Unit 12: The Asian Games

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THE ASIAN GAMES

Luyen Vu Tien

11B4-Tran Phu Senior High school

Before you read

What sports do the pictures show?

Which sport do you like the best?

When did the first A.G take place?

FENCING

ATHLETICS

BASKETBALL 1951

• Take place: diễn ra

• Intercultural: liên văn hóa

• Multi-sport: nhiều môn thể thao

• Compete  competition: thi đấu

• Solidarity: tình đoàn kết

• Athlete: vận động viên

• Official: quan chức

• Facilities: cơ sở vật chất

• Cycling: đua xe đạp

• Aquatic sports: thể thao dưới nước

• Weightlifting: cử tạ

• Wrestling: đấu vật

• Squash: bóng quần

• Fencing: đấu kiếm

• Bodybuilding: thể hình

• Billiards: bi-da

READING

TASK 1

• The hotel had special _ for disabled

athletes.

• Swimming and water skiing are both _

sports.

• He never lost his _ for training athletes.

• I will make every _ to arrive on time.

• Our sports performances have been _

considerably over recent years.

• Your help was greatly _.

Effort appreciated advancing

Aquatic enthusiasm facilities

appreciated

advancing effort

enthusiasm

aquatic facilities

TASK 2

1951 1954 1958 1998

The first A.G began in New Delhi, India

Boxing, wrestling and shooting were added at _

Boxing, wrestling and shooting were added at _

Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added

at the 3rd A.G held in Tokyo, Japan

Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added

at the 3rd A.G held in Tokyo, Japan

_ were introduced at the

13th A.G in Bangkok, Thailand

_ were introduced at the

13th A.G in Bangkok, Thailand

2002 The 14The 14th th A.G were held in Bussan, Korea A.G were held in Bussan, Korea

the 2nd A.G in the Philippines

Squash, rugby, fencing

TASK 3

• What is the purpose of the A.G?

• Developing intercultural knowledge and

friendship within Asia.

• How many participants took part in the 14th A.G?

• 9919

• In which sports events did the Vietnamese

athletes win gold medals at the Bussan

Games?

• Bodybuilding, billiards, women’s karatedo.

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Where did the 14th Asian Games take place?

A game played between two or four people on a specially marked enclosed playing area which involves hitting a small rubber ball against a

wall

A game, competition or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a jobA person who has a position of responsibility in an organizationThe sport of fighting with long thin swordsRacing

Q S

TICKLES

Do you know when the 2006 A.G took place?

Happened

Added

Deepened

Struggled

TICKLES

The A.G have been advanced in all respects since the first Games was held in 1951.

Developed

Taken place

Competed

Decreased

TICKLES

Participated in

Gave up

Got rid of

Added to

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

• He has been to Paris twice He loves Paris so much.

• Helen is the best tennis player in the club  No one

.

• “If I were you, I’d go in for the competition”, Tom said to Paul

 Tom advised .

• He heard the news after every one else did  He .

• The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting

wet.

• The children who attend that school receive a good education.

• They live in a house which was built in 1980.

• Although they got stuck in the rain, they arrived on time 

despite _.

• If it hadn’t been for him, we would have lost  Had _.

• The train was late The train travels from London to Brighton

There was a heavy snowstorm  Due to .