What are the names of these sports?


Which sport(s) do you like best? Why?




QUESTIONS
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high jump
football
swimming
cycling
long jump
UNIT 12:
Lesson 3: Listening
The Asian Games
Vocabulary
freestyle (n)
gymnasium (n)
gymnast (n)
use any style or method they choose, especially a swimming race
weightlifting (n)
set a record

compete (v)
bar (n)
to achieve the best result in a sport, competition
to take part in a race or competition
Vocabulary
freestyle (n) /ˈfriː.staɪl/ : kiểu bơi tự do
gymnasium (n) /dʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/ : phòng thể dục
gymnast (n) /ˈdʒɪm.næst/ : vận động viên thể dục
weightlifting (n) /ˈweɪtˌlɪf.tɪŋ/ : cử tạ
set a record /ˈ rekɔːd/ : đạt kỷ lục
bar (n) /bɑːr/ : xà ngang
compete (v) /kəmˈpiːt/ : cạnh tranh, tham gia
Activity 1: Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following sentences.








1. Yuko won the gold medal in women’s swimming. She set a new world record time of…...
A. 200 seconds                         C. 1 minute 58 seconds
B. 1 minute 38 seconds            D. 1 minute 48 seconds
2. Lily got an average of……………points in her gymnastics event.
A. 9.5                B. 5.9               C. 15             D. 5
3. Lee Bong-ju jumped ……………..and he won the gold medal in men’s long jump.
A. 8.5 m         B. 8.9 m          C. 9.8 m         D. 18 m



4. The bar that Vichai had to jump over was at……………..
A. 3.2m          B. 2.3 m           C. 2.0 m        D. 2.5 m
5. Which of the following sports events was NOT mentioned in the report?
A. swimming                    C. long and high jumps
B. gymnastics                  D. weightlifting
1. Yuko won the gold medal in women’s swimming. She set a new world record time of…...
A. 200 seconds                         C. 1 minute 58 seconds
B. 1 minute 38 seconds            D. 1 minute 48 seconds
2.  Lily got an average of…………points in her gymnastics event.
9.5                B. 5.9               C. 15             D. 5
3. Lee Bong-ju jumped ………and he won the gold medal in men’s long jump.
A. 8.5 m         B. 8.9 m          C. 9.8 m         D. 18 m



4. The bar that Vichai had to jump over was at……………..
A. 3.2m          B. 2.3 m           C. 2.0 m        D. 2.5 m
5. Which of the following sports events was NOT mentioned in the report?
A. swimming                    C. long and high jumps
B. gymnastics                  D. weightlifting
Activity 2: Listen again and answer the following questions.




1. What time was "The Asian Games Report" programme?
2. How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first
three days?
3. How many times has Lee Bong-ju competed in the long jump?
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?
Activity 2: Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. What time was "The Asian Games Report" programme?
2. How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first
three days?
It was at 10.15 p.m.
 They have won 6 gold medals in the first three days.
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?
3. How many times has Lee Bong-ju competed in the long jump?
2 times
High jump was the last sports event .
He was very disappointed.
Activity 3: Work in groups. Guess who he/ she is, using the given information.
A famous athelete
Name
Hometown
Famous achievements
Sport
Date of birth
Example:
NGUYEN TIEN MINH  was born on February 12, 1983 in Ho Chi Minh City. He is a male badminton player from Vietnam. His best achievement is a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship in 2013.
He/she was born on  _________  in  _________. He/ she is  _________ . His/ her best achievement is _________ at _________ in _________ and _________ at _________ in _________.
Homework
Learn all the new words by heart.
Write about a famous athlete you know
Prepare the next lesson.