COMPETITIONS
Period: 35
Lesson 1: READING
Unit 6
What is the name of this contest?
Quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia”
What is the name of this contest?

London marathon
What is the name of this contest?
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest
What is the name of this contest?
Olympic games
What is the name of this contest?
“Who is A Millionaire?”
What is the name of this contest?
Ringing gold bell
What is the name of this contest?
Arena 100
What is the name of this contest?
Magic Hat
2. Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition do you like to win?
Do you like taking part in competitions like these?
3. Is winning the most important thing in a competition?
Before you read. Answer the following questions.

While you read
Task 1: Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right
1. representative
2. annual
3. stimulate
4. In all
5. spirit
6. smoothly
a. without problems or difficulties
b. enthusiasm and energy
c. altogether or as a total
d. a person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group
e. encourage or make something more active
f. happening or done once every year
Task 2: Answer the following questions
1.Who took part in the annual final English
Competition last Saturday?
2. What was the aim of the competition?
3. Who sponsored the competition?
4. What did each group of students have to do during the contest?
5. What did the judges have to do to choose the winner of the competition?
6. What would be awarded to the winner?
Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?
The representatives of three classes of the school took part in the competition
2. What was the aim of the competition?
The aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students
3. Who sponsored the competition?
The Students’ Parents Society sponsored the competition.
4. What did each group of students have to do during the contest?
They had to complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, they had to answer the questions in the worksheets within two minutes
5. What did the judges have to do to choose the winner of the competition ?
The judges had to observe and score the students’ performance. The maximum score for each activity was 15. At the end of the competition they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be the winner.
6. What would be awarded to the winner?
The winner would be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1. In Activity 5, Hung was unable _______.
A. to recite the poem
B. to write the poem
C. to answer the judges` questions
D. to read the poem
2. Having achieved the highest score, Group B___.
A. was very happy
B. sympathized with Group A and Group C
C. became the winner of the competition
D. was very proud
A
C
Task 3: Read paragraph 3 and choose the best
answers:
3. Group C lost the game because they just got _______.
A. 55 points
B. 60 points
C. 65 points
D. 70 points
4. Nga encouraged her group by _______.
A. singing a song
B. telling a story
C. saying that for her the most important thing was their participation in the competition and the enjoyment they had from it
D. saying “For me the most important thing was the points we got and the enjoyment we had from the competition”
B
C
After you read:
This is the poem Hung recited at the final English competition. Read and translate it into Vietnamese
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?

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?
Do you like the sky at night
When the stars are shining bright?
Bạn có thích bầu trời ban đêm
Khi ngàn vì sao đang lấp lánh
Do you like it in the day
When the clouds all go away?
Bạn có thích bầu trời ban ngày
Khi những đám mây bay đi


What I like is the morning sun
Shining on me when I run

Cũn tụi yờu n?ng s?m ban mai
T?a ỏnh sỏng khi tụi ch?y
And I also like the rain
Pattering on my windowpane
Và tôi cũng yêu những cơn mưa
Gõ từng nhịp bên khung cửa sổ
Home work:
- Learn by heart the new words.

- Prepare the next lesson: Lesson 2, Speaking
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