Unit 14 The world cup

UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
LESSON 1: READING- ENGLISH 10
Answer the following questions
1. Where were the 2002 World Cup held?
2. Which team became the champion then?
3. Which team was the runner-up?

BEFORE YOU READ

1. Where were the 2002 World
Cup held?
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The 2002 World Cup was held in South
Korea and Japan

2. Which team became the
champion then?
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Brazil became the champion.

3. Which team was the runner-
up?
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Germany was the runner-up.

WHILE YOU READ

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A country that provides the necessary space,

facilities, etc. for a special event
Jointly (adv): liên kết, cùng nhau
Host nation : nước chủ nhà, nước đăng
cai tổ chức
NEW WORDS

NEW WORDS
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The world
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The globe = the world
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Trophy (n): chieác cuùp

NEW WORDS
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A competition in which players compete against
each other in a series of games until there is a
winner
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Tournament(n): vòng (giải) thi đấu
Elimination games: các trận đấu vòng loại

NEW WORDS
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jointly (adv):
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host nation :
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the globe = the world

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trophy (n):
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tournament(n) :
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elimination games:
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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
final was __________
4. The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a
television audience of over ________ billion viewers.
5. After FIFA’s first meeting, _________ years had passed
before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
13
32
Argentina
one
26

Read the text again and 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.
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.
F
T
T
F
1930.
four
F
won

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GAME
AFTER
YOU
READ

Which country has won the
trophy four times
in the World Cup after Brazil?

Italy
1

What is the title of the official song
of the World Cup “ France ’98”?.
The Cup of Life
2

LUCKY NUMBER
3

Which team was the runner –up
in the 1998 World Cup?
Brazil
4

Where was the 2006 World Cup held?
Which team became the champion then?
In Germany but Italy became the champion then.
5

Where will the 2010 World Cup be held?
In South Africa
6

LUCKY NUMBER
7

8
LUCKY NUMBER

When and where was the first
Women’s World Cup held?
In 1991, China
9

HOMEWORK
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Read the text again and again
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Learn the new words by heart
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Prepare the next lesson “Speaking”