unit 14 -reading tan ok

champion n Nhà vô địch, quán quân Eg: France became the champion in the 16th World Cup in 1998... People consider the World Cup as the most popular sporting event in the world.. Brazil h

Teaching

reading

By: Hoang Van Tan

Overview of the lesson:

What is this event?

1 It is an international sports event.

2 It is held every four years.

3 Brazil has been the winner for five

times.

I- Pre- reading: Teaching vocabulary

Tournament (n) Concept definition

mappingHost nation ( n.p) example

Champion- championship Picture and exampleElimination game (n.p) Context

Examples:

-football -chess -tennis -golf

host nation(n.p): nước chủ nhà.

Eg: China was the host nation of the 2008 Olympic Games.

champion (n) Nhà vô địch, quán quân

Eg: France became the champion in the 16th World Cup in 1998

championship (n) : giải vô địch, chức vô địch

Elimination game (n.p)

Eg: National football teams must now compete in

elimination games within their own regions before

coming one of the 32 finalists

trận đấu vòng loại

Trophy ( n) Cúp

witness( v): see something happen with your own eyes, for

example, an accident, a crime or an important event

chứng kiến

1.tournament(n): vòng thi đấu, giải thi đấu

2 host nation (n.p) : nước chủ nhà

3 champion (n): nhà vô địch, quán quân

championship (n): chức vô địch, giải vô địch

4 elimination game (n.p): trân đấu vòng loại

5 trophy (n): cúp

6 witness (v): chứng kiến

II- Pre- reading: (Prediction)

Before you read the passage, discuss in pairs and guess whether the following statements are true (T) or false( F):

1 There were only 13 teams taking part in the first

tournament

2 The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904

3 People consider the World Cup as the most popular sporting event in the world

4 Brazil has taken part in the World Cup for only five times

5 The 2002 World Cup was jointly hosted by two Asian countries

6 Europe and South America are the only continents to have won World Cup champions

II- While reading:

1 There were only 13 teams taking part in the first

tournament

2 The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in

1904

3 People consider the World Cup as the most

popular sporting event in the world

4 Brazil has taken part in the World Cup for only

five times

5 The 2002 World Cup was jointly hosted by two

Asian countries

6 Europe and South America are the only

continents to have won World Cup

championship

Task 1: While reading the passage , decide whether these

2-(Para 2- Line 9)

(Para 1- Line 2

(Para 2- Line 4)

3-(Para 2- Line 13)

II- While reading:

Task 2: As you read the passage , fill in the blanks of

these sentences with a word or phrase:

1 The World Cup is an international football

2 .is the governing body for football in the world

3 The team which was defeated in the 2002 World Cup

was

4 FIFA planned to organize a world for

football at its first meeting in 1904

5 France, of the 1998 World Cup , gained a victory over Brazil in the final

tournament FIFA

Germany

championship the host nation

II- While reading:( comprehension questions)

Task 3: While reading the text , work in pairs and answer the following questions:

1 When was FIFA set up?

2 How many World Cups had taken place by 2006?

3 How many national teams are there in the final round of the World Cup today?

4 Do the countries in other continents beside Europe and South America need great effort to win the honoured title in the

future?

5 Why is the World Cup considered the most popular sports

event in the world?

II- While reading:

Task 3: Here are some suggested answers:

1 It was set up in 1904.

2 18 World Cups.

3 32 national teams

4 Yes, they do.

5 Because football is the king sport So the World Cup often attracts millions of viewers all over the world It is followed with passionate interest

around the globe.

III- Post reading :( Semantic feature analysis grid)

Ask students to work in groups , discuss and fill

in the table below If the team has this feature, put

be th

e ru

nner-up

win

the troph

y once

win

the troph

be th

e ru

nner-up

win

the troph

y once

win

the troph

y 5

times

countries

Write a short paragraph about your most favourite

national team that has taken part

in the World Cup.