UNIT 8
SPORTS & GAMES

VOCABULARY

1.fit (adj): khỏe mạnh, vừa vặn
2.gym /dʒɪm/ (n) :
3.aerobics /eəˈrəʊbɪks/ (n): thể dục nhịp điệu
4.racket /ˈrækɪt/ (n)
5.goggles /ˈɡɒɡlz/ (n)

6. sporty /ˈspɔːti/ (adj): dáng vẻ thể thao, khỏe khoắn
7. competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ (n): cuộc thi, cuộc đua
8. marathon /ˈmærəθən/ (n): cuộc thi chạy bộ cự li dài
9. Congratulation (n)
10. take place : diễn ra, tổ chức

Ex2 / p.17. Put a word from the conversation in each gap.

1. Duong looks _________.
He often does karate.
  fit
2. Mai likes coming to the __________.
gym    The
equipment there is great.
3. Duong played _________
table tennis   with Duyyesterday,
and he won.
4. Mai and Duong will meet at Superfit __________
club   
on Sunday.
5. Mai will __________
cycle    to Superfit Club.

Ex3 / p.17. 3. Name these sports and games

chess         aerobics      table tennis 
cycling    
swimming        volleyball

  cycling
  swimming

 

  aerobics   table tennis
  chess

volleyball

Ex1 / p.18. Write the right words under the pictures. 

ball    boat    racket     goggles     sports shoes

  ball 

  sports shoes

  racket

  boat 

goggles   

EX2 / p18. Matching

A
1. bicycle
2. ball
3. boat
4. goggles
5. racket

B
a. boating
b. swimming
c. cycling
d. ball games
e. badminton

Ex3/p.18. Fill each blank with one of the words from the
box.
sporty   champion   competition  marathon congratulations
1. She won an international sports  __________.
competition  
champion   when he
2. He became the world tennis  ____________
was very young.
3. "Can you send my  congratulations
__________ to the winner of the
 
contest?"
sporty  
4. My friend David is very ______________
. He does
exercise every day.
5. The first __________
  marathon   took place in 1896.

01
PRONUNCIATION

PRONUNCIATION
/e/ & /æ/
I. Âm /e/
II. Âm /æ/

• bell /bel/ , bed /bed/,
dress /dres/, get /get/ 
• head /hed/ ,bread /
bred/ 
• care /keə/ , pair /peə/
• many /ˈmeni/

• bad /bæd/, man /mæn/,
fat /fæt/
• ask /æsk/,have  /hæv/ ,
aunt /ænt/
• narrow /ˈnærəʊ/ ,
calculate /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/

EX 1/ sbt . Write the following words in the
correct column. 
travel    exercise chess    congratulation
match      schedule fantastic  educational
competitive  marathon
/e/

/æ/

/e/

/æ/

chess /tʃes/

travel  /ˈtræv.əl/

competitive /kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/

match  /mætʃ/

exercise /ˈek.sə.saɪz/

fantastic  /fænˈtæs.tɪk/

schedule /ˈʃedʒ.uːl/

congratulation 
/kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

educational  /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/

marathon
/ˈmær.ə.θən/        

I. Put the words into the correct column.

chess bag contest
band men fan rest
gathering step
habit
happy tennis
practice
relax
welcome 
/e/
/æ/
chess contest men rest
bag band fan
step tennis welcome gathering habit happy
practice relax

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is
 
pronounced
differently from the others.

/ɪ/
1. A. envelop B. elegant C. remember D. adventure
/e/

2. A. pleasant B. racket C. essential D. decorate
/æ/

/eɪ/

3. A. challenge B. badminton C. safe D. fantastic
/æ/

4. A. match
/æ/

/e/

B. many

C. says

D. said

/ə/

5. A. capital B. standard C. passenger D. woman