UNIT12-READ12-THUY

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READING2.WHILE YOU READ:... UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READINGb.. 1.8 20 metres white caps blue caps red caps with the number 1 in white holding or punching the ball

Warm up:

Look at the pictures on the screen and write down the names of the sports games.

1 diving 2 rowing 3 swimming

SECTION A : READING

The host team is the red, and the green is the

visiting one So the green is the red’s

tie

opponent.

vocabulary:

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READING

1 BEFORE YOU READ:

Look at this player’s action He is

a foul

committing

vocabulary:

Deco got a red card and was ejected .

eject (v)

vocabulary:

vocabulary :

đối thủ, đối phương

-Commit /kə’m t/ ɪ (v) : phạm lỗi, phạm tội

-Eject / ’d ekt/ ɪ ʒ (v) : đẩy ra, tống ra

- Goalie (n):

- Tie (n):

-Opponent /ə’pə nənt/ ʊ (n) :

trận hòa

thủ môn, thủ thành

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READING

1 BEFORE YOU READ:

C ột đứng

- crossbar (n) : xà ngang

- Sprint for (v) : Ch ạy nhanh

- interfere (v):

- Punch (v):

- Vertical post (n) :

th ụt

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READING

1 BEFORE YOU READ:

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READING

2.WHILE YOU READ:

a.Task 1: Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B (Work in pairs)

A B

a to make someone leave a game

b an action in sports that is against the rules

c to punish a team or player who breaks the rules

d a situation in a game when two teams have the same scores

e someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition

1 opponent

2 penalize

3 eject

4 foul

5 tie

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS - READING

b Task 2: Complete the following sentences.

1 Water polo is played in a pool metres deep, _ long and _ wide.

2 The home team wears _ _ _, the

visiting team wears and the

goalies wear

.

3 Both teams sprint for the ball from

_.

4 A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such

as _.

5 A game is divided into quarters ranging from _ in length.

1.8

20 metres

white caps blue caps

red caps with the number 1 in white

holding or punching the ball five to eight minutes

c.Task 3 : Ask and answer the following

questions

1.Where can people play water polo?

2.Where is the ball when the game starts?

3.How can the ball be advanced?

4.Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?

5.What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?

1 People can play it in a pool

2 It is in the centre of the pool

3 The ball can be advanced by passing with one

hand or swimming with the head above the water and the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave created by the swimmer’s head

4 Only the goalie is allowed to hold the ball with

both hands

5 The player is ejected after committing five

personal fouls.

c.Task 3 : Ask and answer the following

questions

3.After you read

Make a comparison between football and water polo, using the following suggestions

- places to play - main rules

- number of players - length of game