Unit 14. The world cup

1. When was the first World Cup held?
2. Which teams played in the final match in the first World Cup?
 1930
 Uruguay and Argentina
3. Which team became the champion in the first World Cup?
 Uruguay
5. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
 Japan and South Korea
4. How often is the World Cup held?
Every four years
6. How many teams are there in the final tournament of the World Cup today?
 32
7. What does the abbreviation FIFA stand for?
 International Association Football Federation
(French : Federation Internationale de Football Association)
Unit 14: READING
THE WORLD CUP
Unit 14 : THE WORLD CUP
* Vocabulary:
- to be set up
= to be founded
- Championship (n)
= state of being a champion
- the governing body for football: the organization that is responsible for football, i.e. FIFA
- elimination game
= the game within a region that decides which team can go to the World Cup ( trËn ®Êu vßng lo¹i)
- honoured title
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Unit 14 : THE WORLD CUP
* Task 2: Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones (page 144)
(line 7)
(lines 16- 17)
1930
four years
won the World Cup five times.
1. Only …. teams completed in the 1930 World Cup.
A. 32 B. 13 C. 17 D. 2
2. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was….
A. Uruguay B. Italy C. Argentina D. Brazil
3. After FIFA’s first meeting, …. years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
A. 6 B.16 C. 18 D. 26
3. To become one of the 32 finalists, national football teams must now compete in ………within their own regions
A. elimination games B. championship
C. tournament D. victory
5. The 2002 World Cup was held by …….
A. Japan and South Korea B. France C. The USA D. Italy
6. The world had witnessed ..World Cup tournaments up to 2002.
A. 13 B. 17 C. 32 D. 18
7. … are the only continents have produced World Cup champions.
A. Asia B. Europe C. South America D. B & C are correct


* Task 3: Choose the correct answers
1. Only …….. teams completed in the 1930 World Cup.
A. 32 B. 13 C. 17 D. 2
2. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was….
A. Uruguay B. Italy C. Argentina D. Brazil
3. After FIFA’s first meeting, …. ..years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
A. 6 B.16 C. 18 D. 26
3. To become one of the 32 finalists, national football teams must now compete in ………
A. elimination games B. championship
C. tournament D. victory
5. The 2002 World Cup was held by …….
A. Japan and South Korea B. France C. The USA D. Italy
6. The world had witnessed ………World Cup tournaments up to 2002.
A. 13 B. 17 C. 32 D. 18
7. The only continents, such as…. have produced World Cup champions.
A. Asia B. Europe C. South America D. A & B are correct


* Task 3: Choose the correct answers
The History of The World Cup
* Choose the best answer to fill each blank in the summary of the history of the World Cup
In 1904, ..(1).. was set up. But it was not until ..(2)..that the first World Cup was held. There were only 13 ..(3).. competing in the first World Cup. ..(4).. became the first champion in the history of the World Cup. By ..(5).., the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has 32 teams. Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the ..(6).. World Cup, jointly held by Japan and South Korea. With the victory over Germany, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times.
A. the first World Cup B. FIFA
C. the 2002World Cup D. the 2006 World Cup
2. A. 1930 B. 1904 C. 1998 D. 2002
3. A. tournaments B. champions C. teams D. games
4. A. Uruguay B. Italy C. Argentina D. Brazil
5. A. 1930 B. 1904 C. 1998 D. 2002
6. A. 1998 B. 2002 C. 1930 D. 1994

HOMEWORK
1.The figures in A appear in the reading passage. Match these figures with the events related to them in B.
2. Prepare part B - speaking : World Cup ( year, host country, winner, score, runner-up) and Wh-questions
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