Unit 6:
Competitions
Grade 11
Lesson 1: READING
Unit 6:
Competitions
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest
Olympic Games
Quiz "Road to mount Olympia”
London Marathon
Quiz "Road to mount Olympia”
London Marathon
Sao Mai Television Singing Contest
Olympic Games
Work with a partner. Answer the following questions.
1. Do you like taking part in competitions like these? Why/ Why not?
-   No, I don`t because I don`t have the capacity for them.
-   Yes, I d like to participate in the quiz: “Road to Mount Olympia", because it’s an interesting game, which help me widen my general knowledge.
2. Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition do you like to win?
-   Yes. I’d like to win an English-speaking Contest.
3. Is winning the most important thing in a competition? Why/ Why not?
-   No, I don`t think so. Winning or losing is not the most important thing in a contest or competition. The main point is our participation and the enjoyment we have from it.
contest (n) /`kɔntest/ cuộc thi, trận đấu
= competition (n) /kɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
+ compete (v) /kəmˈpiːt/ đua tranh, cạnh tranh
+ competitive (adj) /kəmˈpetətɪv/ đua tranh, cạnh tranh
+ competitor (n) /kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/ đối thủ, người cạnh tranh
2. Representative (n) /repri`zentətiv/ người đại diện
3. sponsor (v)/(n): /ˈspɒnsə(r)/ tài trợ,người tài trợ
4. annual (a): /ˈænjuəl/ hàng năm
5. stimulate (v) /ˈstɪmjuleɪt/ thúc đẩy, khuyến khích = encourage
6. Judge(n) /`dʒʌdʒ/ Giám khảo
7. observe (v) /əbˈzɜːv/ quan sát, theo dõi
8. announce (v) /əˈnaʊns/ thông báo
9. recite (v): /rɪˈsaɪt/ ngâm thơ, kể
10. smoothly (adv) /ˈsmuːðli/ trôi chảy
vocabulary
Task 1: Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right
1. representative
2. annual
3. stimulate
4. contest
5. recite
6. smoothly
a. without problems or difficulties
b. to repeat ( a piece of poetry) before an audience
c. competition
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
1. d  
2. f    
3. e 
4. c    
5. b  
6. a
II. While you read
Last Saturday the representatives of three classes of my school took part in the annual final English Competition organized by our English teachers. Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students. The competition was sponsored by the Students’ parents Society. Mrs Lien, our English teacher, explained the competition’s rules to the students.
“…To participate in the contest, you have to work in groups of three. Each group must compete five activities in all. On competition of each activity, you will have to answer the questions on the worksheets within two minutes. The judges will observe and score your performance. The maximum score for each activity is 15 points. At the end of the competition, the judges will announce the total score of each group. The group that gets the highest score will be the winner. The winner will be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Now, Let’s start our competition.”
Hung, Thu and Nga were the members of Group A. They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers. At first, things went smoothly. They almost completed the five activities. But in Activity 5, Hung had difficulty reciting the poem. He could not remember the last sentence. Time was up, and the judges announced the results. The winner was Group B, which got 70 points; Hung’s group got 65; and Group C got 60. Thu felt a bit disappointed. Hung apologized for not being able to compete the poem. But Nga made it better by saying “For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and enjoyment we had from it”.
Task 2. Answer the questions:
Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?
The representatives of three classes of the (writer`s) school took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday.
2.  What was the aim of the competition?
Its 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?
They had to observe and score the students performance. The maximum score for each activity was 15. At the end of competition they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be 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.
Task 3. Read paragraph 3 again and complete the sentences
In activity 5, Hung was unable____________
In activity 5, Hung unable to recite/ complete the poem (he could dot remember the last sentence).
2. Having achieved the highest score, Group B___________
Having achieved the highest score, group B became the winner of the competition.
3. Group C lost the game because they just___________
Group C lost the game because they just got 60 points.
4. Nga encouraged her group by saying______________
Nga encouraged her group by saying "For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it."
Competitions
Language Focus

EaH`Leo High school
Unit 6
Part E
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat.
Sorry, I’m late
 She apologised for_________
II. Grammar
being late
Reported speech with gerud
Thank you for helping me build this snowman.
 She thanked____for________________________
him helping her build that snowman

 She thanked him for helping her build that snowman
 She apologised for being late
S + V + prep + V-ing
S+ V + O +prep + V-ing
to report thanking, apology, accusation, suggestion, admittance, and so on.
?USE:
? FORM:
1. compliment sb on doing sth: khen ai đó về việc gì
2. accuse sb of doing sth: buộc tội ai đó về việc gì
3. prevent sb from doing sth: ngăn chặn ai đó khỏi việc gì
4. blame sb for doing sth: đổ lỗi cho ai đó về việc gì
5. criticize sb for doing sth: chỉ trích ai đó về việc gì
6. warn sb against doing sth: khuyến cáo ai đó không làm điều gì
7. warn sb about doing sth: khuyến cáo ai đó về việc gì
8. praise sb for doing sth: ca ngợi ai đó về việc gì
9. thank sb for doing sth: cảm ơn ai đó về việc gì
11. apologize for doing sth: xin lỗi vì việc gì
12. complain about sth: than phiền về điều gì
13. confess to sth to sb: thú nhận điều gì với ai
14. insist on/ upon doing sth: khăng khăng làm gì
15. dream of sth : mơ mộng về cái gì
16. think of sb / sth nghĩ tới ai, cái gì
17. congratulate sb on doing sth: chúc mừng ai về diều gì
18. admit doing sth: thừa nhận làm gì đó
19. deny doing sth: phủ nhận làm gì đó
20. suggest doing sth: đề nghị làm gì đó
It’s so hot, today. Let’s go to the beach.
He suggested________________
going to the beach
Example 3
"I didn`t break your window," he said
?He denied breaking my window.



1. admit doing Sth: th� nh?n l�m vi?c gì
2. deny doing Sth : ph? nh?n l�m gì
3. suggest doing Sth: d? xu?t l�m gì
S + V + V-ing
Exercise 1. Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.
1. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
John congratulated us on passing our exams.
2. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
Mary apologized for not phoning me earlier.
3. “I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station.
4. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to the boy.
The teacher accused the boy of not paying attention to what he had said.
5. “I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
Bob has always dreamed of being rich.
6. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.
I warned Ann auainst staving at the hotel near the airport.
7. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
Her mother prevented Jane from going out that night.
8. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
Miss While thanked Jack for visiting her.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, usine gerund.
1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal. - Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
Tom insisted on paving for the meal.
2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon. - Mrs. Smith: I think so.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to meeting their children soon.
3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
    Boy: Oh ... no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
The boy denied breaking the window of The woman`s house.
4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop! - Customer: What’s that?
    Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
The policeman stopped the customer (from) leaving the shop.
5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car! - The thief: Yes...! But...
The thief admitted stealing Mrs. Brown`s car.
6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday? - Ann: What about having a party?
Ann suggested having a party next Saturday. .
7. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it! - John: I think so.
John and his wife were thinking of buying the house