UNIT 13 THE 22ND SEA GAMES A READING unit 13 trang 95 Part 1 Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) [ Đọc bài và quyết định những câu sau đây là đúng hay sai] “Si[.]
UNIT 13: THE 22ND SEA GAMES A READING unit 13 trang 95 Part Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) [ Đọc định câu sau hay sai] “Singaporean table tennis players cannot win or gold medals at the 22nd SEA Games,” said the Chairman of Singaporean Table Tennis Federation on The Straits Times, before leading Singaporean team to Hanoi It is because our “gold generation of Jing Juhong” will not play while the young players are not experienced enough, and the tendency of hiring foreign players has come to a standstill He complained, “Singapore now lacks many talents The young players now concentrate on their study and ignore this professional career.” J-Ho (ex-champion of the U-14 Southeast Asian) is a typical example After winning one gold medal and four bronzes in many international competitions, this player decided to take university entrance exams To solve this problem, Singapore is now looking for foreign players, especially from China and Hong Kong However, the Community Development and Sports Ministry has decided to postpone the application consideration and check the immigration policy It’s a common knowledge that foreign players are stronger than domestic ones In a decade, the Singaporean table tennis had added foreign players to the main frame of the team These foreign players helped the Singaporean table tennis to rank first with 14 gold medals, silvers and bronzes at the 18th SEA Games (1995) in Thailand Now it is difficult to replace these players so that Singapore’s aim is to win only three gold medals (collective, double and individual) He said the Singaporeans should not be disappointed, because it would take from to years to reform the National Table Tennis The coach of the National Table Tennis Team will be responsible for opening a new sports school The statement on Singaporean table tennis players was printed on a newspaper named The Straits Times The Singaporean young table tennis players are inexperienced, and Q O they just focus on their study J-Ho has pursued his professional career after winning one gold medal and four bronzes in many international competitions Foreign table tennis players are now hired and encouraged to play for Singapore There were players in the main frame of the team including Singaporean players The Singaporean table tennis was ranked first without any help from the foreign players at the 18th SEA Games According to the Chairman of Singaporean Table Tennis Federation, it would take to years to innovate the National Table Tennis Answer 1.T T F F F 7.T T Dịch đọc: “Những người chơi bóng bàn Singapo khơng thể thắng hay huy chương vàng SEA Games lần thứ 22,” Chủ tịch Liên đồn bóng bàn Singapore Straits Times, trước đội Singapo hàng đầu đến Hà Nội Bởi “thế hệ vàng Jing Juhong” khơng chơi người chơi trẻ khơng có đủ kinh nghiệm, xu hướng tuyển dụng cầu thủ nước ngồi đến cân Ơng phàn nàn, “ Singapo thiếu nhiều tài Những cầu thủ trẻ tập trung vào việc học bỏ qua nghiệp chuyên nghiệp.” J-Ho (cựu vô địch Đơng Nam Á U14) ví dụ điển hình Sau giành huy chương vàng bốn huy chương đồng nhiều thi quốc tế, cầu thủ định tham gia kỳ thi đầu vào đại học Để giải vấn đề này, Singapo tìm kiếm vận động viên trẻ, đặc biệt từ Trung Quốc Hồng Kông Tuy nhiên Bộ thể thao phát triển cộng đồng định hoãn cân nhắc ứng tuyển kiểm tra sách nhập cư Người ta biết vận động viên trẻ nước mạnh vận động viên nước Trong thập kỷ, bóng bàn Singapo thêm vận động viên nước ngồi vào đội hình Những vận động viên nước ngồi giúp bóng bàn Singapo xếp hạng với 14 huy chương vàng, huy chương bạc huy chương đồng SEA Games lần thứ 18 ( 1995) Thái Lan Bây khó để thay vận động viên mục đích Singapo chiến thắng huy chương vàng (tập thể, đôi cá nhân) Ơng nói người dân Singapo khơng nên thất vọng, đến năm để cải cách bóng bàn nước nhà Huấn luyện viên Đội bóng bàn quốc gia chịu trách nhiệm mở trường thể thao Part Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C, or D [ Đọc khoanh tròn câu trả lời A, B, C D] Vietnam’s women gymnasts were jubilant on Friday afternoon after unexpectedly bringing home the gold medal in team competition “We did really well,” said a bubbling Tran Thi Phuong Th She was competing in her first SEA Games She spoke at the door of the room