Unit 6: Competitions Reading

Match the pictures with the words below
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest

Wonderful Unicorn Hat

London Marathon

Quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.
f.

Beauty Contest
Olympic Games


1. Do you like to take part in these competitions?
2. Do you hope to win a competition ? If so,
which competition do you like to win?
3. Is winning the most important thing in a
competition? Why / why not?

ENGLISH 11

Unit 6:
Lesson:


New words:
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representative (n):
take part in (v) = participate in:
annual (adj) = yearly:
stimulate (v):
sponsor (v), (n):
Aim (n) = purpose
judge (n) = examiner:
score (v)( n): = give marks, (mark)

người đại diện
tham gia
hàng năm

thúc đẩy
tài trợ (nhà tài trợ)
mục đích
giám khảo
ghi / cho điểm, (điểm)


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

representative
annual
stimulate
in all
spirit
smoothly

a.
b.
c.
d.

without problems or difficulties
enthusiasm or energy
altogether or as a total
a person chosen or appointed on

behalf of another person or a
group
e. encourage or make something
more active
f. happening or done once every year


I. Answer the questions:
1. What competition was organized by the writer’s English
teachers?
 The annual final English competition was organized by
the writer’s English teachers.
2. What was the purpose of the competition?

 Its purpose / aim was to stimulate the spirit of
learning among students.
3. Did the students’ parents sponsor the competition?

 Yes, they did.


II. Decide whether the following sentences
are True (T) or False (F):
1. Representatives of three classes have to
complete five activities
2. Competitors have two minutes to write
their answers on the worksheets.
3. The group that gets the maximum score
will be the winner.

T
T
F


III.

Read paragraph 3 and complete these
sentences:

1.

2.

3.

4.

At first, Group A could answer the
questions without .problems
. . . . . . . /. .difficulties
........
Hung’s Group could not become the
winner because he was unable .to. .recite
......
.the
. . .poem
...
Group B got . 70
. . .points

. . . . . . and
the winner
became
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the
competition.
60 C
points
Group
lost the game because they just
got . . . . . . . . .


Put the following verbs into correct form:
1.

2.

3.
4.
5.

The aim of the English Competition was to
stimulate the spirit of . . learning
. . . . . . . . English
among students. (learn)
To participate in the contest, you have to
. . work
...
in groups of three. (work)
Now, let’s . start

. . . . . . .our competition. (start)
Hung had difficulty reciting
. . . . . . the poem. (recite)
He apologized to his group for .being
. . . .unable
to complete the poem. (be)


Homework
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Read through the text again and do
exercises in task 2, 3 0n page 68
Learn by heart new words and
structures.
Prepare Speaking lesson