E 10 unit 14 Reading

To be a winner of the game, each team has to compete with other teams... Only teams competed in the first World Cup.. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has teams.. The team whi

What does this picture remind you ?

The World Cup

It reminds me of

A.READING

This is the champion

champion ['t∫æmpjən] (n) nha vo dich

c hampionship: ['t∫æmpjən∫ip] (n)

The gold medal is awarded for the champion

The bronze medal is awarded for the runner - up

runner – up [ `r ʌnə ʌ p] :

A quan

To be a winner of the game, each team has

to compete with other teams

Example :

compete [ k əm`pi:t ] : dua tai, canh tranh

competition [ k əmpə`ti:∫n ] : su dua tai, canh tranh

champion ['t∫æmpjən] (n)

chuc vo dich

c hampionship: ['t∫æmpjən∫ip] (n)

runner – up [ `r ʌnə ʌ

compete [ kəm`pi:t ] : dua tai, canh tranh

competition [ kəmpə`ti:∫n ] : su dua tai, canh tranh

nha vo dich

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage

Match them with their definitions in B.

1.Jointly

2.The globe

3.Tournament

4.Host nation

5.Trophy

a. a competition in which players

compete against each other in

a series of games until there is

a winner.

b. Involving two or more people or

groups

c. The world

d. A prize for winning a

competition

e. A country that provides the

necessary space, facilities, etc

Task 2 :

♥ 1 Only teams competed in the first World Cup.

♥ 2 Today the final tournament of the World Cup has teams.

♥ 3 The team which has 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

1

Task 3

1 The first World Cup was held in

Uruguay in 1904.

2 The World Cup is held every 2 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

5 times in the World Cup.

T T F F F

Work in groups Talk about the events

mentioned in the passage, using the following

figures as cues

13

1930

17

32

2002

After you read

Talk about the events mentioned in the

passage, using the following figures as cues.

1904

13

1930

17

32

2002

FIFA was set up, first meeting

Number of teams playing in the first WC

The first WC was held

17 WC tournaments up to 2002 Number of teams playing in the WC in the modern time

First time WC was played in Asia and