English 10 – Unit 14: Reading comprehension

Italy's team captain Fabio Cannavaro holds the World Cup trophy after the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France.... THE WORLD CUP..[r]

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23 MATERAZZI Marco 10 ZIDANE Zinedine

Italy's team captain Fabio Cannavaro holds the World Cup trophy after the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France.

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UNIT 14

THE WORLD CUP

School year 2006 - 2007

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BEFORE YOU READ : Answer the following questions

1 Where was the 2006 World Cup held ?

2 Which team became the champion then ?

3 Which team was the runner – up ?

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1 How often is World Cup held ?

Once every four years.

2 What organization was set up in 1904 ?

FIFA, the governing body for football, was.

3 When was the first World Cup held ?

In 1930.

4 How many World Cup tournaments had the world witnessed by 2006 ? 18.

5 Which teams became the champion then ?

Italy.

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Task 1 : Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B.

1 jointly a a competition in which players compete against

each other in a series of games until there is a winner.

2 the globe b involving two or more people or groups.

3 tournament c the world.

4 host nation d a prize for winning a competition.

5 trophy e a country that provides the necessary space, facilities,

etc for a special event.

1 b

2 c

3 a

4 e

5 d

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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.

2 Today the final tournament of the World Cup has 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 _ billion viewers

5 After FIFA first meeting, _ years had passed before the first World Cup

was held in Uruguay.

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Task 3 : Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are

true ( T ) or false ( F ) Then give the correct statements.

1 The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.

2 The World Cup was held every two years.

3 The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.

4 Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.

5 Brazil is the country that has played 5 times in the World Cup.

1 The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.

2 The World Cup was held every four years.

5 Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup 5 times

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AFTER YOU READ : Talk about the events mentioned in the passage,

using the following figures as cues.

1904 - 1930 - 13 - 17 - 32 - 2002 Example

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