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Unit 6: Competitions
Lesson 1: Reading
Vocabulary
competition (n):
contest (n, v):
contestant (n):
representative (a, n):
- annual (a):
aim (n):
stimulate (v):
spirit (n):
cuộc thi
thí sinh
cuộc thi, tranh đua
đại diện, người đại diện
xảy ra hàng năm
mục đích, mục tiêu
khuyến khích
tinh thần, khí thế
Task 1. Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right.
without problems or difficulties
representative
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
5. spirit
4. in all
3. stimulate
2. annual
6. smoothly
f. happening or done once every year
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

Unit 6: Competitions - Lesson 1: Reading (p.66-68)
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"..To participate in the contest, you have to work in groups of three. Each group must complete five activities in all. On completion 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 Learner`s Dictionary. Now, let`s start our competition."
Unit 6: Competitions - Lesson 1: Reading (p.66-68)
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Hung, Thu and Nga were the members of Group A. They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answered. At first, things went smoothly. They almost completed the five activities. But in Activities 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 complete the poem. But Nga made it better by saying "For me the most important was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it."
Unit 6: Competitions - Lesson 1: Reading (p.66-68)
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Hung, Thu and Nga were the members of Group A. They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answered. At first, things went smoothly. They almost completed the five activities. But in Activities 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 complete the poem. But Nga made it better by saying "For me the most important was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it."
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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?
Task 2: Answer the questions
1. 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.
Task 3 Read the paragraph 3 again and complete the sentences.
1.In Activity 5, Hung was unable………………………


2.Having achieved the highest score,Group B ………….

3. Group C lost the game because they just got…………
4. Nga encouraged her group by saying………………

to recite/complete the poem.(He could not remember the last sentence.)
became the winner of the competition.

60 points.
“For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it”.
Do you like the sky at night
When the stars are shining bright?
Bạn có thích trời đêm
Khi ngàn sao lấp lánh.
Do you like it in the day
When the clouds all go away?
Bạn có thích trời xanh
Khi không một gợn mây
What I like is the morning sun
Shining on me when I run
Tôi yêu ánh nắng mai
Soi sáng khi tôi chạy

And I also like the rain
Pattering on my windowpane
Và cũng yêu cơn mưa
Gõ nhịp lên khung cửa sổ
Learn all the new words
Answering all the questions.