Unit 12. THE ASIAN GAMES

UNIT 12THE ASIAN GAMES... How often are the Asian Games held?. How many countries take part in the Asian Games2. Read the passage!How many kinds of sports are mentioned in the passage?

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How many types of sports do you know?

UNIT 12

THE ASIAN

GAMES

Part A

READING

Before you read

Before you read

Discuss with a partner!

1 How often are the Asian Games held?

2 How many countries take part in the

Asian Games?

3 What sports is Vietnam best at?

combining of many cultures (liên văn hoá)

tình đoàn kết

under the water (dưới nước)

the person who takes part in competitions

(vận động viên)

bóng quần

Read the passage!

How many kinds of sports are mentioned in the passage?

There are kinds of sports in the

passage:

basket ball

cycling football aquatic sports athletics weightlifting boxing shooting wrestling tennis

volleyball

table tennis hockey squash rugby fencing mountain biking bodybuilding billiards karatedo

While you read

 Task 1 The words in the box all appear in the

passage Fill each blank with a suitable word

1 The hotel has special for disabled athletes

2 Swimming and water skiing are both sports

3 He never lost his for training athletes

4 I will make every to arrive on time

facilities

aquatic enthusiasm

effort effort appreciated advancing

aquatic enthusiasm facilities

While you read

 Task 2 Scan the passage and complete the

following table.

Year Events

(1) The 1st Asian Games began in New Delhi, India

1954 Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at

(2)

(3) Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were

added at the 3rdAsian Games held in Tokyo, Japan

1998 (4)

were introduced at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand

(5) The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, Korea

1951

the 2ndAsian Games in Manila, the Philippines Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking

1958

2002

While you read

1 What is the purpose of the Asian Games?

That is the purpose of developing intercultural

knowledge and friendship within Asia.

2 How many participants took part in the 14th Asian

Games?

There were 9.919 participants taking part in it.

After you read

Work in groups!

Name the sports in which

Vietnamese athletes have

won gold medals at the Asian Games.

•Learn all the new words!

•Prepare for speaking class!