Unit 14. The world cup

Unit 14 – Reading

THE WORLD CUP
Choose the correct answers
1. How often is the World Cup held?
a.Every year c.Every two years
2. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
a.Japan b.Argentina c.Uruguay
3. Brazil defeated ... and won the World Cup in 2002.
a. Holland c. Italy d. Japan
4. When did the first World Cup take place?
b. 1951 c. 1966 d. 1998
5. The World Cup is watched by millions of people
around ... .
a. Asia b. Europe c. Africa
6. ... organizes World cups.
a. WHO b. WTO c. UNESCO
b.Every four years
d.Japan&South Korea
b. Germany
a. 1930
d. Globe
d. FIFA
Guess the meaning of the underlined words
1. Japan and south Korea were the host countries.

2. The 2002 World Cup was held jointly by Japan and South Korea.
In the 2002 World Cup, Brazil defeated Germany and won the trophy/ honoured title.

Germany was the runner up in the 2002 World Cup.
The international football tournament is held every four years.
There are 32 teams in a final tournament but there are 2 teams in a final game/ final match.

nước chủ nhà
đồng tổ chức
Cúp/ danh hiệu cao quý
Á quân
giải thi đấu
vòng chung kết
trận chung kết
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
1
2
3
4
5
Task 2: Scan the text and fill in each blank with a word or a number
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: Decide whether these 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. 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
2
3
4
5
F
1930
F
four
T
T
F
won the World Cup five times
2002
32
17
13
1930
1904
4
2
Complete the following table
It was the 1st time World Cup was held in
Asia and hosted by two nations. Brazil
became 1st team to win the trophy five times
(1)
1904
(2)
13 teams
(3)
The first World Cup was held
(4)
Up to
2002
(5)
32 trinalists
(6)
Complete the following table
FIFA was set up
The number of teams taking part in
the first tournament
The year when the first World Cup was held
The number of World Cup tournaments
that have been organized up to 2002
The number of teams taking part in the
tournament nowadays
The first time WC was played in Asia
and jointly hosted by two nations: Japan
and South Korea
Homework
- Write about the events of the World Cup.
- Prepare for SPEAKING.