Unit 14:The World Cup

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage.. a country that provides the necessary space, facilities,etc... TASK 2 : Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences

1 Where was the 2002 World Cup held?

The 2002 World Cup was held in South

Korea and Japan

2 Which team became the champion?

BRAZIL BECAME THE CHAMPION.

3 Which team was the runner-up?

 Germany was the runner-up

- runner - up (n) [,rʌnər'ʌp]

- tournament (n) ['tɔ:nəmənt]

- globe (n) [gloub]

 global (a) ['gloubəl]

- championship (n) ['t∫æmpjən∫ip]

- organize (v) ['ɔ:gənaiz]

organization (n) [,ɔ:gənai'zei∫n]

- final (a) (n) ['fainl]

- champion (n) ['t∫æmpjən]

- gain (v)[gein]

- host nation (n) [houst 'nei∫n]

- witness (v) (n) ['witnis]

- compete (v) [kəm'pi:t] with / against

competition (n) [,kɔmpə'ti∫n]

competitive (adj) [kəm'petitə]

competitor (n) [kəm'petətiv]

- elimination games (n) [i,limi'nei∫n geimz]

- trophy (n) ['troufi]

- continent (n) ['kɔntinənt]

- honoured title (n)

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions in B.

A

1.jointly

2.the globe

3.tournament

4.host nation

5.trophy

B

a a competition in which players compete against each other in the series of games until there is

a winner

b involving two or more people or groups

c the world

d a prize for winning a competition

e a country that provides the necessary space, facilities,etc

TASK 2 : Scan the text and complete each of the

following sentences with a word or a number

1) Only teams competed in the first World Cup

teams.

3) The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was .

4) The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television

audience of over billions viewers.

After FIFA’s first meeting, _ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.

5)

Task 3 Read the text again and decide

whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

1.The first World Cup was held in

Uruguay in 1904

T F

2 The World Cup is held every two

3 The World Cup is regarded as

the world championship

4 Germany and Brazil played in the

5 Brazil is the country that has

played five times in the World Cup  

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1930 17

32 2002

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part in the first tournament.

tournaments that the world had witnessed by 2002

teams become the finalists

Cup was held

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HOMEWORK

• Learn new words

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