Guessing game
Basketball competition
Sumo competition
Rodeo competition
Beauty contest
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest
nz
Quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia”
Olympic Games
contest
quiz
competition
Unit 6 Competitions
Part A: READING
Teacher: Trần Thị Minh Phượng
Class:11B6
1.Competition (n)->boxing, chess, beauty competition

->competition between/ with sb for something
We are in competition with several companies for the contract.
-> compete (v) against/ with sb in sth for sth
Several companies are competing with each other for the contract.
-> competitive (a) spirit
2.spirit (n): a person’s feelings, character, state of mind
Ex: You must try to keep your spirit up.
-> stay cheerful
3.contest (n) /’kɒntest/
->contest (v) /kәn’test/: to oppose
->contestant (n) One who contests; an opponent;

4.Stimulate (v): make someone become more active
Eg: The aim of competition is to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
5.Sponsor (n) : a person, company that agrees to support somebody by paying money for his or her study, work
6.Smooth (a) : gentle, fluent, flowing
smooth voice,
speak English smoothly
judge
Examinee
Contestant
candidate
Who are observing, scoring in the contest?
Judge
[`dʒʌdʒ]
quan toà, thẩm phán
as sober as a judge
tỉnh táo, công bằng
người phân xử, trọng tài
người am hiểu, người sành sỏi
a judge of art
người am hiểu nghệ thuật
ngoại động từ
xét xử, phân xử (một vụ kiện, một người có tội...)

Read the passage silently to do the Tasks on page 68.
Task 1: Match the words or phrases.
representative: a person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group
annual : happening or done once every year
stimulate: encourage sb/ sth more active
in all: altogether or as total
spirit: enthusiasm and energy
smoothly: without problems or difficulties


Gap fillings
1. The competition’s aim was to stimulate the ____________of learning
English among students.
2. The competition was _______________by the Students’ Parents Society.
3. The English teacher explained the competition’s ________________to the
students.
4. You will have to answer the questions on the ______________within two minutes.
5. A maximum _______for each activity is 15 points.
6. The winner will be _________________a set of CDs.
7. Time was up and the judges _________________the results.
8. To ______________in the contest, you have to work in groups of three.
9. The final competition included the ________________of three classes.
10. He had difficulty ____________the poem in front of the judges.
representatives
score
reciting
awarded
spirit
worksheets
sponsored
participate
rules
announced
Task 2: Answer the questions
Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?
What was the aim of the competition?
Who sponsored the competition?
What did each group of students have to do during the contest?
What would be awarded to the winner?

Task 2: Answer the questions
1- Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?
A- representatives B- contestants
C- examinees D- competitors
2- What was the aim of the competition?
A- to earn money.
B- to stimulate the spirit of learning English
C- to improve the student speaking
English skill.
D- to review the lessons.
3- Who sponsored the competition?
A- teachers B- Students’ Parents Society
C- students D- winners
4- What did each group of students have to
do during the contest?
A- completed 5 activities in all.
B- answer the questions on the worksheets 2’
C- take part in the annual final English competition.
D- work in groups of three.
5- What would be awarded to the winner?
A- a chess set B- a new set of rules to learn
C- a set of CDs for studying English
D- a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford
Advanced Learners Dictionary.

Task 3. Read the text again to complete the following sentences
In activity 5 Hung was unable ___
Having achieved the highest score, group B ___
Group C lost the game because they just got ___
Nga encouraged her group by saying: ___
to complete the poem
became the winner
60 points
“For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it.”
sky, at night, stars shining
the day, clouds, go away
morning, sun, run
rain, pattering, windowpane
*Give this poem your favorite melody
Do you like the sky at night
When the stars are shining bright?
Do you like it in the day
When the clouds all go away?
What I like is the morning sun
Shining on me when I run
And I also like the rain
Pattering on my windowpane.
Homework:
- Name some kinds of quiz, contest, competition that you know.
- What activities are there in such quiz, contest, competitions
Thank you very much !
We are in competition
Try to be the winner.
Hope all of you will be successful