she shares with teammates in the La Thanh Hotel, where she had just had time to change clothes in preparation for the opening ceremonies Behind her, three of her fellow gymnasts were huddled around the telephone giggling Dao Thi L., who had the fifth best score in the floor exercise, was unavailable for comment, as she was running down the hallway in a T-shirt and boxer shorts, shrieking Vietnam’s women narrowly edged out the silver medallists from Singapore The total scores were 124.550 and 124.425, respectively Thailand finished third with 123.850 Malaysia’s three gymnasts had the highest individual scores But because most other teams fielded six gymnasts each, the Malaysians earned fewer total points “I was so happy,” glowed Phan Thi Ha Th., a tiny 13-year-old girl in starling green eyeshadow “And surprised I’ve never competed in a big tournament before.” Ha Th has been training since age six, practising seven to eight hours per day She hadn’t yet had time to speak with her parents, a nurse and a meteorologist from her hometown, but was sure they would be very proud How were the Vietnam’s women gymnasts after they won the gold medal in team competition? A They were very surprised B They didn’t believe they had won C They were delighted and showed a great happiness D They were so happy that they couldn’t say any words How many times has Tran Thi Phuong Th participated in SEA Games? A once B twice C three times D four times Which women team won the silver medal? A Malaysia B Thailand C Vietnam D Singapore Why did the Malaysians get fewer total points? A because other teams had six gymnasts each B because Malaysia’s three gymnasts had the highest individual scores C because Vietnam’s women narrowly edged out the silver medallists from Singapore D because Malaysia’s gymnasts had the lowest individual scores How long has Ha Th been training? A six years B seven years C eight years D thirteen years What does the word “glowed” in the last paragraph mean? A said in low voice B looked happy and excited C trembled with excitement D said in loud voice Answer C A D A B B Dịch đọc: Vận động viên nữ môn thể dục dụng cụ Việt Nam hân hoan vào chiều thứ sau mang nước nhà huy chương vàng mong đợi thi đồng đội “Chúng ta làm thật tốt”, vận động viên Trần Thị Phương Th nói Cơ tranh tài SEA Games lần Cơ nói cửa phịng mà với đồng đội khác khách sạn La Thanh, nơi vừa có thời gian để thay quần áo để chuẩn bị cho lễ khai mạc Phía sau cơ, hay vận động viên thể dục dụng cụ chen chúc quanh điện thoại cười khúc khích Đào Thị L, người có điểm tốt thứ thể dục sàn, chưa sẵn sàng bình luận cô chạy xuống hành lang áo phông quần ngắn ống rộng, la hét Những vận động viên nữ Việt Nam lấy danh hiệu huy chương bạc từ Singapo Tổng số điểm 124.500 124.425 Thái Lan kết thúc vị trí thứ với 123.850 Ba vận động viên thể dục dụng cụ Malaysia có thành tích cá nhân cao Nhưng hầu hết đội khác cử người đội, vận động viên Malaysia có tổng số điểm “Tơi hạnh phúc”, Phan Thị Hà Th tỏa sáng, cô gái nhỏ 13 tuổi màu mắt xanh “Và ngạc nhiên Tôi chưa tranh tài thi lớn trước đây.” Ha Th huấn luyện từ năm tuổi, luyện tập đến ngày Cơ chưa có thời gian để nói với bố mẹ mình, y tá nhà chiêm tinh học từ quê nhà, chắn họ tự hào B LANGUGE FOCUS unit 13 trang 97 Exercise Practise reading these sentences Make sure you link the words together (consonant + vowel) as shown [ Thực hành đọc câu sau Đảm bạn nối từ với ( phụ âm + nguyên âm) trình bày] Could you give me an apple? Hands up! He comes from Austria John used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day She is twenty years old I’ll have these instead The table takes up too much room The train got in late Turn on the radio, please 10 Look in the box and you’ll find something interesting Exercise Choose the correct answer [ Chọn câu trả lời đúng] Prices go up and up Everything gets A expensive and expensive B more and more expensive C much and much expensive D as expensive as possible The queue was getting A as long as possible B long and long C longer and longer D more and more long The crowd was becoming A more and more excited B much and much excited C excited than ever D much excited and excited My list of things to gets A long and long B more and more long C much long and long D longer and longer all the time This subject gets A more and more hard B hard and hard C harder and harder D more harder and harder My problem is just getting