Unit 12 the asian games reading

Where did the 14 th Asian Games take place?It took place in South Korea... The Asian Games, which take place every four years, are held for the purpose of developing intercultural knowle

WARMLY WELCOME THE TEACHERS ATTENDING OUR

ENGLISH CLASS

Listen to the song

1 What is the song about?

It is about the Sea Games

2 How often are the Sea Games held?

a Every year b Every two years

c Every three years d Every four years

Look at the pictures then answer the questions

What is this?

It is the emblem of the 14 th Asian Games.

Where did the 14 th Asian Games take place?

It took place in South Korea

 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

1 How often are the Asian Games held?

once a year

every three years

every four years

every five years

2 How many countries take part in the 14 th Asian Games?

11

12

24

44

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Good!

Unit 12

Look at the pictures then write the name of the Games

The quickest is the winner.

1 2

4 3

5

Body building

1

Billiards2

Karatedo 3

4

Wushu5

The name of the Games The Vietnamese athletes won medals

Unit 12

Lesson reading

Ex: national solidarity

- to understand the value of sb/ sth

- trying hard; hard work

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voc aquatic sports

Read the passage and then do

the tasks that follow.

The Asian Games, which take place every four years, are held for the purpose of developing

intercultural knowledge and friendship within

Asia In this multi-sport event, young people from all over Asia gather together to compete It is an occasion when strength and sports skills are

tested; friendship and solidarity are built and

promoted

During their five-decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects Thenumber of participants has been increasing The quality of athletes, officials and sports facilities has also been developing through time New

sports and traditional sports have been

introduced and added to the Games

The 1st Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951 Only 489 athletes from 11

nations took part in the Games The six sports events at the first Games were basketball,

cycling, football, aquatic sports, athletics and weightlifting Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at the 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines in 1954; and tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958 Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking were

introduced for the first time at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998

took part in this event with great enthusiasm Their efforts were much appreciated when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding andbilliards, and 2 others in women’s karatedo

It is hoped that in the near future, Vietnam will become a host country and receive

more medals in a variety of sports events

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Task 1 The words in the box all appear in the

passage Fill each blank with a suitable word

1 The hotel has special for disabled athletes.

2 Swimming and water skiing are both sports.

3 He is never lost his for training athletes.

4 I will make every to arrive on time.

5 Our sports performances have been .

considerably over recent years.

6 Your help was greatly

advancing

appreciated aquatic enthusiasm facilities effort

Task 2 Scan the passage and complete

the following table

Year Events

(1) The Asian Games begin in New Delhi, India.

1954 Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added

were introduced for the first time at the 13 th

Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

(5) The 14 th Asian Games, which were held in

1 What is the purpose of the Asian Games?

Task 3 Answer the questions

2 How many participants took part in the 14 th

Asian Games?

3 In which sports events did the Vietnamese

athletes win gold medals at the Busan Games?

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The Asian Games, which take place every four years, are held for the purpose of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia In this multi-sport event, young people

from all over Asia gather together to compete

It is an occasion when strength and sports skills are tested; friendship and solidarity are built

and promoted

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The 14th Asian Games, which were held in

Busan, Korea in 2002, attracted 9,919

participants from 44 countries The athletes competes in 38 different sports and won 427 gold medals The Vietnamese participants

took part in this event with great enthusiasm Their efforts were much appreciated when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards, and 2 others in women’s karatedo

It is hoped that in the near future, Vietnam will become a host country and receive more medals in a variety of sports events

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Task 3 Answer the questions

1 What is the purpose of the Asian Games?

The purpose of the Asian Games is to develop

intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.

2 How many participants took part in the 14 th

Asian Games?

There were 9,919 participants took part in the

14 th 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’ks karatedo at the Busan

Games

1 People of all ages can attend the

Asian Games.

2 The number of participants is always

the same at Asian Games.

3 The first Asian Games were held in

India, in 1951.

4 More than 10,000 participants at the

14th Asian Games.

5 The Vietnamese athletes won four

gold medals at the 14th Asian Games.

True or false prediction ( T or F)

FF

FT

T

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE 14 TH ASIAN GAMES

• Opening date:ts 02 September 2002

• Closing date:ts 16 September 2002

• Country of the host:ts Korea (KOR)

• Participating nations:ts 44

• Participants:ts 7556

• Sports/ events:ts 38/420

( The Vietnamese athletes have won 4 gold, 7

silver and 7 bronze medals – 15/44 )

LY DUC

Gold medal Bodybuilding - 80 kg

VU KIM ANH

Gold medal Karatedo – 53 kg

Busan -2002

NG.TRONG BAO NGOC

Gold medal Karatedo – 60 kg Busan -2002

INFORMATION ABOUT THE 15 TH ASIAN GAMES

• Opening date:ts 01 December 2006

• Closing date:ts 15 December 2006

• Country of the host:ts Qatar

• Participating nations:ts 45

• Participants:ts 9520

• Sports/ events:ts 39/418

( The Vietnamese athletes have won 3 gold, 13

silver and 7 bronze medals – 19/45 )

INFORMATION ABOUT THE 16 TH ASIAN GAMES

• Opening date:ts 12 November 2010

• Closing date:ts 27 November 2010

• Country of the host:ts China (CHN)

• Participating nations:ts 45

• Participants expected:ts 12000

• Sports:ts 42

B SPEAKING

1 Ask and answer questions about the Asian Games.

2 Talk about the sports result of the Vietnamese

athletes at the 14th Asian Games.

1 Learn vocabulary by heart.

2 Name the sports in which

Vietnamese athletes have won gold medals at the Asian Games

3 Prepare for speaking

IT IS TIME TO SAY GOOD BYE.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY TH IS LESSON.

Thank you for your attendance!