UNIT 14 THE WORLD CUP (READING)

Only …… teams competed in the first World Cup.. After FIFA’s first meeting …… years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay... 2.The World Cup us held every two years..

R2: (4 letters) Who is this?

R3: (7 letters) This is a place where we often

see the football matches?

R4: (5 letters) Which team was the champion at

the 2006 World Cup in Germany?

R5: Key: R6: (4 letters) What do we use to play football? (7 letters) Who is this? (8 letters) popular sports in the world? This is one of the most

A READING

tournament (n): vòng thi đấu

jointly (adv): cùng nhau

chủ nhà host nation ( n )

champion (n)

vô địch

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

1 3

2 5 4

The words in A appear in the reading passage

Match them with their definitions B.

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

5 After FIFA’s first meeting …… years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay

(Line 13)

(Line 10)

(Line 6)

TASK 3 following statements are true (T) or false (F) Read the text again and decide whether the

Correct the false ones.

1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in

1904

2.The World Cup us held every two years

3.The World Cup is regarded as the world

championship of the sport

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 Cup

Line 16-17 won

Argentina England Germany

Japan Brazil Portugal

South Korea Italy Switzerland

1 FIFA was set up in ………

2006

D

1930 1904

2002

C

B

A

2 Only …… teams competed in the first

17

C

B

A

3 The team which was defeated in the first

World Cup final was….

3 The team which was defeated in the first

World Cup final was….

Brazil

D

Uruguay Italy

Argentina

C

B

A

4 The world had witnessed ………World

32

C

B

A

5 The 2002 World Cup was held by…

Italy

D

Japan and South Korea

Japan and South Korea

6 After FIFA’s first meeting, … years had passed before the first World Cup was held

6

6

16 18

C

B

A