Unit 12 the asian games reading

WARMLY WELCOME THE
TEACHERS ATTENDING OUR
ENGLISH CLASS


Listen to the
song
1. What is the song
about?
It is about the Sea Games
2. How often are the Sea Games held?
a. Every year

b. Every two years

c. Every three years

d. Every four years


Look at the pictures then answer the questions


What is this?

It is the emblem of the 14th Asian Games.


Where did the 14th Asian Games take place?

It took place in South Korea

 Choose the best answer A, B, C
or D

1. How often are the Asian Games held?
once a year
every three years
every four years
every five years

2. How many countries take part in the 14th Asian Games?
11
12
24
44
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Good!


Unit

12

Look at the pictures then write the name of the Games
The quickest is the winner.


1

2

5

3

4


1

Body building


2

Billiards


3

Karatedo

4

Shooting


5

Wushu


The name of the Games
The Vietnamese athletes won medals
( at 14th Asian Games)

1. Body
building
2. Billiards
3. Karatedo
4. Shooting
5. Wushu


Unit

12

Lesson
reading
Vocabulary

1. Intercultural /ntә’kltәrәl / (adj)
2. aquatic sports /ә’kwtk sp:ts/

- sports connected
water
3.with
solidarity
/,sl’drәti / (n)
Ex: national
4. effort
/ ‘efәt/ (n) - trying hard; hard
solidarity
work
5. enthusiasm/ n’ju:z
zәm / (n)
6. to appreciate /ә’pri:ieit / (v)
- to understand the value
7. facility /fә’si:lәti
of sb// (n)
sth
facilities (pln)

n

2


voc

aquatic sports



Read the passage and
then do the tasks that
follow.


The Asian Games, which take place every four
years, are held for the purpose of developing
intercultural knowledge 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.
number
of participants
has been
During
their five-decade
history, the
increasing.
The
quality
athletes, in all
Asian

Games
have
beenofadvancing
officials and
aspects.
The sports facilities has also
sports
and traditional
sports
have
been developing
through
time.
New
been introduced and added to the


The 1st Asian Games were held in New
Delhi, India in 1951. Only 489 athletes
from 11 nations took part in the Games.
The six sports events at the first Games
were basketball, cycling, football, aquatic
sports, athletics and weightlifting. Boxing,
shooting and wrestling were added at the
2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines
in 1954; and tennis, volleyball,

table tennis and hockey were added at
the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in
1958. Squash,

rugby,
fencing and mountain biking
were introduced for the first time at
the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok,


The 14th Asian Games, which were
held in Busan, Korea in 2002, attracted
9,919 participants from 44 countries.
The athletes competes in 38 different
sports and won 427 gold medals. The
Vietnamese participants took part in
this event with great enthusiasm. Their
efforts were much appreciated when
they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding
billiards, and 2 others in women’s
and

karatedo. It is hoped that in the
near future, Vietnam will become a
host country and receive more
medals in a variety of sports

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