unit 14-reading

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1 When was the first World Cup held?

2 Which teams played in the final match in the first World

Cup?

 1930

 Uruguay and Argentina

3 Which team became the champion in the first World Cup?

 Uruguay

5 Where was the 2002 World Cup held?

 Japan and South Korea

4 How often is the World Cup held?  Every four years

6 How many teams are there in the final tournament of the

World Cup today?  32

7 What does the abbreviation FIFA stand for?

 International Association Football Federation

(French : Federation Internationale de Football

Association)

Unit 14: READING

Unit 14 : THE WORLD CUP

* Vocabulary:

- to be set up = to be founded

- Championship (n) = state of being a champion

- the governing body for football: the organization

that is responsible for football, i.e FIFA

- elimination game = the game within a region that

decides which team can go to the World Cup ( trận đấu vòng loại)

- honoured title : danh hiệu cao quý

Unit 14 : THE WORLD CUP

* Task 2: Read the text and decide whether the

following statements are true (T) or false (F)

Correct the false ones (page 144)

(line 7)

(lines 16- 17)

1 The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904 F

2 The World Cup is held every two years F

5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World

3 The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of

the sport T

4 Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup T

1930 four years

won the World Cup five times.

1 Only … teams completed in the 1930 World Cup.

2 The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was…

3 After FIFA’s first meeting, … years had passed before the first

World Cup was held in Uruguay

3 To become one of the 32 finalists, national football teams must now

compete in ………within their own regions

5 The 2002 World Cup was held by ……

6 The world had witnessed World Cup tournaments up to 2002

7 … are the only continents have produced World Cup champions

A Asia B Europe C South America D B & C are correct

* Task 3: Choose the correct answers

1 Only …… teams completed in the 1930 World Cup.

A 32 B 13 C 17 D 2

2 The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was…

A Uruguay B Italy C Argentina D

Brazil

3 After FIFA’s first meeting, … years had passed before the first World

Cup was held in Uruguay

A 6 B.16 C 18 D 26

3 To become one of the 32 finalists, national football teams must now

compete in ………

A elimination games B championship

C tournament D victory

5 The 2002 World Cup was held by ……

A Japan and South Korea B France C The USA D Italy

6 The world had witnessed ………World Cup tournaments up to 2002

A 13 B 17 C 32 D 18

7 The only continents, such as… have produced World Cup champions

A Asia B Europe C South America D A & B are correct

* Task 3: Choose the correct answers

The History of The World Cup

* Choose the best answer to fill each blank in the summary of the history of the World Cup

In 1904, (1) was set up But it was not until (2) that the first World Cup was held There were only 13 (3) competing in the first World Cup (4) became the first champion in the history of the World

Cup By (5) , the world had witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments Today the final tournament of the World Cup has 32 teams Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the (6) World Cup, jointly held by Japan and South Korea With the victory over Germany,

Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times

1 A the first World Cup B FIFA

C the 2002World Cup D the 2006 World Cup

2 A 1930 B 1904 C 1998 D 2002

3 A tournaments B champions C teams D games

4 A Uruguay B Italy C Argentina D

Brazil

5 A 1930 B 1904 C 1998 D 2002

6 A 1998 B 2002 C 1930 D 1994

1.The figures in A appear in the reading passage Match

these figures with the events related to them in B.

1904 The first World Cup was held

13 FIFA was set up

1930 Number of teams playing in the first World Cup

17 Number of teams playing in the World Cup in the

modern time

32 It was the first time World Cup was held in Asia

and hosted by two nations

2002 World Cup tournaments up to 2002

2 Prepare part B - speaking : World Cup ( year, host country, winner, score, runner-up) and Wh-questions

The English teachers

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