Unit 14 The world cup

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.. At its first meeting, FIFA p[r]

I WARM UP :

1 What sport is this ?

A Badminton B Football

C Hockey D Volleyball

2 Do you know what international football tournament was held every four years in the world?

A Sea Game B Asian Para Game C.World Cup D Asian Game

4 Which team became the champion in the

2002 World Cup?

A.Spain B Argentina

C Brazil D Italia

5.Which team got the second prize in the 2002 World Cup?

A Germany B Argentina

C Brazil D Italia

UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP

A READING

- champion(n):

Ex: The Germany National football team

became the champion in 2014.

runner- up(n): á quân

- host nation (n) :

Ex: The 14th World Cup was held in Italy.

 Italy was the host nation of the 14th World Cup.

Nước chủ nhà.

- witness (v) = see something directly: Chứng kiến

- elimination (n):

If your team loses in a match, your team

will be out or eliminated

* 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/

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

II While-reading:

Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in

of games until there is a winner

b involving two or more people or groups

c the world

d a prize for winning a competition

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.

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

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Task 3: True/ False statements.

1 The first World Cup was held in 1904.

2 The World Cup is held every two years.

3 The World Cup is regarded as the world

championship of the 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.

1 The first World Cup was held in

Uruguay

(… It was not until 1930 that the first World

Cup was held…)

in 1904.

in 1930

T F

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2 The World Cup is held

(…World Cup, the international football

tournament, is held every four years…)

every two years.

every 4 years

T F



3 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



4 Germany and Brazil played in the final

match of the 2002 World Cup.

(… With the victory over Germany in the

final match, Brazil became the first

team…)

T F



5 Brazil is the country that has

in the World Cup

(… Brazil became the first team to win the

trophy five times…)

played five times

won the trophy five times

T F

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III After you read: Task 4: Talk about the events

mentioned in the passage, using the following figures

as cues.

1 The World Cup was held in Japan and South

Korean in .

2 _teams took part in the first tournament.

3 teams take part in a normal World Cup

tournament nowadays.

4 FIFA was set up in .

5 The first World Cup was held in .

6 The 2002 World Cup is the

- Learn by heart the vocabulary.

- Summarize about the World Cup.

- Prepare the new lesson.

Thanks for your

attention!