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Which of the three is the mascot of the 22 Where do you think the event took place? In Vietnam nd SEA Games?

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam from the 5th to 13th December,

2003 Although it was the first time Vietnam hosted such a big sports event, the Games were a great success The Games really became a festival that impressed sports

enthusiasts with its spirit: solidarity, co-operation for peace and development

Athletes from 11 participating countries competed in 23 sports, and 444 gold medals were won Some teams such as table tennis, badminton, karatedo, volleyball, basketball and wrestling were composed of top competitors in the region Many Games records were close to international levels Vietnam won 158 gold medals to finish at the top of the Southeast Asian Games medal standings Thailand was ranked second with 90 golds, and Indonesia was third with only 55 golds Singapore and Vietnam were the two nations which had participants who were presented with the Most Outstanding Athlete titles in the Swimming and Shooting events The Vietnamese Women’s Football team successfully defended the SEA Games title The Men’s Football team won a silver medal In other

sports such as karatedo, athletics, bodybuilding and wushu, the young and energetic

Vietnamese athletes performed excellently and won a lot of gold medals.

Vietnam’s the first place finish was not surprising Firstly, to prepare for the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam carried out an intensive programme for its athletes, which include training in facilities, both home and abroad Secondly, with the strong support of their countrymen, the Vietnamese athletes competed in high spirits The country’s success has proved that Vietnam can organize sporting events on an international level A plan has been proposed for Vietnam to host the Asia Sports Games at some point in the future.

THE 22nd SEA GAMES

SEA Games What does the word stand for? Southest Asian Games

Host [houst] (v)

E.g Vietnam hosted the 22nd Sea games in 2003

Be composed of (adj) be made up of

Outstanding [aut’stændiη] (adj): excellent

Defend (v) [di’fend]: B o v ảo vệ ệ

Rival [’raivəl]:

E.g In the last Sea games, the rival of our national men’s football

team in the final match was Thailand

Đ i th , đ ch th ối thủ, địch thủ ủ, địch thủ ịch thủ ủ, địch thủ

Wrestling [’resliη]: Môn đ u v t ấu vật ật

Overwhelming [ouvə'welmiη] Very great or very strong

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Task 1: Match the word or phrase with its meaning.

1.Sports enthusiast

2 Solidarity

3 Title

4 Bodybuilding

5 High spirits

6 Countrymen

a.Th d c th hình ể dục thể hình ục thể hình ể dục thể hình

b Đ ng bào ồng bào

c Tinh th n cao ần cao

d Danh hi u ệ

e Đoàn k t ết

f Ng ười say mê thể thao i say mê th thao ể dục thể hình

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The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam from the 5th to 13th

December, 2003 Although it was the first time Vietnam hosted such a big sports event, the Games were a great success The Games really became a festival that impressed

sports enthusiasts with its spirit: solidarity, co-operation for peace and development

Athletes from 11 participating countries competed in 23 sports, and 444 gold

medals were won Some teams such as table tennis, badminton, karatedo, volleyball, basketball and wrestling were composed of top competitors in the region Many

Games records were close to international levels Vietnam won 158 gold medals to finish at the top of the Southeast Asian Games medal standings Thailand was ranked second with 90 golds, and Indonesia was third with only 55 golds Singapore and

Vietnam were the two nations which had participants who were presented with the

Most Outstanding Athlete titles in the Swimming and Shooting events The Vietnamese Women’s Football team successfully defended the SEA Games title The Men’s

Football team won a silver medal In other sports such as karatedo, athletics,

bodybuilding and wushu, the young and energetic Vietnamese athletes performed

excellently and won a lot of gold medals Vietnam’s the first place finish was not

surprising Firstly, to prepare for the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam carried out an

intensive programme for its athletes, which include training in facilities, both home and abroad Secondly, with the strong support of their countrymen, the Vietnamese athletes competed in high spirits The country’s success has proved that Vietnam can organize sporting events on an international level A plan has been proposed for

Vietnam to host the Asia Sports Games at some point in the future.

WHILE YOU READ

WHILE YOU READ

Task 1: Match the word or phrase with its meaning.

a.Th d c th hình ể dục thể hình ục thể hình ể dục thể hình

b Đ ng bào ồng bào

c Tinh th n cao ần cao

d Danh hi u ệ

e Đoàn k t ết

f Ng ười say mê thể thao i say mê th thao ể dục thể hình

1.Sports enthusiast

2 Solidarity

3 Title

4 Bodybuilding

5 High spirits

6 Countrymen

WHILE YOU READ

Task 1: Match the word or phrase with its meaning.

1 The 22nd SEA Games were held in Vietnam from

_

2 Thailand was ranked second with _

3 Singapore and Vietnam had participants who were awarded

the Most Outstanding Athlete titles

in

4 A plan has been proposed for Vietnam to host the

Asia Sports games at _

the 5th to 13th December, 2003

90 golds

the Swimming and Shooting Events

some point in the future

Task 2: Scan the passage & complete each of the

following sentences

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Task 2: Scan the passage & complete each of the

following sentences

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Task 2: Scan the passage & complete each of the

following sentences

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Task 3: Answer the questions

1 What was the spirit of the 22nd SEA Games?

2 How many gold medals were won at the SEA Games?

3 Which Women's Football team defended the SEA Games title?

4 Which Men’s Football team won the gold medal?

5 Why was Vietnam's first place finish not a surprise to

everyone?

(It was) solidarity, cooperation for peace and development.

444 (gold medals were won).

The Vietnamese team.

Because of its intensive training program for its athletes

& the athletes’ competition in high spirits.

The Thai Men’s Football Team

1 What was the spirit of the 22nd SEA Games?

2 How many gold medals were won at the SEA Games?

3 Which Women's Football team defended the SEA Games title?

4 Which Men’s Football team won the gold medal?

5 Why was Vietnam's first place finish not a surprise to

everyone?

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