Unit 12 The Asian Games Reading

Listen and fill in the blanks • PETER: figure ____ out I love football but I’m trying to _____ if I will still choose to play Archery in the Sports Fest this year... Listen and fill in t[r]

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THE ASIAN GAMES

2 Solidarity (n) /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/

the support that people in a group give each other

because they have the same opinions or aims

3 participant (n) /pɑː(r)ˈtɪsɪpənt/

someone who takes part in something

-> Participate (v) /pɑː(r)ˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ to take part in

something

• -> Participation (n) /pɑː(r)ˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/

4 Athlete (n) /ˈæθliːt/

someone who is good at sports, and takes part

in sports competition

-> athletic(adj) /æθˈletɪk/ physically strong, active,

and good at sports

• -> athletically (adv)

5 Officials (n) /əˈfɪʃ(ə)l/

someone with an important position in

an organization

6 Sport facility (n) /fəˈsɪləti/

7 Aquatic sport (n) /əˈkwætɪk/

Sport played in/on the water

8 Weightlifting (n) /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/

9 Boxing (n) /ˈbɒksɪŋ/

10 Wrestling (n) /ˈres(ə)lɪŋ/

11 Hockey (n) /ˈhɒki/

12 Squash (n) /skwɒʃ/

a game in which

2 players

use rackets

to hit

a small ball against

a wall

13 Rugby (n) /ˈrʌɡbi/

14 Fencing (n) /ˈfensɪŋ/

15 Billiards (n) /ˈbɪliə(r)dz/

Read the text (page137) and do the exercises

II Task 1:

Complete the sentences with one appropriate word

1 The Asian Games take _ every four years

2 In this event, people from all over Asia

together to compete in sports

3 There were eleven countries part in

the 1st Asian Games

4 In the 14th Asian Games, the athletes

in 38 different sports and won 427 gold _

5 Lewis established a new world with a

record

II Task 1:

Complete the sentences with one appropriate word

6 Ly Duc won a gold medal in _ in the 14th

hosted

II Task 2:

Complete the tables

(1)

The 1 st Asian Games began in New Delhi, India.

1954 Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at

(2) _

(3)

Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added

at the 3 rd Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan.

II Task 3:

Answer the questions

1 What is the purpose of the Asian Games?

-> _.

2 How many participants took part in the 14th

Asian Games?

-> _.

3 In which sport events did the Vietnamese

athletes win gold medals at the Busan

• Remember the name of the sports you’ve learnt

• Understand and remember the main

ideas of the text.

Unit 12: Listening:

1.Figure out (v) /ˈfɪɡə(r) aʊt /

• to be able to understand something or

to solve a problem

• Eg: I couldn’t figure out what the he

was talking about

2 Individually (adv) /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli/

• as a separate person rather than as part of

a group

• Eg: I don’t like playing something individually

3 Accomplish (v) /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/

• to succeed in doing something, especially som

ething that you have been trying to do for

a period of time

• Eg: We accomplished a lot at study this week.

• -> accomplishment (n)

• -> accomplished (a)

4 Patience (n) /ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns/

• the ability to continue doing something for a

long time without losing

interest, especially something difficult

• Eg: We accomplished a lot at study this week.

• -> patient (a)

5 Perseverance (n) /ˌpɜː(r)sɪ

ˈvɪərəns/

• a determined attitude that makes you continue t

rying to achieve something difficult

• Eg: Excellent marks are

a result of hard work and perseverance

• -> perseverant (a) persistent

• -> persevere (v) /ˌpɜː(r)sɪˈvɪə(r)/

6 Dedication (n) /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

• the large amount of time and effort that

someone spends on something

• Eg: The class has been a success, thanks to

the dedication of all of you.

• -> dedicated (a)

• -> dedicate (v)

7 Self-motivation (n) /selfˌməʊtɪ

ˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

• a feeling of enthusiasm or interest

that makes you determined to do something

• Eg: You can do anything if you’ve got the

motivation

• -> motivated (a)

• -> motivate (v)

• -> motivator (n)

I Listen

and choose the correct answers

1 What are Peter and Colin discussing?

A They are discussing the allure of life on

the farm

B They are discussing air pollution

C They are discussing their business

D They are discussing whether it is better to

play team sports or individual sports

They are discussing whether it is better to play team sports or individual sports

I Listen

and choose the correct answers

2 Playing on a team or playing individually,

which does Peter prefer to play?

A Peter prefers playing on a team to playing

individually

B Peter prefers playing individually to playing on

a team

C Peter does not like playing sports

D None of the above

A Peter prefers playing on a team to playing

individually.

I Listen

and choose the correct answers

3 To Peter, does playing football develop

patience and perseverance for each

player?

A Yes, it does

B No, it does not

C No, it makes a football player a lot of money

D No, it makes a football player less intelligent

A Yes, it does.

I Listen

and choose the correct answers

4 What did Peter learn from Archery?

A He learned the value of focus on the self.

B He learned the importance of

self-motivation.

C He learned the importance of team spirit.

D A and B are correct.

B He learned the importance of

self-motivation.

II Listen

and fill in the blanks

• PETER:

Playing football becomes more challenging because all

players work together to _ an ultimate goal, that is, to WIN

It develops patience and for each player since the goal can take sometime to meet

• COLIN:

To add to that, team sports involve a good deal of  , hardwork and good leadership.

accomplishperseverance

dedication

I got improvements in fine motor skills, I learned the

value of focus on the self and it taught me the

importance of _-

advantageschildhood

Team _ is more challenging, so

I will go for it!

sport

• Understand and practice the conversation with your partner.