Unit 14. The world cup

Do you know how often the World Cup is held?

When was the first World Cup held?

When was the latest World Cup held?

Which team was the champion then?

And which team was the runner-up?
- Every four years.
- In 1930.
- In 2006.
- Italy was.
- France was.
A- Reading passage

* Some words/phrases:
Hold (v)=
Passionate (A)=
Final (a/n)=
Finalist (n) =
Viewer (n)=
Govern (v)=
Witness (v) =
Set up (vphr)=
Take part in. (vphr)=
Elimination (n)=

To organize/ have a meeting or competition
Say đắm, cuồng nhiệt
happening at the end of a series of events
A person watching TV…
To control : điều hành…
To found, to establish, to build…
To join in sth: tham gia
sự loại trừ, loại bỏ…
- To see sth happen because you are there when it happens
A person taking part in the final of a competition
Task 1:The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definition in B
Answers:
1- Jointly means involving 2 or more people or groups.
1b
2c
3a
4e
5d
Task 2: Scan the passage and complete each of the sentences with a word or a number.
1-Only..teams competed in the first World Cup.
2- Today the final tournament of the World Cup has...teams.
3- The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was....
4- The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over ... billion viewers.
5- After FIFA`s first meeting,...years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
13
32
Argentina
One
26
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 .....
2- The World Cup is held every years. .....
3- The World Cup is regarded as the world`s 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 .....
1904
two
played five times in the World Cup
F
1930
F
four
T
T
F
won the World Cup five times.
* After you read
Let’s talk about the events mentioned in the passage, first match the time with the events:

- Keys:
1d
2a
3f
4b
5e
6c