What are these sports?
Fencing
Football/Soccer
Swimming
Badminton
Billiards
Tennis
Unit 12:
The Asian Games
Part A: Reading
Instructor: Mrs. Hoang Thi Huong
Trainee : Le Thi Hanh
1. How often are The Asian Games held?
A. every year C. every 4 years
B. every 2 years
2. How many countries take part in the 14th Asian Games?
A. 37 B. 44 C. 42
3. What sport is the Vietnamese best at?
A. Bodybuilding and billiards
B. Women’s karatedo
C. both A & B
Work in pairs. Choose the correct answer
New words:
+ aquatic sport /əˈkwætɪk spɔːt/ (n)
thể thao dưới nước
+ appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ (v)
đánh giá cao
to recognize how good someone or something is and to value him, her, or it
Eg: I appreciate your honesty
+ advance /ədˈvɑːns/ (v)
tiến bộ
+ rugby /ˈrʌɡbi/ (n)
bóng bầu dục
+ athlete /ˈæθliːt/ (n)
vận động viên
+ intercultural /ˌɪntəˈkʌltʃərəl/ (adj)
liên văn hóa
+ solidarity /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/ (n)
tình đoàn kết
A
1. aquatic sport
2. intercultural
3. solidarity
4. athlete
5. advance
6. appreciate
7. rugby
B
a. vận động viên
b. đánh giá cao
c. thể thao dưới nước
d. bóng bầu dục
e. tình đoàn kết
f. tiến bộ
g. liên văn hóa

Match the words in A with suitable meanings in B

The hotel has special _________for disabled athletes.
Swimming and water skiing are both ________ sport.
3. He never lost his _____________for training athletes.
4. I will make every to arrive on time.
Our sports performances have been __________. considerably over recent years.
6. Your help was greatly __________
enthusiasm
effort

aquatic
appreciated
facilities
advancing

advancing



Task 1 : Fill each blank with a suitable word
(n)
(adj)
(n)
(n)
(v)
(v)
Task 2 : Scan the passage and complete the following table
1951
the 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines.
1958
Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking
2002
P2 – L6
P2 – L9,10
P2 – L12
P2 – L12,13
P3 – L1

Task 3 . Answer the questions:

What is the purpose of the Asian Games?


2. How many participants took part in the 14th Asian Games?


3. In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at the Busan Games?
The purpose is to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia
 9919
 bodybuilding, billiards and karatedo.
P1 – L2
P3 – L2
P3 – L5,6
Talk about the history of the Asian Games.
Now, I am going to talk about ………
+ In, 1951, the 1st Asian Games were held in………...
+ In 1954, ……………
+ In 1958, …………………..
+ In 1998,……………………….
+ In 2002, ……………………….
Suggestions:
Homework
Learn all the new words by heart.
Prepare for the next lesson.