Unit14-reading/10cb

UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
Before you read
A. Germany B. France C. Japan & South Korea
1. The World Cup is held ..................
A. every year B. every two years C. every four years
2. The 2002 World Cup was held in .......................
3. In 2002 Brazil defeated Germany and became the ...........
A. champion B. runner-up C. loser
4. The first World Cup took place in ................
A. 1930 B. 1938 C. 1966
5. The world’s organization, ........, is responsible for football.
Multiple choice:
A. WTO B. FIFA C. WHO

* Vocabulary:
- championship (n):
- witness (v): see
- witness (n):
- elimination game:
- continent (n):
- honoured title:
Before you read
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP

A B
1. jointly
2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation

5. trophy
a. a competition in which players compete 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
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
While you read
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B.
Answers: 1-b 2-c 3-a 4-e 5-d

UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
While you read
Task 2: Scan the text and complete the sentences.
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 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.
Answers: 1-13 2- 32 3- Argentina 4- one 5- 26