Unit 12 Reading The year of Tiger

As a baby Tiger watched his father, and he started to play golf as soon as he was old enough... What is the most interesting piece of information in the text?.[r]

Hung yen teachers’ training college English department Unit 13: Winners Teacher: NguyÔn ThÞ H¹nh School year: 2009 - 2010 Thursday, Sept, 10th 2010 What games are people playing in the pictures below? Football Basketball Volleyball Tennis Table tennis Golf Unit 13: Winners Reading and writing: The Year of the Tiger What is “The Year of the Tiger”? -“The year of the Tiger” is a successful year of golfer Tiger Woods Unit 13: Winners Reading and writing: The Year of the Tiger Pre – reading: Look at the pictures and answer the questions a Who is the young man? - He is Tiger Woods b What you know about him? He is answering the interview c What is he doing in each picture? He is hitting the ball He is celebrating a victory While – reading: Task 1: Read the text and answer the questions When was “The Year of the Tiger? - “The Year of the Tiger” was 1997 (In November 1996 he became a professional, and less than six months later he beat the best players in the world to win the US Masters) What happened? - Tiger Woods won the US Masters Golf tournament Why was it important? - He was the youngest ever champion, he won with the best ever score, and he was the first black golfer to win a major tournament Task 2: Identify the different items Earl Woods Kultilda Woods Cypress Augusta, Georgia Eldrick Woods Jeft Binns Bill Clinton Nike Lucky number s 10 At 21 Tiger was the youngest ever champion, and he won with the best ever score He was also the first black golfer to win a major tournament Everybody wanted to know him He appeared on several TV shows The President of the United States, Bill Clinton, called him up and the sports company, Nike, offered him a contract for $40 million Bill Clinton President of the United States Called Tiger up to congratulate him At 21 Tiger was the youngest ever champion, and he won with the best ever score He was also the first black golfer to win a major tournament Everybody wanted to know him He appeared on several TV shows The President of the United States, Bill Clinton, called him up and the sports company, Nike, offered him a contract for $40 million Nike a sports company Offered Tiger a $40 million contract It was the last day of the US Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia As the slim, young man walked up to the eighteenth hole he took off his baseball cap and waved to the crowd A few minutes later the ball fell into the hole and the crowd went wild Tiger Woods was the new champion Augusta, Georgia place where Tiger won the US Master Tiger (his real name is Eldrick) Woods was born on 30 December 1975 in Cypress, California His mother, Kultilda, was from Thailand His father, Earl, was an American army officer and a keen golfer As a baby Tiger watched his father, and he started to play golf as soon as he was old enough When he was three years old he was already a very good player, and he soon started to win tournaments In 1991 he became the youngest ever Junior champion In November 1996 he became a professional, and less than six months later he beat the best players in the world to win the US Masters Eldrick Woods Tiger’s real name Born 30.12.75, played golf from an early age Tiger (his real name is Eldrick) Woods was born on 30 December 1975 in Cypress, California His mother, Kultilda, was from Thailand His father, Earl, was an American army officer and a keen golfer As a baby Tiger watched his father, and he started to play golf as soon as he was old enough When he was three years old he was already a very good player, and he soon started to win tournaments In 1991 he became the youngest ever Junior champion In November 1996 he became a professional, and less than six months later he beat the best players in the world to win the US Masters Earl Woods Tiger’s father, an American army officer and keen golfer Tiger (his real name is Eldrick) Woods was born on 30 December 1975 in Cypress, California His mother, Kultilda, was from Thailand His father, Earl, was an American army officer and a keen golfer As a baby Tiger watched his father, and he started to play golf as soon as he was old enough When he was three years old he was already a very good player, and he soon started to win tournaments In 1991 he became the youngest ever Junior champion In November 1996 he became a professional, and less than six months later he beat the best players in the world to win the US Masters Kultilda Woods Tiger’s mother, from Thailand Tiger (his real name is Eldrick) Woods was born on 30 December 1975 in Cypress, California His