Unit 12. Water sports

- water polo [ 'wɔ:tə pəuləu]VOCABULARY : môn bóng nước What kind of sport is it?... Water polo is played in the sea 2.. The game begins with the ball in the centre of the pool.. No play

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- water polo [ 'wɔ:tə pəuləu]

VOCABULARY

: môn bóng nước

What kind of sport is it?

In this picture, the red team plays against the white team So the red one is the of the white one and vice versa.

opponent

- opponent [ə'pəunənt] : đấu thủ

- a vertical post [‘və:tical

- a crossbar [‘krɔs bɑ:] : cột ngang, xà ngang

= to move forward

- to advance [əd'vɑ:ns] : đưa lên phía trước

- to interfere [ intə'fiə] with sth

= to prevent sth from succeeding

: can thiệp

- to punch [pʌnt∫ ]

= to hit sb/sth hard with one’s fist

: đấm, thoi

= to force sb to leave a place

- to eject [i:'dʒekt ] : đẩy ra, tống ra

Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1 Water polo is played in the sea

2 There are eleven players a team

3 The home team wears white caps, the

visiting team blue ones

4 The game begins with the ball in the centre

of the pool

5 No players except the goalie can hold the

ball with both hands

6 A game is divided into halves

ranging from five to eight minutes in length

quarters

1 Where is water polo played? Where is water polo played?

2 What is the size of a pool?

3 Where is the ball when the game begins?

4 Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?

5 How is a game divided into?

6 What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?

Football Water polo

Football Water polo

playground, school yard, a stadium,

both hands

90 minutes 20 minutes to

32 minutes 15’/a period 3’/ a period

• Prepare Speaking lesson( talk about some kinds of water sports)

Where is water polo played?

• It is played in a pool.

X 2

Lucky

number!

What is the size of a pool?

• It is 1.8 metres deep, 30 metres long

and 20 metres wide.

Where is the ball when

the game begins?

• It is in the centre of the pool.

Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?

• Only the goalie is allowed to hold the ball

with both hands (Only the goalie can.)

How is a game divided into?

It is divided into quarters.

What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?

• The player is ejected (after

committing five personal fouls).

You are unlucky!

You’ve just lost half of your points!