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World Cup, the international football tournament is held every four years It

is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup

is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers

In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting,

FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first

tournament The host nation Uruguay ganined a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup

By 2002, the world has witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now complete in elimination games within their own regions before coming one of the 32 finalists The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was the first time the World Cup was played in Asia and the first time it was host by two nations With the Victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil was the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the

only continents to have produced World Cupp Champions, countries on the other continents hope that one day they will win the honored title

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Liên đoàn bóng đá thế giới

Symbol of FIFA

FIFA : F ederation I nternational F ootball A ssociation

VOCABULARY

 Globe /gləʊb / (n):

• Trophy (n): cúp

• Passionate (adj):

Ex: The passionate love of Martin makes Mary feel moved and she agrees to marry him.

cuồng nhiệt, say đắm

tournament

E.g.: Brazil gained a victory over Germany in the final match of the 2002 World Cup

To gain a victory over:

So Brazil was the champion and Germany was the

runner- up of the 2002 World Cup.

 champion /'t∫æmpiən/ (n): Nhà vô địch

 Runner – up: Á quân, đội nhì

= To win: Chiến thắng

elimination games

 Jointly /'ʤɔintli/ (adv):

 Host nation /həʊst 'neiʃn/ (n):

cùng nhau, chung nhau

N ướ c ch nhà ủ

CÁC CHÂU LỤC

continent

1 champion (n) /'t ∫ æmpIən/

championship (n) /'t∫æmpIən ∫Ip/

• runner – up (n) /'rʌnə(r) ʌp/

• jointly (adv) /'ʤɔintli/

• host nation (n) /həʊst 'neiʃn/

VOCABULARY- CHECKING

Fill in each gap with a suitable word or phrase in the box

trophy gained a victory over

jointly

witnessed host nation

1 Vietnam was the ……… of the 22nd Sea Games.

2 France ……… Brazil in the final and became the champion of the 2002 World Cup.

3 The 2002 World Cup final was held by Japan and South Korea.

4 Brazil won the final match and became the first team to win the

5 By 2002, the world had ………17 World Cup

tournaments.

6 World Cup is the biggest around the globe.

tournament

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.

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

More than 1 billion viewers

Yokohama, Japan

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.

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

World Cup, the international football tournament is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the

2002 World Cup tournament more than one billion viewers

In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for footballas set up At its first meeting,

FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until

1930 that the World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first

tournament The host nation Uruguay ganined a victory over Argentina in the final and because the first champion in the history of the World Cup

By 2002, the world has witnessed 17 World Cup tournaments National football teams must now complete in elimination games within their own regions before coming one of the 32 finalists The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South Korea It was the first time the World Cup was played in Asia and the first time it was host by two nations With the Victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil was the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the

only continents to have produced World Cupp Champions, countries on the other continents hope that one day they will win the honored title

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TASK 3

Answer the questions

1.When was the first World Cup held in

Uruguay ?

2.How often is the World Cup held ?

3.What is the World Cup considered ?

4.Which teams played in the final match of the

2002 World Cup?

5.Which country was the first one to win the

trophy five times ?

1.When was the first World Cup

was held in Uruguay?

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

URUGUAY 1930

2.How often is the World Cup

held ?

2.The World Cup is held every four

years.

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

3.What is the World Cup considered?

4.Germany and Brazil played in the

Vs

4.Which teams played in the final

match of the 2002 World Cup?

5.Which country was the first one to

win the trophy five times?

 Brazil was the first one to win the trophy five times

4 3 2 1

Better late than never

A: Sea Games

C: Asian Games

B: World Cup D: VFF Cup

50:50

5

4 3 2 1

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WORLD’S ORGANIZATION THAT

TAKES CARE OF FOOTBALL ?

A: FIFA

C: UEFA

B: VFF D: VPF

50:50

5

4 3 2 1

What organization was the

governing body for football ?

A FIFA

A: Japan – South

Korea

C: England

B: Brazil D: Uruguay

50:50

5

4 3 2 1

A: Japan – South Korea

Where was the 2002 World

Cup held?

Who is considered the all

time best soccer player?

B Pele

B.Pele

Congratulations!

Argentina England Germany

Japan Brazil Portugal

South Korea Italy Switzerland

• Learn vocabulary by heart carefully at home

• Write a summary of the

passage about the history

of the World Cup

• Prepare for the next

lesson: Unit 14 - Speaking

Up to now National football teams must now compete in the

elimination games within their own religions before coming one of the finalists.

It was the first time the World Cup was played

in Asia/ hosted by 2 nations.

C After you read: Complete the table below

10 9 TIME

0

2 How many teams can come to the

final tournament of the World Cup

3 Which team was defeated

in the first World Cup final?

5 By 2002, how many World Cup had the world witnessed?

M H O C P 5 N A 7 8 I

7 Which team did Brazil defeat in the 2002 World Cup to

become the champion?

8 Which team was the first to win the trophy 5 times?

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1930

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