Unit 14-Grade 10

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EVERYONE
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The
collection
of soccer
balls
The
stadium
The
audiences/
soccer
fans
The
referees
The
soccer/
football
player
The trophy
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Unit 14:
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Before you read
The World Cup
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Answer the following questions

The World Cup

1. When was the first
World Cup held?
a. 1925 b. 1930
c. 1935 d. 1940
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Uruguay
(host nation)
FIFA president Jules
Rimet presents the trophy
to Dr. Raul Jude of the
Uruguayan Football
Association
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2. Where was the latest
World Cup held?
a. USA b. France
c. Germany d. Italy
The World Cup
Answer the following questions

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The World Cup
Answer the following questions

3. Which countries in Asia
held the World Cup?
a. South Korea b. Japan
c. Thailand d. a and b
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The World Cup

Answer the following questions

4. How often is the
World Cup held?
a. every year
b. every two years
c. every three years
d. every four years
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The World Cup
Answer the following questions

5. Which organization is
responsible for the
World Cup?
a. FIFA c. NATO
b. WTO d. APEC
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While you read
The World Cup
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The World Cup
VOCABULARY
passionate (adj):
enthusiastic
passion (n)
Ex: The World Cup is
followed with passionate
interest by soccer fans.
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FIFA (Federation
Internationale de Football
Association):
VOCABULARY
The World Cup
the organization that is
responsible for football in
the world
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VOCABULARY
to take part in = to participate in
Ex: There are 32 teams
which take part in the
World Cup final.
The World Cup
Witness (v): to see
The World Cup
VOCABULARY
Ex: Many journalists
went to Germany to
witness
witness the 2006
World Cup.
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VOCABULARY
The World Cup
compete (v) to take part
in a contest, race, etc.
competition (n)
competitor (n)

competitive (adj)
Ex: National football teams must compete
within their own region firstly.
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VOCABULARY
eliminate (v):
remove, get rid of
elimination games
Ex: Japan played successfully in
elimination games to become one of the
finalists in the 2002 World Cup.
The World Cup
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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.
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Sunday, July 20, 2014The World Cup
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.
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By 2002, the world has 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.
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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 only continents to
have produced World Cup
champions, countries on other

continents hope that one day they
will win the honoured title.
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The World Cup
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Task 1
Matching
The World Cup
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THE WORLD
CUP
1. jointly
2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host
nation
5. trophy
Task 1:
Some words appear in the reading passage
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 a special event
Match these words with their definitions
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Task 2
Blank - filling
The World Cup
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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
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.
The World Cup
13
32
Argentina
one
26