Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan... The 14th Asian Games was held in Busan, Korea.[r]
(1)Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Matching a Football b Badminton c Bodybuilding d Wrestling e Billiards Lop11.com The Asian Games (2) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Unit 12: The Asian Games Lop11.com The Asian Games (3) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Vocabulary: • (to) advance: Tiến bộ, phát triển = (to) develop • an athlete: Vận động viên • (to) gather: Tập hợp, tụ hợp = (to) come together • an effort: Cố gắng • a medal: Huy chương - a gold/ silver/ bronze medal: huy chương vàng/ bạc/ đồng Lop11.com The Asian Games (4) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 True – false statements: The Asian Games are often held every six years _ F four F The first Asian Games was held in India in 1941 1951 Vietnam has won gold medals in karatedo in the Asian T Games T The previous Asian Games (15th) was held in 2006 Lop11.com The Asian Games (5) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Task 1: Scan the passage and complete the following table Year (1) _ 1951 1954 Events The first Asian Games began in New Delhi, India Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at the 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines (2) (3) _ 1958 Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan 1998 Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking were (4) introduced at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand (5) _ 2002 The 14th Asian Games was held in Busan, Korea Lop11.com The Asian Games (6) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Task 2: Answer the questions What is the purpose of the Asian Games? It is to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia How many participants took part in the 14th Asian Games? 9,919 participants took part in the 14th Asian Games In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at the Busan Games? They won the gold medals in bodybuilding, billiards and women‘s karatedo at the Busan Games Lop11.com The Asian Games (7) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Discussion: In the next Asian Games, in which sports will Vietnamese athletes win gold/ silver/ bronze medals? Why? Lop11.com The Asian Games (8) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Homework: • Task 1, pp 138 • Prepare for Speaking p 139 Lop11.com The Asian Games (9) Unit 12: The Asian A Reading Games Squash Lop11.com The Asian Games Monday, March 3rd, 2008 (10)