Unit 14:The World Cup

1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held? The 2002 World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan. JAPAN SOUTH KOREA 2. Which team became the champion?  BRAZIL BECAME THE CHAMPION. 3. Which team was the runner-up?  Germany was the runner-up. - runner - up (n) [,r nər' pʌ ʌ ] - tournament (n) ['t :nəməntɔ ] - globe (n) [gloub]  global (a) ['gloubəl] - championship (n) ['t∫æmpjən∫ip] - organize (v) [' :gənaizɔ ] organization (n) [, :gənai'zei∫n]ɔ - final (a) (n) ['fainl] - champion (n) ['t∫æmpjən] - gain (v)[gein] - host nation (n) [houst 'nei∫n] - witness (v) (n) ['witnis] - compete (v) [kəm'pi:t] with / against competition (n) [,k mpɔ ə'ti∫n]  competitive (adj) [kəm'petitə]  competitor (n) [kəm'petətiv] - elimination games (n) [i,limi'nei∫n geimz] - trophy (n) ['troufi] - continent (n) ['k ntinənt]ɔ - honoured title (n) Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B. A 1. jointly 2. the globe 3. tournament 4. host nation 5.trophy B a. a competition in which players compete against each other in the 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. for a special event TASK 2 : Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number 1) Only __________ teams competed in the first World Cup 2) Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ______ teams. 3) The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was __________. 4) The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over ______ billions viewers. After FIFA’s first meeting, _____ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay. 5) [...]... decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) 1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904 2 The World Cup is held every two years 3 The World Cup is regarded as the world championship 4 Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup 5 Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup T F                1904 13 1930 17 32 2002 Time ... FIFA was set up The number of the teams took part in the first tournament The number of World Cup tournaments that the world had witnessed by 2002 4 The number of national football teams become the finalists 5 The year when the first World Cup was held 6 The year when World Cup was jointly held by Japan and Korea 1 2 3 13 17 32 1930 2002 HOMEWORK • Learn new words • Prepare . 1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904 T F   2. The World Cup is held every two years.   3. The World Cup is regarded as the world championship in the first World Cup 2) Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ______ teams. 3) The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was