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Unit 12: The Asian Games... The Asian Games are often held every six years.. The first Asian Games was held in India in 1941.. Vietnam has won gold medals in karatedo in the Asian Games

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c Bodybuilding d Wrestling

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Unit 12: The Asian Games

• (to) advance:

• an athlete:

• (to) gather:

• an effort:

Tiến bộ, phát triển

= (to) develop

Vận động viên Tập hợp, tụ hợp

Cố gắng

= (to) come together

 True – false statements:

1 The Asian Games are often held every six years _

2 The first Asian Games was held in India in 1941

3 Vietnam has won gold medals in karatedo in the Asian

Games

4 The previous Asian Games (15 th ) was held in 2006

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1951 four

Year Events

(1) _ The first Asian Games began in New Delhi, India.

1954 Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at (2)

(3) _ Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey wereadded at the 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan.

1998 (4) wereintroduced at the 13 th Asian Games in Bangkok,

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1958

the 2 nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines.

Squash , rugby, fencing and mountain biking

 Task 2: Answer the questions.

1 What is the purpose of the Asian Games?

 It is to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship

within Asia

2 How many participants took part in the 14 th Asian

Games?

 9,919 participants took part in the 14 th Asian Games

3 In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win

gold medals at the Busan Games?

 They won the gold medals in bodybuilding, billiards

and women‘s karatedo at the Busan Games.

 Discussion:

In the next Asian Games, in which sports will Vietnamese athletes win gold/ silver/ bronze medals? Why?

 Homework:

• Task 1, pp 138

• Prepare for Speaking p

139

Squash