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e. Billiards c. Bodybuilding d. Wrestling a. Football b. Badminton
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Vocabulary
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What is the synonym of “Attempt” or “Struggle”?
= Effort (n):
cố gắng
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How do you say’ môn thể
thao dưới nước’ in English?:
aquatic sport (n) :
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- (to) appreciate :
to understand the value of something
-( to) advance =
- facility (n):

equipment that is provided for a particular
purpose
- enthusiasm (n):
Ex: She is interested in teaching. She never
lost . . . for teaching
đánh giá
trang thiết
bị
nhiệt tình
(to) make progress:
tiến bộ
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effort (n) = attempt = struggle: cố gắng
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aquatic : aquatic sport: môn thể thao
dưới nước
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(to) appreciate : to understand the
value of something: đánh giá
(to) advance : to make progress: tiến bộ
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facility (n) equipment that is

provided for a particular purpose: trang thiết bị
-
enthusiasm (n): nhiệt tình
Ex: she is interested in teaching. She
never lost . . . for teaching
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/'efət/
/ə'kwætik/(adj)
/əp'ri:∫ieit/
/əd'va:ns/
/in'θju:ziæzm/
/fə'siləti/

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Gap-filling
Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
1. The hotel has special . . . . . . . .for disabled athletes.
2. Swimming and water skiing are both . . . . . . . . .
sports.
3. He never lost his . . . . . . . . . . for training athletes.
4. I will make every . . . . . . . . . .to arrive on time.
5. Our sports performances have been . . . . . . . . . .
considerably over recent years.
6. Your help was greatly . . . . . . . . . . . . .
effort

appreciated
advancingaquatic enthusiasm
facilities
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Activity 1: Scan the passage and
complete the following table
Year Events
(1)1951
(2) The 2
nd
Asian Games in Manila.
(3)1958
(4) Squash, rugby, fencing, and
mountain biking
(5) 2002
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developing through time. New sports and traditional sports have been introduced and added to the
Games.
were introduced for the first time at the 13
th
Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998.
took part in the Games. The six sports events at the first Games were basketball, cycling, football,

and sports, athletics and weightlifting.
Unit 12: The Asian Games
During their five - decade history, the Asian Games
have been advancing in all aspects. The number
of participants has been increasing. The quality of athletes, officials and sports
facilities has also been
Only 489 athletes from 11nations
aquatic
The 1
st
Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951.
Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at the 2
nd
Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines in 1954;
and tennis, volleyball, table - tennis and hockey were
Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking
The 14
th
Asian Games, which were held in Busan, Korea in 2002, attracted 9,919 participants
from
44 countries. The athletes competed in 38 different sports and won 427 gold medals. The
Vietnamese participants took part in this event with great . Their were much
The Asian Games, which take place every four years, are held for the purpose of developing
intercultureal knowlege and friendship within Asia.
In this multi-sport event, young people from all
over Asia gather together to compete. It is an occasion when strength and sports skills are tested;
friendship and solidarity are built and promoted.
added at the 3
rd
Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958.

appreciated
enthusiasm efforts
when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards, and 2 others in women's
It is hoped that in the near future, Vietnam will become a host country and receive morekaratedo.
medals in a variety of sports events.