Unit 5. Competitions

★Group 9’s
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Unit 5

Competitions
★ Check the previous lesson
• Arrange these letters to make correct words.

1. reetnulov

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Volunteer
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Teach
Value
Discovery
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Organize
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To Look After
Attain
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Which competition do you like?

•Quiz show

•World Cup, FA,…

•American’s Idol, American’s next top model, Miss World...etc.
? Before you read
Mini Game: Find Word
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Quiz – Fair – Competition – Tough

Winners – Fight – Global – Song

Losers – Music – Beauty – Photo
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World Cup
Logo South Africa 2010
Miss World Miss Universe
Quiz show
? While you read
Beauty contests
Read the text and do the tasks that follow
a) Answer the following questions
1.In what country did the first beaty contest take place? When was it?
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, in 1921

2. What is it about beauty contests for teenagers that can be criticized?
Contestants may dress in no more than swimsuit
3. What are some conditions applicable to beauty contestants?

They must not be married, must agree to remain celibate during their “reign”, and must agree to refrain from other acts that contest organizers regard as “moral degradation”

4. What are the two supposedly most pretigious beauty contests in the world today? When did they first take place?

Miss World competition (founded in 1951), Miss Universe (founded in 1952)
5.What are the possible arguments againts beauty contests according to the passage?

Entertainment event of no great importance

- Degrading to females in general
Miss World 2010
Miss Universe 2011
b) The following statements can be true(T) or false(F). Check (v) in the appropriate boxes


Beauty pageant is another term for beauty contest.
Beauty contest are competition between young ladies only.
Physical beauty is not the only requirement to win a beauty contest.
Winners of beauty contest must remain single all their lives.
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5. The first beauty contest took place in the United State
6. Most peple are strongly against beauty contests because of the dress contestants wear
7. There are beauty contests in which contestants have to be marching in a parade
8. The heyday of beauty contests was in 1960s
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c) Crossword game
1.The contestant must remain....During their “reign” (8 cells)
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2. Miss ...... is one of the most prestigious beauty contest (5 cells)
3. Competitions for ...... And women are separate events (3 cells)
4. “...... Beauty” contest was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1921 (9 cells)
5. Many ...... regard beauty contest for women as degrading to females in general (9 cells)
6. A beauty contest bases partly on the beauty of contestants’ ...... appearance (8 cells)
7. In the sports competitions, the contestants are divided into ...... to compete (4 cells)
8. The contestants show their strength via ...... events (5 cells)
? After You Read
Discuss in group.
“Industry, appearance, speech, and behavior are attributes that should be required of an ideal modern woman.” Would you agree about the opinion as for each attribute? To what extent?

•Industry is an important character because:
-It helps the woman gain success.

•Appearance is an important character because:
-It makes the woman feel confident in socialization.
Speech is an important character because:
-It helps the woman communicate effectively.
It shows the woman’s knowledge.

• Behavior is an important character because :
-It helps the woman be remembered not for her “outside” beauty but “inside” beauty also, and therefore beloved by many people.
Work in Pair.
Match the name of Game shows in English with its Vietnamese equivalent :
Think and Talk
Have you ever taken part in any competition yet? Which one?

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