WARM-UP:
Look at the pictures and say what kind of sport it is.
football
volleyball
tennis
Which is the King sport?
What is the most popular sporting event in the world?
The World Cup
UNIT 14:

LESSON A: READING

Wednesday, 18th March 2009
BEFORE YOU READ
Choose the best answer for each question (group work)
Notice: You will have 15 seconds to do each question
1. How often is World cup held?
A. Every four years.
B. Every two years.
C. Every year.
D. Every five years.
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hold - held - held
3. When and where was the first World Cup tournament held?
A. In 1930 ,in Uruguay
B. In 1931, in Italy
C. In 1932, in Brazil
D. In 1929, in France
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Tournament: a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner
2. What does the abbreviation FIFA stand for?
A. The football Association

B. The Federation Internationale de Football Association
C. National football
D. Association of Football
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4. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
A. In Japan
B. In South Korea
C. In America
D. In Japan and South Korea
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The 2002 World Cup was jointly held by Japan and South Korea. They were host nations.
jointly: involving two or more people or groups
host nation: a country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc. for a special event
5. Which team became the champion then?

A. Japan
B. Argentina
C. Brazil
D. South Korea
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champion: a person/team has won a competition
Brazil became the champion.
6. Which team was the runner-up?
A. Argentina
B. Germany
C. America
D. Japan
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Runner-up: a person/team comes second, after the champion.
Germany was the runner-up.
WHILE YOU READ
Refer to the text on page 143 and do these following tasks.
(Group work)
Task 1: Match the word in column A with its definition in column B
A
B
1 . jointly
2 . the globe
3 . tournament
4 . host nation
5 . trophy
a . a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner
b . involving two or more people or groups
c . the world
d . a prize for winning a competition
e . a country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc. for a special event.
1 . jointly
2 . the globe
3 . tournament
4 . host nation
5 . trophy
a . a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is a winner
b . involving two or more people or groups
c . the world
d . a prize for winning a competition
e . a country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc. for a special event.
1 . Only _____________ teams competed in the first World Cup.
2 . Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ____________ teams.
3 . The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was ______________.
4 . The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over _______ billion viewers.
5 . After FIFA first meeting, _____ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
Task 2 : Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number.
1 . Only _____________ teams competed in the first World Cup.
13
Paragraph 2, line 3,4
Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament.
Take part in = participate in
2 . Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ___________ teams.
32
Paragraph 2, line 7,8
National football teams now must compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists.
3 . The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was _____________.
Argentina
Paragraph 2, line 4, 5, 6
The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of World Cup.
Gain a victory over = defeat
4 . The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over _______ billion viewers.
one
Paragraph 1, line 4, 5
… the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers.
5 . After FIFA first meeting, _____ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
26
Paragraph 2, line 1, 2, 3
In 1904,FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up. At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship. But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held
5 . Brazil is the country that has played 5 times in the World Cup.
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Task 3 : Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Then give the correct statements.
1 . The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
2 . The World Cup was held every two years.
3 . The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.
4 . Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
1 . The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
2 . The World Cup was held every four years.
5 . Brazil is the country that has won 5 times in the World Cup.
AFTER YOU READ
Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures as cues
1904 - 1930 - 2002
Example : 2002 is the year when The World Cup was played in Asia for the first time.
HOMEWORK:
Learn vocabulary
Prepare for Lesson 2: Speaking