mother, Kultilda, was from Thailand His father, Earl, was an American army officer and a keen golfer As a baby Tiger watched his father, and he started to play golf as soon as he was old enough When he was three years old he was already a very good player, and he soon started to win tournaments In 1991 he became the youngest ever Junior champion In November 1996 he became a professional, and less than six months later he beat the best players in the world to win the US Masters Cypress a place in California Tiger’s birthplace Some people think that Tiger is going to be even better in the future “He’s going to win more tournaments, of course,” says golf commentator, Jeff Binns “But Tiger Woods is more important than that He hits the ball harder and further than anyone else He’s young and good – looking, too, so millions of kids are going to take up golf now, and they’re all going to want to play like the Tiger” Jeff Binns a golf commentator; an admirer of Tiger Task 3: Look at the text again and see how the two statements are supported Everybody wanted to know him Tiger Woods is more important than that At 21 Tiger was the youngest ever champion, and he won with the best ever score He was also the first black golfer to win a major tournament Everybody wanted to know him He appeared on several TV shows The President of the United States, Bill Clinton, called him up and the sports company, Nike, offered him a contract for $40 million Everybody wanted to know him He appeared on TV Nike offered him a contract The President called him up Some people think that Tiger is going to be even better in the future “He’s going to win more tournaments, of course,” says golf commentator, Jeff Binns “But Tiger Woods is more important than that He hits the ball harder and further than anyone else He’s young and good – looking, too, so millions of kids are going to take up golf now, and they’re all going to want to play like the Tiger” Tiger Woods is more important than that He is not only a champion, but because he’s young and good –looking A lot of kids are going to want to play golf like him Task 4: Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)? At the age of 21, Tiger won the US Masters Tiger was the first golfer to win a major tournament The President of the US offered him a contract for $40 million Tiger’s mother is an Asian Tiger learned to play golf from his father Game: Shark attack Help! Shark! At the age of 21, Tiger won the US Masters At 21 Tiger was the youngest ever champion and he won with the best ever score (He was born on 30.12.1975 and won the US Masters in 1997) True Game: Shark attack T Tiger was the first golfer to win a major tournament He was the first black golfer to win a major tournament False Game: Shark attack T F The President of the US offered him a contract for $40 million The President of the United States, Bill Clinton, called him up and the sports company, Nike, offered him a contract for $40 million False Game: Shark attack T F F Tiger’s mother is an Asian His mother, Kultida, was from Thailand True Game: Shark attack T F F T Tiger learned to play golf from his father As a baby Tiger watched his father, and he started to play golf as soon as he was old enough True Game: Shark attack T F F T T Post – reading: What you think? a What is the most interesting piece of information in the text? b Why did the sports company offer Tiger Woods so much money? c What other sportspeople have a big influence on their sport? Write about a famous person that you admire + How did they become famous? + Why you admire them? Thank you very much for your attention! Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (sinh ngày 30 tháng 12 năm 1975) là vận động viên golf chuyên nghiệp người Mỹ, người đánh giá là vận động viên golf thành công thời đại Hiện Tiger Woods là vận động viên golf số giới, Woods là vận động viên trả thu nhập cao giới năm 2006 anh dành 100 triệu USD từ chức vô địch và hợp đồng quảng cáo Vào tháng 8/2007, tuổi 31, Woods dành chức vô địch Golf chuyên nghiệp lớn thứ 30 nghiệp Anh là vận động viên gold thi đấu lọt vào top 10 career major wins (thứ 2) và career PGA Tour wins (thứ 5) Trong thành tích mình, Woods giữ vị trí số bảng xếp hạng giới với kỉ lục chiến thắng nhiều tuần liên tiếp đồng thời với tổng số tuần nhiều Anh đã trao giải thưởng PGA Tour Player of the Year với kỉ lục là lần và dẫn đầu danh sách tiền thưởng lần (chỉ kém kỉ lục Jack Nicklaus lần), anh đã bầu chọn là vận động viên năm AP lần, kỉ lục có anh và Lance Armstrong lập Woods, người đa chủng tộc, tôn vinh là người đã thúc đẩy làn sóng yêu thích môn thể thao golf Woods giúp tăng số khán tỉ lệ xem đài đồng thời tạo nên thích thú với khán giả thuộc tầng lớp văn hóa