Unit 14. The world cup

Unit 14: The world cup
Before
reading
2. How many teams are there in the final round of the World Cup?
3. When was the World Cup first held in Asia?
4. Which country has won the championship 5 times?
1. When and Where was the first World Cup held?
Vocabulary
 A governing body:
Cơ quan điều hành
 To set up:
Thành lập
 To gain a victory over:
= To establish
Chiến thắng
= To win
 An elimination game:
Trận đấu loại
 To eliminate
 A finalist:
Đội vào vòng chung kết
- FIFA is the governing body for football.
- Bill wants to establish his own company.
- Before entering the final round, every team must play in ...........
Loại bỏ
- The team that plays in the final round is ...........
cơ quan điều hành

to establish
trận đấu lọai

to win

Governing body
đội vào vòng
chung kết

While reading
Task 1: The word in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B
jointly
a competition in which players complete against each other in a series of teams until there is a winner
2. the globe
b. involving two or more people or groups
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy
c. the world
d. a prize for winning a competition
e. A country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc. for a special event
Task 2: Scan the text and fill in the blanks
(1) 1904
(2) The year that the first World Cup was held.
(3) The number of teams that
took part in the first World Cup

(4) 32
(5)The number of times that Brazil has won the tropy

(1)………..
(2) ………….
(3) ………….

(4) ………..
(5) …………
Task 3: Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones
1. The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
2. The World Cup is held every two years.
3. In 2002, the World Cup final was held in Asia by Japan.
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.
True
False
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four
1930
Japan & Korea
won the trophy 5 times.
Post reading
Discussion
You are discussing with your friends about football. Use the following cues:
What/ your/ favorite football team?/ Why?
Who/ your/ favorite football players?/ Why?/Tell/ information/ him.
You/ often/ watch/ football/ VN? Which /club/ you/ like?
4. When/ you/ think/ VN/ join/ World Cup/ final round? ……..
HOMEWORK: Study vocabulary carefully
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1. What is your favorite football team? Why?
My favorite football team is France. Because they are fair-play.
2. - Who is your favorite football players? Why do you like him?
I like Ronaldinho because he plays very well and he is very friendly.
- Could you tell me some information about him?
He is playing for Barcelona now. He loves children very much.
3. Which Vietnamese club do you like? Why?
I like Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Because they have many famous and talented players.
4. When do you think VN will join in the World Cup final round?
I think VN will join in the World Cup final round in 2018.
First World Cup 1930 Uruguay
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