America are the only continents to have won World Cup championship.
Task 1: While reading the passage , decide whether these statements are true or false, then compare with your predictions:
T
F
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1930
more than five times
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(Para 2- Line 2-3)
(Para 2- Line 9)
(Para 1- Line 2
(Para 2- Line 3-4)
(Para 2- Line 13)
II- While reading:
Task 2: As you read the passage , fill in the blanks of these sentences with a word or phrase:
The World Cup is an international football.............................
.......................is the governing body for football in the world.
The team which was defeated in the 2002 World Cup was .....................
FIFA planned to organize a world ................................for football at its first meeting in 1904
France, ..............................of the 1998 World Cup , gained a victory over Brazil in the final.
tournament
FIFA
Germany
championship
the host nation
II- While reading:( comprehension questions)
Task 3: While reading the text , work in pairs and answer the following questions:
When was FIFA set up?
2. How many World Cups had taken place by 2006?
3. How many national teams are there in the final round of the World Cup today?
4. Do the countries in other continents beside Europe and South America need great effort to win the honoured title in the future?
5. Why is the World Cup considered the most popular sports event in the world?
II- While reading:
Task 3: Here are some suggested answers:
1. It was set up in 1904.
2. 18 World Cups.
3. 32 national teams
4. Yes, they do.
5. Because football is the king sport .So the World Cup often attracts millions of viewers all over the world. It is followed with passionate interest around the globe.
III- Post reading:( Semantic feature analysis grid)
Ask students to work in groups , discuss and fill in the table below. If the team has this feature, put a + , if not put a - .
E.g: A: Has Brazil ever been the host nation of the World Cup?
B: Yes, it was the host nation in 1950.
A: Has Argentina won the trophy twice?
B: Yes, in 1978 and in 1986.
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Features
take part in the final tournament
be the host nation
be the runner-up
win the trophy once
win the trophy twice
win the trophy 3 times
win the trophy 5 times
countries
Have: +
Not have: -
Features
take part in the final tournament
be the host nation
be the runner-up
win the trophy once
win the trophy twice
win the trophy 3 times
win the trophy 5 times
countries
Homework:
Write a short paragraph about your most favourite national team that has taken part in the World Cup.
Thank you for your attention