English 11 - Unit 12. Reading (well-prepared)

The opening ceremony of the 15thAsian Games in Doha in Qatar... Vietnam has won gold medals in karatedo in the Asian Games... How many participants took part in the 14th Asian Games?. 

Let’s match the sports with the pictures

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Which sport event are these

pictures about ?

The Mascot ['mæskət]

The opening ceremony of the 15th

Asian Games in Doha in Qatar

Answer these questions :

1 How often are the Asian Games held ?

- Every four years.

2 How many times were the Asian Games held ?

- 15 times

3 Where is the 16th Asian Games going to be held

?

- In China

4 What sports is Viet Nam best at ?

- bodybuilding, billiards, wushu, karatedo,…

2 While Reading:

Hockey ['hɔki] Rugby['rʌgbi]

Squash[skwɔ∫]

 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 (15th) was held in 2006

F

T T

F

1951four

 Task 1: Scan the passage and

complete the following table.

(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,

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 14th Asian Games?

 9,919 participants took part in the 14th 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?

Billiards

Karatedo Shooting

Wushu weightlifting

Ly Duc – bodybuilding (Gold medal / in Busan

Korea)

Duong Anh Vu – Billiards (Silver medal/ in

Doha Qatar)

Hoang Anh Tuan – weightlifting (bronze medal/ in Doha Qatar)

 Homework: