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The English teachers
My dear students


Reading


* Answer the following questions
1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
The 2002 World Cup was held in South Korea and
Japan.
2. Which team became the champion then?
Brazil became the champion
3. Which team was the runner-up?
Germany was the runner-up


* New words
1).............................
Elimination (n) / iliminei∫n/ Sù lo¹i
bá
A. Elevation B. Eliminatory C. Eliminating D. Elimination
2) Finalist(
.................... / fainlist/
Người được vào chung
n)
kÕt
A. Finality B. Finalist
C. Finalize D. Finage
3) Continent
......................... / kƆntin∂nt/

Lôc địa
(n)
A. Continent
B. Contingent
C.
Continental D Continual
4) Compete
....................... / kmpit/
Cạnh
(v)
tranh
A. Competent B. Compete
C.Compile
D.Complete


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players compete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players complete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players complete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players complete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players complete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players complete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 1: Match the words in A with their definition in B
A
1. jointly

2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy

B
a- a competition in which players complete
against each other in a series 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 special event


Task 2: Complete the following sentences with a
word or a number .

1.Only ............... teams completed in the first World Cup.
A. 15

B.14

C. 13

D.12

2. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ......teams.
A. 33

B. 32

C31

D.30

3. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final
was ....................
A. Argentina

Korea

B.Uruguay

C.Japan

D.South


Task 2: Complete the following sentences with a
word or a number .

4.The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television
audience of over .................billion viewers.
A. two

B.three

C.four

D. one

5. After FIFA’s first meeting ,.................. years had passed
before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
A.

26

B.27

C.28

D.29



Task 3: 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.
1930

T F

once every
four years
2. The World Cup is held every
two years.
3. The World Cup is regarded as the world
championship of the sport.

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4. Germany and Brazil played in the final match of
the 2002 World Cup.

√

thefive
World
Cup

5. Brazil is the country that has won
played
times
in
the
fiveWorld
times Cup.

√
√

√


* Game show:Talk about the events mentioned in
the passage, using the following figures as cues.

E

Y
A

S

icult

di
ff

Only 13 teams /took

take part in the first tournament


* Game show:Talk about the events mentioned in
the passage, using the following figures as cues.

E

Y
A

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di
ff


* Game show:Talk about the events mentioned in
the passage, using the following figures as cues.

E

Y
A

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di
ff

attracted
The final game of 2002 World Cup tournament .........
more than one billion viewers


* Game show:Talk about the events mentioned in
the passage, using the following figures as cues.

E

Y
A

S

icult

di
ff

By 2002 , The world had witnessed 17 World
cup
.......................
tournaments

* Game show:Talk about the events mentioned in
the passage, using the following figures as cues.

E

Y
A

S

icult

di
ff

How many teams are playing in the world Cup in
the modern time? 32