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I WARM UP: What sport is this ? A Badminton C Hockey B Football D Volleyball Do you know what international football tournament was held every four years in the world? A Sea Game C.World Cup B Asian Para Game D Asian Game Where was the 2002 World Cup held? A Japan B South Korean C South Africa D Both A& B Which team became the champion in the 2002 World Cup? A.Spain C Brazil B Argentina D Italia 5.Which team got the second prize in the 2002 World Cup? A Germany C Brazil B Argentina D Italia UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP A READING II Before-reading: *Vocabulary: - champion(n): Nhà vô địch, quán quân Ex: The Germany National football team became the champion in 2014 championship: Chức (giải) vô địch runner- up(n): quân FIFA: Liên đồn bóng đá giới -Tournament (n) Vịng thi đấu = a competition in which player compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner -Trophy (n) Cúp = a prize for winning a competition -The globe (n) Thế giới = The world - host nation (n) : Nước chủ nhà Ex: The 14th World Cup was held in Italy Italy was the host nation of the 14th World Cup -jointly(adv) Cùng - witness (v) = see something directly: Chứng kiến - elimination (n): loại trừ If your team loses in a match, your team will be out or eliminated elimination games (n) : trận vòng loại - title (n): Champion/ runner – up: Danh hiệu *Vocabulary : + globe (n) /ɡləʊb/ + tournament (n) /ˈtʊənəmənt/ + champion (n) /ˈtʃampɪən/ championship (n) /ˈtʃampɪənʃɪp/ + host (n) /həʊst / + witness (v) /ˈwɪtnəs/ + elimination (n) /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃn/ elimination games + jointly (adv) /ˈdʒɔɪntli/ + trophy (n) /ˈtrəʊfi/ + title (n) /ˈtaitl/ II While-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 the first time the World Cup was played in Asia and the first time 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 Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B 1.jointly 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 3.tournament groups 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 Task 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number Only teams competed in the first World Cup 13 Today the final tournament of the World Cup has 32 teams The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was Argentina The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over After FIFA’s first meeting, billion viewers one 26years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay Task 3: True/ False statements T The first World Cup was held in 1904 The World Cup is 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 five times in the World Cup F The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904 in 1930 (… It was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held…) T F The World Cup is held every two years every years (…World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years…) T F The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport (… FIFA, the governing body for football, … planned to organize a world championship …) T F ... before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay Task 3: True/ False statements T The first World Cup was held in 1904 The World Cup is 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 five times in the World Cup F The first World Cup was held in... that the first World Cup was held…) T F The World Cup is held every two years every years (? ?World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years…) T F The World Cup is