UNIT 12- READING- English 12- thi GVDG cap tinh

12A3

swimming

windsurfing

rowing

Synchronized swimming




Part: Reading




Can you name the sport in the picture?
Where is it played?
How do people play it? (Team or
individually)
Water polo
In a pool
People play it in team

New words:
Who is he?
goalie
What’s

it?
crossbar
This is a…
vertical post
It is a …
cap

referee

New words:
+ goalie (n): th mônủ
+ crossbar (n): xà ngang
+ vertical post : c t d cộ ọ
+ cap (n): mũ l i traiưỡ
+ referee (n): tr ng tàiọ

checking
crossbar
vertical post
goalie
cap

referee
referee

The following words appear in the reading
passage , read the passage, underline them,
and guess their meanings in context.
1.opponent:
2.penalize:

3.eject:
4.foul:
5.tie :

Task 1 : Match the words in column A with
their meanings in column B
A B
a. to make someone leave a game
b. an action in sports that is
against the rules
c. to punish a team or player who
breaks the rules
d. a situation in a game when two
teams have the same scores
e. someone who tries to defeat
another person in a competition
1. opponent
2. penalize
3. eject
4. foul
5. tie

Task 2 : Complete the following
sentences, using the information from
the passage
1.Water polo is played in a pool…… metres
deep,………long and………….wide.
2. The home team wears…………., the visiting
team wears……and the goalies wear…………
3. Both teams sprint for the ball from………….

4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls,
such as………………
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging
from………….in length

Task 2 : Complete the following sentences,
using the information from the passage
1.Water polo is played in a
pool……… metres deep,……………long
and……………….wide.
1.8
30 metres
20 metres
1.8
30 metres
20 metres

2. The home team wears…………… , the
visiting team wears…………… and the
goalies
wear……………………………………………
white caps
blue ones
red caps with the number 1 in white
white caps
blue ones
red caps with the number 1 in white

3. Both teams sprint for the ball
from……………………….

their own goal lines
4. A free throw is awarded for minor
fouls, such as…………………………
holding or punching
the ball
5. A game is divided into quarters
ranging from………………………….in
length
five to eight minutes
Task 2 : Complete the following sentences,
using the information from the passage

1.Where can
people play
water polo?
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4. Which

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the ball with
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1.Where can people play water polo?
Task 3 : Ask and answer the
following questions
2. Where is the ball when the game starts?
3. How can the ball be advanced?
4. Which players are allowed to hold
the ball with both hands?
5. What happens to a player who
commits five personal fouls?
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1. Where can people
play water polo?
-> People can
play it in a pool.
Task 3 : Ask and answer the
following questions

2. Where is the ball
when the game starts?
-> It is in the
centre of the pool.

3. How can the ball be
advanced?
-> The ball can be
advanced by passing with
one hand or swimming
with the head above the
water and the ball between
the arms so it rides on the
wave created by the
swimmer’s head.

4. Which players are
allowed to hold the ball
with both hands?
-> Only the goalie is
allowed to hold the
ball with both
hands.

5. What happens to a
player who commits five
personal fouls?
-> The player is
ejected after

committing ve
personal fouls.