A bad and bad B more and more bad C more and more worse D worse and worse Your English is improving It’s getting A good and good B more and more good C better and better D more better and better The textbook just gets A complicated and complicated B more and more complicated C complicated than ever D complicated than before He’s getting A confused and confused B much confused and confused C more confused and confused D more and more confused 10 The weather is terrible It’s getting A colder and colder B more and more cold C cold and cold D more colder and colder Answer B C A D C D 7.C B D 10 A C SPEAKING unit 13 trang 99 Exercise Ask and answer questions, using the information in the table [ Hỏi trả lời câu hỏi, sử dụng thông tin bảng] Example: A: Where was Vietnam ranked at the 22nd SEA Games? B: It was ranked first A: How many medals did the Vietnamese athletes win? B: They won 158 golds, 97 silvers, and 91 bronzes They got 346 medals in total FINAL MEDAL TALLY 22nd SEA Games No Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Vietnam 158 97 91 346 Thailand 90 93 9S 2S1 Indonesia 55 68 9S 221 The Philippines 48 54 75 177 Malaysia 44 42 59 145 Singapore 30 33 50 113 Myanmar 16 43 50 109 Exercise 2.Find out five questions for these answers and take turns asking your partner the questions [ Tìm câu hỏi cho câu trả lời thay phiên hỏi bạn em câu hỏi này] A: B: I like football, but I really love volleyball A: B: Volleyball? I play it in the summer 3 A: B: My brother and sister play with me A: B: We usually play in our yard or at the beach A: B: Our parents think it’s a great sport They enjoy it, too Answer What sport you like? When you play / practise volleyball? Who you play volleyball with? Where you play it? What your parents think of volleyball? D WRITING unit 13 trang 100 Exercise Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it [ Hoàn thành câu sau theo cách mà có nghĩa giống với câu cho] Example: If you are younger, you can learn more quickly The younger you are, the more quickly you (can) learn If a supermarket is bigger, the choice is wider The bigger If a flat is larger, the rent is higher The larger _ If you practise English more, you can speak more fluently The more _ If the weather is better, the beach gets more crowded The better If you leave earlier, the roads are quieter The earlier _ If I try to work this out more, I can get more confused The more Answer The bigger a supermarket is, the wider the choice (is) The larger a flat is, the higher the rent (is) The more you practise English, the more fluently you can speak The better the weather is, the more crowded the beach gets The earlier you leave, the quieter the roads (are) The more I try to work this out, the more confused I can get Exercise Put one of the words or phrases from the box into each gap Two of words or phrases are NOT used [ Đặt từ cụm từ khung vào chỗ trống Hai từ cụm từ không dùng] as a result above all which before if and especially although however to this is why such as on the contrary Doing regular exercise or playing sports can be dangerous, (1) if you are over 40 (2) starting if you it is a very good idea to see your doctor (3) think you are not very fit Some people try to exercise or play sports too vigorously too soon, and (4) they cause themselves injuries (5) can take a long time to heal (6) injuries (7) , it is not only older people who should take care Doctors report many backaches, sprained ankles and pulled muscles, which can all be avoided (8) a little care is taken If you injure yourself, rest for a while (9) allow your body to recover naturally (10) you think it is doing you good (11) , you could yourself permanent damage Answer especially This is why as a result which However such as if to 10 Above all , don’t push yourself because before 11 On the contrary ... more fluently you can speak The better the weather is, the more crowded the beach gets The earlier you leave, the quieter the roads (are) The more I try to work this out, the more confused I can... get more confused The more Answer The bigger a supermarket is, the wider the choice (is) The larger a flat is, the higher the rent (is) The more you practise English, the more fluently... was sure they would be very proud How were the Vietnam’s women gymnasts after they won the gold medal in team competition? A They were very surprised B They didn’t believe they had won C They were