Unit 8: Sports and games
Lesson 5: Skills 1

By teacher Ha

I. Reading

Ex1: Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

• What do you know about Pelé?
2. What is special about him?
=> Best footballer
=> King of football
=> From Brazil

Ex2: Read the dialogue quickly to check your ideas in 1.

The PE teacher is talking to her students about Pelé.
Teacher: Today we're going to talk about Pelé. Do you know him?
Nick: Yes, I think he's the best footballer of all time.
Teacher: Right. He was born in 1940 in Brazil. His father taught him to play
football at a very young age.
Susan: Oh. When did he begin his career in football?
Teacher: At 15, when he started playing for Santos Football Club. In 1958, he won
his first World Cup.
Nick: How many goals did he score in his career?
Teacher: 1,281 goals in total, I think.
Nick and Susan: Wow! Amazing!
Teacher: And he became “Football Player of the Century” in 1999.
Michael: Surely Pelé's a national hero in Brazil.
Teacher: Yes, and he's known around the world as “The King of Football”.

Ex3: Read the text again and answer the questions.
• When was Pelé born?

=> Pelé was born in 1940.

2. Who first taught him to play football?

=> His father did.

3. How many goals did
=> He scored 1,281 goals in total.
he score in total?
4. When did he become “Football Player of the Century”?
=> In 1999.
5. What do people call him?
=> They call him “The King of
Football”.

II. Speaking

Ex 4: Read the following facts about two famous
sportspeople.

II. Speaking

Ex 5: Choose one sportsperson in 4. Talk about
him / her. Use the following cues.
-His / Her name
-The sport he / she
plays
-Why he / she is
famous
-You like him / her or
not
Explain why

His name is Hoang Giang, he
was born in 1978 in Viet Nam.
He plays shooting. He is famous
for being No.1 sportsman in
shooting. In 1996, he took part
in a shooting competition. In
2001, he won a medal for
shooting. I like him very much

What have
you learnt
today?

Homework
-Do ex5 in the course book
-Prepare Unit 8: lesson 6: Skills 2

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