Unit 14: Listening (Grade 10)

Wednesday, 7
th
April 2010

Game: Sport
competition
Rules:
1. There is a picture of a football player hidden after
six boxes with numbers in side.
2. Play in 2 teams. In turn, choose the number you
like. You will have information about the football
player for each number.
3. After you get the information, the number will
disappear. So that you can see one part of the
picture.
4. You have to guess who the football player is.
5. The team that can guess the football player
correctly first is the winner

Guessing: Who is this?

* Goal-scorer [ gəul 'skɔ:rə ] (n) người ghi bàn
* Championship [ 't∫æmpiən∫ip ] (n) giải vô địch
* Promote [ prə'məut ] (n) thúc đẩy
* Retirement [ ri'taiəmənt ] (n) sự nghỉ hưu
* Retire [ ri'taiə ] (v) nghỉ hưu
* Kicking [ 'kikiŋ ] (n) cú sút (bóng)
* Brazil [ brə'zil ] (n) nước Brazil
* Ambassador [ æm'bæsədə ] (n) đại sứ

* Hero [ 'hiərəu ] (n) anh hùng

You will hear some information
about Pelé, a famous Brazilian
football player. Listen and complete
the tasks below.

Year Event
(1)……. Born in Brazil
1956 (2)………………………………………………
(3)……. First world cup championship
(4)……. 1,200
th
gold
1977 (5)………………
1940
Joined a Brazilian football club
1962
1974
Retired

1. What was Pelé famous for as a football player?
As a football player, Pelé was famous for his
powerful kicking and controlling the ball.
2. How many World Cups did he participate in?
He participated in three World Cups.
3. Where did he play football before he retired?
He played for an American football club before
he retired.
4. What did Pelé do after his retirement?

He became an international ambassador for
the sport, working to promote peace and
understanding through friendly sport
activities.

Post- Listening
Work in groups: Talk about milestones in
Pelé’s life. Use the time cues.
1940
1956
1962
1974
1977
Famous for….
After he retired….

Home work
- Write a paragraph about Pelé.
-
Prepare Unit 14: Writing

Thanks and goodbye!

Vocabulary
•
A goal-scorer is a person who scores a goal.

Vocabulary
His kicking is very powerful.

Vocabulary
When you are sixty years old, you will
retire. You won’t have to work, but
you still have salary.

Information 1
He is a black football player

Information 2
He is called “The king of football”

Information 3
He was born in 1940 in Brazil

Information 4
He is the greatest
football player of the world.

Information 5
He used to wear
the shirt number 10.

Information 6
He was named
“Footballer of the century” in 2000