Unit 5. Competitions

Give the name of the competitions in the
following pictures:
Tug of war
Song contest
Beauty contest
Game show
Vocabulary
Tug of war: trò chơi kéo co
Enhance: [in`hɑ:ns] (v)
làm tăng, nâng cao, đề cao, làm nổi bật (đức tính, quyền hạn...)
Prone: [proun] (a) úp, sấp; nằm sấp
Excessive: [ik`sesiv] (a) quá mức, thừa
Monotonous: [mə`nɔtnəs] (a)
đều đều, đơn điệu; buồn tẻ
Inhibit: [in`hibit] (v) ngăn chặn, hạn chế, kiềm chế
Hilarious: [hi`leəriəs] (a) vui vẻ, vui nhộn











Useful expressions:
Agreement:
- That’s true. And I also think that
I couldn’t agree with you more.
Don’t you also think that…..?
- I can’t help thinking the same
Disagreement:
- That’s not the way I see it. You see…….
- You can’t mean that!
- I’m afraid I can’t agree with you. I think….
Positive aspects
Useful
Understanding
Teamwork spirit
Encouraging
Hilarious
Bring about new knowledge
Fantastic
Charming
Educational
Fun..
Negative aspects
Waste of time
Poor performance
Badly designed
Silly jokes
Boring
Lack of variety
Too commercialized
Rubbish
Unnecessary
……….
Tug of war is such a great game. It offers us the teamwork spirit.
I’m with you there
Some quizzes in our school need improving. They should have more fun.
Well, I don’t agree. Their primary
purpose is to give us knowledge
, not fun.
Swimming
Windsurfing
Playing cards
Dancing
Painting
Music
A: Swimming is relaxing.
B: That’s true. And I also think that
it’s good for your health
A: Windsurfing is fun
B: I can’t agree with you more.
A: Playing cards is a waste
of time.
B: I’m with you there. And besides, it is rubbish.
A: Dancing is halarious and good for body shaping.

B: I can’t help thinking the same.
A: Painting is boring

B: That’s not the way I see it. You see, it’s a cultural and entertaining activity.
A: Music is useful and entertaining.

B: I can’t agree with you more. Don’t you also think that it brings encouragements?
Present a contest that you have
recently taken part in or watched
Good bye!