Unit 14: The World Cup-Reading

WARM-UP GAME : HOW WELL D O YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD CUP? 1. When was the First World Cup held? 2. Which country won the World Cup Final the most? How many times did it win? 3. Which nation hosted the 2010 World Cup? 4. Pelé is a football legend. He is the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals. Which nationality is Pelé? 5. Which nation will host the World Cup in 2014? This is part of the lyrics of the song for the FIFA WORLD CUP 1998. Here we go ! ale ale ale Go go go ! Ale ale ale Tonight's the night We're gonna celebrate the cup of life the world is ours today 6. What is the title of the song and who sings it? If you can sing part of this song, your points will double 7. After how many minutes and seconds was Jose Batista sent off against Scotland in 1986, the fastest ever sending off in World Cup history? A. 1 minute 16 seconds B. 0 minute 56 seconds C. 0 minute 33 seconds D. 0 minute 46 seconds Fédération Internationale de Football Association [...]... first World Cup was held 7 Only teams took part in the first tournament 8 The host nation, gained a victory over Argentina in the final TASK 2: Read the passage and choose TRUE or FALSE Correct the false information 1 No other sporting event in the world is more popular than World Cup 2 More than one billion viewers watched the 1998 World Cup 3 More than 90 years have passed since the first World. .. Fill in the blank with one number or the name of a country, using your memory 1 In _, FIFA was set up 2 By , the world had witnessed _ World Cup Tournament 3 The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by _ and _ 4 Brazil became the first team to win the trophy times 5 The final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than viewers 6 It was not until that the first... diem hen, Vietnam Idol, … but she failed even in the first round However, she never gives up and will return to Vietnam Idol next year  Loan has a passion for singing PASSION (n) ['pæ∫n]  PASSIONATE (A) This is the 2002 World Cup In this tournament, Brazil was the winning team in the final Brazil won the championship  Brazil won the trophy in the 2002 World Cup TROPHY TOURNAMENT (n) ['tɔ:nəmənt] CHAMPION... the first World Cup was held in Uruguay 4 In the first World Cup tournament, Argentina was defeated by Uruguay 5 World Cup has never been hosted in Asia 6 Most World Cup champions are from Europe and South America TASK 3: Work in groups Discuss one of the following topic with your friends in 5 minutes 1 Do you think Vietnam will have a chance to become the World Cup champion in future? Why/ Why not?... trophy in the 2002 World Cup TROPHY TOURNAMENT (n) ['tɔ:nəmənt] CHAMPION (n) ['t∫æmpjən] CHAMPIONSHIP (n) TROPHY (n) ['troufi] Brazil and Argentina are competing in the elimination round The winning team will have a chance to take part in the World Cup RESULT: Brazil won 3-1 Argentina was eliminated Brazil gained a victory over Argentina ELIMINATE (V) VICTORY (N)  ELIMINATION (N)  Gain a victory over . KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD CUP? 1. When was the First World Cup held? 2. Which country won the World Cup Final the most? How many times did it win? 3. Which nation hosted the 2010 World Cup? . in the world is more popular than World Cup 2. More than one billion viewers watched the 1998 World Cup 3. More than 90 years have passed since the first World Cup was held in Uruguay 4. In the. Fill in the blank with one number or the name of a country, using your memory 1. In _______, FIFA was set up 2. By ______, the world had witnessed _______ World Cup Tournament 3. The 2002 World