Unit 14. The world cup

Listen to the song:
1.What is the name of the song?
Hip don’t lie
2. What is the song about?
The song is about football or World Cup.
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP

A.Reading
Work with a partner. Answer the following questions.


1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?

The 2002 World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan.
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
2. Which team became the champion?








BRAZIL BECAME THE CHAMPION.
3. Which team was the runner-up?






 Germany was the runner-up.
4. How often is the World Cup held?
A. Every 2 years
B. Every 3 years
C. Every 4 years
D. Every 5 years
Read the following passage and then do the tasks that follow
TASK 1
Match the words in A with their definitions in B
TASK 1
TASK 2
Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number
Task 2
Only ------- teams competed in the first World Cup.
Today the final tournament of the World Cup has------- teams.
The team which was defeated in the first World Cup was --------.
The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over --------- billion viewers.
After FIFA’s first meeting, ------ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.


13
32
Argentina
one
26
Read the text again and Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones
TASK 3
Task 3
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.
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930
URUGUAY 1930
F
2.The World Cup has held once every two years.
2.The World Cup is held every four years.
F
3.The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.
T
4.Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
BRAZIL
GERMANY
Vs
T
5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.

F
Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup five times.

AFTER YOU READ

Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures
1904

13

1930

17

32

2002
FIFA was set up.
13
The first World Cup was held
17
32
It was the first time the World Cup was played in Asia/ hosted by 2 nations.


1904 is the year when FIFA was set up.
13 is the number of the teams took part in the first tournament.
17 is the number of World Cup tournaments that the world had witnessed by 2002.
32 is the number of national football teams become the finalists.
1930 is the year when the first World Cup was held.
2002 is the year when World Cup was jointly held by Japan and South Korea.
SPEAKING
Look at the pictures. What do you know about these football teams?
Unit 14:
Speaking
A: What team is it?
A: How many times did it play in the final match?
A: Did it become the champion?
A: Was the World Cup ever held in its country?
And when?
B: It is the English football team
B: It playe in the final match once
B: Yes, it did.
B: Yes, in 1966, the year when it won the trophy.
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the World Cup winners
Example:
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. The final match was between Uruguay and Argentina. Uruguay defeated Argentina by 4 to 2. Uruguay became the champion and Argentina was the runner-up.
Example:
The_____ World Cup was held in ______ in ______. The final match was between _______ and _______. ________ defeated _______by ___ to ___. ____________ became the champion and _______ was the runner-up.
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the World Cup winners
Example:
The_____ World Cup was held in ______ in ______. The final match was between _______ and _______. ________ defeated _______by ___ to ___. ____________ became the champion and _______ was the runner-up.
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the World Cup winners
Example:
The_____ World Cup was held in ______ in ______. The final match was between _______ and _______. ________ defeated _______by ___ to ___. ____________ became the champion and _______ was the runner-up.
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the World Cup winners
Before you listen

Name some of the most famous football players in the world. Who do you like best? Why?
David Beckham
Pelé
Diego Maradona
Zidane
Barthez
While you listen
Task 1. You will hear some information about Pelé, a famous Brazillian football player. Listen and complete the table below.
1940
Joined a Brazillian football club
1962
1974
Retired
Task 2 : Listen again and answer the following questions .
1. What was Pelé famous for as a football player?
2. How many World Cups did he participate in?
3. Where did he play football before he retired?
4. What did Pelé do after his retirement?
1. What was Pelé famous for as a football player?
As a football player , Pelé was famous for his powerful kicking and controlling the ball .

2. How many World Cups did he participate in?
He participated in three World Cups .
3. Where did he play football before he retired?
He played for an American football club before he retied .

4. What did Pelé do after his retirement?
He became an international ambassador for the sport , working to promote peace and understanding , through friendly sport activity .
Wrting an announcement
Task 1: Read the following announcement and then answer the questions that follow.

The national football championship organizing committee.
The postponing of the match between Nam Dinh and Binh Duong, which was initially scheduled on Sunday April 18
3p.m Sunday April 25
My Dinh National Stadium
Task 2:Write about the football player you like best
Example:
Pelé was born in Brazil.
He was good at kicking and
controlling the ball.
He scored 1,200 goals and has become a national hero.
He was an international ambassador for the sport.
LUCKY
NUMBERS
Cristiano Ronaldo
Miroslav Klose
Michael Owen
KaKa
Oliver Kahn
Gabriel Batistuta
Ronaldo
What is this team?
ITALIA – Champion of the 2006 World cup