Unit 14-Grade 10

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Unit 14:

Before you read

FIFA president Jules

Rimet presents the trophy

to Dr Raul Jude of the

Uruguayan Football

Association

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2 Where was the latest

World Cup held?

Answer the following questions

3 Which countries in Asia held the World Cup?

a South Korea b Japan

c Thailand d a and b

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Answer the following questions

4 How often is the World Cup held?

a every year

b every two years

c every three years

d every four years

Answer the following questions

5 Which organization is responsible for the

World Cup?

a FIFA c NATO

b WTO d APEC

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While you read

The World Cup

the organization that is

responsible for football in

the world

to take part in = to participate in

Ex: There are 32 teams

which take part in the

World Cup final.

World Cup.

compete (v) to take part

in a contest, race, etc.

competition (n)

competitor (n)

competitive (adj)

Ex: Japan played successfully in

elimination games to become one of the finalists in the 2002 World Cup.

The World Cup

World Cup , the international

football tournament , is held every

four years It is considered the

most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed

with passionate interest around the

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In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize

a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The

host nation, Uruguay, gained a

victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup

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By 2002, the world has witnessed

17 World Cup tournaments

National football teams must now

compete in elimination games

within their own regions before

becoming one of the 32 finalists The 2002 World Cup final was

jointly held by Japan and South

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With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five

times Although Europe and South America are only continents to

have produced World Cup

champions, countries on other

continents hope that one day they will win the honoured title

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Task 1

Matching

5 trophy

Task 1: Some words appear in the reading passage

a competition in which players compete against 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

Match these words with their definitions WHILE YOU READ

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Task 2

Blank - filling

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Task 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following

sentences with a word or a number

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 final 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.

The World Cup

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Argentinaone

26

Task 3

True / False

Correct the false ones

1.The first World Cup was held in

Uruguay in 1904.

2.The World Cup is held every

two years.

3.The World Cup is regarded as

the world championship of the

sport.

T F

1930

four

4 Germany and Brazil played

in the final match of the 2002

World Cup.

5 Brazil is the country that has

played five times in the World

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T F

won the World Cup five

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After you read

The World Cup

1 The United States is the _ nation of the 1994 World Cup.

2, The 2002 World Cup final was _ held by Japan and South Korea.

3 The World Cup is held every years.

4 A lot of fans went to the stadium to the World Cup.

5 The loser in the final _ is called the runner-up

6 At its first meeting, FIFA planned to _ a world

championship.

7 is an international organization which is responsible for football.

8 The winner in the final match will be awarded a _.

9 With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the .

10 The of the match was 4 – 2

11 Only 13 _ took part in the first World Cup

The World Cup

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The End

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