Unit 12. Water sports

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VOCABULARY
- water polo [ 'wɔ:tə pəuləu]

: môn bóng nước

What kind of sport is it?


- opponent [ə'pəunənt] : đấu thủ

In this picture, the red team plays against the
white team. So the red one is the opponent
________ of
the white one and vice versa.

- a crossbar [‘krɔs bɑ:] : cột ngang, xà ngang

- a vertical post [‘və:tical

pəust]

: cột dọc


- to advance [əd'vɑ:ns] : đưa lên phía trước
= to move forward
- to interfere [ intə'fiə] with sth : can thiệp
= to prevent sth from succeeding
- to punch [pʌnt∫ ]

: đấm, thoi

= to hit sb/sth hard with one’s fist


- to eject [i:'dʒekt ]

: đẩy ra, tống ra

= to force sb to leave a place
- foul [faul]

: phạm luật, sai sót

= doing something wrong or illegal

- tie [tai]

: trận hòa

= two teams have the same score
- to penalize ['pi:nəlaiz]

: trừng phạt

= to punish sb for breaking a rule


- water polo
- opponent
- a vertical post
- a crossbar
- to advance
- to interfere
- to punch
- to eject
- foul
- to penalize
- tie

cột dọc
môn bóng nước
đấu thủ
đưa lên phía trước
xà ngang
đấm, thoi

tống ra
phạm luật
trừng phạt
trận hòa
can thiệp


Task 1. Decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F)
T
2. There areseven
eleven players a team.

√
√

3. The home team wears white caps, the
visiting team blue ones.

√

4. The game begins with the ball in the centre
of the pool.

√

5. No players except the goalie can hold the
ball with both hands.

√

6. A game is divided intoquarters
halves
ranging from five to eight minutes in length.

√

1. Water polo is played inathe
sea
pool

F

√
√

√


1. Where is water polo played?
2. What is the size of a pool?
3. Where is the ball when the game begins?
4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball
with both hands?
5. How is a game divided into?
6. What happens to a player who commits
five personal fouls?

Football
1.Places to play
2.Number of the players
3.Main
rules

Players:

4. Length
of game

Full time:

Goalie:
Overtime
period:

Water polo


1. Places to play
2. Number of the
players
Players:
3. Main

Goalie:

rules

4.
Length
of
game

Full time:
Overtime
period:

Football
playground,
school yard, a
stadium,....
11 in a team
play with legs,
head,
chest, no arms
Plays with
legs, both
hands, head
90 minutes
15’/a period

Water polo
a pool
7 in a team

one hand, hea
both hands

20 minutes to
32 minutes
3’/ a period


• Prepare Speaking lesson( talk
about some kinds of water sports)



Where is water polo played?
• It is played in a pool.


X

2

Lucky
number!


What is the size of a pool?
• It is 1.8 metres deep, 30 metres long
and 20 metres wide.


Where is the ball when
the game begins?

• It is in the centre of the pool.


Which players are allowed to
hold the ball with both hands?

• Only the goalie is allowed to hold the ball
with both hands. (Only the goalie can.)


How is a game divided into?
It is divided into quarters.


What happens to a player who
commits five personal fouls?
• The player is ejected (after
committing five personal fouls).


:2
You’ve just lost
half of your
points!

You are unlucky!