handout unit 13

The Olympic games always has an official ……….. The 22nd SEA Games ……….was a stylized drawing of a bird.. My brother tends to wear ……… clothes whenever he leaves the house.. He will take

Unit 13 – READING

I Match the words in A with their definition in B

1 solidarity

2 mutual

3 biennial

4 owe

5 mascot

6 curves

7 hymn

8 legendary

9 emblem

10 prosperity

11 comprise

12 elegance

a state of being successful rich, good fortune

b symbol of good luck

c lines that bend gradually

d unity and agreement resulting from shared interests

e recognize sth/ sb as the cause or source of sth

f mentioned in stories from ancient times

g song of praise

h felt or done by each towards the other

i happening every two years

j state of being tactful and stylish in appearance or manner

k have as parts or members, be made up of

l design that represents a country or an event

II Use the words above to fill in the blanks Change the form if

necessary

1 It’s customary in our country to wish people a new year of happiness

and ………

2 Was King Arthur a real or a ……… character?

3 The Olympic games always has an official ………

4 The 22nd SEA Games ……….was a stylized drawing of a bird

5 We must show ……… with the environmental activities

6 She …… her success more to luck than to ability

7 Both countries benefit from the ……… assistance

8 My brother tends to wear ……… clothes whenever he leaves the

house

9 Our class ………… learners from different cultural backgrounds

10 He will take part in the competition to design the SEA Games

………… (The song praising SEA Games)

11 SEA Games is a ……… multi-sport event

12 The harmonious and vigorous ……… of a legendary bird named

Chim Lac created a feeling of movement and strength

III Match a verb in A with a noun or phrase in B to make an

appropriate phrase

1 host

2 impress

3 increase

4 gain

5 defend

6 win

7 carry

8 propose

9 rank

10 score

a a gold medal

b precision

c second

d out an intensive program

e a sport event

f a plan

g sports enthusiasts

h a goal

i the title

j amazing results

IV Choose the word which does not belong with the others

1 a solidarity b friendship c productivity d prosperity

2 a tennis b rowing c football d water-polo

3 a harmonious b mascot c legendary d vigorous

4 a biennial b annual c yearly d monthly

5 a foul b penalty c award d punishment

6 a judge b referee c umpire d examiner

7 a reader b viewer c spectator d audience

8 a partner b friend c opponent d companion

9 a skier b player c diver d water

V Main ideas Choose the main idea for each paragraph

a The mascot, emblem and hymn of SEA Games

b A brief history of SEA Games

c The success and significance of SEA Games

d General information about SEA Games

VI Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage

The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were (1) … in Hanoi< Vietnam from 5 December – 13 December 2003 The games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National (2) … in Hanoi The games (3) … was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu It was the first time in SEAG history that the games venues were assigned into two (4) … namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

(5) … the Vietnamese Government and people’s efforts and international support, the 22nd SEA Games had become a (6) … that

impressed people with the (7) … of “solidarity, cooperation for peace and development” The 22nd SEA Games is not only a song of honesty and nobility (8) … competition and organizing competition but also a sign of a bright future for the development of regional (9) … The organizing committee presented 444 golds, 441 silvers and 555 bronzes

to winners at the Games were 26 (10) … were broken

Key:

II 1 prosperity 2 legendary 3 mascot 4 emblem

5 solidarity 6 owes 7 mutual 8 elegant

9 comprise 10 hymn 11 biennial 12 curves

V a Par 3 b Par 2 c Par 4 d Par 1

VI 1 held/ organized 2 stadium 3 torch 4 cities

sports

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