Unit 14. The world cup

BRAZIL
ENGLAND
GERMANY
ITALY
JAPAN
MICHAEL
BALLACK
MICHAEL
OWEN
NAKATA
TOTTI
RONALDO
WHICH INTERNATIONAL
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
DID THESE FOOTBALL
PLAYERS TAKE PART IN?
THE WORLD CUP
Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
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2. Which team became the champion then?
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3. Which team was the runner-up?
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South Korea and Japan
Brazil
Germany
New words
1. Tournament (n) :
A competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner
2. Globe (n):
A model of the earth shaped like a ball and showing the countries, rivers, cities, etc on its surface
3. Host nation (n. ph)
A country that provides the necessary space, facilities etc a special event
6. Eliminate (v):
To get rid of Sb/ Sth
Elimination (n)
7. Jointly (adv)
Involving two or more people or groups
8. Trophy (n):
A prize for wining a competition
9. Honour (n):
Great respect for Sb
5. Take part in (exp):
Participate in or join in
4. Govern (v):
To direct the public affairs of a city, country etc

Read the following passage and then do the task below:

World Cup , the international tournament, is held every four year. It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world. The World Cup is following with passionate interest around the globe-the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers .
In 1904, the governing body for football, was set up. At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship. But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held.Only13 teams took part in the first tournament .The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup tournaments. National foot ball team must now complete in elimination games within their own regions before one of the 32 finalists.
The 2002 World Cup was jointly held by Japan and South Korea. It was the first time it was hosted by two nations. With the victory over Germany in the final match ,Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times. Although Europe and South America the one continent to have produced World Cup champion , countries on other continent hope that one day they will win the honored title.
Task1: Gap filling


Vietnam team was warmly welcome by the ……….. Nation.
2. Germany was defeated by Brazil in the final. Germany was the ………………………in the 2002 World Cup.
3. She brought ................... to her country as an Olympic medal- winner.
4. The tournament is to be……………..hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
5. Britain has not lifted the…………….Since it last hosted the event.
6. The loser will be out of the…………….....
7. How many countries……………….in the first World Cup?
8. The World Cup………………every four years.
host
runner- up
trophy
jointly
honour
tournament
took part
is held
trophy
tournament
take part
jointly
hold
honour
host
runner-up
Task 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following 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 o 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 the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.


The World Cup is held every two years.


The World Cup is regarded as the championship of the sport.

Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.

Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.

1
F
F
T
F
T
F
T
2
4
5
3
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
The World Cup is held once every four year.
Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup
five times.
Task 4: Matching
1904
13
1930
17
32
2002

Today the final tournament of the World Cup has thirty- two teams.
Only thirteen teams competed in the first World Cup.
By 2002 the world has witnessed seventeen World Cup.
The first World Cup was held.
It was the first time the World Cup was held by two countries: South Korea and Japan.
6. FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up.

1.What football team is called the orange typhoon?

2. What football team is called the sky-blue team?

3. What football team is called the tank?

4. What football team is famous for Samba dance?
5. What football team is regarded as a fighting bull?