THE ASIAN GAMES
Reading
UNIT 12
WARM UP
Look at these pictures and give the name of appropriate sports
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. Weightlifting
2. Wrestling
3. Fencing
4. Karatedo
5. Boxing
6.Football
BEFORE YOU READ
Look at the pictures and answers :
How often are the Asian Games held ?
How many countries took part in the 14th Asian Games ?
In these pictures ,which sports does Vietnam take part in the Asian Games ?
Every four years
44 countries
Intercultural / Ιntә’kʌʧәrә /(adj ):
Multi-sport event (n ):
Solidarity / sɔlI’dærәtΙ/(n ):
Aspect / ‘æspekt / ( n ):
Disabled / dI’seIbld / ( adj ):
Appreciate / ә’prΙʃΙeΙt / ( v ):
Squash / skwɔ:t / ( n ) :
WHILE YOU READ
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow
Vocabulary
hiểu biết lẫn nhau giữa các nền kinh tế
sự kiện có nhiều môn thể thao được thi đấu
sự thống nhất
khía cạnh
tàn tật
đánh giá
môn bóng quần
weightlifting , wrestling , karatedo , football
aquatic
Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage .
Fill each blank with a suitable word .
1. The hotel has special for disabled athletes.
2. Swimming and water skiing are both sports .
3. He never lost his for training athletes .
4. I will make every to arrive on time .
5. Our sports performances have been considerably over recent years.
6. Your help was greatly

Task 2: Scan the passage and complete the following table
facilities
enthusiasm
effort
advancing
appreciated
1951
the 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines
1958
squash , rugby , fencing and mountain biking
2002
TASK 3 : Answer the questions
What is the purpose of the Asian Games ?
How many participants took part in 14th Asian Games ?
In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at the Busan Games ?
The purpose of Asian Games is to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.
9,919 participants took part in 14th Asian Games
They won the gold medals in bodybuilding , billiards and women’s karatedo at the Busan Games
AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups
Name the sports in which Vietnam athletes have won gold medals at the Asian Games
HOMEWORK
- Search the internet to find some more information about the Asian Games.
- Prepare the next part .
THE ASIAN GAMES
Listening
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
UNIT 12 :
WARM-UP
Can you tell me the name of the song ?
Who can sing ?
Look at the pictures and answer the questions
what are the names of these sports ?

Have you ever watched sports like these on television ?
Which sport (s )do you like best ? why ?
gymnastics , high jump , swimming , long jump

1. coming live /- laΙv / :
2. freestyle /’ frΙ:staΙl /(n ):
3. gymnasium /ʤΙm’neΙzjәm/(n):
- Gymnast /ʤΙm’næst /(n):
Gymnastics (n):

4. LeeBoong -Ju
5. Land (v):
6. bar (n):
7. Vichai (n)
truyền trực tiếp
bơi tự do
phòng tập thể dục
vận động viên thể dục
(other forms of physical ability or mental agility):
thể dục dụng cụ

tiếp đất
thanh, xà
WHILE YOU LISTEN
Task 1 :
Listen and choose the best answer A , B , C or D for the following sentences
Vocabulary
Yuko won the gold medal in women’s swimming . She set a new world record time of ------
200 seconds
1 minute 38 seconds
1 minute 58 seconds
1 minute 48 seconds
A
B
C
D
INCORRECT!!!
Try Again
CORRECT
Next Question
Lily got an average of ------- points in her gymnastics event .
9.5
5
15
5.9
A
B
C
D
INCORRECT!!!
Try Again
CORRECT
Next Question
Lee Boong- Ju jumped ------------- and he won the gold medal in men’s long jump .
8.5 m
18 m
9.8 m
8.9 m
A
B
C
D
INCORRECT!!!
Try Again
CORRECT
Next Question
The bar that Vichai had to jump over was at ---------- .
3.2 m
2.5 m
2.0 m
2.3 m
A
B
C
D
INCORRECT!!!
Try Again
CORRECT
Next Question
Which of the following sports events was NOT mentioned in the report ?
swimming
weightlifting
long and high jumps
gymnastics
A
B
C
D
INCORRECT!!!
Try Again
CORRECT
Next
Task 2 : Listen again and answer the following questions
1. What time was “ The Asian Games Report “ programme ?
→ It was at10.15 pm .
2. How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first three days ?
→ They have won 6 gold medals .
3. How many times has Lee Boong-Ju competed in the long jump ?
→ He has competed in the long jump 2 times .
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report ?
→ High jump .
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance ?
→ He was very disappointed .
VI .AFTER YOU LISTEN
Work in groups
Talk about a famous athlete you know
HOMEWORK
Write a report on a game of football in your school .
Prepare the next part .