UNIT 12 :THE ASIAN GAMES
C. Listening
People often call football …
High jump
Long jump
Swimming
Gymnastics
Vocabulary
coming live
truyền trực tiếp
free style (n)
bar (n)
land (v)
kiểu bơi tự do
xà (high jump)
rơi, tiếp đất
gymnasium (n)
Nhà thi đấu, phòng tập
gymnast ( n)
vận động viên thể dục
Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions.

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. 3.2 m 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 B. gymnastics
C. long and high jumps D. weightlifting

Task 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 3 days?


3. How many times has Lee Bong-ju completed in the long jump?


4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?


5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?

- (It was) at 10.15 p.m
- (They have won) 6 gold medals
- (He has competed in the long jump) 2 times.
- High jump (was the last event mentioned in the report).
- He was very disappointed.
Nguyen Thuy Hien – Wushu
Start practising wushu: 1992
First win gold medal: 1993
Won 6 world gold medals, many gold medals at Asean Games and Sea Games.

Vu Thi Huong – Running
Won many gold medals at Sea Games
in 100 m and 400 m running.

Ly Duc – Bodybuilding
Won many gold medals at Asean Games and SeaGames.
Le Cong Vinh – Football
Won the Championship at AAF Cup 2008.
Micheal Phelf – Swimming
Won 8 gold medals at Beijing Olympic Games 2008.