Unit 6 - Competitions

A - 5
B - 3
C - 2
D - 6
E - 1
F - 4
Face to face
Do you like taking part in competitions
like these? Why/ Why not?
Do you hope to win a competition?
If so, which competition do you like to win?
Is winning the most important thing in
a competition? Why/ Why not?
take part in
= participate in
= join
“Ring the Gold Bell” is sponsored by Orion
In some competitions, we need the judges to ensure equality.
The judges will announce the total score of each team.
The winner will be awarded a gift.
Task 1: Matching
representative (paragraph 1, line 1)
annual (paragraph 1, line 2)
stimulate (paragraph 1, line 3)
spirit (paragraph 1, line 3)
in all (paragraph 2, line 2)
smoothly (paragraph 1, line 1)
without problem or difficulties
enthusiasm and energy
altogether or as a total
a person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group
encourage or make something more active
happening or done once every year
1 - d
2 - f
3 - e
4 - c
5 - b
6 - a
Listen and Repeat
compete /kəm`pi:t/
competition /,kɔmpi`ti∫n/
participate /pɑ:`tisipeit/
sponsor /`spɔnsə/
judge /`dʒʌdʒ/
announce /ə`naʊns/
award /ə`wɔ:d/
representative /,repri`zentətiv/
annual /`ænjuəl/
stimulate /`stimjuleit/
spirit /’spɪrɪt/
smoothly /`smu:đli]/
Look at the book on p. 67. Listen to the passage.
1
2
3
6
4
5
7
8
What did the judges have to do choose the winner of the competition?


They had to observe and score the students’ performance. The maximum score for each activity was 15. At the end of the competition they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be the winner.
Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?


The representatives of three classes of the school (took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday.)
What would be awarded to the winner?


(The winner would be awarded) a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
What did each group of students have to do during the contest?


They had to complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, they had to answer the questions in the worksheets within two minutes.
Who sponsored the competition?



The Student’s Parents Society (sponsored the competition.)
What was the aim of the competition?



Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
Task 3: Completing
In Activity 5, Hung was unable ____________________________________
Having achieved the highest score, Group B ____________________________________
Group C lost the game because they just got ____________________________________
Nga encouraged her group by saying ____________________________________
to recite complete the poem.
became the winner of the competition.
60 points
“For me the most important thing … from it”.
Vietnamese Equivalent
1 vs. 100
Miss Vietnam
We Are Soldiers
Face off
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest
Olympic Games
Quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia”
London Marathon
Wheel of Fortune
Who wants to be a millionaire
Homework
Translating the poem on p. 68 into Vietnamese.
Learning vocabulary by heart.
Preparing Speaking in advance.