Italy's team captain Fabio Cannavaro holds the World Cup trophy after the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France.... THE WORLD CUP..[r]
(1)Tran Phu High School lTeacher in charge: Nguyễn Ngọc sơn lEnglish 10 – Unit 14 Reading Comprehension Lop11.com (2) side by side Lop11.com (3) 10 ZIDANE Zinedine 23 MATERAZZI Marco Italy's team captain Fabio Cannavaro holds the World Cup trophy after the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France Lop11.com (4) UNIT 14 THE WORLD CUP School year 2006 - 2007 Lop11.com (5) Lop11.com (6) Lop11.com (7) Lop11.com (8) Lop11.com (9) Lop11.com (10) BEFORE YOU READ : Answer the following questions Where was the 2006 World Cup held ? Which team became the champion then ? Which team was the runner – up ? Lop11.com (11) Questions How often is World Cup held ? Once every four years What organization was set up in 1904 ? FIFA, the governing body for football, was When was the first World Cup held ? In 1930 How many World Cup tournaments had the world witnessed by 2006 ? 18 Which teams became the champion then ? Italy Lop11.com (12) Task : Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B A jointly B a a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner the globe b involving two or more people or groups tournament c the world host nation d a prize for winning a competition trophy e a country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc for a special event 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.e 5.d Lop11.com (13) Task : Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number Only _ teams competed in the first World Cup Today the final tournament of the World Cup has teams The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over _ billion viewers After FIFA first meeting, _ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay Lop11.com (14) Task : Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true ( T ) or false ( F ) Then give the correct statements The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904 The World Cup was held every two years The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup Brazil is the country that has played times in the World Cup The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930 The World Cup was held every four years Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup times Lop11.com (15) AFTER YOU READ : Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures as cues 1904 - 1930 - 13 - 17 - 32 - 2002 Example : _ 1904 is the year when FIFA was set up Lop11.com (16)