The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than?. one billion viewers?[r]
(1)(2)What sport is it?
(3)(4)Where was the
2002 World Cup
When and
Where was the
first World Cup held?
(5)While you read
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe
– the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a
victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
(6)Governing body (n):
final (n):
Champion (n):
cơ quan điều hành Championship (n):
finalist (n):
elimination game(n):
Nhà vô địch
Giải vô địch Chức vô địch Trận trung kết
(7)Task Match the words in A with their definitions in B
A B
1 Jointly a a competition in which players
compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner
2 the globe b involving two or more people or
groups
3 tournament c the world
4 host nation d a prize for winning a competition
5 trophy e. the country that provides the
necessary space, facilities, etc for …
1
2
3
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Japan and South Korea
jointly held the 2002
(9)The globe
(10)Tournament
(11)Japan and Korea held
the 2002 World cup final so we called them
host nations
(12)Trophy
(13)Task Scan the text and complete the following sentences with a word and 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 _ billion viewers. 5 After FIFA’s first meeting, _ years had
passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
13 32
Argentina
(14)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a
victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the only continents to have produced World Cup champions, countries on other continents hope
(15)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a
victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now
compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists.
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the only continents to have produced World Cup champions, countries on other continents hope that one day they will win the honoured title
(16)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first
champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the only continents to have produced World Cup champions, countries on other continents hope
(17)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament
attracted more than one billion viewers.
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a
victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the only continents to have produced World Cup champions, countries on other continents hope that one day they will win the honoured title
(18)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first
champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times
(19)Task 3: Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false ones
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 of sport.
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.
True False 1930
every four years
(20)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it
was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation,
Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
(21)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is
held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a
victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
(22)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event
in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
(23)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than
one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the
history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in
elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany
in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win
the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are
(24)Unit 14:The world cup - Reading
World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world
The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a
victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup By 2002, the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists
The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the
(25)Talk about the events mentioned in the passage
Figures Events
(1) The year when FIFA was set up, first meeting.
1930 (2) 13 (3)
(4) The number of teams playing in the World Cup now (5) The number of World Cup tournaments up to 2002
2002 (6) 1904
The year that the first World Cup was held.
The number of teams playing in the first World Cup
32
The first time World Cup was held in Asia and hosted by two nations
After you read
(26)Homework
Homework
Redo all tasks todayRedo all tasks today
Learn new words by heartLearn new words by heart
Answer these questions to prepare for lesson Answer these questions to prepare for lesson
speaking:
speaking: 1.
1.Where was the first World Cup held?Where was the first World Cup held?
2.
2.When was the first World Cup held?When was the first World Cup held?
3.
3.Which team played in the final match?Which team played in the final match?
4.
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